Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire vs Quadro 5000M

When comparing Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and Quadro 5000M, we look primarily at benchmarks and game tests. But it is not only about the numbers. Often you can find third-party models with higher clock speeds, better cooling, or a customizable RGB lighting. Not all of them will have all the features you need. Another thing to consider is the port selection. Most graphics cards have at least one DisplayPort and HDMI interface, but some monitors require DVI. Before you buy, check the TDP of the graphics card - this characteristic will help you estimate the consumption of the graphics card. You may even have to upgrade your PSU to meet its requirements. An important factor when choosing between Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and Quadro 5000M is the price. Does the additional cost justify the performance hit? Our comparison should help you make the right decision.

Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and Quadro 5000M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and Quadro 5000M 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 Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire or Quadro 5000M here:

Main Specs

  Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire Quadro 5000M
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 100 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2x1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
  Check Price Check Price
  • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire has 20% more power consumption, than Quadro 5000M.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and Quadro 5000M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is used in Laptops, and Quadro 5000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Quadro 5000M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is 295 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and Quadro 5000M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro 5000M is 200 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 10−11
ultra / 1080p 9−10 6−7
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 21−24
medium / 1080p 18−20 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 46% more, than Quadro 5000M.

Full Specs

  Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire Quadro 5000M
Architecture Terascale 2 Fermi
Code name Broadway-XT Fermi
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 7 January 2010 27 July 2010
Pipelines 1600 320
Core clock speed 700 MHz 405 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 16.20
Floating-point performance 518.4 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
Laptop size large large
  Check Price Check Price