Mobility Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon R9 270X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon R9 270X, 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 Mobility Radeon HD 5870 stacks up against Radeon R9 270X, check out specs charts below.

Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Check Price

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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 R9 270X
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	180 Watt
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		2 x 6-pin
Memory type	DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 270X has 260% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 270X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 270X has 1 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 270X - in Desktops.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 270X - with GCN.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270X - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−11	24−27
ultra / 1080p	6−7	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	21−24	45−50
medium / 1080p	12−14	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 130% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	16−18	40−45
ultra / 1080p	14−16	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	10−12
low / 720p	35−40	80−85
medium / 1080p	18−20	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Battlefield 5 is 131% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	170−180	240−250
medium / 768p	140−150	210−220
ultra / 1080p	70−75	140−150
QHD / 1440p	40−45	110−120
4K / 2160p	30−33	60−65
high / 768p	100−110	180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 69% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	27−30	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	90−95	120−130
medium / 768p	75−80	110−120
ultra / 1080p	45−50	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Dota 2 is 52% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	12−14	30−35
ultra / 1080p	10−12	27−30
QHD / 1440p	−	21−24
4K / 2160p	4−5	10−11
low / 720p	27−30	60−65
medium / 1080p	12−14	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Far Cry 5 is 135% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	18−20	40−45
ultra / 1080p	14−16	30−35
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
low / 720p	75−80	140−150
medium / 1080p	35−40	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Fortnite is 105% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	16−18	40−45
ultra / 1080p	14−16	30−35
QHD / 1440p	4−5	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	16−18
low / 720p	35−40	80−85
medium / 1080p	20−22	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Forza Horizon 4 is 131% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	65−70	110−120
medium / 768p	55−60	100−110
high / 1080p	18−20	50−55
ultra / 1080p	8−9	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Grand Theft Auto V is 92% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	6−7	16−18
ultra / 1080p	5−6	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	12−14
4K / 2160p	1−2	4−5
low / 720p	18−20	45−50
medium / 1080p	9−10	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Metro Exodus is 150% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	100−110	120−130
ultra / 1080p	90−95	−
medium / 1080p	95−100	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Minecraft is 18% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	40−45	80−85
medium / 1080p	20−22	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 46% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	12−14	18−20
ultra / 1080p	8−9	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	3−4
low / 720p	18−20	45−50
medium / 1080p	12−14	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 100% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	35−40	90−95
medium / 768p	21−24	55−60
high / 1080p	12−14	30−35
ultra / 1080p	8−9	18−20
4K / 2160p	7−8	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 147% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	50−55	60−65
ultra / 1080p	24−27	45−50
high / 768p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in World of Tanks is 20% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.

Full Specs

	Mobility Radeon HD 5870	Radeon R9 270X
Architecture	Terascale 2	GCN
Code name	Broadway-XT	Curacao XT
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	7 January 2010	8 October 2013
Pipelines	800	1280
Core clock speed	700 MHz
Boost Clock		1050 MHz
Transistor count	1,040 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	28.00	84.00
Floating-point performance	1,120.0 gflops	2,688 gflops
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s	179.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	+
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		318 Mh/s
Laptop size	large
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
TrueAudio		+
Design		reference
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		30 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		163 Sol/s
AppAcceleration		+
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
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Mobility Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon R9 270X

Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is a Laptop Graphics Card

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