GeForce GTX 960A vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 960A 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 960A stacks up against Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 960A
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 960A | Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire | |
Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 120 Watt |
Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | |
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 60% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 960A.
- GeForce GTX 960A and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
- GeForce GTX 960A is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire - in Laptops.
- GeForce GTX 960A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
- Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960A is 329 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
- GeForce GTX 960A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire - by 40 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 960A is 4012 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
Game benchmarks
high / 1080p | 12−14 | 16−18 |
ultra / 1080p | 7−8 | 9−10 |
QHD / 1440p | 2−3 | 4−5 |
low / 720p | 24−27 | 30−35 |
medium / 1080p | 14−16 | 18−20 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than GeForce GTX 960A. | ||
high / 1080p | 20−22 | 24−27 |
ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 21−24 |
QHD / 1440p | 3−4 | 8−9 |
4K / 2160p | − | 6−7 |
low / 720p | 40−45 | 50−55 |
medium / 1080p | 21−24 | 27−30 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Battlefield 5 is 28% more, than GeForce GTX 960A. | ||
low / 768p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
GeForce GTX 960A and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone. | ||
low / 768p | 180−190 | 210−220 |
medium / 768p | 150−160 | 180−190 |
ultra / 1080p | 80−85 | 100−110 |
QHD / 1440p | 45−50 | 50−55 |
4K / 2160p | 30−33 | 30−35 |
high / 768p | 120−130 | 140−150 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 17% more, than GeForce GTX 960A. | ||
low / 768p | 55−60 | 55−60 |
ultra / 1080p | 30−35 | 40−45 |
medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Cyberpunk 2077 is 8% more, than GeForce GTX 960A. | ||
low / 768p | 100−110 | 110−120 |
medium / 768p | 80−85 | 95−100 |
ultra / 1080p | 50−55 | 65−70 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Dota 2 is 16% more, than GeForce GTX 960A. | ||
high / 1080p | 14−16 | 18−20 |
ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | 16−18 |
QHD / 1440p | − | 16−18 |
4K / 2160p | 5−6 | 6−7 |
low / 720p | 30−35 | 40−45 |
medium / 1080p | 14−16 | 20−22 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Far Cry 5 is 31% more, than GeForce GTX 960A. | ||
high / 1080p | 21−24 | 24−27 |
ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 20−22 |
QHD / 1440p | − | 16−18 |
low / 720p | 85−90 | 100−110 |
medium / 1080p | 40−45 | 55−60 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Fortnite is 23% more, than GeForce GTX 960A. | ||
high / 1080p | 21−24 | 27−30 |
ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 21−24 |
QHD / 1440p | 6−7 | 9−10 |
4K / 2160p | − | 9−10 |
low / 720p | 40−45 | 55−60 |
medium / 1080p | 21−24 | 30−33 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Forza Horizon 4 is 31% more, than GeForce GTX 960A. | ||
low / 768p | 75−80 | 85−90 |
medium / 768p | 65−70 | 75−80 |
high / 1080p | 21−24 | 30−35 |
ultra / 1080p | 10−11 | 12−14 |
QHD / 1440p | 1−2 | 3−4 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Grand Theft Auto V is 20% more, than GeForce GTX 960A. | ||
high / 1080p | 8−9 | 10−11 |
ultra / 1080p | 6−7 | 8−9 |
4K / 2160p | 2−3 | 3−4 |
low / 720p | 21−24 | 30−35 |
medium / 1080p | 10−11 | 12−14 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Metro Exodus is 30% more, than GeForce GTX 960A. | ||
low / 768p | 100−110 | 110−120 |
ultra / 1080p | 95−100 | − |
medium / 1080p | 100−110 | 100−110 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Minecraft is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 960A. | ||
high / 1080p | 20−22 | 21−24 |
ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 18−20 |
low / 720p | 45−50 | 55−60 |
medium / 1080p | 21−24 | 24−27 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 14% more, than GeForce GTX 960A. | ||
high / 1080p | 12−14 | 14−16 |
ultra / 1080p | 9−10 | 10−11 |
QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
low / 720p | 21−24 | 30−33 |
medium / 1080p | 14−16 | 16−18 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 20% more, than GeForce GTX 960A. | ||
low / 768p | 40−45 | 55−60 |
medium / 768p | 27−30 | 35−40 |
high / 1080p | 14−16 | 20−22 |
ultra / 1080p | 9−10 | 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 35% more, than GeForce GTX 960A. | ||
low / 768p | 95−100 | 100−110 |
medium / 768p | 55−60 | 60−65 |
ultra / 1080p | 30−33 | 35−40 |
high / 768p | 45−50 | 55−60 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in World of Tanks is 12% more, than GeForce GTX 960A. |
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 960A | Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire | |
Architecture | Maxwell | Terascale 2 |
Code name | GM107 | Broadway-XT |
Type | Desktop | Laptop |
Release date | 13 March 2015 | 7 January 2010 |
Pipelines | 640 | 1600 |
Core clock speed | 1029 MHz | 700 MHz |
Boost Clock | 1085 MHz | |
Transistor count | 1,870 million | |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
Texture fill rate | 43.40 | |
Floating-point performance | 1,389 gflops | |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 5012 MHz | 1000 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 80.19 GB/s | |
Shared memory | - | |
DirectX | 12 (11_0) | DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 |
Shader Model | 5.1 | |
OpenGL | 4.6 | |
OpenCL | 1.2 | |
Vulkan | 1.1.126 | |
CUDA | 5.0 | |
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 180 Mh/s | |
Laptop size | large | |
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