Mobility Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon R9 280
In this comparison between Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon R9 280 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Mobility Radeon HD 5870 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 280 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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:
Main Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Radeon R9 280
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
200 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type
DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
3 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 280 has 300% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 280 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 280 has 2 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 280 - in Desktops.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 280 is 250 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
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
10−11
35−40
ultra / 1080p
6−7
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
21−24
60−65
medium / 1080p
12−14
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 215% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
16−18
55−60
ultra / 1080p
14−16
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
35−40
100−110
medium / 1080p
18−20
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Battlefield 5 is 209% 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 280 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
170−180
250−260
medium / 768p
140−150
220−230
ultra / 1080p
70−75
180−190
QHD / 1440p
40−45
110−120
4K / 2160p
30−33
70−75
high / 768p
100−110
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 86% 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 280 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
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Dota 2 is 59% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
12−14
45−50
ultra / 1080p
10−12
40−45
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
4−5
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
80−85
medium / 1080p
12−14
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Far Cry 5 is 235% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
18−20
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
45−50
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
75−80
180−190
medium / 1080p
35−40
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Fortnite is 175% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
16−18
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
45−50
QHD / 1440p
4−5
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
24−27
low / 720p
35−40
100−110
medium / 1080p
20−22
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Forza Horizon 4 is 231% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
65−70
140−150
medium / 768p
55−60
120−130
high / 1080p
18−20
70−75
ultra / 1080p
8−9
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Grand Theft Auto V is 144% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
6−7
24−27
ultra / 1080p
5−6
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
1−2
8−9
low / 720p
18−20
65−70
medium / 1080p
9−10
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Metro Exodus is 287% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
100−110
130−140
ultra / 1080p
90−95
−
medium / 1080p
95−100
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Minecraft is 28% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
18−20
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
40−45
100−110
medium / 1080p
20−22
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 76% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
12−14
24−27
ultra / 1080p
8−9
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
18−20
65−70
medium / 1080p
12−14
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 176% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
35−40
130−140
medium / 768p
21−24
85−90
high / 1080p
12−14
45−50
ultra / 1080p
8−9
24−27
4K / 2160p
7−8
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 264% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
50−55
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
50−55
high / 768p
45−50
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in World of Tanks is 24% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
Full Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Radeon R9 280
Architecture
Terascale 2
GCN 1.0
Code name
Broadway-XT
Tahiti
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
7 January 2010
4 March 2014
Pipelines
800
1792
Core clock speed
700 MHz
Boost Clock
933 MHz
Transistor count
1,040 million
4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
28.00
104.5
Floating-point performance
1,120.0 gflops
3,344 gflops
Length
275 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
384 Bit
Memory clock speed
1000 MHz
1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth
64 GB/s
240 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)
408 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
TrueAudio
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
21.5 Mh/s
LiquidVR
+
TressFX
+
UVD
+
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