Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon RX Vega M GL 870
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870, 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 Vega M GL 870, check out specs charts below.
Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 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 Vega M GL 870 here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 5870
Radeon RX Vega M GL 870
Power consumption (TDP)
188 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
HBM2
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5870.
Radeon HD 5870 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 5870 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 - with Vega.
Core clock speed of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 is 81 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.
Radeon HD 5870 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 - by 14 nm process technology.
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
35−40
ultra / 1080p
6−7
21−24
QHD / 1440p
1−2
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
24−27
60−65
medium / 1080p
14−16
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 227% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
18−20
55−60
ultra / 1080p
16−18
45−50
QHD / 1440p
1−2
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
35−40
100−110
medium / 1080p
20−22
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Battlefield 5 is 226% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
180−190
250−260
medium / 768p
150−160
220−230
ultra / 1080p
75−80
180−190
QHD / 1440p
45−50
110−120
4K / 2160p
30−33
70−75
high / 768p
110−120
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 75% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
30−35
−
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
95−100
120−130
medium / 768p
80−85
110−120
ultra / 1080p
50−55
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Dota 2 is 49% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
12−14
45−50
ultra / 1080p
12−14
40−45
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
5−6
14−16
low / 720p
30−33
80−85
medium / 1080p
14−16
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Far Cry 5 is 213% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
20−22
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
45−50
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
80−85
180−190
medium / 1080p
35−40
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Fortnite is 161% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
18−20
60−65
ultra / 1080p
16−18
45−50
QHD / 1440p
5−6
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
24−27
low / 720p
40−45
100−110
medium / 1080p
21−24
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 200% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
70−75
140−150
medium / 768p
60−65
120−130
high / 1080p
21−24
70−75
ultra / 1080p
9−10
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 126% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
7−8
24−27
ultra / 1080p
5−6
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
1−2
8−9
low / 720p
21−24
65−70
medium / 1080p
10−11
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Metro Exodus is 244% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
100−110
130−140
ultra / 1080p
95−100
−
medium / 1080p
100−110
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Minecraft is 23% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
20−22
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
low / 720p
45−50
100−110
medium / 1080p
21−24
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 58% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
12−14
24−27
ultra / 1080p
8−9
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
21−24
65−70
medium / 1080p
14−16
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 157% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
40−45
130−140
medium / 768p
24−27
85−90
high / 1080p
14−16
45−50
ultra / 1080p
9−10
24−27
4K / 2160p
7−8
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 210% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
95−100
90−95
medium / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
27−30
50−55
high / 768p
45−50
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in World of Tanks is 17% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 5870
Radeon RX Vega M GL 870
Architecture
TeraScale 2
Vega
Code name
Cypress
Vega Kaby Lake-G
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
23 September 2009
7 January 2018
Pipelines
1600
1280
Core clock speed
850 MHz
931 MHz
Boost Clock
1011 MHz
Transistor count
2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
68.00
Floating-point performance
2,720.0 gflops
Length
282 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
DirectX 12_1
Shader Model
5.0
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
Laptop size
medium sized
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