GeForce GTX 670 vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 670 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 670 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 670 Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 670 has 240% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
  • GeForce GTX 670 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 670 has 1 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
  • GeForce GTX 670 is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 670 is build with Kepler architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 670 is 280 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
  • GeForce GTX 670 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is 994 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 670.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 10−11
ultra / 1080p 21−24 6−7
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 21−24
medium / 1080p 40−45 12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 670 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 215% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 670 Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Architecture Kepler Terascale 2
Code name GK104 Broadway-XT
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 10 May 2012 7 January 2010
Pipelines 1344 800
Core clock speed 980 MHz 700 MHz
Boost Clock 980 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 102.5 billion/sec 28.00
Floating-point performance 2,459.5 gflops 1,120.0 gflops
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width 256-bit GDDR5 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6.0 GB/s 1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.2 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 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 1344
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
3D Vision +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 97 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 13 Mh/s
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