UHD Graphics vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 5870 with UHD Graphics, including specs and performance data.
UHD Graphics outperforms ATI Mobility HD 5870 by an impressive 89% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 779 | 601 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 7 |
| Power efficiency | 4.10 | 38.62 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Generation 11.0 (2019−2021) |
| GPU code name | Broadway | Jasper Lake GT1 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 (14 years ago) | 11 January 2021 (3 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 | 800 | 256 |
| Core clock speed | 700 MHz | 350 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 750 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,040 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 10 nm+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 10 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 28.00 | 12.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.12 TFLOPS | 0.384 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| TMUs | 40 | 16 |
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 | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | Ring Bus |
| Width | no data | IGP |
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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 64 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
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 | 31
−77.4%
| 55−60
+77.4%
|
| Full HD | 39
−79.5%
| 70−75
+79.5%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−66.7%
|
10−11
+66.7%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10
−77.8%
|
16−18
+77.8%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
−80%
|
9−10
+80%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
−71.4%
|
12−14
+71.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−66.7%
|
10−11
+66.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−66.7%
|
10−11
+66.7%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 8−9
−75%
|
14−16
+75%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−87.5%
|
30−33
+87.5%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
−75%
|
14−16
+75%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
−81.8%
|
40−45
+81.8%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
−71.4%
|
12−14
+71.4%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
−75%
|
21−24
+75%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
−79.5%
|
70−75
+79.5%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10
−77.8%
|
16−18
+77.8%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
−80%
|
9−10
+80%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
−71.4%
|
12−14
+71.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−66.7%
|
10−11
+66.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−66.7%
|
10−11
+66.7%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 8−9
−75%
|
14−16
+75%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−87.5%
|
30−33
+87.5%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
−75%
|
14−16
+75%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
−81.8%
|
40−45
+81.8%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
−71.4%
|
12−14
+71.4%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
−75%
|
21−24
+75%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−71.4%
|
24−27
+71.4%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
−79.5%
|
70−75
+79.5%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10
−77.8%
|
16−18
+77.8%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
−71.4%
|
12−14
+71.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−66.7%
|
10−11
+66.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−66.7%
|
10−11
+66.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−87.5%
|
30−33
+87.5%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
−75%
|
14−16
+75%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
−81.8%
|
40−45
+81.8%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
−75%
|
21−24
+75%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−71.4%
|
24−27
+71.4%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
−79.5%
|
70−75
+79.5%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
−71.4%
|
12−14
+71.4%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
−80%
|
9−10
+80%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 4−5
−75%
|
7−8
+75%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
−75%
|
14−16
+75%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
−71.4%
|
12−14
+71.4%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 18−20
−66.7%
|
30−33
+66.7%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
−66.7%
|
10−11
+66.7%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−75%
|
7−8
+75%
|
This is how ATI Mobility HD 5870 and UHD Graphics compete in popular games:
- UHD Graphics is 77% faster in 900p
- UHD Graphics is 79% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.96 | 5.58 |
| Recency | 7 January 2010 | 11 January 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 10 Watt |
UHD Graphics has a 88.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.
The UHD Graphics is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in performance tests.
Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is a notebook card while UHD Graphics is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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