Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire vs GeForce GTX 770M SLI
Aggregate performance score
GeForce GTX 770M SLI outperforms Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire by a whopping 195% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 337 | 602 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 21.85 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | no data | Broadway-XT |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 30 May 2013 (11 years ago) | 7 January 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Current price | $149 | $56 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 cores | 1920 | 1600 |
| Core clock speed | 811 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2x 2540 Million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 120 Watt |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce GTX 770M SLI and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 size | large | large |
| 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 type | GDDR5 | DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x 3 GB | 2x1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 2x 192 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 4000 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
| CUDA | + | no data |
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 | 150−160
+183%
| 53
−183%
|
| Full HD | 140−150
+180%
| 50
−180%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+175%
|
8−9
−175%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 30−33
+233%
|
9−10
−233%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 24−27
+500%
|
4−5
−500%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+292%
|
12−14
−292%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 30−35
+182%
|
10−12
−182%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+175%
|
8−9
−175%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+144%
|
16−18
−144%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 40−45
+233%
|
12−14
−233%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+167%
|
18−20
−167%
|
| Hitman 3 | 30−35
+200%
|
10−12
−200%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 45−50
+130%
|
20−22
−130%
|
| Metro Exodus | 40−45
+330%
|
10−11
−330%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 40−45
+208%
|
12−14
−208%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 40−45
+150%
|
16−18
−150%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 24−27
+271%
|
7−8
−271%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 30−33
+233%
|
9−10
−233%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 24−27
+500%
|
4−5
−500%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+292%
|
12−14
−292%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 30−35
+182%
|
10−12
−182%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+175%
|
8−9
−175%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+144%
|
16−18
−144%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 40−45
+233%
|
12−14
−233%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+167%
|
18−20
−167%
|
| Hitman 3 | 30−35
+200%
|
10−12
−200%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 45−50
+130%
|
20−22
−130%
|
| Metro Exodus | 40−45
+330%
|
10−11
−330%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 40−45
+208%
|
12−14
−208%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 40−45
+150%
|
16−18
−150%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−33
+200%
|
10−11
−200%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 24−27
+271%
|
7−8
−271%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 30−33
+233%
|
9−10
−233%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 24−27
+500%
|
4−5
−500%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 30−35
+182%
|
10−12
−182%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+175%
|
8−9
−175%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+144%
|
16−18
−144%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+167%
|
18−20
−167%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 45−50
+130%
|
20−22
−130%
|
| Metro Exodus | 40−45
+330%
|
10−11
−330%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−33
+200%
|
10−11
−200%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 24−27
+271%
|
7−8
−271%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 40−45
+208%
|
12−14
−208%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+211%
|
9−10
−211%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27
+271%
|
7−8
−271%
|
| Hitman 3 | 21−24
+425%
|
4−5
−425%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−11
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 14−16
+400%
|
3−4
−400%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10−12
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18−20
+157%
|
7−8
−157%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+229%
|
7−8
−229%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
+238%
|
8−9
−238%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 27−30
+164%
|
10−12
−164%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
+1150%
|
2−3
−1150%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 24−27
+213%
|
8−9
−213%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+275%
|
4−5
−275%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
4K
High Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+121%
|
14−16
−121%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 14−16
+600%
|
2−3
−600%
|
| Hitman 3 | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 14−16
+200%
|
5−6
−200%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+200%
|
5−6
−200%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+375%
|
4−5
−375%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 14−16
+200%
|
5−6
−200%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
+133%
|
6−7
−133%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
+160%
|
5−6
−160%
|
This is how GTX 770M SLI and ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire compete in popular games:
- GTX 770M SLI is 183% faster in 900p
- GTX 770M SLI is 180% faster in 1080p
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 770M SLI is 1200% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, GTX 770M SLI surpassed ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire in all 68 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.39 | 4.88 |
| Recency | 30 May 2013 | 7 January 2010 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 120 Watt |
The GeForce GTX 770M 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.
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