ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 vs FirePro W5170M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro W5170M with Mobility Radeon HD 5870, including specs and performance data.
W5170M outperforms ATI Mobility HD 5870 by an impressive 92% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 593 | 775 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 4.12 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | Tropo | Broadway |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 25 August 2014 (10 years ago) | 7 January 2010 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 640 | 800 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 925 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | 1,040 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 37.00 | 28.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.184 TFLOPS | 1.12 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| TMUs | 40 | 40 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | large | large |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1125 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 72 GB/s | 64 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| 900p | 55−60
+77.4%
| 31
−77.4%
|
| Full HD | 29
−27.6%
| 37
+27.6%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+50%
|
6−7
−50%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 14−16
+66.7%
|
9−10
−66.7%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+200%
|
5−6
−200%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 12−14
+71.4%
|
7−8
−71.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+50%
|
6−7
−50%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
+100%
|
6−7
−100%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 16−18
+100%
|
8−9
−100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+125%
|
16−18
−125%
|
| Hitman 3 | 12−14
+50%
|
8−9
−50%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 35−40
+59.1%
|
21−24
−59.1%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
+367%
|
3−4
−367%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
+114%
|
7−8
−114%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 20−22
+66.7%
|
12−14
−66.7%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 45−50
+25.6%
|
35−40
−25.6%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 14−16
+66.7%
|
9−10
−66.7%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+200%
|
5−6
−200%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 12−14
+71.4%
|
7−8
−71.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+50%
|
6−7
−50%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
+100%
|
6−7
−100%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 16−18
+100%
|
8−9
−100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+125%
|
16−18
−125%
|
| Hitman 3 | 12−14
+50%
|
8−9
−50%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 35−40
+59.1%
|
21−24
−59.1%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
+367%
|
3−4
−367%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
+114%
|
7−8
−114%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 20−22
+66.7%
|
12−14
−66.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
+35.7%
|
14−16
−35.7%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 45−50
+25.6%
|
35−40
−25.6%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 14−16
+66.7%
|
9−10
−66.7%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 12−14
+71.4%
|
7−8
−71.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+50%
|
6−7
−50%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
+100%
|
6−7
−100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+125%
|
16−18
−125%
|
| Hitman 3 | 12−14
+50%
|
8−9
−50%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 35−40
+59.1%
|
21−24
−59.1%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 20−22
+66.7%
|
12−14
−66.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
+35.7%
|
14−16
−35.7%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 45−50
+25.6%
|
35−40
−25.6%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
+114%
|
7−8
−114%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 10−12
+120%
|
5−6
−120%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+100%
|
8−9
−100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 10−11
+25%
|
8−9
−25%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
+71.4%
|
7−8
−71.4%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
+100%
|
18−20
−100%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−11
+66.7%
|
6−7
−66.7%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
+100%
|
6−7
−100%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
This is how W5170M and ATI Mobility HD 5870 compete in popular games:
- W5170M is 77% faster in 900p
- ATI Mobility HD 5870 is 28% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the W5170M is 500% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, W5170M surpassed ATI Mobility HD 5870 in all 61 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.68 | 2.96 |
| Recency | 25 August 2014 | 7 January 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
W5170M has a 91.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
The FirePro W5170M is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in performance tests.
Be aware that FirePro W5170M is a mobile workstation card while Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is a mobile workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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