Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire vs Quadro 500M

When comparing Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire 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 Crossfire and Quadro 500M is the price. Does the additional cost justify the performance hit? Our comparison should help you make the right decision.

Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire 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 Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire Quadro 500M
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 35 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0)
Memory type DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2x1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire has 242% more power consumption, than Quadro 500M.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro 500M.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is used in Laptops, and Quadro 500M - in Desktops.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Quadro 500M - with Fermi.
  • Both graphics cards have the same core clock speed.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire 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 Crossfire.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 0−1
ultra / 1080p 9−10
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 1−2
medium / 1080p 18−20 0−1
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than Quadro 500M.

Full Specs

  Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire Quadro 500M
Architecture Terascale 2 Fermi
Code name Broadway-XT GF108
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 7 January 2010 22 February 2011
Pipelines 1600 96
Core clock speed 700 MHz 700 MHz
Transistor count 585 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 11.20
Floating-point performance 268.8 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA 2.1
Laptop size large
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