Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire vs Quadro K420
In this comparison between Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and Quadro K420 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire will be the best choice, for others Quadro K420 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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 K420
Power consumption (TDP)
120 Watt
41 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount
2x1 GB
1 GB/2 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
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Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire has 192% more power consumption, than Quadro K420.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro K420.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is used in Laptops, and Quadro K420 - in Desktops.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Quadro K420 - with Kepler.
Core clock speed of Quadro K420 is 176 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro K420 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Quadro K420 is 782 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
16−18
0−1
ultra / 1080p
9−10
0−1
QHD / 1440p
4−5
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
9−10
medium / 1080p
18−20
1−2
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 400% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
24−27
−
ultra / 1080p
21−24
1−2
QHD / 1440p
8−9
0−1
4K / 2160p
6−7
−
low / 720p
50−55
9−10
medium / 1080p
27−30
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Battlefield 5 is 750% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K420 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
low / 768p
210−220
100−110
medium / 768p
180−190
75−80
ultra / 1080p
100−110
30−35
QHD / 1440p
50−55
−
4K / 2160p
30−35
9−10
high / 768p
140−150
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 147% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
55−60
70−75
ultra / 1080p
40−45
10−12
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Cyberpunk 2077 is 13% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
110−120
65−70
medium / 768p
95−100
35−40
ultra / 1080p
65−70
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Dota 2 is 132% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
18−20
1−2
ultra / 1080p
16−18
−
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
6−7
0−1
low / 720p
40−45
7−8
medium / 1080p
20−22
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Far Cry 5 is 800% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
24−27
−
ultra / 1080p
20−22
−
QHD / 1440p
16−18
0−1
low / 720p
100−110
40−45
medium / 1080p
55−60
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Fortnite is 252% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
27−30
1−2
ultra / 1080p
21−24
−
QHD / 1440p
9−10
0−1
4K / 2160p
9−10
−
low / 720p
55−60
10−12
medium / 1080p
30−33
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Forza Horizon 4 is 680% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
85−90
35−40
medium / 768p
75−80
−
high / 1080p
30−35
1−2
ultra / 1080p
12−14
−
QHD / 1440p
3−4
0−1
medium / 720p
−
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Grand Theft Auto V is 215% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
10−11
0−1
ultra / 1080p
8−9
0−1
4K / 2160p
3−4
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
1−2
medium / 1080p
12−14
−
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Metro Exodus is 3100% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
110−120
85−90
high / 1080p
−
50−55
medium / 1080p
100−110
−
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Minecraft is 32% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
21−24
14−16
ultra / 1080p
18−20
12−14
low / 720p
55−60
21−24
medium / 1080p
24−27
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 93% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
10−11
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−33
2−3
medium / 1080p
16−18
−
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 1450% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
55−60
4−5
medium / 768p
35−40
−
high / 1080p
20−22
2−3
ultra / 1080p
10−12
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 1200% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
100−110
65−70
medium / 768p
60−65
30−35
ultra / 1080p
35−40
10−12
high / 768p
55−60
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in World of Tanks is 91% more, than Quadro K420.
Full Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Quadro K420
Architecture
Terascale 2
Kepler
Code name
Broadway-XT
GK107
Type
Laptop
Workstation
Release date
7 January 2010
22 July 2014
Pipelines
1600
192
Core clock speed
700 MHz
876 MHz
Transistor count
1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
14.02
Floating-point performance
336.4 gflops
Length
160 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1000 MHz
1782 MHz
Shared memory
-
DirectX
DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
12
Shader Model
5
OpenGL
4.5
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
+
CUDA
3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
11 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
3D Vision Pro
+
Mosaic
+
Width
1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays
4
nView Desktop Management
+
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