Mobility Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon HD 6990M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 6990M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 stacks up against Radeon HD 6990M, check out specs charts below.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 6990M are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 6990M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon HD 6990M here:
Main Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Radeon HD 6990M
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
100 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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Radeon HD 6990M has 100% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
Both video cards are using MXM-B (3.0) interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon HD 6990M has 1 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 6990M are build with Terascale 2 architecture.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6990M is 15 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 6990M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is 100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M.
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
30−33
medium / 1080p
12−14
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 38% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
16−18
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
18−20
QHD / 1440p
0−1
6−7
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
35−40
45−50
medium / 1080p
18−20
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M 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 6990M 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 6990M 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 6990M 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 6990M 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 6990M 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 6990M in Fortnite is 29% 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
50−55
medium / 1080p
20−22
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Forza Horizon 4 is 36% 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 6990M 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 6990M 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 6990M 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
55−60
medium / 1080p
20−22
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 25% 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 6990M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 30% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
35−40
50−55
medium / 768p
21−24
30−35
high / 1080p
12−14
18−20
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−11
4K / 2160p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M 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 6990M in World of Tanks is 14% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
Full Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Radeon HD 6990M
Architecture
Terascale 2
Terascale 2
Code name
Broadway-XT
Blackcomb XTX
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
7 January 2010
12 July 2011
Pipelines
800
1120
Core clock speed
700 MHz
715 MHz
Transistor count
1,040 million
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
28.00
40.04
Floating-point performance
1,120.0 gflops
1,601.6 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1000 MHz
900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
64 GB/s
115.2 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
large
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