Mobility Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon RX 570X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon RX 570X, 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 RX 570X, check out specs charts below.
Radeon RX 570X
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 RX 570X | |
Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 120 Watt |
Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | |
Memory type | DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
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- Radeon RX 570X has 140% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
- Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon RX 570X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
- Radeon RX 570X has 7 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
- Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 570X - in Desktops.
- Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon RX 570X - with GCN 4.0.
- Core clock speed of Radeon RX 570X is 468 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
- Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 570X - by 14 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 570X is 6000 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
Game benchmarks
high / 1080p | 10−11 | 9−10 |
ultra / 1080p | 6−7 | 5−6 |
QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
low / 720p | 21−24 | 21−24 |
medium / 1080p | 12−14 | 10−12 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 8% more, than Radeon RX 570X. | ||
high / 1080p | 16−18 | 14−16 |
ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 12−14 |
QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
low / 720p | 35−40 | 30−35 |
medium / 1080p | 18−20 | 16−18 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Battlefield 5 is 15% more, than Radeon RX 570X. | ||
low / 768p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon RX 570X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone. | ||
low / 768p | 170−180 | 160−170 |
medium / 768p | 140−150 | 130−140 |
ultra / 1080p | 70−75 | 65−70 |
QHD / 1440p | 40−45 | 35−40 |
4K / 2160p | 30−33 | 27−30 |
high / 768p | 100−110 | 100−110 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 6% more, than Radeon RX 570X. | ||
low / 768p | 55−60 | 55−60 |
ultra / 1080p | 27−30 | 24−27 |
medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Radeon RX 570X. | ||
low / 768p | 90−95 | 90−95 |
medium / 768p | 75−80 | 70−75 |
ultra / 1080p | 45−50 | 40−45 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Dota 2 is 4% more, than Radeon RX 570X. | ||
high / 1080p | 12−14 | 10−12 |
ultra / 1080p | 10−12 | 10−11 |
4K / 2160p | 4−5 | 4−5 |
low / 720p | 27−30 | 24−27 |
medium / 1080p | 12−14 | 12−14 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Far Cry 5 is 16% more, than Radeon RX 570X. | ||
high / 1080p | 18−20 | 18−20 |
ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 12−14 |
low / 720p | 75−80 | 70−75 |
medium / 1080p | 35−40 | 30−35 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Fortnite is 8% more, than Radeon RX 570X. | ||
high / 1080p | 16−18 | 16−18 |
ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
QHD / 1440p | 4−5 | 3−4 |
low / 720p | 35−40 | 30−35 |
medium / 1080p | 20−22 | 18−20 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 11% more, than Radeon RX 570X. | ||
low / 768p | 65−70 | 60−65 |
medium / 768p | 55−60 | 55−60 |
high / 1080p | 18−20 | 18−20 |
ultra / 1080p | 8−9 | 8−9 |
QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 5% more, than Radeon RX 570X. | ||
high / 1080p | 6−7 | 6−7 |
ultra / 1080p | 5−6 | 4−5 |
4K / 2160p | 1−2 | 1−2 |
low / 720p | 18−20 | 16−18 |
medium / 1080p | 9−10 | 8−9 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Metro Exodus is 14% more, than Radeon RX 570X. | ||
low / 768p | 100−110 | 100−105 |
high / 1080p | − | 95−100 |
ultra / 1080p | 90−95 | 85−90 |
medium / 1080p | 95−100 | 95−100 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Minecraft is 3% more, than Radeon RX 570X. | ||
high / 1080p | 18−20 | 18−20 |
ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
low / 720p | 40−45 | 40−45 |
medium / 1080p | 20−22 | 18−20 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 4% more, than Radeon RX 570X. | ||
high / 1080p | 12−14 | 12−14 |
ultra / 1080p | 8−9 | 8−9 |
QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
low / 720p | 18−20 | 16−18 |
medium / 1080p | 12−14 | 12−14 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 8% more, than Radeon RX 570X. | ||
low / 768p | 35−40 | 30−35 |
medium / 768p | 21−24 | 21−24 |
high / 1080p | 12−14 | 12−14 |
ultra / 1080p | 8−9 | 7−8 |
4K / 2160p | 7−8 | 7−8 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 6% more, than Radeon RX 570X. | ||
low / 768p | 90−95 | 90−95 |
medium / 768p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
ultra / 1080p | 24−27 | 24−27 |
high / 768p | 45−50 | 40−45 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in World of Tanks is 1% more, than Radeon RX 570X. |
Full Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 | Radeon RX 570X | |
Architecture | Terascale 2 | GCN 4.0 |
Code name | Broadway-XT | Polaris 20 |
Type | Laptop | Desktop |
Release date | 7 January 2010 | 11 April 2018 |
Pipelines | 800 | 2048 |
Core clock speed | 700 MHz | 1168 MHz |
Boost Clock | 1244 MHz | |
Transistor count | 1,040 million | 5,700 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 14 nm |
Texture fill rate | 28.00 | 159.2 |
Floating-point performance | 1,120.0 gflops | 5,095 gflops |
Length | 241 mm | |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 7000 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 64 GB/s | 224.0 GB/s |
Shared memory | - | |
DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.4 |
OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
Laptop size | large | |
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