ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 vs RX Vega 11

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 11 with Mobility Radeon HD 5870, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 11
2018
25 Watt
4.97
+82.1%

RX Vega 11 outperforms Mobility HD 5870 by an impressive 82% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking696869
Place by popularity98not in top-100
Power efficiency15.504.26
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2019)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameRavenBroadway
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date12 February 2018 (8 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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores704800
Core clock speed300 MHz700 MHz
Boost clock speed1240 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,940 million1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate54.5628.00
Floating-point processing power1.971 TFLOPS1.12 TFLOPS
ROPs816
TMUs4440
L1 Cacheno data80 KB
L2 Cacheno data256 KB

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfaceIGPMXM-B (3.0)
WidthIGPno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeSystem SharedGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared1 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data64 GB/s
Shared memory+-

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsMotherboard DependentNo outputs

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model6.75.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.3N/A

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:

900p55−60
+77.4%
31
Full HD2839
+39.3%
1440p6
+100%
3−4
4K126−7
−50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+156%
9−10
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+100%
5−6
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
Resident Evil 4 Remake 8−9
+167%
3−4

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 31
+244%
9−10
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+156%
9−10
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+100%
5−6
Far Cry 5 19
+171%
7−8
Fortnite 86
+514%
14−16
Forza Horizon 4 38
+171%
14−16
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+46.2%
12−14
Valorant 60−65
+32.6%
45−50

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 26
+189%
9−10
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+156%
9−10
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 85−90
+62.3%
50−55
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+100%
5−6
Dota 2 46
+70.4%
27−30
Far Cry 5 18
+157%
7−8
Fortnite 31
+121%
14−16
Forza Horizon 4 35
+150%
14−16
Grand Theft Auto V 17
+143%
7−8
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
Metro Exodus 9
+80%
5−6
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+46.2%
12−14
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+40%
10−11
Valorant 60−65
+32.6%
45−50

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 25
+178%
9−10
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+100%
5−6
Dota 2 42
+55.6%
27−30
Far Cry 5 17
+143%
7−8
Forza Horizon 4 29
+107%
14−16
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+46.2%
12−14
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10 10−11
Valorant 60−65
+32.6%
45−50

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 30−33
+114%
14−16

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+50%
6−7
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 35−40
+95%
20−22
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5 0−1
Metro Exodus 4−5 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+44%
24−27
Valorant 50−55
+96.2%
24−27

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
Far Cry 5 9−10
+125%
4−5
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+100%
6−7
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
+150%
2−3
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+75%
4−5

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 10−11
+100%
5−6

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
Hogwarts Legacy 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
Valorant 21−24
+61.5%
12−14

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 8
+100%
4−5
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Dota 2 17
+143%
7−8
Far Cry 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
Forza Horizon 4 12
+500%
2−3
Hogwarts Legacy 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
+66.7%
3−4

4K
Epic

Fortnite 5−6
+66.7%
3−4

This is how RX Vega 11 and ATI Mobility HD 5870 compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 11 is 77% faster in 900p
  • ATI Mobility HD 5870 is 39% faster in 1080p
  • RX Vega 11 is 100% faster in 1440p
  • RX Vega 11 is 100% faster in 4K

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

  • in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega 11 is 514% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 11 performs better in 53 tests (98%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 4.97 2.73
Recency 12 February 2018 7 January 2010
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 50 Watt

RX Vega 11 has a 82% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 65% more advanced lithography process, and 50% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 11 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 11 is a desktop graphics card while Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is a notebook one.

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