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    Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire vs Radeon RX 550

    When comparing Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and Radeon RX 550, we look primarily at benchmarks and game tests. But it is not only about the numbers. Often you can find third-party models with higher clock speeds, better cooling, or a customizable RGB lighting. Not all of them will have all the features you need. Another thing to consider is the port selection. Most graphics cards have at least one DisplayPort and HDMI interface, but some monitors require DVI. Before you buy, check the TDP of the graphics card - this characteristic will help you estimate the consumption of the graphics card. You may even have to upgrade your PSU to meet its requirements. An important factor when choosing between Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and Radeon RX 550 is the price. Does the additional cost justify the performance hit? Our comparison should help you make the right decision.
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    Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire 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 Crossfire here:

    Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire Laptops

    Main Specs

      Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire Radeon RX 550
    Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 50 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2x1 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire has 140% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 550.
    • Radeon RX 550 has 2 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 550 - in Desktops.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon RX 550 - with GCN 4.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 550 is 400 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550 - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 550 is 6000 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 16−18 14−16
    ultra / 1080p 9−10 8−9
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 3−4
    low / 720p 30−35 30−33
    medium / 1080p 18−20 18−20
    The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6% more, than Radeon RX 550.

    Full Specs

      Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire Radeon RX 550
    Architecture Terascale 2 GCN 4.0
    Code name Broadway-XT Lexa
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 7 January 2010 20 April 2017
    Pipelines 1600 512
    Core clock speed 700 MHz 1100 MHz
    Boost Clock 1183 MHz
    Transistor count 2,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 37.86
    Floating-point performance 1,211 gflops
    Length 145 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1000 MHz 7000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 112.0 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 6.4
    OpenGL 4.6
    OpenCL 2.0
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    Laptop size large
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