HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and HD Graphics 400 (Braswell), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire outperforms HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) by a whopping 1017% 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 | 691 | 1320 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.00 | no data |
| Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | Gen. 8 (2015−2016) |
| GPU code name | Broadway-XT | Braswell |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 (16 years ago) | 1 April 2016 (9 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 | 12 |
| Core clock speed | 700 MHz | 320 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 640 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | no 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 size | large | 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 | DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x1 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64/128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11 | 11.2 |
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
+1225%
| 4−5
−1225%
|
| Full HD | 54
+575%
| 8
−575%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+2000%
|
1−2
−2000%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
+100%
|
5−6
−100%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
+1800%
|
1−2
−1800%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+2000%
|
1−2
−2000%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
| Fortnite | 27−30
+1300%
|
2−3
−1300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+450%
|
4−5
−450%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
+100%
|
5−6
−100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
+171%
|
7−8
−171%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
+122%
|
27−30
−122%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
+1800%
|
1−2
−1800%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+2000%
|
1−2
−2000%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 80−85
+413%
|
16−18
−413%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Dota 2 | 40−45
+310%
|
10−11
−310%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
| Fortnite | 27−30
+1300%
|
2−3
−1300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+450%
|
4−5
−450%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
+100%
|
5−6
−100%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
+171%
|
7−8
−171%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+160%
|
5−6
−160%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
+122%
|
27−30
−122%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
+1800%
|
1−2
−1800%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Dota 2 | 40−45
+310%
|
10−11
−310%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+450%
|
4−5
−450%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
+100%
|
5−6
−100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
+171%
|
7−8
−171%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+160%
|
5−6
−160%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
+122%
|
27−30
−122%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 27−30
+1300%
|
2−3
−1300%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 35−40
+3500%
|
1−2
−3500%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
+775%
|
4−5
−775%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+1175%
|
4−5
−1175%
|
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
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 9−10 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+14.3%
|
14−16
−14.3%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 21−24
+1050%
|
2−3
−1050%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+1500%
|
1−2
−1500%
|
| 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
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
This is how ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire and HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) compete in popular games:
- ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire is 1225% faster in 900p
- ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire is 575% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire is 3500% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire surpassed HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) in all 31 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.69 | 0.42 |
| Recency | 7 January 2010 | 1 April 2016 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 14 nm |
ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire has a 1016.7% higher aggregate performance score.
HD Graphics 400 (Braswell), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) in performance tests.
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