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    Mobility Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon RX 5500M

    When comparing Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon RX 5500M, 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 RX 5500M 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 RX 5500M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon RX 5500M 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 RX 5500M here:

    Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Laptops
    Radeon RX 5500M Laptops

    Main Specs

      Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Radeon RX 5500M
    Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 85 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 4.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5 GDDR6
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Radeon RX 5500M has 70% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon RX 5500M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
    • Radeon RX 5500M 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 RX 5500M - with Navi / RDNA.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 627 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 13000 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 10−11 21−24
    ultra / 1080p 6−7 12−14
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 7−8
    4K / 2160p − 5−6
    low / 720p 21−24 40−45
    medium / 1080p 12−14 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 92% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.

    Full Specs

      Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Radeon RX 5500M
    Architecture Terascale 2 Navi / RDNA
    Code name Broadway-XT Navi 14 / R19M-E85
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 7 January 2010 29 September 2019
    Pipelines 800 1408
    Core clock speed 700 MHz 1327 MHz
    Boost Clock 1645 MHz
    Transistor count 1,040 million 6,400 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 7 nm
    Texture fill rate 28.00 144.8
    Floating-point performance 1,120.0 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1000 MHz 14000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 224.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 5.0 6.5
    OpenGL 4.4 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 2.0
    Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
    Laptop size large medium sized
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