ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire vs GeForce MX350

Place in the ranking	539	640
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	25.20	2.79
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	GP107	Broadway-XT
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	10 February 2020 (4 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	640	1600
Core clock speed	747 MHz	700 MHz
Boost clock speed	937 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,300 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	29.98	no data
Floating-point processing power	1.199 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	16	no data
TMUs	32	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	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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	2 GB	2x1 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1752 MHz	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	56.06 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

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.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	-
CUDA	6.1	-

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	75−80 +41.5%	53 −41.5%
Full HD	27 −92.6%	52 +92.6%
1440p	31 +72.2%	18−21 −72.2%
4K	26 +62.5%	16−18 −62.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Elden Ring	20 +66.7%	12−14 −66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	27 +92.9%	14−16 −92.9%
Counter-Strike 2	11 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	5 −100%	10−11 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	32 +60%	20−22 −60%
Metro Exodus	28 +155%	10−12 −155%
Red Dead Redemption 2	32 +113%	14−16 −113%
Valorant	24−27 +118%	10−12 −118%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	4 −150%	10−11 +150%
Dota 2	51 +219%	16−18 −219%
Elden Ring	13 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Far Cry 5	50 +108%	24−27 −108%
Fortnite	40−45 +53.6%	27−30 −53.6%
Forza Horizon 4	25 +25%	20−22 −25%
Grand Theft Auto V	35 +119%	16−18 −119%
Metro Exodus	17 +54.5%	10−12 −54.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	85 +107%	40−45 −107%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +40%	14−16 −40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +43.8%	16−18 −43.8%
Valorant	21 +90.9%	10−12 −90.9%
World of Tanks	120 +50%	80−85 −50%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	17 +21.4%	14−16 −21.4%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	3 −233%	10−11 +233%
Dota 2	76 +375%	16−18 −375%
Far Cry 5	40 +66.7%	24−27 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	19 −5.3%	20−22 +5.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	55−60 +43.9%	40−45 −43.9%
Valorant	24−27 +118%	10−12 −118%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Elden Ring	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Grand Theft Auto V	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 +21.9%	30−35 −21.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
World of Tanks	50−55 +51.4%	35−40 −51.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +100%	7−8 −100%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Valorant	18−20 +46.2%	12−14 −46.2%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	1−2	0−1
Dota 2	18−20 +5.9%	16−18 −5.9%
Elden Ring	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%
Metro Exodus	3−4	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Counter-Strike 2	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	30 +76.5%	16−18 −76.5%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Fortnite	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Valorant	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%

This is how GeForce MX350 and ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire compete in popular games:

GeForce MX350 is 42% faster in 900p
ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire is 93% faster in 1080p
GeForce MX350 is 72% faster in 1440p
GeForce MX350 is 63% faster in 4K

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

in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GeForce MX350 is 375% faster.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire is 233% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GeForce MX350 is ahead in 54 tests (90%)
ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire is ahead in 5 tests (8%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.32	4.88
Recency	10 February 2020	7 January 2010
Chip lithography	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	120 Watt

GeForce MX350 has a 50% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 500% lower power consumption.

The GeForce MX350 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.