FirePro V5800 vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870

In this comparison between FirePro V5800 and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 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 FirePro V5800 will be the best choice, for others Mobility Radeon HD 5870 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 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 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro V5800 Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP) 74 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro V5800 has 48% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
  • FirePro V5800 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro V5800 and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • FirePro V5800 is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 - in Laptops.
  • FirePro V5800 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is 10 MHz higher, than FirePro V5800.
  • FirePro V5800 and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro V5800 is 3000 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 10−11
ultra / 1080p 4−5 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 21−24
medium / 1080p 7−8 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 62% more, than FirePro V5800.

Full Specs

  FirePro V5800 Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Architecture TeraScale 2 Terascale 2
Code name Juniper Broadway-XT
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 26 April 2010 7 January 2010
Pipelines 800 800
Core clock speed 690 MHz 700 MHz
Transistor count 1,040 million 1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 27.60 28.00
Floating-point performance 1,104.0 gflops 1,120.0 gflops
Length 229 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 64 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0 5.0
OpenGL 4.4 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan N/A N/A
Laptop size large
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