FirePro W5000 vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W5000 and Mobility Radeon HD 5870, 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 FirePro W5000 stacks up against Mobility Radeon HD 5870, check out specs charts below.

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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:

Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Laptops

Main Specs

	FirePro W5000	Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	50 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	None
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort	No outputs
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FirePro W5000 has 50% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
FirePro W5000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
FirePro W5000 has 1 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
FirePro W5000 is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 - in Laptops.
FirePro W5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of FirePro W5000 is 125 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
FirePro W5000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W5000 is 2200 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	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 FirePro W5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 46% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	24−27	16−18
ultra / 1080p	21−24	14−16
QHD / 1440p	7−8	0−1
4K / 2160p	5−6	−
low / 720p	50−55	35−40
medium / 1080p	27−30	18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Battlefield 5 is 45% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
FirePro W5000 and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	210−220	170−180
medium / 768p	180−190	140−150
ultra / 1080p	95−100	70−75
QHD / 1440p	50−55	40−45
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	140−150	100−110
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 27% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	40−45	27−30
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 11% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	110−120	90−95
medium / 768p	90−95	75−80
ultra / 1080p	60−65	45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Dota 2 is 25% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	18−20	12−14
ultra / 1080p	16−18	10−12
4K / 2160p	6−7	4−5
low / 720p	35−40	27−30
medium / 1080p	18−20	12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Far Cry 5 is 35% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	24−27	18−20
ultra / 1080p	18−20	14−16
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
low / 720p	95−100	75−80
medium / 1080p	50−55	35−40
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Fortnite is 29% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	24−27	16−18
ultra / 1080p	20−22	14−16
QHD / 1440p	9−10	4−5
low / 720p	50−55	35−40
medium / 1080p	27−30	20−22
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Forza Horizon 4 is 42% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	85−90	65−70
medium / 768p	75−80	55−60
high / 1080p	30−33	18−20
ultra / 1080p	12−14	8−9
QHD / 1440p	3−4	0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 36% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	9−10	6−7
ultra / 1080p	7−8	5−6
4K / 2160p	2−3	1−2
low / 720p	27−30	18−20
medium / 1080p	12−14	9−10
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	110−120	100−110
ultra / 1080p	100−110	90−95
medium / 1080p	100−110	95−100
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Minecraft is 10% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	21−24	18−20
ultra / 1080p	18−20	14−16
low / 720p	55−60	40−45
medium / 1080p	24−27	20−22
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 29% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	14−16	12−14
ultra / 1080p	9−10	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	18−20
medium / 1080p	16−18	12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 30% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	55−60	35−40
medium / 768p	30−35	21−24
high / 1080p	18−20	12−14
ultra / 1080p	10−12	8−9
4K / 2160p	8−9	7−8
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 47% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	100−110	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	50−55
ultra / 1080p	35−40	24−27
high / 768p	50−55	45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in World of Tanks is 18% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.

Full Specs

	FirePro W5000	Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Terascale 2
Code name	Pitcairn	Broadway-XT
Type	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	7 August 2012	7 January 2010
Pipelines	768	800
Core clock speed	825 MHz	700 MHz
Transistor count	2,800 million	1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	39.60	28.00
Floating-point performance	1,267 gflops	1,120.0 gflops
Length	183 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	3200 MHz	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	102.4 GB/s	64 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_1)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	154 Mh/s
Laptop size		large
Form factor	full height / half length
DisplayPort count	2
Dual-link DVI support	+
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FirePro W5000 vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870

Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is a Laptop Graphics Card

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