ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire vs GeForce GTX 485M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 485M SLI and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 485M SLI
2011
2x2 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
8.98
+86.3%
ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire
2010
2x1 GB DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5, 120 Watt
4.82

GTX 485M SLI outperforms ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire by an impressive 86% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking488646
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.262.80
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameN11E-GTX-A1Broadway-XT
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date6 January 2011 (14 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 cores7681600
Core clock speed575 MHz700 MHz
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt120 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 sizelargelarge

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 typeGDDR5DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2x2 GB2x1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1000 MHz
Shared memory--

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX1111

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.

GTX 485M SLI 8.98
+86.3%
ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire 4.82

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3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution.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

GTX 485M SLI 24830
+90.3%
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:

900p89
+67.9%
53
−67.9%
Full HD103
+90.7%
54
−90.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 21−24
+90.9%
10−12
−90.9%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 21−24
+90.9%
10−12
−90.9%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+94.7%
18−20
−94.7%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+115%
12−14
−115%
Fortnite 50−55
+88.9%
27−30
−88.9%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+76.2%
21−24
−76.2%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
Valorant 85−90
+46.6%
55−60
−46.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 21−24
+90.9%
10−12
−90.9%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+94.7%
18−20
−94.7%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
+65%
80−85
−65%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%
Dota 2 60−65
+57.5%
40−45
−57.5%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+115%
12−14
−115%
Fortnite 50−55
+88.9%
27−30
−88.9%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+76.2%
21−24
−76.2%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+113%
14−16
−113%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+69.2%
12−14
−69.2%
Valorant 85−90
+46.6%
55−60
−46.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+94.7%
18−20
−94.7%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%
Dota 2 60−65
+57.5%
40−45
−57.5%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+115%
12−14
−115%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+76.2%
21−24
−76.2%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+69.2%
12−14
−69.2%
Valorant 85−90
+46.6%
55−60
−46.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
+88.9%
27−30
−88.9%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 65−70
+85.7%
35−40
−85.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+37.5%
30−35
−37.5%
Valorant 95−100
+92%
50−55
−92%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+81.8%
10−12
−81.8%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10 0−1
Valorant 40−45
+91.3%
21−24
−91.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Dota 2 30−35
+107%
14−16
−107%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%

This is how GTX 485M SLI and ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire compete in popular games:

  • GTX 485M SLI is 68% faster in 900p
  • GTX 485M SLI is 91% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 485M SLI is 800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 485M SLI surpassed ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.98 4.82
Recency 6 January 2011 7 January 2010
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 120 Watt

GTX 485M SLI has a 86.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, and 20% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 485M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in performance tests.

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