ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire vs GeForce GTX 870M

Place in the ranking	486	641
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	6.22	2.82
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	GK104	Broadway-XT
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	12 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 cores	1344	1600
Core clock speed	941 MHz	700 MHz
Boost clock speed	967 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,540 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	108.3	no data
Floating-point processing power	2.599 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	24	no data
TMUs	112	no 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 size	large	large
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no 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 type	GDDR5	DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	2x1 GB
Standard memory configuration	GDDR5	no data
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	Up to 2500 MHz	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	120.0 GB/s	no 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 Connectors	No outputs	no data
eDP 1.2 signal support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
LVDS signal support	Up to 1920x1200	no data
VGA аnalog display support	Up to 2048x1536	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	Up to 3840x2160	no 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 compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	11
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	1.1.126	-
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. 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.

GTX 870M 8.69
+83.7%

ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire 4.73

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:

900p	95−100 +79.2%	53 −79.2%
Full HD	45 −15.6%	52 +15.6%
4K	20 +100%	10−12 −100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +38.5%	12−14 −38.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +93.3%	14−16 −93.3%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +38.5%	12−14 −38.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +71.4%	21−24 −71.4%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 +144%	9−10 −144%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +100%	12−14 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +60%	14−16 −60%
Valorant	30−35 +143%	14−16 −143%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +93.3%	14−16 −93.3%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +38.5%	12−14 −38.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Dota 2	24 +50%	16−18 −50%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +58.3%	24−27 −58.3%
Fortnite	50−55 +82.8%	27−30 −82.8%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +71.4%	21−24 −71.4%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 +144%	9−10 −144%
Grand Theft Auto V	36 +125%	16−18 −125%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +100%	12−14 −100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 +69%	40−45 −69%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +60%	14−16 −60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	31 +93.8%	16−18 −93.8%
Valorant	30−35 +143%	14−16 −143%
World of Tanks	130−140 +64.2%	80−85 −64.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +93.3%	14−16 −93.3%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +38.5%	12−14 −38.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Dota 2	30−35 +100%	16−18 −100%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +58.3%	24−27 −58.3%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +71.4%	21−24 −71.4%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 +144%	9−10 −144%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 +69%	40−45 −69%
Valorant	30−35 +143%	14−16 −143%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +33.3%	30−35 −33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
World of Tanks	65−70 +85.7%	35−40 −85.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +143%	7−8 −143%
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +90%	10−11 −90%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +150%	8−9 −150%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Valorant	21−24 +76.9%	12−14 −76.9%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Dota 2	18−20 +11.8%	16−18 −11.8%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%
Metro Exodus	4−5	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 +85.7%	14−16 −85.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Dota 2	18−20 +11.8%	16−18 −11.8%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +120%	5−6 −120%
Fortnite	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Forza Horizon 5	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Valorant	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%

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 16% faster in 1080p
GTX 870M is 100% faster in 4K

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

in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 870M is 300% 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	8.69	4.73
Recency	12 March 2014	7 January 2010
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	120 Watt

GTX 870M has a 83.7% 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.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.