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    Mobility Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon RX 560

    In this comparison between Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon RX 560 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 will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 560 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 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 here:

    Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Radeon RX 560
    Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 75 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon RX 560 has 50% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon RX 560 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • Radeon RX 560 has 3 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 560 - in Desktops.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon RX 560 - with GCN 4.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 560 is 475 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560 - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 560 is 6000 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 10−11 18−20
    ultra / 1080p 6−7 10−12
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 5−6
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 21−24 35−40
    medium / 1080p 12−14 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 69% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.

    Full Specs

      Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Radeon RX 560
    Architecture Terascale 2 GCN 4.0
    Code name Broadway-XT Polaris 21
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 7 January 2010 18 April 2017
    Pipelines 800 1024
    Core clock speed 700 MHz 1175 MHz
    Boost Clock 1275 MHz
    Transistor count 1,040 million 3,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 28.00 81.60
    Floating-point performance 1,120.0 gflops 2,611 gflops
    Length 170 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1000 MHz 7000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 112.0 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 5.0 6.4
    OpenGL 4.4 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 2.0
    Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
    Laptop size large
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