Mobility Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon HD 6990
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 6990. 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 6990. 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.
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 6990
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
375 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
1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6990 has 650% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 6990 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 6990 has 1 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6990 - in Desktops.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 6990 - with TeraScale 3.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6990 is 130 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 6990 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6990 is 4000 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
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
21−24
30−35
medium / 1080p
12−14
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 46% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
16−18
24−27
ultra / 1080p
14−16
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
35−40
50−55
medium / 1080p
18−20
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Battlefield 5 is 45% 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 6990 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
170−180
210−220
medium / 768p
140−150
170−180
ultra / 1080p
70−75
95−100
QHD / 1440p
40−45
50−55
4K / 2160p
30−33
30−33
high / 768p
100−110
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 25% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
27−30
40−45
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 11% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
90−95
110−120
medium / 768p
75−80
90−95
ultra / 1080p
45−50
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Dota 2 is 25% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
12−14
18−20
ultra / 1080p
10−12
16−18
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 6990 in Far Cry 5 is 35% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
18−20
24−27
ultra / 1080p
14−16
18−20
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
75−80
95−100
medium / 1080p
35−40
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Fortnite is 29% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
16−18
24−27
ultra / 1080p
14−16
20−22
QHD / 1440p
4−5
9−10
low / 720p
35−40
50−55
medium / 1080p
20−22
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Forza Horizon 4 is 42% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
65−70
85−90
medium / 768p
55−60
75−80
high / 1080p
18−20
30−33
ultra / 1080p
8−9
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Grand Theft Auto V is 36% 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 6990 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 6990 in Minecraft is 10% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
18−20
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
18−20
low / 720p
40−45
55−60
medium / 1080p
20−22
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 29% 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
27−30
medium / 1080p
12−14
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 30% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
35−40
55−60
medium / 768p
21−24
30−35
high / 1080p
12−14
18−20
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−12
4K / 2160p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 47% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
medium / 768p
50−55
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
35−40
high / 768p
45−50
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in World of Tanks is 18% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
Full Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Radeon HD 6990
Architecture
Terascale 2
TeraScale 3
Code name
Broadway-XT
Antilles
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
7 January 2010
8 March 2011
Pipelines
800
1536
Core clock speed
700 MHz
830 MHz
Transistor count
1,040 million
2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
28.00
79.68
Floating-point performance
1,120.0 gflops
2x 2,549.8 gflops
Length
295 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1000 MHz
5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
64 GB/s
160.0 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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
265 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
24 Mh/s
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