ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire vs GeForce GTX 870M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 870M and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 870M
2014
3 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
9.02
+85.2%
ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire
2010
2x1 GB DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5, 120 Watt
4.87

GTX 870M outperforms ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire by an impressive 85% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking489646
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.212.79
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGK104Broadway-XT
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date12 March 2014 (10 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 cores13441600
Core clock speed941 MHz700 MHz
Boost clock speed967 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate108.3no data
Floating-point processing power2.599 TFLOPSno data
ROPs24no data
TMUs112no 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 Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0no 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 amount3 GB2x1 GB
Standard memory configurationGDDR5no data
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 2500 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth120.0 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
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 3840x2160no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160no data
HDMI+-
HDCP content protection+-
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+-

Supported technologies

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

H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.1no data
Vulkan1.1.126-
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 870M 9.02
+85.2%
ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire 4.87

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 870M 24035
+84.2%
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 HD46
−17.4%
54
+17.4%
4K19
+90%
10−12
−90%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 21−24
+90.9%
10−12
−90.9%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 21−24
+90.9%
10−12
−90.9%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+106%
18−20
−106%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+115%
12−14
−115%
Fortnite 50−55
+88.9%
27−30
−88.9%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+76.2%
21−24
−76.2%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
Valorant 85−90
+46.6%
55−60
−46.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 21−24
+90.9%
10−12
−90.9%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+106%
18−20
−106%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
+65%
80−85
−65%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%
Dota 2 60−65
+57.5%
40−45
−57.5%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+115%
12−14
−115%
Fortnite 50−55
+88.9%
27−30
−88.9%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+76.2%
21−24
−76.2%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
Grand Theft Auto V 36
+140%
14−16
−140%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
+115%
12−14
−115%
Valorant 85−90
+46.6%
55−60
−46.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+106%
18−20
−106%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%
Dota 2 60−65
+57.5%
40−45
−57.5%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+115%
12−14
−115%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+76.2%
21−24
−76.2%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 15
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
Valorant 85−90
+46.6%
55−60
−46.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
+88.9%
27−30
−88.9%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 65−70
+85.7%
35−40
−85.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+53.1%
30−35
−53.1%
Valorant 95−100
+90%
50−55
−90%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+81.8%
10−12
−81.8%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9 0−1
Valorant 40−45
+91.3%
21−24
−91.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Dota 2 30−35
+107%
14−16
−107%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%

This is how GTX 870M and ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire compete in popular games:

  • GTX 870M is 79% faster in 900p
  • ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire is 17% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 870M is 90% faster in 4K

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 870M is 800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 870M surpassed ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.02 4.87
Recency 12 March 2014 7 January 2010
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 120 Watt

GTX 870M has a 85.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 20% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 870M is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in performance tests.

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