Mobility Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon HD 6550A

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 6550A. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 6550A. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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Radeon HD 6550A

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

	Mobility Radeon HD 5870	Radeon HD 6550A
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	35 Watt
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	MXM-A (3.0)
Memory type	DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
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Mobility Radeon HD 5870 has 42% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6550A.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 6550A uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
Radeon HD 6550A has 1 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6550A - in Desktops.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 6550A - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is 150 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 6550A are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6550A is 600 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−11	0−1
ultra / 1080p	6−7	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	1−2
medium / 1080p	12−14	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2100% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	16−18	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	35−40	0−1
medium / 1080p	18−20	−
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6550A in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	170−180	60−65
medium / 768p	140−150	27−30
ultra / 1080p	70−75	7−8
QHD / 1440p	40−45	−
4K / 2160p	30−33	−
high / 768p	100−110	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 342% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
low / 768p	55−60	70−75
ultra / 1080p	27−30	0−1
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6550A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	90−95	45−50
medium / 768p	75−80	10−11
ultra / 1080p	45−50	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Dota 2 is 193% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	12−14	−
ultra / 1080p	10−12	−
4K / 2160p	4−5	−
low / 720p	27−30	0−1
medium / 1080p	12−14	−
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	−
low / 720p	75−80	21−24
medium / 1080p	35−40	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Fortnite is 250% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	16−18	0−1
ultra / 1080p	14−16	−
QHD / 1440p	4−5	0−1
low / 720p	35−40	0−1
medium / 1080p	20−22	0−1
low / 768p	65−70	18−20
medium / 768p	55−60	−
high / 1080p	18−20	0−1
ultra / 1080p	8−9	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	−	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 252% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	6−7	−
ultra / 1080p	5−6	−
4K / 2160p	1−2	−
low / 720p	18−20	0−1
medium / 1080p	9−10	−
low / 768p	100−110	75−80
high / 1080p	−	27−30
ultra / 1080p	90−95	−
medium / 1080p	95−100	−
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Minecraft is 36% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	−
low / 720p	40−45	8−9
medium / 1080p	20−22	−
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 425% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	12−14	−
ultra / 1080p	8−9	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	−
low / 720p	18−20	0−1
medium / 1080p	12−14	−
low / 768p	35−40	0−1
medium / 768p	21−24	−
high / 1080p	12−14	−
ultra / 1080p	8−9	−
4K / 2160p	7−8	−
low / 768p	90−95	45−50
medium / 768p	50−55	14−16
ultra / 1080p	24−27	0−1
high / 768p	45−50	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in World of Tanks is 156% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Full Specs

	Mobility Radeon HD 5870	Radeon HD 6550A
Architecture	Terascale 2	TeraScale 2
Code name	Broadway-XT	Pinewood
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	7 January 2010	7 February 2011
Pipelines	800	480
Core clock speed	700 MHz	550 MHz
Transistor count	1,040 million	627 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	28.00	13.20
Floating-point performance	1,120.0 gflops	624.0 gflops
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Shared memory	-
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.0
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
Laptop size	large
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Mobility Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon HD 6550A

Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is a Laptop Graphics Card

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