Mobility Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon HD 6950
In this comparison between Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 6950 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 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6950 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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:
Main Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Radeon HD 6950
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
500 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6950 has 900% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 6950 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 6950 has 1 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6950 - in Desktops.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 6950 - with TeraScale 3.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 6950 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6950 is 250 MHz higher, than Mobility 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
10−11
14−16
ultra / 1080p
6−7
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
21−24
27−30
medium / 1080p
12−14
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 30% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
16−18
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
18−20
QHD / 1440p
0−1
5−6
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
35−40
45−50
medium / 1080p
18−20
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Battlefield 5 is 27% 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 6950 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
170−180
200−210
medium / 768p
140−150
170−180
ultra / 1080p
70−75
90−95
QHD / 1440p
40−45
50−55
4K / 2160p
30−33
30−33
high / 768p
100−110
130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 21% 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 6950 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 6% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
medium / 768p
75−80
90−95
ultra / 1080p
45−50
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Dota 2 is 19% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
12−14
16−18
ultra / 1080p
10−12
14−16
4K / 2160p
4−5
6−7
low / 720p
27−30
35−40
medium / 1080p
12−14
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Far Cry 5 is 35% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
18−20
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
18−20
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
75−80
90−95
medium / 1080p
35−40
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Fortnite is 21% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
16−18
24−27
ultra / 1080p
14−16
18−20
QHD / 1440p
4−5
8−9
low / 720p
35−40
45−50
medium / 1080p
20−22
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Forza Horizon 4 is 31% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
65−70
80−85
medium / 768p
55−60
70−75
high / 1080p
18−20
27−30
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Grand Theft Auto V is 26% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
6−7
9−10
ultra / 1080p
5−6
7−8
4K / 2160p
1−2
2−3
low / 720p
18−20
27−30
medium / 1080p
9−10
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
100−110
110−120
ultra / 1080p
90−95
100−110
medium / 1080p
95−100
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Minecraft is 10% 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 6950 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 16% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
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 6950 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 23% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
35−40
50−55
medium / 768p
21−24
30−35
high / 1080p
12−14
16−18
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−11
4K / 2160p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 41% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
90−95
100−105
medium / 768p
50−55
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
30−35
high / 768p
45−50
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in World of Tanks is 14% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
Full Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Radeon HD 6950
Architecture
Terascale 2
TeraScale 3
Code name
Broadway-XT
Cayman
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
7 January 2010
14 December 2010
Pipelines
800
1408
Core clock speed
700 MHz
Boost Clock
800 MHz
Transistor count
1,040 million
2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
28.00
70.40
Floating-point performance
1,120.0 gflops
2,252.8 gflops
Length
267 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1000 MHz
1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth
64 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.0
5.0
OpenGL
4.4
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
Bus support
PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
244 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
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