GeForce GTX 480M vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 480M and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 480M stacks up against Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 480M and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GTX 480M and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire are only used in laptop graphics. They have lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 480M or Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 480M
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP)
100 Watt
120 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
2x1 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire has 20% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 480M.
GeForce GTX 480M and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 480M is build with Fermi architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 480M is 150 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
GeForce GTX 480M and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 480M is 200 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
10−11
16−18
ultra / 1080p
6−7
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
4−5
low / 720p
21−24
30−35
medium / 1080p
12−14
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 46% more, than GeForce GTX 480M.
high / 1080p
16−18
24−27
ultra / 1080p
14−16
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
8−9
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
low / 720p
35−40
50−55
medium / 1080p
18−20
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Battlefield 5 is 45% more, than GeForce GTX 480M.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 480M and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
170−180
210−220
medium / 768p
140−150
180−190
ultra / 1080p
70−75
100−110
QHD / 1440p
40−45
50−55
4K / 2160p
30−33
30−35
high / 768p
100−110
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 28% more, than GeForce GTX 480M.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
27−30
40−45
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Cyberpunk 2077 is 11% more, than GeForce GTX 480M.
low / 768p
90−95
110−120
medium / 768p
75−80
95−100
ultra / 1080p
45−50
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Dota 2 is 29% more, than GeForce GTX 480M.
high / 1080p
12−14
18−20
ultra / 1080p
10−12
16−18
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
4−5
6−7
low / 720p
27−30
40−45
medium / 1080p
12−14
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Far Cry 5 is 50% more, than GeForce GTX 480M.
high / 1080p
18−20
24−27
ultra / 1080p
14−16
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
75−80
100−110
medium / 1080p
35−40
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Fortnite is 40% more, than GeForce GTX 480M.
high / 1080p
16−18
27−30
ultra / 1080p
14−16
21−24
QHD / 1440p
4−5
9−10
4K / 2160p
−
9−10
low / 720p
35−40
55−60
medium / 1080p
20−22
30−33
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Forza Horizon 4 is 52% more, than GeForce GTX 480M.
low / 768p
65−70
85−90
medium / 768p
55−60
75−80
high / 1080p
18−20
30−35
ultra / 1080p
8−9
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Grand Theft Auto V is 36% more, than GeForce GTX 480M.
high / 1080p
6−7
10−11
ultra / 1080p
5−6
8−9
4K / 2160p
1−2
3−4
low / 720p
18−20
30−35
medium / 1080p
9−10
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Metro Exodus is 62% more, than GeForce GTX 480M.
low / 768p
100−110
110−120
ultra / 1080p
90−95
−
medium / 1080p
95−100
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Minecraft is 8% more, than GeForce GTX 480M.
high / 1080p
18−20
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
18−20
low / 720p
40−45
55−60
medium / 1080p
20−22
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 29% more, than GeForce GTX 480M.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
30−33
medium / 1080p
12−14
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 38% more, than GeForce GTX 480M.
low / 768p
35−40
55−60
medium / 768p
21−24
35−40
high / 1080p
12−14
20−22
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−12
4K / 2160p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 58% more, than GeForce GTX 480M.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
medium / 768p
50−55
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
35−40
high / 768p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in World of Tanks is 20% more, than GeForce GTX 480M.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 480M
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Architecture
Fermi
Terascale 2
Code name
N11E-GTX-A3
Broadway-XT
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
25 May 2010
7 January 2010
Pipelines
352
1600
Core clock speed
850 MHz
700 MHz
Transistor count
3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
18.7 billion/sec
Floating-point performance
598.4 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1200 MHz
1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 API
DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.5
OpenCL
1.1
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
+
Bus support
PCI-E 2.0
SLI options
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Laptop size
large
large
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