ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire vs GeForce MX350

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce MX350 and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GeForce MX350
2020
2 GB GDDR5, 20 Watt
7.14
+49.7%
ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire
2010
2x1 GB DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5, 120 Watt
4.77

MX350 outperforms ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire by an impressive 50% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking547646
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency25.072.79
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGP107Broadway-XT
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date10 February 2020 (5 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 cores6401600
Core clock speed747 MHz700 MHz
Boost clock speed937 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,300 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate29.98no data
Floating-point processing power1.199 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs32no 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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1752 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth56.06 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 ConnectorsNo outputsno 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 (12_1)11
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-
CUDA6.1-

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:

900p75−80
+41.5%
53
−41.5%
Full HD27
−100%
54
+100%
1440p31
+72.2%
18−21
−72.2%
4K26
+62.5%
16−18
−62.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 31
+182%
10−12
−182%
Counter-Strike 2 14
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 16
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 24
+118%
10−12
−118%
Battlefield 5 37
+94.7%
18−20
−94.7%
Counter-Strike 2 11
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Far Cry 5 27
+108%
12−14
−108%
Fortnite 82
+204%
27−30
−204%
Forza Horizon 4 37
+76.2%
21−24
−76.2%
Forza Horizon 5 21
+110%
10−11
−110%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
Valorant 129
+122%
55−60
−122%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 7
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
Battlefield 5 30
+57.9%
18−20
−57.9%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120
+50%
80−85
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
−50%
9−10
+50%
Dota 2 83
+108%
40−45
−108%
Far Cry 5 23
+76.9%
12−14
−76.9%
Fortnite 43
+59.3%
27−30
−59.3%
Forza Horizon 4 26
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Grand Theft Auto V 35
+133%
14−16
−133%
Metro Exodus 12
+50%
8−9
−50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27
+108%
12−14
−108%
Valorant 116
+100%
55−60
−100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24
+26.3%
18−20
−26.3%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
−80%
9−10
+80%
Dota 2 76
+90%
40−45
−90%
Far Cry 5 21
+61.5%
12−14
−61.5%
Forza Horizon 4 19
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
Valorant 70−75
+27.6%
55−60
−27.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 27
+0%
27−30
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 50−55
+51.4%
35−40
−51.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+21.9%
30−35
−21.9%
Valorant 75−80
+56%
50−55
−56%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%
Forza Horizon 5 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6 0−1
Valorant 35−40
+52.2%
21−24
−52.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Dota 2 30
+100%
14−16
−100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

This is how GeForce MX350 and ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire compete in popular games:

  • GeForce MX350 is 42% faster in 900p
  • ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire is 100% faster in 1080p
  • GeForce MX350 is 72% faster in 1440p
  • GeForce MX350 is 63% faster in 4K

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GeForce MX350 is 500% faster.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire is 80% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GeForce MX350 is ahead in 56 tests (89%)
  • ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire is ahead in 4 tests (6%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.14 4.77
Recency 10 February 2020 7 January 2010
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 120 Watt

GeForce MX350 has a 49.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 500% lower power consumption.

The GeForce MX350 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in performance tests.

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