GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q vs Radeon HD 5870
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q and Radeon HD 5870, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q stacks up against Radeon HD 5870, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q 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 GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q
Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP)
115 Watt
188 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
8 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5870 has 63% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q.
GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 5870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q has 7 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5870.
GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5870 - in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 5870 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is 251 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.
GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5870 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is 3200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.
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
35−40
10−12
ultra / 1080p
21−24
6−7
QHD / 1440p
16−18
1−2
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 720p
60−65
24−27
medium / 1080p
40−45
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 227% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
55−60
18−20
ultra / 1080p
45−50
16−18
QHD / 1440p
35−40
1−2
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
low / 720p
100−110
35−40
medium / 1080p
60−65
20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Battlefield 5 is 226% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
250−260
180−190
medium / 768p
220−230
150−160
ultra / 1080p
180−190
75−80
QHD / 1440p
110−120
45−50
4K / 2160p
70−75
30−33
high / 768p
210−220
110−120
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 75% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
−
30−35
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
120−130
95−100
medium / 768p
110−120
80−85
ultra / 1080p
100−110
50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Dota 2 is 49% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
45−50
12−14
ultra / 1080p
40−45
12−14
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
14−16
5−6
low / 720p
80−85
30−33
medium / 1080p
45−50
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Far Cry 5 is 213% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
60−65
20−22
ultra / 1080p
45−50
14−16
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
low / 720p
180−190
80−85
medium / 1080p
110−120
35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Fortnite is 161% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
60−65
18−20
ultra / 1080p
45−50
16−18
QHD / 1440p
30−35
5−6
4K / 2160p
24−27
−
low / 720p
100−110
40−45
medium / 1080p
65−70
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Forza Horizon 4 is 200% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
140−150
70−75
medium / 768p
120−130
60−65
high / 1080p
70−75
21−24
ultra / 1080p
30−35
9−10
QHD / 1440p
21−24
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Grand Theft Auto V is 126% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
24−27
7−8
ultra / 1080p
20−22
5−6
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
1−2
low / 720p
65−70
21−24
medium / 1080p
30−35
10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Metro Exodus is 244% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
130−140
100−110
ultra / 1080p
−
95−100
medium / 1080p
120−130
100−110
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Minecraft is 23% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
−
20−22
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
100−110
45−50
medium / 1080p
18−20
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 58% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
24−27
12−14
ultra / 1080p
16−18
8−9
QHD / 1440p
10−11
0−1
4K / 2160p
7−8
−
low / 720p
65−70
21−24
medium / 1080p
35−40
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 157% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
130−140
40−45
medium / 768p
80−85
24−27
high / 1080p
45−50
14−16
ultra / 1080p
24−27
9−10
4K / 2160p
16−18
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 205% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
90−95
95−100
medium / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
50−55
27−30
high / 768p
60−65
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in World of Tanks is 17% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q
Radeon HD 5870
Architecture
Pascal
TeraScale 2
Code name
N17E-G2 Max-Q
Cypress
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
30 May 2017
23 September 2009
Pipelines
2048
1600
Core clock speed
1101 - 1215 MHz
850 MHz
Boost Clock
1265 - 1379 MHz
Transistor count
7,200 million
2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology
16 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
176.5
68.00
Floating-point performance
5,648 gflops
2,720.0 gflops
Length
282 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
8000 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
256.3 GB/s
153.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
G-SYNC support
+
VR Ready
+
DirectX
12 (12_1)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
6.4
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
N/A
CUDA
6.1
Laptop size
large
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