ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire vs GeForce GTX 770M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 770M SLI and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 770M SLI
2013
2x 3 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
13.33
+174%
ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire
2010
2x1 GB DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5, 120 Watt
4.87

GTX 770M SLI outperforms ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire by a whopping 174% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking386640
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.132.80
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameno dataBroadway-XT
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date30 May 2013 (11 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 cores19201600
Core clock speed811 MHz700 MHz
Number of transistors2x 2540 Millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 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
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 amount2x 3 GB2x1 GB
Memory bus width2x 192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed4000 MHz1000 MHz
Shared memory--

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX1111
CUDA+-

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:

900p140−150
+164%
53
−164%
Full HD140−150
+169%
52
−169%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+160%
10−11
−160%
Elden Ring 40−45
+233%
12−14
−233%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+207%
14−16
−207%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+160%
10−11
−160%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+170%
20−22
−170%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+227%
10−12
−227%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+120%
14−16
−120%
Valorant 50−55
+382%
10−12
−382%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+207%
14−16
−207%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+160%
10−11
−160%
Dota 2 45−50
+200%
16−18
−200%
Elden Ring 40−45
+233%
12−14
−233%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+113%
24−27
−113%
Fortnite 75−80
+168%
27−30
−168%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+170%
20−22
−170%
Grand Theft Auto V 45−50
+200%
16−18
−200%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+227%
10−12
−227%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+139%
40−45
−139%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+120%
14−16
−120%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+150%
16−18
−150%
Valorant 50−55
+382%
10−12
−382%
World of Tanks 170−180
+124%
80−85
−124%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+207%
14−16
−207%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+160%
10−11
−160%
Dota 2 45−50
+200%
16−18
−200%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+113%
24−27
−113%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+170%
20−22
−170%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+139%
40−45
−139%
Valorant 50−55
+382%
10−12
−382%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Elden Ring 20−22
+300%
5−6
−300%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
+375%
4−5
−375%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−105
+213%
30−35
−213%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
World of Tanks 90−95
+169%
35−40
−169%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+286%
7−8
−286%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+210%
10−11
−210%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+357%
7−8
−357%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+833%
3−4
−833%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+183%
6−7
−183%
Valorant 30−35
+154%
12−14
−154%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Dota 2 24−27
+41.2%
16−18
−41.2%
Elden Ring 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%
Metro Exodus 9−10 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+179%
14−16
−179%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Dota 2 24−27
+41.2%
16−18
−41.2%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+240%
5−6
−240%
Fortnite 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Valorant 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%

This is how GTX 770M SLI and ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire compete in popular games:

  • GTX 770M SLI is 164% faster in 900p
  • GTX 770M SLI is 169% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 770M SLI is 833% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 770M SLI surpassed ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire in all 60 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.33 4.87
Recency 30 May 2013 7 January 2010
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 120 Watt

GTX 770M SLI has a 173.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire, on the other hand, has 25% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 770M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in performance tests.


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