Radeon HD 5670 vs Radeon HD 7870M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 5670 and Radeon HD 7870M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon HD 5670 and Radeon HD 7870M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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Radeon HD 7870M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7870M 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 Radeon HD 7870M here:

Radeon HD 7870M Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 5670	Radeon HD 7870M
Power consumption (TDP)	64 Watt	45 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	No outputs
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Radeon HD 5670 has 42% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7870M.
Radeon HD 5670 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7870M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 7870M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5670.
Radeon HD 5670 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7870M - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 5670 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 7870M - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870M is 25 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5670.
Radeon HD 5670 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7870M - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870M is 3000 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5670.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	6−7
ultra / 1080p	−	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	1−2	16−18
medium / 1080p	0−1	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1600% more, than Radeon HD 5670.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	24−27
medium / 1080p	−	12−14
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5670 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.
low / 768p	60−65	130−140
medium / 768p	27−30	110−120
ultra / 1080p	7−8	50−55
QHD / 1440p	−	30−33
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
high / 768p	16−18	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 242% more, than Radeon HD 5670.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	0−1	18−20
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5670 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.
low / 768p	45−50	80−85
medium / 768p	10−11	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Dota 2 is 148% more, than Radeon HD 5670.
high / 1080p	−	8−9
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
4K / 2160p	−	3−4
low / 720p	0−1	18−20
medium / 1080p	−	9−10
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
low / 720p	21−24	60−65
medium / 1080p	0−1	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Fortnite is 181% more, than Radeon HD 5670.
high / 1080p	0−1	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	0−1	24−27
medium / 1080p	0−1	14−16
low / 768p	18−20	50−55
medium / 768p	−	45−50
high / 1080p	0−1	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	6−7
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Grand Theft Auto V is 173% more, than Radeon HD 5670.
high / 1080p	−	5−6
ultra / 1080p	−	3−4
4K / 2160p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	12−14
medium / 1080p	−	6−7
low / 768p	75−80	95−100
high / 1080p	27−30	90−95
ultra / 1080p	−	80−85
medium / 1080p	−	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Minecraft is 79% more, than Radeon HD 5670.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	8−9	30−35
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 300% more, than Radeon HD 5670.
ultra / 1080p	−	7−8
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	12−14
medium / 1080p	−	10−12
low / 768p	0−1	24−27
medium / 768p	−	16−18
high / 1080p	−	9−10
ultra / 1080p	−	6−7
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 768p	45−50	85−90
medium / 768p	14−16	45−50
ultra / 1080p	0−1	20−22
high / 768p	12−14	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in World of Tanks is 128% more, than Radeon HD 5670.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 5670	Radeon HD 7870M
Architecture	Terascale 2	GCN
Code name	Redwood	Heathrow XT
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	14 January 2010	24 April 2012
Pipelines	400	640
Core clock speed	775 MHz	800 MHz
Transistor count	627 million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	15.50	32.00
Floating-point performance	620.0 gflops	1,024 gflops
Length	168 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s	64 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
Laptop size		large
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Radeon HD 5670 vs Radeon HD 7870M

Radeon HD 7870M is a Laptop Graphics Card

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