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    Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire vs Radeon R9 M295X

    In this comparison between Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and Radeon R9 M295X 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 M295X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and Radeon R9 M295X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and Radeon R9 M295X 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 M295X here:

    Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire Laptops
    Radeon R9 M295X Laptops

    Main Specs

      Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire Radeon R9 M295X
    Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 250 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5 Not Listed
    Maximum RAM amount 2x1 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • Radeon R9 M295X has 108% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 M295X - with GCN 3.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M295X is 23 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M295X - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 16−18 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 9−10 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 30−35 60−65
    medium / 1080p 18−20 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M295X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 125% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.

    Full Specs

      Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire Radeon R9 M295X
    Architecture Terascale 2 GCN 3
    Code name Broadway-XT Tonga
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 7 January 2010 16 October 2014
    Pipelines 1600 2048
    Core clock speed 700 MHz 723 MHz
    Transistor count 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 92.54
    Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 Not Listed
    Shader Model 6.3
    OpenGL 4.4
    OpenCL Not Listed
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 392 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
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