GeForce FX 5500 vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire with GeForce FX 5500, including specs and performance data.
Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire outperforms FX 5500 by a whopping 23350% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 690 | 1558 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.00 | no data |
| Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | Rankine (2003−2005) |
| GPU code name | Broadway-XT | NV34 B1 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 (16 years ago) | 17 March 2004 (21 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $36.99 |
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 cores | 1600 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 700 MHz | 270 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 45 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 1.080 |
| ROPs | no data | 4 |
| TMUs | no data | 4 |
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 size | large | no data |
| Interface | no data | AGP 8x |
| Length | no data | 152 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x1 GB | 64 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 166 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 5.312 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11 | 9.0a |
| OpenGL | no data | 1.5 (2.1) |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
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 | 53 | -0−1 |
| Full HD | 54 | -0−1 |
Cost per frame, $
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 27−30 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 60−65 | 0−1 |
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 80−85 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 40−45 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 27−30 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 60−65 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 40−45 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 60−65 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 27−30 | 0−1 |
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 35−40 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 50−55 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 9−10 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 24−27 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 5−6 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 5−6 | 0−1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.69 | 0.02 |
| Recency | 7 January 2010 | 17 March 2004 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 150 nm |
ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire has a 23350% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 275% more advanced lithography process.
The Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce FX 5500 in performance tests.
Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is a notebook graphics card while GeForce FX 5500 is a desktop one.
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