ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire vs GeForce GT 755M SLI

Place in the ranking	502	646
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	5.99	2.81
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	N14P-?	Broadway-XT
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 November 2013 (11 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	768	1600
Core clock speed	980 MHz	700 MHz
Number of transistors	2x 1300 Million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	2x ~50 Watt	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

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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	2x 2 GB	2x1 GB
Memory bus width	2x 128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5400 MHz	1000 MHz
Shared memory	-	-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	11	11
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.

GT 755M SLI 8.42
+78%

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3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution.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.

GT 755M SLI 20627
+58.1%

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	90−95 +69.8%	53 −69.8%
Full HD	36 −44.4%	52 +44.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +100%	14−16 −100%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +78.9%	18−20 −78.9%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 +133%	9−10 −133%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +91.7%	12−14 −91.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +60%	14−16 −60%
Valorant	30−35 +129%	14−16 −129%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +100%	14−16 −100%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
Dota 2	30−35 +107%	14−16 −107%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +50%	24−27 −50%
Fortnite	50−55 +75.9%	27−30 −75.9%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +78.9%	18−20 −78.9%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 +133%	9−10 −133%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−33 +100%	14−16 −100%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +91.7%	12−14 −91.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	65−70 +61.9%	40−45 −61.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +60%	14−16 −60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +62.5%	16−18 −62.5%
Valorant	30−35 +129%	14−16 −129%
World of Tanks	120−130 +61.3%	80−85 −61.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +100%	14−16 −100%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
Dota 2	30−35 +107%	14−16 −107%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +50%	24−27 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +78.9%	18−20 −78.9%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 +133%	9−10 −133%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	65−70 +61.9%	40−45 −61.9%
Valorant	30−35 +129%	14−16 −129%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	1−2	0−1
Dota 2	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Grand Theft Auto V	10−12 +120%	5−6 −120%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +31.3%	30−35 −31.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
World of Tanks	60−65 +80%	35−40 −80%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +129%	7−8 −129%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +80%	10−11 −80%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +138%	8−9 −138%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +400%	3−4 −400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Valorant	21−24 +69.2%	12−14 −69.2%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Dota 2	18−20 +11.8%	16−18 −11.8%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 +78.6%	14−16 −78.6%
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	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Counter-Strike 2	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Dota 2	18−20 +11.8%	16−18 −11.8%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
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	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%

This is how GT 755M SLI and ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire compete in popular games:

GT 755M SLI is 70% faster in 900p
ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire is 44% faster in 1080p

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

in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GT 755M SLI is 400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, GT 755M SLI surpassed ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire in all 60 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.42	4.73
Recency	1 November 2013	7 January 2010
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	120 Watt

GT 755M SLI has a 78% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 5900% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GT 755M SLI 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.