ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 vs GeForce GTX 670M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 670M and Mobility Radeon HD 5870, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 670M
2012
1536 MB GDDR5, 75 Watt
4.43
+52.8%

GTX 670M outperforms ATI Mobility HD 5870 by an impressive 53% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking666791
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency4.154.08
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGF114Broadway
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date22 March 2012 (12 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 cores336800
Core clock speed598 MHz700 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate33.4928.00
Floating-point processing power0.8037 TFLOPS1.12 TFLOPS
ROPs2416
TMUs5640

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
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)MXM-B (3.0)
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1536 MB1 GB
Memory bus width192bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth72.0 GB/s64 GB/s
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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolutionUp to 2048x1536no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 API11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.54.4
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/AN/A
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.

GTX 670M 4.43
+52.8%
ATI Mobility HD 5870 2.90

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 670M 12670
+58.4%
ATI Mobility HD 5870 7999

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:

900p39
+25.8%
31
−25.8%
Full HD41
+5.1%
39
−5.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Fortnite 24−27
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Forza Horizon 5 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+30.8%
12−14
−30.8%
Valorant 55−60
+24.4%
45−50
−24.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 91
+71.7%
50−55
−71.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Dota 2 35−40
+35.7%
27−30
−35.7%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Fortnite 24−27
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Forza Horizon 5 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+30.8%
12−14
−30.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Valorant 55−60
+24.4%
45−50
−24.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Dota 2 35−40
+35.7%
27−30
−35.7%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Forza Horizon 5 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+30.8%
12−14
−30.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Valorant 55−60
+24.4%
45−50
−24.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
+60%
20−22
−60%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Metro Exodus 3−4 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+42.9%
21−24
−42.9%
Valorant 45−50
+70.4%
27−30
−70.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Valorant 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

This is how GTX 670M and ATI Mobility HD 5870 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 670M is 26% faster in 900p
  • GTX 670M is 5% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 670M is 150% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 670M is ahead in 58 tests (98%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.43 2.90
Recency 22 March 2012 7 January 2010
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 1 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 50 Watt

GTX 670M has a 52.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

ATI Mobility HD 5870, on the other hand, has 50% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 670M is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in performance tests.

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