GeForce GTX 480M SLI vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and GeForce GTX 480M SLI, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GTX 480M SLI outperforms ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 646 | 583 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.80 | 4.46 |
| Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | Broadway-XT | N11E-GTX-A3 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 (15 years ago) | 25 May 2010 (14 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 cores | 1600 | 704 |
| Core clock speed | 700 MHz | 425 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 6000 Million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 100 Watt |
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 | large |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x1 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Shared memory | - | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
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.
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3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution.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.
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
−15.1%
| 61
+15.1%
|
| Full HD | 54
−27.8%
| 69
+27.8%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 10−12
−36.4%
|
14−16
+36.4%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
−18.2%
|
12−14
+18.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
−33.3%
|
12−14
+33.3%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 10−12
−36.4%
|
14−16
+36.4%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
−36.8%
|
24−27
+36.8%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
−18.2%
|
12−14
+18.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
−33.3%
|
12−14
+33.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
−46.2%
|
18−20
+46.2%
|
| Fortnite | 27−30
−37%
|
35−40
+37%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−28.6%
|
27−30
+28.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−11
−40%
|
14−16
+40%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−22.2%
|
21−24
+22.2%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
−19%
|
65−70
+19%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 10−12
−36.4%
|
14−16
+36.4%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
−36.8%
|
24−27
+36.8%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
−18.2%
|
12−14
+18.2%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 80−85
−26.3%
|
100−110
+26.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
−33.3%
|
12−14
+33.3%
|
| Dota 2 | 40−45
−22.5%
|
45−50
+22.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
−46.2%
|
18−20
+46.2%
|
| Fortnite | 27−30
−37%
|
35−40
+37%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−28.6%
|
27−30
+28.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−11
−40%
|
14−16
+40%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−46.7%
|
21−24
+46.7%
|
| Metro Exodus | 8−9
−50%
|
12−14
+50%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−22.2%
|
21−24
+22.2%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
−23.1%
|
16−18
+23.1%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
−19%
|
65−70
+19%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
−36.8%
|
24−27
+36.8%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
−18.2%
|
12−14
+18.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
−33.3%
|
12−14
+33.3%
|
| Dota 2 | 40−45
−22.5%
|
45−50
+22.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
−46.2%
|
18−20
+46.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−28.6%
|
27−30
+28.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−11
−40%
|
14−16
+40%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−22.2%
|
21−24
+22.2%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
−23.1%
|
16−18
+23.1%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
−19%
|
65−70
+19%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 27−30
−37%
|
35−40
+37%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−33.3%
|
8−9
+33.3%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 35−40
−34.3%
|
45−50
+34.3%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 5−6
−40%
|
7−8
+40%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
−15.6%
|
35−40
+15.6%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−38%
|
65−70
+38%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4
−233%
|
10−11
+233%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−33.3%
|
12−14
+33.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
−27.3%
|
14−16
+27.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 7−8
−42.9%
|
10−11
+42.9%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−28.6%
|
9−10
+28.6%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 9−10
−33.3%
|
12−14
+33.3%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
−6.3%
|
16−18
+6.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 3−4 |
| Valorant | 21−24
−34.8%
|
30−35
+34.8%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−46.7%
|
21−24
+46.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−50%
|
9−10
+50%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
This is how ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire and GTX 480M SLI compete in popular games:
- GTX 480M SLI is 15% faster in 900p
- GTX 480M SLI is 28% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Battlefield 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 480M SLI is 300% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- GTX 480M SLI is ahead in 63 tests (95%)
- there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.82 | 6.40 |
| Recency | 7 January 2010 | 25 May 2010 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 100 Watt |
GTX 480M SLI has a 32.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, and 20% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 480M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in performance tests.
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