Mobility Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon R9 M290X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon R9 M290X, 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 M290X, check out specs charts below.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon R9 M290X are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon R9 M290X 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 or Radeon R9 M290X here:
Main Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Radeon R9 M290X
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
100 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
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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Radeon R9 M290X has 100% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 M290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 M290X has 3 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M290X is 150 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M290X - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M290X is 200 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
16−18
ultra / 1080p
6−7
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
4−5
4K / 2160p
−
4−5
low / 720p
21−24
30−35
medium / 1080p
12−14
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 53% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
16−18
24−27
ultra / 1080p
14−16
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
9−10
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
low / 720p
35−40
55−60
medium / 1080p
18−20
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Battlefield 5 is 50% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon R9 M290X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
170−180
210−220
medium / 768p
140−150
180−190
ultra / 1080p
70−75
100−110
QHD / 1440p
40−45
55−60
4K / 2160p
30−33
30−35
high / 768p
100−110
150−160
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 31% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
27−30
40−45
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 11% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
90−95
110−120
medium / 768p
75−80
95−100
ultra / 1080p
45−50
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Dota 2 is 29% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
12−14
18−20
ultra / 1080p
10−12
18−20
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
4−5
6−7
low / 720p
27−30
40−45
medium / 1080p
12−14
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Far Cry 5 is 50% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
18−20
27−30
ultra / 1080p
14−16
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
75−80
100−110
medium / 1080p
35−40
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Fortnite is 43% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
16−18
27−30
ultra / 1080p
14−16
21−24
QHD / 1440p
4−5
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
35−40
55−60
medium / 1080p
20−22
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Forza Horizon 4 is 57% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
65−70
90−95
medium / 768p
55−60
80−85
high / 1080p
18−20
30−35
ultra / 1080p
8−9
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Grand Theft Auto V is 44% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
6−7
10−11
ultra / 1080p
5−6
8−9
4K / 2160p
1−2
3−4
low / 720p
18−20
30−35
medium / 1080p
9−10
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Metro Exodus is 75% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
100−110
110−120
ultra / 1080p
90−95
−
medium / 1080p
95−100
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Minecraft is 8% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
18−20
24−27
ultra / 1080p
14−16
18−20
low / 720p
40−45
60−65
medium / 1080p
20−22
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 37% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
30−35
medium / 1080p
12−14
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 38% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
35−40
60−65
medium / 768p
21−24
35−40
high / 1080p
12−14
21−24
ultra / 1080p
8−9
12−14
4K / 2160p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 64% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
medium / 768p
50−55
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
35−40
high / 768p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in World of Tanks is 20% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
Full Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Radeon R9 M290X
Architecture
Terascale 2
GCN
Code name
Broadway-XT
Neptune
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
7 January 2010
7 January 2014
Pipelines
800
1280
Core clock speed
700 MHz
850 MHz
Boost Clock
900 MHz
Transistor count
1,040 million
2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
28.00
72.00
Floating-point performance
1,120.0 gflops
2,304 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1000 MHz
1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth
64 GB/s
153.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.0
5.1
OpenGL
4.4
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Not Listed
Vulkan
N/A
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0 x16
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
300 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
large
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
Compute units
20
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