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    Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL. 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 5870 and Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL. 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 Pro WX Vega M GL is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL 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 Pro WX Vega M GL here:

    Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon HD 5870 Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL
    Power consumption (TDP) 188 Watt 65 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 IGP
    Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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    • Radeon HD 5870 has 189% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL.
    • Radeon HD 5870 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL uses IGP interface.
    • Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5870.
    • Radeon HD 5870 is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL - in Mobile workstations.
    • Radeon HD 5870 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL - with Vega.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL is 81 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.
    • Radeon HD 5870 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 3400 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 10−12 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 6−7 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 1−2 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 24−27 60−65
    medium / 1080p 14−16 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 227% more, than Radeon HD 5870.

    Full Specs

      Radeon HD 5870 Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL
    Architecture TeraScale 2 Vega
    Code name Cypress Vega Kaby Lake-G
    Type Desktop Mobile workstation
    Release date 23 September 2009 7 January 2018
    Pipelines 1600 1280
    Core clock speed 850 MHz 931 MHz
    Boost Clock 1011 MHz
    Transistor count 2,154 million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 68.00 80.88
    Floating-point performance 2,720.0 gflops
    Length 282 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 1024 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4800 MHz 1400 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s 179.2 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 5.0 6.4
    OpenGL 4.4 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 2.0
    Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
    Laptop size medium sized
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