Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire vs Radeon Pro 5500M

When comparing Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and Radeon Pro 5500M, we look primarily at benchmarks and game tests. But it is not only about the numbers. Often you can find third-party models with higher clock speeds, better cooling, or a customizable RGB lighting. Not all of them will have all the features you need. Another thing to consider is the port selection. Most graphics cards have at least one DisplayPort and HDMI interface, but some monitors require DVI. Before you buy, check the TDP of the graphics card - this characteristic will help you estimate the consumption of the graphics card. You may even have to upgrade your PSU to meet its requirements. An important factor when choosing between Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and Radeon Pro 5500M is the price. Does the additional cost justify the performance hit? Our comparison should help you make the right decision.

Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and Radeon Pro 5500M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and Radeon Pro 5500M 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 Crossfire or Radeon Pro 5500M here:

Main Specs

  Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire Radeon Pro 5500M
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 2x1 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire has 41% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 5500M.
  • Radeon Pro 5500M has 6 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro 5500M - in Mobile workstations.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon Pro 5500M - with Navi / RDNA.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 5500M is 11000 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 35−40
ultra / 1080p 9−10 21−24
QHD / 1440p 4−5 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 30−35 60−65
medium / 1080p 18−20 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 125% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.

Full Specs

  Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire Radeon Pro 5500M
Architecture Terascale 2 Navi / RDNA
Code name Broadway-XT Navi 14
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 7 January 2010 13 November 2019
Pipelines 1600 1536
Core clock speed 700 MHz
Boost Clock 1300 MHz
Transistor count 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 139.2
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz 12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.5
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131
Laptop size large medium sized
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