Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire vs Radeon R9 270
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and Radeon R9 270. 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 5870 Crossfire and Radeon R9 270. 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.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire 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 Crossfire here:
Main Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP)
120 Watt
150 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1 x 6-pin
Memory type
DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2x1 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 270 has 25% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and Radeon R9 270 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 270 - in Desktops.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270 - by 28 nm process technology.
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
16−18
21−24
ultra / 1080p
9−10
12−14
QHD / 1440p
4−5
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
30−35
40−45
medium / 1080p
18−20
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 37% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
high / 1080p
24−27
30−35
ultra / 1080p
21−24
30−33
QHD / 1440p
8−9
14−16
4K / 2160p
6−7
8−9
low / 720p
50−55
70−75
medium / 1080p
27−30
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Battlefield 5 is 33% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
low / 768p
210−220
230−240
medium / 768p
180−190
200−210
ultra / 1080p
100−110
120−130
QHD / 1440p
50−55
95−100
4K / 2160p
30−35
55−60
high / 768p
140−150
170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 22% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
40−45
50−55
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 16% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
low / 768p
110−120
120−130
medium / 768p
95−100
110−120
ultra / 1080p
65−70
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Dota 2 is 15% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
high / 1080p
18−20
27−30
ultra / 1080p
16−18
24−27
QHD / 1440p
16−18
20−22
4K / 2160p
6−7
8−9
low / 720p
40−45
55−60
medium / 1080p
20−22
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Far Cry 5 is 40% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
high / 1080p
24−27
35−40
ultra / 1080p
20−22
27−30
QHD / 1440p
16−18
16−18
low / 720p
100−110
130−140
medium / 1080p
55−60
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Fortnite is 31% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
high / 1080p
27−30
35−40
ultra / 1080p
21−24
27−30
QHD / 1440p
9−10
14−16
4K / 2160p
9−10
14−16
low / 720p
55−60
70−75
medium / 1080p
30−33
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Forza Horizon 4 is 34% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
low / 768p
85−90
100−110
medium / 768p
75−80
95−100
high / 1080p
30−35
40−45
ultra / 1080p
12−14
18−20
QHD / 1440p
3−4
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Grand Theft Auto V is 28% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
high / 1080p
10−11
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−12
QHD / 1440p
−
10−12
4K / 2160p
3−4
3−4
low / 720p
30−35
40−45
medium / 1080p
12−14
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Metro Exodus is 38% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
low / 768p
110−120
120−130
medium / 1080p
100−110
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Minecraft is 9% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
high / 1080p
21−24
−
ultra / 1080p
18−20
14−16
low / 720p
55−60
70−75
medium / 1080p
24−27
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 2% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
high / 1080p
14−16
16−18
ultra / 1080p
10−11
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
4K / 2160p
−
2−3
low / 720p
30−33
40−45
medium / 1080p
16−18
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 27% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
low / 768p
55−60
75−80
medium / 768p
35−40
45−50
high / 1080p
20−22
27−30
ultra / 1080p
10−12
14−16
4K / 2160p
8−9
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 29% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
low / 768p
100−110
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
35−40
40−45
high / 768p
55−60
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in World of Tanks is 3% more, than Radeon R9 270.
Full Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Radeon R9 270
Architecture
Terascale 2
GCN 1.0
Code name
Broadway-XT
Curacao
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
7 January 2010
13 November 2013
Pipelines
1600
1280
Core clock speed
700 MHz
Boost Clock
925 MHz
Transistor count
2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
74.00
Floating-point performance
2,368 gflops
Length
210 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
179.2 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
+
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
293 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
TrueAudio
+
Design
reference
DisplayPort support
+
CrossFire
+
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
16 Mh/s
LiquidVR
+
TressFX
+
UVD
+
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