GeForce GTX 950 vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 950 and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 950 will be the best choice, for others Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 950 Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 120 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pins
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2x1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU) 350 Watt
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  • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire has 33% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 950.
  • GeForce GTX 950 and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 950 is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 950 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 950 is 324 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
  • GeForce GTX 950 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is 994 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 16−18
ultra / 1080p 21−24 9−10
QHD / 1440p 16−18 4−5
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 30−35
medium / 1080p 40−45 18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 125% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 950 Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Architecture Maxwell Terascale 2
Code name GM206 Broadway-XT
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 20 August 2015 7 January 2010
Pipelines 768 1600
Core clock speed 1024 MHz 700 MHz
Boost Clock 1188 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 49.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 1,825 gflops
Length 7.938" (20.2 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6.6 GB/s 1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 105.6 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.5
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
CUDA cores 768
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 233 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 9.97 Mh/s
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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