ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire vs GeForce GTX 580M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 580M and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 580M
2011
2 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
5.38
+10%
ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire
2010
2x1 GB DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5, 120 Watt
4.89

GTX 580M outperforms ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking623645
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.692.79
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGF114Broadway-XT
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date28 June 2011 (13 years ago)7 January 2010 (15 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 cores3841600
Core clock speed620 MHz700 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate39.68no data
Floating-point processing power0.9523 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs64no data

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
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
SLI options+-

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 amount2 GB2x1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth96.0 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray+-
3D Gaming+-
Optimus+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 API11
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
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.

GTX 580M 5.38
+10%
ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire 4.89

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.

GTX 580M 14404
+10.4%
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:

900p42
−26.2%
53
+26.2%
Full HD57
+5.6%
54
−5.6%
1200p42
+20%
35−40
−20%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+10.5%
18−20
−10.5%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Fortnite 30−33
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Forza Horizon 5 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Valorant 60−65
+5.1%
55−60
−5.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+10.5%
18−20
−10.5%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 85−90
+8.8%
80−85
−8.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Dota 2 40−45
+7.5%
40−45
−7.5%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Fortnite 30−33
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Forza Horizon 5 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+13.3%
14−16
−13.3%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Valorant 60−65
+5.1%
55−60
−5.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+10.5%
18−20
−10.5%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Dota 2 40−45
+7.5%
40−45
−7.5%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Forza Horizon 5 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Valorant 60−65
+5.1%
55−60
−5.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 30−33
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 35−40
+11.4%
35−40
−11.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+6.3%
30−35
−6.3%
Valorant 55−60
+9.8%
50−55
−9.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1
Valorant 24−27
+8.7%
21−24
−8.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+13.3%
14−16
−13.3%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how GTX 580M and ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire compete in popular games:

  • ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire is 26% faster in 900p
  • GTX 580M is 6% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 580M is 20% faster in 1200p

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 580M is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 580M is ahead in 57 tests (90%)
  • there's a draw in 6 tests (10%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.38 4.89
Recency 28 June 2011 7 January 2010
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 120 Watt

GTX 580M has a 10% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 20% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 580M is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in performance tests.

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