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    Mobility Radeon HD 5870 vs Quadro 500M

    When comparing Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Quadro 500M, 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 Quadro 500M 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 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 Quadro 500M
    Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 35 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-A (3.0)
    Memory type DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5 DDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 has 42% more power consumption, than Quadro 500M.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro 500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Quadro 500M have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is used in Laptops, and Quadro 500M - in Desktops.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Quadro 500M - with Fermi.
    • Both graphics cards have the same core clock speed.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Quadro 500M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro 500M is 800 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 Quadro 500M.

    Full Specs

      Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Quadro 500M
    Architecture Terascale 2 Fermi
    Code name Broadway-XT GF108
    Type Laptop Workstation
    Release date 7 January 2010 22 February 2011
    Pipelines 800 96
    Core clock speed 700 MHz 700 MHz
    Transistor count 1,040 million 585 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 28.00 11.20
    Floating-point performance 1,120.0 gflops 268.8 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1000 MHz 1800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.0 5.1
    OpenGL 4.4 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan N/A N/A
    CUDA 2.1
    Laptop size large
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