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    Mobility Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon HD 5970

    When comparing Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 5970, 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 and Radeon HD 5970 is the price. Does the additional cost justify the performance hit? Our comparison should help you make the right decision.
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    Radeon HD 5970

    Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 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 here:

    Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Radeon HD 5970
    Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 294 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
    Memory type DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Radeon HD 5970 has 488% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 5970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 5970 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5970 - in Desktops.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 5970 - with TeraScale 2.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5970 is 25 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 5970 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5970 is 3000 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 10−11 10−12
    ultra / 1080p 6−7 6−7
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
    low / 720p 21−24 24−27
    medium / 1080p 12−14 14−16
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 7% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.

    Full Specs

      Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Radeon HD 5970
    Architecture Terascale 2 TeraScale 2
    Code name Broadway-XT Hemlock
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 7 January 2010 18 November 2009
    Pipelines 800 1600
    Core clock speed 700 MHz 725 MHz
    Transistor count 1,040 million 2,154 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 28.00 58.00
    Floating-point performance 1,120.0 gflops 2x 2,320.0 gflops
    Length 305 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1000 MHz 4000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 128.0 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.0 5.0
    OpenGL 4.4 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan N/A N/A
    Laptop size large
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