Radeon Pro 5600M vs ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire with Radeon Pro 5600M, including specs and performance data.
Pro 5600M outperforms ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire by a whopping 372% 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 | 674 | 277 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.98 | 33.73 |
| Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) |
| GPU code name | Broadway-XT | Navi 12 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 (15 years ago) | 15 June 2020 (5 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 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 700 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1030 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 164.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 5.274 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 64 |
| TMUs | no data | 160 |
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 | medium sized |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| 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 | HBM2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x1 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 2048 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 770 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 394.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11 | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2 |
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
−372%
| 250−260
+372%
|
| Full HD | 54
−363%
| 250−260
+363%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
−510%
|
120−130
+510%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
−444%
|
45−50
+444%
|
| God of War | 10−12
−336%
|
45−50
+336%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 20−22
−355%
|
90−95
+355%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
−510%
|
120−130
+510%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
−444%
|
45−50
+444%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
−387%
|
70−75
+387%
|
| Fortnite | 27−30
−307%
|
110−120
+307%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−309%
|
90−95
+309%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
−446%
|
70−75
+446%
|
| God of War | 10−12
−336%
|
45−50
+336%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−363%
|
85−90
+363%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
−171%
|
160−170
+171%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 20−22
−355%
|
90−95
+355%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
−510%
|
120−130
+510%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 80−85
−206%
|
250−260
+206%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
−444%
|
45−50
+444%
|
| Dota 2 | 40−45
−190%
|
110−120
+190%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
−387%
|
70−75
+387%
|
| Fortnite | 27−30
−307%
|
110−120
+307%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−309%
|
90−95
+309%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
−446%
|
70−75
+446%
|
| God of War | 10−12
−336%
|
45−50
+336%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
−413%
|
80−85
+413%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9−10
−444%
|
45−50
+444%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−363%
|
85−90
+363%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−371%
|
65−70
+371%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
−171%
|
160−170
+171%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 20−22
−355%
|
90−95
+355%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
−444%
|
45−50
+444%
|
| Dota 2 | 40−45
−190%
|
110−120
+190%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
−387%
|
70−75
+387%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−309%
|
90−95
+309%
|
| God of War | 10−12
−336%
|
45−50
+336%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−363%
|
85−90
+363%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−371%
|
65−70
+371%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
−171%
|
160−170
+171%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 27−30
−307%
|
110−120
+307%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−422%
|
45−50
+422%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 35−40
−347%
|
160−170
+347%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 5−6
−700%
|
40−45
+700%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
−650%
|
30−33
+650%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
−397%
|
170−180
+397%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−279%
|
190−200
+279%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−1475%
|
60−65
+1475%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−633%
|
21−24
+633%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−467%
|
50−55
+467%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
−418%
|
55−60
+418%
|
| God of War | 4−5
−575%
|
27−30
+575%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−500%
|
35−40
+500%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 9−10
−489%
|
50−55
+489%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
−147%
|
40−45
+147%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 30−35 |
| Valorant | 24−27
−446%
|
130−140
+446%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−1650%
|
35−40
+1650%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−800%
|
9−10
+800%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−369%
|
75−80
+369%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−550%
|
24−27
+550%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−550%
|
35−40
+550%
|
| God of War | 3−4
−500%
|
18−20
+500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 5−6
−380%
|
24−27
+380%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 5−6
−380%
|
24−27
+380%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
This is how ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire and Pro 5600M compete in popular games:
- Pro 5600M is 372% faster in 900p
- Pro 5600M is 363% 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 Pro 5600M is 1650% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Pro 5600M performs better in 61 tests (95%)
- there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.69 | 22.14 |
| Recency | 7 January 2010 | 15 June 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 50 Watt |
Pro 5600M has a 372.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 471.4% more advanced lithography process, and 140% lower power consumption.
The Radeon Pro 5600M 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 graphics card while Radeon Pro 5600M is a mobile workstation one.
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