GeForce GTX 570 vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 570 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 570 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 570 Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP) 219 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1280 MB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 570 has 338% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
  • GeForce GTX 570 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 570 has 1279 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
  • GeForce GTX 570 is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 570 is build with Fermi architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 570 is 764 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
  • GeForce GTX 570 and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 570 is 900 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 10−11
ultra / 1080p 12−14 6−7
QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 21−24
medium / 1080p 24−27 12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 570 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 84% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 570 Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Architecture Fermi Terascale 2
Code name GF110 Broadway-XT
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 7 December 2010 7 January 2010
Pipelines 480 800
Core clock speed 1464 MHz 700 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 43.9 billion/sec 28.00
Floating-point performance 1,405.4 gflops 1,120.0 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 320 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1900 MHz (3800 data rate) 1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 152.0 GB/s 64 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.2 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 480
Bus support PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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