Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire vs Radeon HD 5850

When comparing Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and Radeon HD 5850, 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 Radeon HD 5850 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 Radeon HD 5850
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 151 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2x1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 5850 has 25% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5850.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5850 - in Desktops.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and Radeon HD 5850 are build with Terascale 2 architecture.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5850 is 25 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and Radeon HD 5850 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5850 is 1000 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 9−10
ultra / 1080p 9−10 5−6
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 21−24
medium / 1080p 18−20 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 58% more, than Radeon HD 5850.

Full Specs

  Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire Radeon HD 5850
Architecture Terascale 2 Terascale 2
Code name Broadway-XT Cypress
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 7 January 2010 30 September 2009
Pipelines 1600 1440
Core clock speed 700 MHz 725 MHz
Transistor count 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 52.20
Floating-point performance 2,088.0 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 128.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL 4.4
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan N/A
Laptop size large
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