GeForce GTX 560 SE vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 560 SE 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 GeForce GTX 560 SE 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

  GeForce GTX 560 SE Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 560 SE has 200% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 560 SE is 36 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 560 SE is 2828 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 10−11
ultra / 1080p 5−6 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 21−24
medium / 1080p 10−12 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 8% more, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 560 SE Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Architecture Fermi 2.0 Terascale 2
Code name GF114 Broadway-XT
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 20 February 2012 7 January 2010
Pipelines 288 800
Core clock speed 736 MHz 700 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 35.33 28.00
Floating-point performance 847.9 gflops 1,120.0 gflops
Length 210 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3828 MHz 1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 91.87 GB/s 64 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA 2.1
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 54 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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