CMP 30HX vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 5870 with CMP 30HX, including specs and performance data.

ATI Mobility HD 5870
2010
1 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
2.72

CMP 30HX outperforms Mobility HD 5870 by a whopping 328% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking846447
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data4.12
Power efficiency4.207.18
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameBroadwayTU116
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date7 January 2010 (15 years ago)25 February 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores8001408
Core clock speed700 MHz1530 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1785 MHz
Number of transistors1,040 million6,600 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt125 Watt
Texture fill rate28.00157.1
Floating-point processing power1.12 TFLOPS5.027 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs4088
L1 Cache80 KB1.4 MB
L2 Cache256 KB1536 KB

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 sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 1.0 x4
Lengthno data229 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s336.0 GB/s
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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.06.8
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.23.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA-7.5

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:

900p31
−319%
130−140
+319%
Full HD39
−310%
160−170
+310%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.99

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−300%
24−27
+300%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 9−10
−289%
35−40
+289%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−300%
24−27
+300%
Escape from Tarkov 10−11
−300%
40−45
+300%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%
Fortnite 14−16
−293%
55−60
+293%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−293%
55−60
+293%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
−300%
24−27
+300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−323%
55−60
+323%
Valorant 45−50
−322%
190−200
+322%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 9−10
−289%
35−40
+289%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 50−55
−315%
220−230
+315%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−300%
24−27
+300%
Dota 2 27−30
−307%
110−120
+307%
Escape from Tarkov 10−11
−300%
40−45
+300%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%
Fortnite 14−16
−293%
55−60
+293%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−293%
55−60
+293%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
−300%
24−27
+300%
Grand Theft Auto V 7−8
−286%
27−30
+286%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−323%
55−60
+323%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−300%
40−45
+300%
Valorant 45−50
−322%
190−200
+322%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 9−10
−289%
35−40
+289%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−300%
24−27
+300%
Dota 2 27−30
−307%
110−120
+307%
Escape from Tarkov 10−11
−300%
40−45
+300%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−293%
55−60
+293%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−323%
55−60
+323%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−300%
40−45
+300%
Valorant 45−50
−322%
190−200
+322%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 14−16
−293%
55−60
+293%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−300%
24−27
+300%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 20−22
−325%
85−90
+325%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−300%
100−105
+300%
Valorant 24−27
−300%
100−105
+300%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
Escape from Tarkov 6−7
−300%
24−27
+300%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−286%
27−30
+286%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−300%
16−18
+300%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−300%
60−65
+300%
Valorant 14−16
−293%
55−60
+293%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%
Escape from Tarkov 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%

This is how ATI Mobility HD 5870 and CMP 30HX compete in popular games:

  • CMP 30HX is 319% faster in 900p
  • CMP 30HX is 310% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.72 11.64
Recency 7 January 2010 25 February 2021
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 125 Watt

ATI Mobility HD 5870 has 150% lower power consumption.

CMP 30HX, on the other hand, has a 327.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

The CMP 30HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in performance tests.

Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is a notebook graphics card while CMP 30HX is a workstation one.

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