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    Mobility Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon Pro 580X

    When choosing between Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon Pro 580X, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon Pro 580X.
    Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Check Price
    Radeon Pro 580X

    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:

    Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Radeon Pro 580X
    Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 150 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Radeon Pro 580X has 200% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon Pro 580X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon Pro 580X has 7 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro 580X - in Desktops.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon Pro 580X - with GCN 4.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro 580X is 400 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 580X - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 580X is 5780 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 10−11 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 6−7 24−27
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 18−20
    4K / 2160p − 10−12
    low / 720p 21−24 60−65
    medium / 1080p 12−14 45−50
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 230% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.

    Full Specs

      Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Radeon Pro 580X
    Architecture Terascale 2 GCN 4.0
    Code name Broadway-XT Polaris 20
    Type Laptop Workstation
    Release date 7 January 2010 18 March 2019
    Pipelines 800 2304
    Core clock speed 700 MHz 1100 MHz
    Boost Clock 1200 MHz
    Transistor count 1,040 million 5,700 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 28.00 172.8
    Floating-point performance 1,120.0 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1000 MHz 6780 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 217.0 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 5.0 6.4
    OpenGL 4.4 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 2.0
    Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
    Laptop size large
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