Mobility Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon HD 6790
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 6790, 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 Mobility Radeon HD 5870 stacks up against Radeon HD 6790, check out specs charts below.
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
Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Radeon HD 6790
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
150 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6790 has 200% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 6790 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 6790 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6790 - in Desktops.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 6790 are build with Terascale 2 architecture.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6790 is 140 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 6790 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6790 is 50 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
10−11
7−8
ultra / 1080p
6−7
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
18−20
medium / 1080p
12−14
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 30% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p
16−18
12−14
ultra / 1080p
14−16
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
27−30
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Battlefield 5 is 37% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 6790 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
170−180
140−150
medium / 768p
140−150
120−130
ultra / 1080p
70−75
60−65
QHD / 1440p
40−45
30−35
4K / 2160p
30−33
27−30
high / 768p
100−110
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 17% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
27−30
21−24
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p
90−95
85−90
medium / 768p
75−80
65−70
ultra / 1080p
45−50
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Dota 2 is 12% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p
12−14
9−10
ultra / 1080p
10−12
8−9
4K / 2160p
4−5
4−5
low / 720p
27−30
21−24
medium / 1080p
12−14
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Far Cry 5 is 27% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p
18−20
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
10−12
low / 720p
75−80
65−70
medium / 1080p
35−40
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Fortnite is 19% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p
16−18
14−16
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
QHD / 1440p
4−5
2−3
low / 720p
35−40
27−30
medium / 1080p
20−22
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 26% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p
65−70
55−60
medium / 768p
55−60
50−55
high / 1080p
18−20
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p
6−7
5−6
ultra / 1080p
5−6
4−5
4K / 2160p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
14−16
medium / 1080p
9−10
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Metro Exodus is 25% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p
100−110
95−100
high / 1080p
−
90−95
ultra / 1080p
90−95
85−90
medium / 1080p
95−100
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Minecraft is 4% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p
18−20
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
40−45
35−40
medium / 1080p
20−22
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 9% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p
12−14
−
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
14−16
medium / 1080p
12−14
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 18% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p
35−40
27−30
medium / 768p
21−24
18−20
high / 1080p
12−14
10−11
ultra / 1080p
8−9
7−8
4K / 2160p
7−8
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 21% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p
90−95
85−90
medium / 768p
50−55
45−50
ultra / 1080p
24−27
21−24
high / 768p
45−50
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in World of Tanks is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
Full Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Radeon HD 6790
Architecture
Terascale 2
Terascale 2
Code name
Broadway-XT
Barts
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
7 January 2010
4 April 2011
Pipelines
800
800
Core clock speed
700 MHz
840 MHz
Transistor count
1,040 million
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
28.00
33.60
Floating-point performance
1,120.0 gflops
1,344.0 gflops
Length
198 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1000 MHz
1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth
64 GB/s
134.4 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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
122 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
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