Radeon Pro W5700X vs ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire with Radeon Pro W5700X, including specs and performance data.
Pro W5700X outperforms ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire by a whopping 828% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 642 | 74 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 46.01 |
| Power efficiency | 2.83 | 15.37 |
| Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) |
| GPU code name | Broadway-XT | Navi 10 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 (15 years ago) | 11 December 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 2304 |
| Core clock speed | 700 MHz | 1243 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2040 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 10,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 205 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 293.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 9.4 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 64 |
| TMUs | no data | 144 |
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 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 305 mm |
| Width | no data | Quad-slot |
| 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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x1 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 448.0 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, 4x Thunderbolt |
| HDMI | - | + |
API 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 | - | 1.2.131 |
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
−749%
| 450−500
+749%
|
| Full HD | 52
−765%
| 450−500
+765%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 2.22 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
−809%
|
100−105
+809%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
−809%
|
100−105
+809%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
−767%
|
130−140
+767%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
−809%
|
100−105
+809%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
−809%
|
100−105
+809%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−805%
|
190−200
+805%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 9−10
−789%
|
80−85
+789%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
−817%
|
110−120
+817%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
−767%
|
130−140
+767%
|
| Valorant | 14−16
−757%
|
120−130
+757%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
−767%
|
130−140
+767%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
−809%
|
100−105
+809%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
−809%
|
100−105
+809%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−775%
|
140−150
+775%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 24−27
−817%
|
220−230
+817%
|
| Fortnite | 27−30
−797%
|
260−270
+797%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−805%
|
190−200
+805%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 9−10
−789%
|
80−85
+789%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
−775%
|
140−150
+775%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
−817%
|
110−120
+817%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
−733%
|
350−400
+733%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
−767%
|
130−140
+767%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
−775%
|
140−150
+775%
|
| Valorant | 14−16
−757%
|
120−130
+757%
|
| World of Tanks | 80−85
−826%
|
750−800
+826%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
−767%
|
130−140
+767%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
−809%
|
100−105
+809%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
−809%
|
100−105
+809%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−775%
|
140−150
+775%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 24−27
−817%
|
220−230
+817%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−805%
|
190−200
+805%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 9−10
−789%
|
80−85
+789%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
−733%
|
350−400
+733%
|
| Valorant | 14−16
−757%
|
120−130
+757%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 4−5
−775%
|
35−40
+775%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 5−6
−800%
|
45−50
+800%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
−806%
|
290−300
+806%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−775%
|
35−40
+775%
|
| World of Tanks | 35−40
−757%
|
300−310
+757%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 7−8
−757%
|
60−65
+757%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−800%
|
45−50
+800%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−800%
|
90−95
+800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−775%
|
70−75
+775%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 7−8
−757%
|
60−65
+757%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
−775%
|
35−40
+775%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
−775%
|
70−75
+775%
|
| Valorant | 14−16
−757%
|
120−130
+757%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−817%
|
55−60
+817%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−782%
|
150−160
+782%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
−775%
|
140−150
+775%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−757%
|
120−130
+757%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−800%
|
27−30
+800%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
−775%
|
140−150
+775%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−775%
|
35−40
+775%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−817%
|
55−60
+817%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−800%
|
18−20
+800%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−782%
|
150−160
+782%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−800%
|
45−50
+800%
|
| Fortnite | 4−5
−775%
|
35−40
+775%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−775%
|
35−40
+775%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 3−4
−800%
|
27−30
+800%
|
| Valorant | 5−6
−800%
|
45−50
+800%
|
This is how ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire and Pro W5700X compete in popular games:
- Pro W5700X is 749% faster in 900p
- Pro W5700X is 765% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.87 | 45.19 |
| Recency | 7 January 2010 | 11 December 2019 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 205 Watt |
ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire has 70.8% lower power consumption.
Pro W5700X, on the other hand, has a 827.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon Pro W5700X 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 Radeon Pro W5700X is a workstation 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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