Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire vs Radeon HD 6550A

In this comparison between Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and Radeon HD 6550A you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6550A will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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Radeon HD 6550A

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:

Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire Laptops

Main Specs

	Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire	Radeon HD 6550A
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	35 Watt
Interface		MXM-A (3.0)
Memory type	DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2x1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors		No outputs
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Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire has 242% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6550A.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and Radeon HD 6550A have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6550A - in Desktops.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 6550A - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is 150 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and Radeon HD 6550A are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6550A is 600 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	16−18	0−1
ultra / 1080p	9−10	−
QHD / 1440p	4−5	0−1
low / 720p	30−35	1−2
medium / 1080p	18−20	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	24−27	−
ultra / 1080p	21−24	−
QHD / 1440p	8−9	0−1
4K / 2160p	6−7	−
low / 720p	50−55	0−1
medium / 1080p	27−30	−
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6550A in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
low / 768p	210−220	60−65
medium / 768p	180−190	27−30
ultra / 1080p	100−110	7−8
QHD / 1440p	50−55	−
4K / 2160p	30−35	−
high / 768p	140−150	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 478% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
low / 768p	55−60	70−75
ultra / 1080p	40−45	0−1
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6550A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
low / 768p	110−120	45−50
medium / 768p	95−100	10−11
ultra / 1080p	65−70	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Dota 2 is 265% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	−
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
4K / 2160p	6−7	−
low / 720p	40−45	0−1
medium / 1080p	20−22	−
high / 1080p	24−27	−
ultra / 1080p	20−22	−
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
low / 720p	100−110	21−24
medium / 1080p	55−60	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Fortnite is 377% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	27−30	0−1
ultra / 1080p	21−24	−
QHD / 1440p	9−10	0−1
4K / 2160p	9−10	−
low / 720p	55−60	0−1
medium / 1080p	30−33	0−1
low / 768p	85−90	18−20
medium / 768p	75−80	−
high / 1080p	30−35	0−1
ultra / 1080p	12−14	−
QHD / 1440p	3−4	0−1
medium / 720p	−	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Grand Theft Auto V is 357% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	10−11	−
ultra / 1080p	8−9	−
4K / 2160p	3−4	−
low / 720p	30−35	0−1
medium / 1080p	12−14	−
low / 768p	110−120	75−80
high / 1080p	−	27−30
medium / 1080p	100−110	−
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Minecraft is 49% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	21−24	−
ultra / 1080p	18−20	−
low / 720p	55−60	8−9
medium / 1080p	24−27	−
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 612% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.
high / 1080p	14−16	−
ultra / 1080p	10−11	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	−
low / 720p	30−33	0−1
medium / 1080p	16−18	−
low / 768p	55−60	0−1
medium / 768p	35−40	−
high / 1080p	20−22	−
ultra / 1080p	10−12	−
4K / 2160p	8−9	−
low / 768p	100−110	45−50
medium / 768p	60−65	14−16
ultra / 1080p	35−40	0−1
high / 768p	55−60	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in World of Tanks is 200% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Full Specs

	Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire	Radeon HD 6550A
Architecture	Terascale 2	TeraScale 2
Code name	Broadway-XT	Pinewood
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	7 January 2010	7 February 2011
Pipelines	1600	480
Core clock speed	700 MHz	550 MHz
Transistor count		627 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate		13.20
Floating-point performance		624.0 gflops
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth		25.6 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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Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire vs Radeon HD 6550A

Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

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