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    Mobility Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon R9 M470

    When comparing Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon R9 M470, we look primarily at benchmarks and game tests. But it is not only about the numbers. Often you can find third-party models with higher clock speeds, better cooling, or a customizable RGB lighting. Not all of them will have all the features you need. Another thing to consider is the port selection. Most graphics cards have at least one DisplayPort and HDMI interface, but some monitors require DVI. Before you buy, check the TDP of the graphics card - this characteristic will help you estimate the consumption of the graphics card. You may even have to upgrade your PSU to meet its requirements. An important factor when choosing between Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon R9 M470 is the price. Does the additional cost justify the performance hit? Our comparison should help you make the right decision.
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    Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon R9 M470 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon R9 M470 are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon R9 M470 here:

    Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Laptops
    Radeon R9 M470 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Radeon R9 M470
    Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Memory type DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 M470 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon R9 M470 has 3 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 M470 - with GCN 2.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M470 is 300 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M470 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M470 is 5000 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 10−11 12−14
    ultra / 1080p 6−7 7−8
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 2−3
    low / 720p 21−24 24−27
    medium / 1080p 12−14 14−16
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 15% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.

    Full Specs

      Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Radeon R9 M470
    Architecture Terascale 2 GCN 2
    Code name Broadway-XT Saturn
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 7 January 2010 14 May 2016
    Pipelines 800 768
    Core clock speed 700 MHz 1000 MHz
    Boost Clock 1000 MHz
    Transistor count 1,040 million 2,080 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 28.00 48.00
    Floating-point performance 1,120.0 gflops 1,536 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1000 MHz 6000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 96 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 5.0 6.3
    OpenGL 4.4 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 2.0
    Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
    Laptop size large large
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