Radeon Graphics 512SP vs ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 693 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.01 | no data |
| Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | GCN 5.1 (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | Broadway-XT | Renoir |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 (16 years ago) | 7 March 2020 (6 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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1600 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 700 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2100 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 9,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 67.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 2.15 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 8 |
| TMUs | no data | 32 |
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 | IGP |
| Width | no data | IGP |
| 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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x1 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | System Shared |
| Shared memory | - | + |
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 | Motherboard Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11 | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.7 (6.4) |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 7 January 2010 | 7 March 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 15 Watt |
Graphics 512SP has an age advantage of 10 years, a 471% more advanced lithography process, and 700% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and Radeon Graphics 512SP. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is a notebook graphics card while Radeon Graphics 512SP is a desktop one.
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