Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire vs Radeon R9 M280X
In this comparison between Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and Radeon R9 M280X 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 Crossfire will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M280X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and Radeon R9 M280X are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and Radeon R9 M280X 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 R9 M280X here:
Main Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Radeon R9 M280X
Power consumption (TDP)
120 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type
DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount
2x1 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Both cards are used in Laptops.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 M280X - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M280X is 200 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M280X - 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
2−3
ultra / 1080p
9−10
1−2
QHD / 1440p
4−5
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
14−16
medium / 1080p
18−20
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 280% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
high / 1080p
24−27
7−8
ultra / 1080p
21−24
5−6
QHD / 1440p
8−9
0−1
4K / 2160p
6−7
−
low / 720p
50−55
18−20
medium / 1080p
27−30
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Battlefield 5 is 255% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
−
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M280X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
low / 768p
210−220
110−120
medium / 768p
180−190
90−95
ultra / 1080p
100−110
40−45
QHD / 1440p
50−55
24−27
4K / 2160p
30−35
18−20
high / 768p
140−150
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 103% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
low / 768p
55−60
70−75
ultra / 1080p
40−45
21−24
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
low / 768p
110−120
70−75
medium / 768p
95−100
50−55
ultra / 1080p
65−70
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Dota 2 is 82% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
high / 1080p
18−20
3−4
ultra / 1080p
16−18
3−4
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
6−7
2−3
low / 720p
40−45
14−16
medium / 1080p
20−22
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Far Cry 5 is 320% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
high / 1080p
24−27
10−12
ultra / 1080p
20−22
5−6
QHD / 1440p
16−18
2−3
low / 720p
100−110
50−55
medium / 1080p
55−60
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Fortnite is 164% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
high / 1080p
27−30
6−7
ultra / 1080p
21−24
−
QHD / 1440p
9−10
4−5
4K / 2160p
9−10
2−3
low / 720p
55−60
21−24
medium / 1080p
30−33
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Forza Horizon 4 is 200% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
low / 768p
85−90
45−50
medium / 768p
75−80
40−45
high / 1080p
30−35
7−8
ultra / 1080p
12−14
3−4
QHD / 1440p
3−4
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Grand Theft Auto V is 108% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
high / 1080p
10−11
2−3
ultra / 1080p
8−9
0−1
4K / 2160p
3−4
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
8−9
medium / 1080p
12−14
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Metro Exodus is 260% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
low / 768p
110−120
80−85
ultra / 1080p
−
70−75
medium / 1080p
100−110
−
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Minecraft is 40% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
high / 1080p
21−24
−
ultra / 1080p
18−20
12−14
low / 720p
55−60
27−30
medium / 1080p
24−27
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 88% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
10−11
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
−
low / 720p
30−33
8−9
medium / 1080p
16−18
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 171% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
low / 768p
55−60
16−18
medium / 768p
35−40
10−12
high / 1080p
20−22
6−7
ultra / 1080p
10−12
4−5
4K / 2160p
8−9
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 237% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
low / 768p
100−110
70−75
medium / 768p
60−65
35−40
ultra / 1080p
35−40
16−18
high / 768p
55−60
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in World of Tanks is 66% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
Full Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Radeon R9 M280X
Architecture
Terascale 2
GCN
Code name
Broadway-XT
Saturn XT
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
7 January 2010
1 February 2015
Pipelines
1600
896
Core clock speed
700 MHz
900 MHz
Transistor count
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
61.60
Floating-point performance
1,792 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
96 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model
6.3
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
Not Listed
FreeSync
+
Bus support
Not Listed
Laptop size
large
large
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
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