Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire vs Radeon RX 540
In this comparison between Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and Radeon RX 540 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 Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 540 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and Radeon RX 540 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and Radeon RX 540 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 Radeon RX 540 here:
Main Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Radeon RX 540
Power consumption (TDP)
120 Watt
65 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
Memory type
DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2x1 GB
4 GB
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Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire has 84% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 540.
Radeon RX 540 has 2 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon RX 540 - with Polaris.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 540 - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 540 is 5000 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
16−18
14−16
ultra / 1080p
9−10
8−9
QHD / 1440p
4−5
3−4
low / 720p
30−35
30−33
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6% more, than Radeon RX 540.
high / 1080p
24−27
21−24
ultra / 1080p
21−24
20−22
QHD / 1440p
8−9
6−7
4K / 2160p
6−7
5−6
low / 720p
50−55
45−50
medium / 1080p
27−30
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Battlefield 5 is 14% more, than Radeon RX 540.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and Radeon RX 540 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
210−220
200−210
medium / 768p
180−190
170−180
ultra / 1080p
100−110
90−95
QHD / 1440p
50−55
50−55
4K / 2160p
30−35
30−33
high / 768p
140−150
130−140
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 6% more, than Radeon RX 540.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
40−45
35−40
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon RX 540.
low / 768p
110−120
100−110
medium / 768p
95−100
90−95
ultra / 1080p
65−70
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Dota 2 is 8% more, than Radeon RX 540.
high / 1080p
18−20
16−18
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
6−7
6−7
low / 720p
40−45
35−40
medium / 1080p
20−22
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Far Cry 5 is 10% more, than Radeon RX 540.
high / 1080p
24−27
24−27
ultra / 1080p
20−22
18−20
QHD / 1440p
16−18
16−18
low / 720p
100−110
95−100
medium / 1080p
55−60
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Fortnite is 7% more, than Radeon RX 540.
high / 1080p
27−30
24−27
ultra / 1080p
21−24
18−20
QHD / 1440p
9−10
8−9
4K / 2160p
9−10
−
low / 720p
55−60
50−55
medium / 1080p
30−33
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Forza Horizon 4 is 11% more, than Radeon RX 540.
low / 768p
85−90
80−85
medium / 768p
75−80
70−75
high / 1080p
30−35
27−30
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
QHD / 1440p
3−4
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Grand Theft Auto V is 7% more, than Radeon RX 540.
high / 1080p
10−11
9−10
ultra / 1080p
8−9
7−8
4K / 2160p
3−4
2−3
low / 720p
30−35
27−30
medium / 1080p
12−14
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Metro Exodus is 8% more, than Radeon RX 540.
low / 768p
110−120
110−120
ultra / 1080p
−
100−110
medium / 1080p
100−110
100−110
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and Radeon RX 540 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p
21−24
21−24
ultra / 1080p
18−20
16−18
low / 720p
55−60
55−60
medium / 1080p
24−27
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 3% more, than Radeon RX 540.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−11
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−33
27−30
medium / 1080p
16−18
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 5% more, than Radeon RX 540.
low / 768p
55−60
50−55
medium / 768p
35−40
30−35
high / 1080p
20−22
18−20
ultra / 1080p
10−12
10−11
4K / 2160p
8−9
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 12% more, than Radeon RX 540.
low / 768p
100−110
100−105
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
35−40
30−35
high / 768p
55−60
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in World of Tanks is 4% more, than Radeon RX 540.
Full Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Radeon RX 540
Architecture
Terascale 2
Polaris
Code name
Broadway-XT
Polaris 12
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
7 January 2010
21 March 2017
Pipelines
1600
512
Core clock speed
700 MHz
Boost Clock
1219 MHz
Transistor count
1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
39.01
Floating-point performance
1,248 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1000 MHz
6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
96 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
12.0
Shader Model
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
FreeSync
+
Laptop size
large
large
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