Mobility Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon HD 6850 X2

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 6850 X2. 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 Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 6850 X2. 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 HD 6850 X2

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:

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Main Specs

	Mobility Radeon HD 5870	Radeon HD 6850 X2
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	254 Watt
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		2x 8-pin
Memory type	DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6850 X2 has 408% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 6850 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 6850 X2 has 1 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - in Desktops.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6850 X2 is 100 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 6850 X2 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6850 X2 is 3200 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−11	12−14
ultra / 1080p	6−7	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	21−24	27−30
medium / 1080p	12−14	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 23% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	16−18	21−24
ultra / 1080p	14−16	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
low / 720p	35−40	45−50
medium / 1080p	18−20	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Battlefield 5 is 22% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 6850 X2 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	170−180	190−200
medium / 768p	140−150	160−170
ultra / 1080p	70−75	85−90
QHD / 1440p	40−45	45−50
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	100−110	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 13% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	27−30	35−40
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 6% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	90−95	100−110
medium / 768p	75−80	85−90
ultra / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Dota 2 is 15% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	12−14	14−16
ultra / 1080p	10−12	14−16
4K / 2160p	4−5	5−6
low / 720p	27−30	30−35
medium / 1080p	12−14	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Far Cry 5 is 21% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	18−20	21−24
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	75−80	85−90
medium / 1080p	35−40	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Fortnite is 16% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	16−18	21−24
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
QHD / 1440p	4−5	7−8
low / 720p	35−40	45−50
medium / 1080p	20−22	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Forza Horizon 4 is 26% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	65−70	75−80
medium / 768p	55−60	65−70
high / 1080p	18−20	24−27
ultra / 1080p	8−9	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Grand Theft Auto V is 18% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	6−7	8−9
ultra / 1080p	5−6	6−7
4K / 2160p	1−2	2−3
low / 720p	18−20	24−27
medium / 1080p	9−10	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Metro Exodus is 25% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	100−110	100−110
ultra / 1080p	90−95	95−100
medium / 1080p	95−100	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Minecraft is 4% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	18−20	21−24
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
low / 720p	40−45	50−55
medium / 1080p	20−22	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 16% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	12−14	12−14
ultra / 1080p	8−9	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	18−20	24−27
medium / 1080p	12−14	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 15% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	35−40	45−50
medium / 768p	21−24	27−30
high / 1080p	12−14	16−18
ultra / 1080p	8−9	9−10
4K / 2160p	7−8	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 29% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	90−95	95−100
medium / 768p	50−55	55−60
ultra / 1080p	24−27	30−35
high / 768p	45−50	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in World of Tanks is 11% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.

Full Specs

	Mobility Radeon HD 5870	Radeon HD 6850 X2
Architecture	Terascale 2	TeraScale 2
Code name	Broadway-XT	Barts
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	7 January 2010	19 September 2011
Pipelines	800	960
Core clock speed	700 MHz	800 MHz
Transistor count	1,040 million	1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	28.00	38.40
Floating-point performance	1,120.0 gflops	2x 1,536.0 gflops
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	4200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s	134.4 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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Mobility Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon HD 6850 X2

Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is a Laptop Graphics Card

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