ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire vs GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 Ti with Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire, including specs and performance data.
GTX 1080 Ti outperforms ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire by a whopping 903% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 69 | 637 |
| Place by popularity | 46 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 21.23 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 13.31 | 2.76 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | GP102 | Broadway-XT |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 10 March 2017 (7 years ago) | 7 January 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 3584 | 1600 |
| Core clock speed | 1481 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1582 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 11,800 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 120 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 91 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 354.4 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 11.34 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 88 | no data |
| TMUs | 224 | 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 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Recommended system power (PSU) | 600 Watt | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | no data |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | GDDR5X | DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 11 GB | 2x1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 352 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1376 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 484.4 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 | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | no data |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GPU Boost | 3.0 | no data |
| Ansel | + | - |
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 | 4.5 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
| CUDA | + | - |
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 | 500−550
+843%
| 53
−843%
|
| Full HD | 131
+152%
| 52
−152%
|
| 1440p | 82
+925%
| 8−9
−925%
|
| 4K | 69
+1050%
| 6−7
−1050%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 5.34 | no data |
| 1440p | 8.52 | no data |
| 4K | 10.13 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 85−90
+1000%
|
8−9
−1000%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 100
+669%
|
12−14
−669%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 80−85
+1560%
|
5−6
−1560%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 162
+1250%
|
12−14
−1250%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 95−100
+764%
|
10−12
−764%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 85−90
+1000%
|
8−9
−1000%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 122
+1120%
|
10−11
−1120%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 110−120
+736%
|
14−16
−736%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 293
+845%
|
30−35
−845%
|
| Hitman 3 | 100−110
+827%
|
10−12
−827%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 190−200
+497%
|
30−35
−497%
|
| Metro Exodus | 144
+1209%
|
10−12
−1209%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 100−110
+700%
|
12−14
−700%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 215
+1094%
|
18−20
−1094%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 130−140
+202%
|
45−50
−202%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 145
+1015%
|
12−14
−1015%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 80−85
+1560%
|
5−6
−1560%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 147
+1125%
|
12−14
−1125%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 95−100
+764%
|
10−12
−764%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 85−90
+1000%
|
8−9
−1000%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 96
+860%
|
10−11
−860%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 59
+321%
|
14−16
−321%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 284
+816%
|
30−35
−816%
|
| Hitman 3 | 100−110
+827%
|
10−12
−827%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 190−200
+497%
|
30−35
−497%
|
| Metro Exodus | 144
+1209%
|
10−12
−1209%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 100−110
+700%
|
12−14
−700%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 196
+989%
|
18−20
−989%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 95−100
+450%
|
18−20
−450%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 130−140
+202%
|
45−50
−202%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 71
+446%
|
12−14
−446%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 80−85
+1560%
|
5−6
−1560%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 81
+636%
|
10−12
−636%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 85−90
+1000%
|
8−9
−1000%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 73
+630%
|
10−11
−630%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 120
+287%
|
30−35
−287%
|
| Hitman 3 | 100−110
+827%
|
10−12
−827%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 153
+378%
|
30−35
−378%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 167
+828%
|
18−20
−828%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 98
+444%
|
18−20
−444%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 130−140
+202%
|
45−50
−202%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 121
+831%
|
12−14
−831%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 108
+1100%
|
9−10
−1100%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 86
+1129%
|
7−8
−1129%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 62
+1450%
|
4−5
−1450%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 55−60
+1020%
|
5−6
−1020%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 62
+1450%
|
4−5
−1450%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
+2000%
|
2−3
−2000%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55
+817%
|
6−7
−817%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 265
+2550%
|
10−11
−2550%
|
| Hitman 3 | 65−70
+622%
|
9−10
−622%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 118
+973%
|
10−12
−973%
|
| Metro Exodus | 88
+4300%
|
2−3
−4300%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 123
+925%
|
12−14
−925%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 75−80
+1775%
|
4−5
−1775%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 210−220
+590%
|
30−35
−590%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 98
+989%
|
9−10
−989%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 56
+1767%
|
3−4
−1767%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 69
+2200%
|
3−4
−2200%
|
| Hitman 3 | 40−45
+3900%
|
1−2
−3900%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 200−210
+3283%
|
6−7
−3283%
|
| Metro Exodus | 60
+2900%
|
2−3
−2900%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 72
+7100%
|
1−2
−7100%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 40
+1233%
|
3−4
−1233%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 30−35
+1550%
|
2−3
−1550%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 37
+1750%
|
2−3
−1750%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 31
+1450%
|
2−3
−1450%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75
+1775%
|
4−5
−1775%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 72
+929%
|
7−8
−929%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 24−27
+2500%
|
1−2
−2500%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 49
+880%
|
5−6
−880%
|
This is how GTX 1080 Ti and ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire compete in popular games:
- GTX 1080 Ti is 843% faster in 900p
- GTX 1080 Ti is 152% faster in 1080p
- GTX 1080 Ti is 925% faster in 1440p
- GTX 1080 Ti is 1050% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1080 Ti is 7100% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, GTX 1080 Ti surpassed ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire in all 68 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 48.13 | 4.80 |
| Recency | 10 March 2017 | 7 January 2010 |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 120 Watt |
GTX 1080 Ti has a 902.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.
ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire, on the other hand, has 108.3% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is a desktop card while Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is a notebook 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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