Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire vs GeForce GTX 660 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 660 Ti with Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire, including specs and performance data.

GTX 660 Ti
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
11.44
+135%
ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire
2010
2x1 GB DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5, 120 Watt
4.87

GTX 660 Ti outperforms ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire by a whopping 135% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking386604
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.70no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGK104Broadway-XT
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date16 August 2012 (11 years ago)7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 no data
Current price$189 (0.6x MSRP)$56

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores13441600
CUDA cores1344no data
Core clock speed915 MHz700 MHz
Boost clock speed980 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate102.5 billion/secno data
Floating-point performance2,459.5 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 660 Ti and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length9.5" (24.1 cm)no data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsTwo 6-pinno data
SLI options+no 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 typeGDDR5DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2x1 GB
Memory bus width192-bit GDDR5128 Bit
Memory clock speed6.0 GB/s1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth144.2 GB/sno 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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPortno data
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+no data
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray+no data
3D Gaming+no data
3D Vision+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.3no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.1.126no data
CUDA+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

GTX 660 Ti 11.44
+135%
ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire 4.87

GeForce GTX 660 Ti outperforms Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire by 135% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 660 Ti 23726
+81.9%
ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire 13046

GeForce GTX 660 Ti outperforms Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire by 82% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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:

900p120−130
+126%
53
−126%
Full HD84
+64.7%
51
−64.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 18−20 no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20 no data
Battlefield 5 35−40 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20 no data
Far Cry 5 27−30 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35 no data
Forza Horizon 4 55−60 no data
Hitman 3 21−24 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50 no data
Metro Exodus 35−40 no data
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45 no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20 no data
Battlefield 5 35−40 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20 no data
Far Cry 5 27−30 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35 no data
Forza Horizon 4 55−60 no data
Hitman 3 21−24 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50 no data
Metro Exodus 35−40 no data
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45 no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20 no data
Far Cry 5 27−30 no data
Forza Horizon 4 55−60 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45 no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35 no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22 no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7 no data
Far Cry 5 18−20 no data
Forza Horizon 4 21−24 no data
Hitman 3 14−16 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24 no data
Metro Exodus 18−20 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7 no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20 no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9 no data
Hitman 3 7−8 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10 no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 no data
Far Cry 5 6−7 no data
Forza Horizon 4 14−16 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14 no data
Metro Exodus 10−12 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5 no data

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12 no data

This is how GTX 660 Ti and ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire compete in popular games:

  • GTX 660 Ti is 126% faster in 900p
  • GTX 660 Ti is 65% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.44 4.87
Recency 16 August 2012 7 January 2010
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 120 Watt

The GeForce GTX 660 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 660 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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