GeForce GTX 960A vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 960A 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 960A stacks up against Mobility Radeon HD 5870, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 960A

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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 GTX 960A	Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	50 Watt
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
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GeForce GTX 960A has 50% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
Both video cards are using MXM-B (3.0) interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GTX 960A has 1 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
GeForce GTX 960A is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 - in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 960A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960A is 329 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
GeForce GTX 960A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 960A is 4012 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	12−14	10−11
ultra / 1080p	7−8	6−7
QHD / 1440p	2−3	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	21−24
medium / 1080p	14−16	12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 15% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	20−22	16−18
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
QHD / 1440p	3−4	0−1
low / 720p	40−45	35−40
medium / 1080p	21−24	18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Battlefield 5 is 13% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GTX 960A and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	180−190	170−180
medium / 768p	150−160	140−150
ultra / 1080p	80−85	70−75
QHD / 1440p	45−50	40−45
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	120−130	100−110
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 9% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	30−35	27−30
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	100−110	90−95
medium / 768p	80−85	75−80
ultra / 1080p	50−55	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Dota 2 is 11% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	14−16	12−14
ultra / 1080p	12−14	10−12
4K / 2160p	5−6	4−5
low / 720p	30−35	27−30
medium / 1080p	14−16	12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Far Cry 5 is 14% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	21−24	18−20
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	85−90	75−80
medium / 1080p	40−45	35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Fortnite is 13% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	21−24	16−18
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
QHD / 1440p	6−7	4−5
low / 720p	40−45	35−40
medium / 1080p	21−24	20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Forza Horizon 4 is 15% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	75−80	65−70
medium / 768p	65−70	55−60
high / 1080p	21−24	18−20
ultra / 1080p	10−11	8−9
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Grand Theft Auto V is 15% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	8−9	6−7
ultra / 1080p	6−7	5−6
4K / 2160p	2−3	1−2
low / 720p	21−24	18−20
medium / 1080p	10−11	9−10
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Metro Exodus is 25% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	100−110	100−110
ultra / 1080p	95−100	90−95
medium / 1080p	100−110	95−100
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Minecraft is 4% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	20−22	18−20
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	45−50	40−45
medium / 1080p	21−24	20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 12% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	12−14	12−14
ultra / 1080p	9−10	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	18−20
medium / 1080p	14−16	12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 15% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	40−45	35−40
medium / 768p	27−30	21−24
high / 1080p	14−16	12−14
ultra / 1080p	9−10	8−9
4K / 2160p	7−8	7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 17% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	95−100	90−95
medium / 768p	55−60	50−55
ultra / 1080p	30−33	24−27
high / 768p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in World of Tanks is 7% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 960A	Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Architecture	Maxwell	Terascale 2
Code name	GM107	Broadway-XT
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	13 March 2015	7 January 2010
Pipelines	640	800
Core clock speed	1029 MHz	700 MHz
Boost Clock	1085 MHz
Transistor count	1,870 million	1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	43.40	28.00
Floating-point performance	1,389 gflops	1,120.0 gflops
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80.19 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	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	5.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	180 Mh/s
Laptop size		large
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GeForce GTX 960A vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870

Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is a Laptop Graphics Card

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