GeForce RTX 4090 vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Aggregated performance score
GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire by 1958% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 600 | 1 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 2 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 15.08 |
| Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | Ada Lovelace |
| GPU code name | Broadway-XT | AD102-300-A1 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 (14 years ago) | 20 September 2022 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,599 |
| Current price | $56 | $1756 (1.1x MSRP) |
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 | 1600 | 16384 |
| Core clock speed | 700 MHz | 2235 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2520 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 76,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 450 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 1,290 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and GeForce RTX 4090 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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 | no data |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 304 mm |
| Width | no data | 3-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 16-pin |
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 | GDDR6X |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x1 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 21000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 1,008 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 Connectors | no data | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | no data | 1.3 |
| CUDA | no data | 8.9 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire by 1958% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire by 951% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.
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
−1881%
| 1050−1100
+1881%
|
| Full HD | 54
−391%
| 265
+391%
|
| 1440p | 10−12
−2020%
| 212
+2020%
|
| 4K | 7−8
−2043%
| 150
+2043%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
−2713%
|
225
+2713%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10
−2511%
|
235
+2511%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5
−7075%
|
287
+7075%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
−1271%
|
190−200
+1271%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 16−18
−1013%
|
170−180
+1013%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
−2675%
|
222
+2675%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−1990%
|
209
+1990%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11
−1680%
|
178
+1680%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
−1980%
|
300−350
+1980%
|
| Hitman 3 | 10−12
−1891%
|
210−220
+1891%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 9−10
−2956%
|
275
+2956%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
−1922%
|
180−190
+1922%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
−2350%
|
294
+2350%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 6−7
−3033%
|
188
+3033%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10
−2356%
|
221
+2356%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5
−6100%
|
248
+6100%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
−1271%
|
190−200
+1271%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 16−18
−1013%
|
170−180
+1013%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
−2575%
|
214
+2575%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−1910%
|
201
+1910%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11
−1610%
|
171
+1610%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
−1980%
|
300−350
+1980%
|
| Hitman 3 | 10−12
−1891%
|
210−220
+1891%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 9−10
−2678%
|
250
+2678%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7−8
−3129%
|
226
+3129%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
−1922%
|
180−190
+1922%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
−2300%
|
288
+2300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−5630%
|
573
+5630%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 6−7
−2783%
|
173
+2783%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10
−1889%
|
179
+1889%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5
−5400%
|
220
+5400%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
−1271%
|
190−200
+1271%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
−2525%
|
210
+2525%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−1770%
|
187
+1770%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11
−1440%
|
154
+1440%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
−1980%
|
300−350
+1980%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−2950%
|
305
+2950%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 6−7
−2450%
|
153
+2450%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
−1763%
|
140−150
+1763%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
−2563%
|
210−220
+2563%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
−2055%
|
237
+2055%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
−5800%
|
177
+5800%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−3000%
|
90−95
+3000%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9
−3288%
|
271
+3288%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−5067%
|
155
+5067%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−7600%
|
154
+7600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−2557%
|
186
+2557%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 4−5
−3700%
|
152
+3700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−4617%
|
280−290
+4617%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−6600%
|
268
+6600%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 152 |
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−3100%
|
95−100
+3100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−2460%
|
120−130
+2460%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
−2571%
|
187
+2571%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−3100%
|
60−65
+3100%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 1−2
−18500%
|
186
+18500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−27900%
|
280
+27900%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
−5900%
|
120
+5900%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3
−5900%
|
120
+5900%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 80 |
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−3360%
|
173
+3360%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 7−8
−1971%
|
145
+1971%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−8367%
|
250−260
+8367%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 117 |
This is how ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire and RTX 4090 compete in popular games:
- RTX 4090 is 1881% faster than ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire in 900p
- RTX 4090 is 391% faster than ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire in 1080p
- RTX 4090 is 2020% faster than ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire in 1440p
- RTX 4090 is 2043% faster than ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire in 4K
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 RTX 4090 is 27900% faster than the ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RTX 4090 surpassed ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire in all 61 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.86 | 100.00 |
| Recency | 7 January 2010 | 20 September 2022 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 450 Watt |
The GeForce RTX 4090 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in performance tests.
Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4090 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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