Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon HD 8870M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 8870M, 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 Radeon HD 5870 stacks up against Radeon HD 8870M, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon HD 8870M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 8870M 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 Radeon HD 8870M here:

Radeon HD 8870M Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 5870	Radeon HD 8870M
Power consumption (TDP)	188 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5, DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	No outputs
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Radeon HD 5870 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8870M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 8870M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5870.
Radeon HD 5870 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8870M - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 5870 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 8870M - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 125 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8870M.
Radeon HD 5870 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8870M - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 300 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8870M.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−12	7−8
ultra / 1080p	6−7	4−5
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	18−20
medium / 1080p	14−16	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 40% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
high / 1080p	18−20	12−14
ultra / 1080p	16−18	10−12
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	35−40	27−30
medium / 1080p	20−22	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Battlefield 5 is 43% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 8870M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	180−190	140−150
medium / 768p	150−160	110−120
ultra / 1080p	75−80	55−60
QHD / 1440p	45−50	30−35
4K / 2160p	30−33	27−30
high / 768p	110−120	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 31% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	30−35	21−24
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
low / 768p	95−100	85−90
medium / 768p	80−85	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Dota 2 is 24% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
high / 1080p	12−14	9−10
ultra / 1080p	12−14	8−9
4K / 2160p	5−6	4−5
low / 720p	30−33	21−24
medium / 1080p	14−16	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Far Cry 5 is 36% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
high / 1080p	20−22	16−18
ultra / 1080p	14−16	10−12
low / 720p	80−85	65−70
medium / 1080p	35−40	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Fortnite is 30% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
high / 1080p	18−20	12−14
ultra / 1080p	16−18	12−14
QHD / 1440p	5−6	2−3
low / 720p	40−45	27−30
medium / 1080p	21−24	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 50% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
medium / 768p	60−65	45−50
high / 1080p	21−24	14−16
ultra / 1080p	9−10	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 32% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
high / 1080p	7−8	5−6
ultra / 1080p	5−6	3−4
4K / 2160p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	14−16
medium / 1080p	10−11	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Metro Exodus is 57% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
low / 768p	100−110	95−100
high / 1080p	−	90−95
ultra / 1080p	95−100	80−85
medium / 1080p	100−110	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Minecraft is 10% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
high / 1080p	20−22	16−18
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	45−50	35−40
medium / 1080p	21−24	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 22% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
high / 1080p	12−14	−
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	14−16
medium / 1080p	14−16	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 36% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
low / 768p	40−45	27−30
medium / 768p	24−27	18−20
high / 1080p	14−16	10−11
ultra / 1080p	9−10	7−8
4K / 2160p	7−8	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 42% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
low / 768p	95−100	85−90
medium / 768p	55−60	45−50
ultra / 1080p	27−30	21−24
high / 768p	45−50	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in World of Tanks is 18% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 5870	Radeon HD 8870M
Architecture	TeraScale 2	GCN
Code name	Cypress	Venus
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	23 September 2009	18 December 2012
Pipelines	1600	640
Core clock speed	850 MHz	725 MHz
Boost Clock		775 MHz
Transistor count	2,154 million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	68.00	31.00
Floating-point performance	2,720.0 gflops	992.0 gflops
Length	282 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz	4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	153.6 GB/s	72 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)		107 Mh/s
Laptop size		large
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Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon HD 8870M

Radeon HD 8870M is a Laptop Graphics Card

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