ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 vs NVIDIA GeForce 940MX

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Combined performance score

GeForce 940MX
3.90
+32.2%

GeForce 940MX outperforms Mobility Radeon HD 5870 by 32% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking656738
Place by popularity88not in top-100
Value for money0.221.03
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameN16S-GTR-B/SBroadway-XT
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date10 March 2016 (8 years old)7 January 2010 (14 years old)
Current price$950 $108
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

ATI Mobility HD 5870 has 368% better value for money than GeForce 940MX.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores384800
Core clock speed1122 MHz700 MHz
Boost clock speed1242 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,870 million1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate23.8328.00
Floating-point performance762.6 gflops1,120.0 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce 940MX and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizemedium sizedlarge
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

Memory

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 typeDDR3, GDDR5DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed4000 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth40.1 GB/s64 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 outputsNo outputs

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost2.0no data
Optimus+no data
GameWorks+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.54.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1N/A
CUDA+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GeForce 940MX 3.90
+32.2%
ATI Mobility HD 5870 2.95

GeForce 940MX outperforms Mobility Radeon HD 5870 by 32% in our combined benchmark results.


3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GeForce 940MX 8549
+6.9%
ATI Mobility HD 5870 7999

GeForce 940MX outperforms Mobility Radeon HD 5870 by 7% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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:

900p40−45
+29%
31
−29%
Full HD18
−117%
39
+117%
4K10
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11
+175%
4−5
−175%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Battlefield 5 16
+167%
6−7
−167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 12
+200%
4−5
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 11
+175%
4−5
−175%
Forza Horizon 4 18
+125%
8−9
−125%
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8
+100%
4−5
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Battlefield 5 13
+117%
6−7
−117%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 12
+200%
4−5
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 14
+75%
8−9
−75%
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5
+25%
4−5
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Battlefield 5 11
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 11
+175%
4−5
−175%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 12
+50%
8−9
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7
+0%
7−8
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Hitman 3 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Hitman 3 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1

This is how GeForce 940MX and ATI Mobility HD 5870 compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • GeForce 940MX is 29% faster than ATI Mobility HD 5870

1080p resolution:

  • ATI Mobility HD 5870 is 117% faster than GeForce 940MX

4K resolution:

  • GeForce 940MX is 42.9% faster than ATI Mobility HD 5870

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce 940MX is 200% faster than the ATI Mobility HD 5870.
  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 5870 is 28.6% faster than the GeForce 940MX.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GeForce 940MX is ahead in 47 tests (89%)
  • ATI Mobility HD 5870 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • there's a draw in 5 tests (9%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.90 2.95
Recency 10 March 2016 7 January 2010
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt 50 Watt

The GeForce 940MX is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in performance tests.


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