Mobility Radeon HD 5830 vs Radeon HD 7870 XT

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Mobility Radeon HD 5830 and Radeon HD 7870 XT. 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 5830 and Radeon HD 7870 XT. 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 7870 XT

Mobility Radeon HD 5830 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5830 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 5830 here:

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Main Specs

	Mobility Radeon HD 5830	Radeon HD 7870 XT
Power consumption (TDP)	24 Watt	185 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		2x 6-pin
Memory type	DDR3, GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7870 XT has 670% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
Mobility Radeon HD 5830 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7870 XT uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 7870 XT has 1 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
Mobility Radeon HD 5830 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - in Desktops.
Mobility Radeon HD 5830 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 425 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
Mobility Radeon HD 5830 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 5200 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	4−5	35−40
ultra / 1080p	2−3	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	16−18	60−65
medium / 1080p	6−7	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 485% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p	9−10	55−60
ultra / 1080p	8−9	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	21−24	100−110
medium / 1080p	10−11	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Battlefield 5 is 466% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	40−45	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Mobility Radeon HD 5830 and Radeon HD 7870 XT have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	140−150	250−260
medium / 768p	110−120	220−230
ultra / 1080p	50−55	180−190
QHD / 1440p	24−27	110−120
4K / 2160p	18−20	70−75
high / 768p	80−85	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 142% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p	65−70	60−65
ultra / 1080p	24−27	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p	85−90	120−130
medium / 768p	55−60	110−120
ultra / 1080p	30−33	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Dota 2 is 98% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p	5−6	45−50
ultra / 1080p	5−6	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	2−3	14−16
low / 720p	16−18	80−85
medium / 1080p	6−7	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Far Cry 5 is 571% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p	12−14	60−65
ultra / 1080p	8−9	45−50
QHD / 1440p	5−6	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	60−65	180−190
medium / 1080p	18−20	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Fortnite is 314% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p	9−10	60−65
ultra / 1080p	8−9	45−50
QHD / 1440p	5−6	30−35
4K / 2160p	3−4	24−27
low / 720p	24−27	100−110
medium / 1080p	12−14	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Forza Horizon 4 is 460% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p	50−55	140−150
medium / 768p	−	120−130
high / 1080p	9−10	70−75
ultra / 1080p	4−5	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	21−24
medium / 720p	45−50	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Grand Theft Auto V is 277% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p	3−4	24−27
ultra / 1080p	1−2	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	0−1	8−9
low / 720p	9−10	65−70
medium / 1080p	5−6	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Metro Exodus is 620% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p	95−100	130−140
high / 1080p	90−95	−
ultra / 1080p	75−80	−
medium / 1080p	90−95	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Minecraft is 36% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p	16−18	−
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	30−35	100−110
medium / 1080p	16−18	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 130% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	7−8	16−18
QHD / 1440p	−	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	10−11	65−70
medium / 1080p	9−10	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 344% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p	18−20	130−140
medium / 768p	12−14	85−90
high / 1080p	7−8	45−50
ultra / 1080p	5−6	24−27
4K / 2160p	2−3	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 588% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p	80−85	90−95
medium / 768p	40−45	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	50−55
high / 768p	35−40	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in World of Tanks is 48% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.

Full Specs

	Mobility Radeon HD 5830	Radeon HD 7870 XT
Architecture	Terascale 2	GCN 1.0
Code name	Broadway	Tahiti
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	7 January 2010	19 November 2012
Pipelines	800	1536
Core clock speed	500 MHz	925 MHz
Boost Clock		975 MHz
Transistor count	1,040 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	20.00	93.60
Floating-point performance	800.0 gflops	2,995 gflops
Length		267 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	192.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		346 Mh/s
Laptop size	large
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		14.5 Mh/s
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Mobility Radeon HD 5830 vs Radeon HD 7870 XT

Mobility Radeon HD 5830 is a Laptop Graphics Card

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