GeForce 7900 GTX vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 5870 with GeForce 7900 GTX, including specs and performance data.

ATI Mobility HD 5870
2010
1 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
2.56
+194%

ATI Mobility HD 5870 outperforms 7900 GTX by a whopping 194% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8001122
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency4.050.82
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameBroadwayG71
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2010 (15 years ago)9 March 2006 (19 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 cores800no data
Core clock speed700 MHz650 MHz
Number of transistors1,040 million278 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt84 Watt
Texture fill rate28.0015.60
Floating-point processing power1.12 TFLOPSno data
ROPs1616
TMUs4024

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 x16
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB512 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s51.2 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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model5.03.0
OpenGL4.42.1
OpenCL1.2N/A
VulkanN/AN/A

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
+210%
10−12
−210%
Full HD39
+225%
12−14
−225%

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Battlefield 5 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Fortnite 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Valorant 45−50
+221%
14−16
−221%
Battlefield 5 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 50−55
+194%
18−20
−194%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Dota 2 27−30
+200%
9−10
−200%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Fortnite 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Grand Theft Auto V 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Valorant 45−50
+221%
14−16
−221%
Battlefield 5 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Dota 2 27−30
+200%
9−10
−200%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Valorant 45−50
+221%
14−16
−221%
Fortnite 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+200%
8−9
−200%
Valorant 24−27
+225%
8−9
−225%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Hogwarts Legacy 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Fortnite 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Valorant 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Dota 2 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Fortnite 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

This is how ATI Mobility HD 5870 and 7900 GTX compete in popular games:

  • ATI Mobility HD 5870 is 210% faster in 900p
  • ATI Mobility HD 5870 is 225% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.56 0.87
Recency 7 January 2010 9 March 2006
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 84 Watt

ATI Mobility HD 5870 has a 194.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 125% more advanced lithography process, and 68% lower power consumption.

The Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7900 GTX in performance tests.

Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is a notebook card while GeForce 7900 GTX is a desktop one.

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