Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon RX 5500M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon RX 5500M, 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 Radeon HD 5870 stacks up against Radeon RX 5500M, check out specs charts below.
Radeon RX 5500M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon RX 5500M 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 Radeon RX 5500M here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 5870
Radeon RX 5500M
Power consumption (TDP)
188 Watt
85 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
No outputs
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Radeon HD 5870 has 121% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 5500M.
Radeon HD 5870 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 5500M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
Radeon RX 5500M has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5870.
Radeon HD 5870 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 5500M - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 5870 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon RX 5500M - with Navi / RDNA.
Core clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 477 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.
Radeon HD 5870 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 9200 MHz higher, than 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
10−12
21−24
ultra / 1080p
6−7
12−14
QHD / 1440p
1−2
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
24−27
40−45
medium / 1080p
14−16
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
18−20
30−35
ultra / 1080p
16−18
27−30
QHD / 1440p
1−2
12−14
4K / 2160p
−
8−9
low / 720p
35−40
70−75
medium / 1080p
20−22
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Battlefield 5 is 89% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
180−190
230−240
medium / 768p
150−160
200−210
ultra / 1080p
75−80
120−130
QHD / 1440p
45−50
95−100
4K / 2160p
30−33
50−55
high / 768p
110−120
170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 46% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
30−35
50−55
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 26% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
95−100
120−130
medium / 768p
80−85
100−110
ultra / 1080p
50−55
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Dota 2 is 35% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
12−14
24−27
ultra / 1080p
12−14
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
20−22
4K / 2160p
5−6
8−9
low / 720p
30−33
50−55
medium / 1080p
14−16
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Far Cry 5 is 80% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
20−22
30−35
ultra / 1080p
14−16
24−27
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
80−85
120−130
medium / 1080p
35−40
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Fortnite is 61% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
18−20
35−40
ultra / 1080p
16−18
27−30
QHD / 1440p
5−6
14−16
4K / 2160p
−
12−14
low / 720p
40−45
70−75
medium / 1080p
21−24
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Forza Horizon 4 is 85% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
70−75
100−110
medium / 768p
60−65
95−100
high / 1080p
21−24
40−45
ultra / 1080p
9−10
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Grand Theft Auto V is 58% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
7−8
12−14
ultra / 1080p
5−6
10−11
QHD / 1440p
−
10−11
4K / 2160p
1−2
3−4
low / 720p
21−24
40−45
medium / 1080p
10−11
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Metro Exodus is 88% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
100−110
120−130
ultra / 1080p
95−100
−
medium / 1080p
100−110
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Minecraft is 14% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
20−22
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
low / 720p
45−50
70−75
medium / 1080p
21−24
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 20% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
12−14
16−18
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
4K / 2160p
−
1−2
low / 720p
21−24
40−45
medium / 1080p
14−16
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 64% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
40−45
75−80
medium / 768p
24−27
45−50
high / 1080p
14−16
24−27
ultra / 1080p
9−10
14−16
4K / 2160p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 70% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
95−100
90−95
medium / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
27−30
40−45
high / 768p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in World of Tanks is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 5870
Radeon RX 5500M
Architecture
TeraScale 2
Navi / RDNA
Code name
Cypress
Navi 14 / R19M-E85
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
23 September 2009
29 September 2019
Pipelines
1600
1408
Core clock speed
850 MHz
1327 MHz
Boost Clock
1645 MHz
Transistor count
2,154 million
6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
7 nm
Texture fill rate
68.00
144.8
Floating-point performance
2,720.0 gflops
Length
282 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
4800 MHz
14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
224.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
5.0
6.5
OpenGL
4.4
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
N/A
1.2.131
Laptop size
medium sized
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