ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire vs GeForce GT 755M SLI

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 755M SLI and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 755M SLI
2013
2x 2 GB GDDR5, 2 Watt
8.70
+81.3%
ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire
2010
2x1 GB DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5, 120 Watt
4.80

GT 755M SLI outperforms ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire by an impressive 81% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking491637
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.062.79
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameN14P-?Broadway-XT
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 November 2013 (11 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 cores7681600
Core clock speed980 MHz700 MHz
Number of transistors2x 1300 Millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)2x ~50 Watt120 Watt

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 sizelargelarge

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 typeGDDR5DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2x 2 GB2x1 GB
Memory bus width2x 128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed5400 MHz1000 MHz
Shared memory--

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX1111
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GT 755M SLI 8.70
+81.3%
ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire 4.80

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GT 755M SLI 20627
+58.1%
ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire 13046

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:

900p95−100
+79.2%
53
−79.2%
Full HD37
−45.9%
54
+45.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+61.5%
12−14
−61.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Battlefield 5 24−27
+117%
12−14
−117%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+63.6%
10−12
−63.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+71.4%
14−16
−71.4%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+87.1%
30−35
−87.1%
Hitman 3 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+53.1%
30−35
−53.1%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+136%
10−12
−136%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+84.6%
12−14
−84.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+28.3%
45−50
−28.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+61.5%
12−14
−61.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Battlefield 5 24−27
+117%
12−14
−117%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+63.6%
10−12
−63.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+71.4%
14−16
−71.4%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+87.1%
30−35
−87.1%
Hitman 3 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+53.1%
30−35
−53.1%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+136%
10−12
−136%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+84.6%
12−14
−84.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+28.3%
45−50
−28.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+61.5%
12−14
−61.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+63.6%
10−12
−63.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+87.1%
30−35
−87.1%
Hitman 3 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+53.1%
30−35
−53.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+28.3%
45−50
−28.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+84.6%
12−14
−84.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+260%
10−11
−260%
Hitman 3 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+63.6%
10−12
−63.6%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+77.4%
30−35
−77.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Hitman 3 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+467%
6−7
−467%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%

This is how GT 755M SLI and ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire compete in popular games:

  • GT 755M SLI is 79% faster in 900p
  • ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire is 46% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GT 755M SLI is 500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GT 755M SLI surpassed ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire in all 68 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.70 4.80
Recency 1 November 2013 7 January 2010
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 2 Watt 120 Watt

GT 755M SLI has a 81.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 5900% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GT 755M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in performance tests.


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