GeForce 9800 GTX vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 9800 GTX 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 GeForce 9800 GTX stacks up against Mobility Radeon HD 5870, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 9800 GTX

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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

	GeForce 9800 GTX	Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	50 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	1 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	No outputs
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GeForce 9800 GTX has 180% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
GeForce 9800 GTX is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
GeForce 9800 GTX has 511 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
GeForce 9800 GTX is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 - in Laptops.
GeForce 9800 GTX is build with Tesla architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce 9800 GTX is 988 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
GeForce 9800 GTX is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce 9800 GTX is 100 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	10−11
ultra / 1080p	−	6−7
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	1−2	21−24
medium / 1080p	0−1	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2100% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	35−40
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800 GTX in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	60−65	170−180
medium / 768p	27−30	140−150
ultra / 1080p	7−8	70−75
QHD / 1440p	−	40−45
4K / 2160p	−	30−33
high / 768p	16−18	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 342% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	0−1	27−30
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800 GTX in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	45−50	90−95
medium / 768p	10−11	75−80
ultra / 1080p	0−1	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Dota 2 is 193% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	0−1	27−30
medium / 1080p	−	12−14
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	21−24	75−80
medium / 1080p	0−1	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Fortnite is 250% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
high / 1080p	0−1	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
low / 720p	0−1	35−40
medium / 1080p	0−1	20−22
low / 768p	18−20	65−70
medium / 768p	−	55−60
high / 1080p	0−1	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 252% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
high / 1080p	−	6−7
ultra / 1080p	−	5−6
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 720p	0−1	18−20
medium / 1080p	−	9−10
low / 768p	75−80	100−110
high / 1080p	27−30	−
ultra / 1080p	−	90−95
medium / 1080p	−	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Minecraft is 36% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	8−9	40−45
medium / 1080p	−	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 425% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	18−20
medium / 1080p	−	12−14
low / 768p	0−1	35−40
medium / 768p	−	21−24
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 768p	45−50	90−95
medium / 768p	14−16	50−55
ultra / 1080p	0−1	24−27
high / 768p	12−14	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in World of Tanks is 156% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.

Full Specs

	GeForce 9800 GTX	Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Architecture	Tesla	Terascale 2
Code name	G92	Broadway-XT
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	28 March 2008	7 January 2010
Pipelines	128	800
Core clock speed	1688 MHz	700 MHz
Transistor count	754 million	1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	43.2 billion/sec	28.00
Floating-point performance	432.1 gflops	1,120.0 gflops
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1100 MHz	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	70.4 GB/s	64 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	4.0	5.0
OpenGL	2.1	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+
CUDA cores	128
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options	+
Multi monitor support	+
HDMI	Via Adapter
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF
Laptop size		large
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GeForce 9800 GTX vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870

Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is a Laptop Graphics Card

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