GeForce GTX 260M SLI vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 260M SLI 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 GTX 260M SLI stacks up against Mobility Radeon HD 5870, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 260M SLI and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GTX 260M SLI and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 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 GeForce GTX 260M SLI or Mobility Radeon HD 5870 here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 260M SLI
Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP)
150 Watt
50 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type
GDDR3
DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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GeForce GTX 260M SLI has 200% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
GeForce GTX 260M SLI has 1 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 260M SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is 150 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.
GeForce GTX 260M SLI is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is 50 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.
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
8−9
10−11
ultra / 1080p
5−6
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
20−22
21−24
medium / 1080p
10−12
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 18% more, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.
high / 1080p
14−16
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
35−40
medium / 1080p
16−18
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Battlefield 5 is 15% more, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 260M SLI and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
150−160
170−180
medium / 768p
130−140
140−150
ultra / 1080p
65−70
70−75
QHD / 1440p
35−40
40−45
4K / 2160p
27−30
30−33
high / 768p
95−100
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
24−27
27−30
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
medium / 768p
65−70
75−80
ultra / 1080p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Dota 2 is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.
high / 1080p
10−11
12−14
ultra / 1080p
9−10
10−12
4K / 2160p
4−5
4−5
low / 720p
24−27
27−30
medium / 1080p
10−12
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Far Cry 5 is 16% more, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.
high / 1080p
16−18
18−20
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
70−75
75−80
medium / 1080p
30−33
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Fortnite is 12% more, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.
high / 1080p
14−16
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
QHD / 1440p
3−4
4−5
low / 720p
30−35
35−40
medium / 1080p
16−18
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 18% more, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.
low / 768p
60−65
65−70
medium / 768p
50−55
55−60
high / 1080p
16−18
18−20
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 8% more, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.
high / 1080p
6−7
6−7
ultra / 1080p
4−5
5−6
4K / 2160p
1−2
1−2
low / 720p
16−18
18−20
medium / 1080p
8−9
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Metro Exodus is 14% more, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.
low / 768p
95−100
100−110
high / 1080p
95−100
−
ultra / 1080p
85−90
90−95
medium / 1080p
95−100
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Minecraft is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.
high / 1080p
18−20
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
35−40
40−45
medium / 1080p
18−20
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 9% more, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
18−20
medium / 1080p
12−14
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 8% more, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.
low / 768p
30−35
35−40
medium / 768p
21−24
21−24
high / 1080p
10−12
12−14
ultra / 1080p
7−8
8−9
4K / 2160p
6−7
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 6% more, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
50−55
50−55
ultra / 1080p
24−27
24−27
high / 768p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in World of Tanks is 1% more, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 260M SLI
Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Architecture
G9x
Terascale 2
Code name
NB9E-GTX
Broadway-XT
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
2 March 2009
7 January 2010
Pipelines
224
800
Core clock speed
550 MHz
700 MHz
Transistor count
1508 Million
1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
28.00
Floating-point performance
1,120.0 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
950 MHz
1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
64 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.0
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
+
Laptop size
large
large
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