ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire vs R9 M370X
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R9 M370X and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire outperforms R9 M370X by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 765 | 693 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 3.01 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | Cape Verde | Broadway-XT |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 19 May 2015 (10 years ago) | 7 January 2010 (16 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 | 800 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1500 Million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 120 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 size | medium sized | large |
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 | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 4500 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Shared memory | - | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (FL 11_1) | 11 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution.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.
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 | 40−45
−32.5%
| 53
+32.5%
|
| Full HD | 34
−58.8%
| 54
+58.8%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
−40%
|
21−24
+40%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
−25%
|
10−11
+25%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 5−6
−40%
|
7−8
+40%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
−26.7%
|
18−20
+26.7%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
−40%
|
21−24
+40%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
−25%
|
10−11
+25%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12
−27.3%
|
14−16
+27.3%
|
| Fortnite | 21−24
−27.3%
|
27−30
+27.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
−22.2%
|
21−24
+22.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−11
−30%
|
12−14
+30%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
−18.8%
|
18−20
+18.8%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−13.2%
|
60−65
+13.2%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
−26.7%
|
18−20
+26.7%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
−40%
|
21−24
+40%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 103
+25.6%
|
80−85
−25.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
−25%
|
10−11
+25%
|
| Dota 2 | 35−40
−17.1%
|
40−45
+17.1%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12
−27.3%
|
14−16
+27.3%
|
| Fortnite | 21−24
−27.3%
|
27−30
+27.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
−22.2%
|
21−24
+22.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−11
−30%
|
12−14
+30%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10−12
−36.4%
|
14−16
+36.4%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7−8
−28.6%
|
9−10
+28.6%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
−18.8%
|
18−20
+18.8%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 15
+15.4%
|
12−14
−15.4%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−13.2%
|
60−65
+13.2%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
−26.7%
|
18−20
+26.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
−25%
|
10−11
+25%
|
| Dota 2 | 35−40
−17.1%
|
40−45
+17.1%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12
−27.3%
|
14−16
+27.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
−22.2%
|
21−24
+22.2%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
−18.8%
|
18−20
+18.8%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8
−62.5%
|
12−14
+62.5%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−13.2%
|
60−65
+13.2%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 21−24
−27.3%
|
27−30
+27.3%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
−24.1%
|
35−40
+24.1%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
−12.9%
|
35−40
+12.9%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
−30.8%
|
50−55
+30.8%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−28.6%
|
9−10
+28.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
−22.2%
|
10−12
+22.2%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−40%
|
7−8
+40%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 7−8
−28.6%
|
9−10
+28.6%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−6.7%
|
16−18
+6.7%
|
| Valorant | 18−20
−21.1%
|
21−24
+21.1%
|
4K
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−33.3%
|
16−18
+33.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
4K
High
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
This is how R9 M370X and ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire compete in popular games:
- ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire is 33% faster in 900p
- ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire is 59% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R9 M370X is 26% faster.
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire is 63% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- R9 M370X performs better in 2 tests (4%)
- ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire performs better in 51 tests (89%)
- there's a draw in 4 tests (7%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.76 | 4.69 |
| Recency | 19 May 2015 | 7 January 2010 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
R9 M370X has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 43% more advanced lithography process.
ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire, on the other hand, has a 25% higher aggregate performance score.
The Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M370X in performance tests.
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