GeForce GT 710 vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Aggregate performance score
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 outperforms GeForce GT 710 by an impressive 81% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 743 | 908 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 48 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.09 | 0.04 |
| Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | Broadway-XT | GK208B |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 (14 years ago) | 27 March 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $34.99 |
| Current price | $108 | $81 (2.3x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
ATI Mobility HD 5870 has 2625% better value for money than GT 710.
Detailed specifications
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 cores | 800 | 192 |
| CUDA cores | no data | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 700 MHz | 954 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,040 million | 915 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 19 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Texture fill rate | 28.00 | 15.26 |
| Floating-point performance | 1,120.0 gflops | 366.3 gflops |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and GeForce GT 710 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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 size | large | no data |
| Bus support | no data | PCI Express 2.0 |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 2.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 5.7" (14.5 cm) |
| Height | no data | 2.713" (6.9 cm) |
| Width | no data | 2-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 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1.8 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 64 GB/s | 14.4 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 outputs | Dual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA |
| Multi monitor support | no data | 3 displays |
| HDMI | no data | + |
| HDCP | no data | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | Internal |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| 3D Vision | no data | + |
| PureVideo | no data | + |
| PhysX | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | no data | + |
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 | 31
+93.8%
| 16−18
−93.8%
|
| Full HD | 36
+350%
| 8
−350%
|
| 1440p | 5−6
+66.7%
| 3
−66.7%
|
| 4K | 10−12
+66.7%
| 6
−66.7%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12
+57.1%
|
7−8
−57.1%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
+83.3%
|
6−7
−83.3%
|
| Hitman 3 | 7−8
+40%
|
5
−40%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 16−18
+23.1%
|
12−14
−23.1%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
+50%
|
8
−50%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 3−4 | 0−1 |
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12
−36.4%
|
15
+36.4%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3
−66.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
+83.3%
|
6−7
−83.3%
|
| Hitman 3 | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 16−18
+23.1%
|
12−14
−23.1%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5
+66.7%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
+300%
|
3
−300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+40%
|
5
−40%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 3−4 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12
+57.1%
|
7−8
−57.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
+83.3%
|
6−7
−83.3%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 16−18
+23.1%
|
12−14
−23.1%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+133%
|
3
−133%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 3−4 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−50%
|
15
+50%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
This is how ATI Mobility HD 5870 and GT 710 compete in popular games:
- ATI Mobility HD 5870 is 94% faster in 900p
- ATI Mobility HD 5870 is 350% faster in 1080p
- ATI Mobility HD 5870 is 67% faster in 1440p
- ATI Mobility HD 5870 is 67% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 5870 is 400% faster.
- in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GT 710 is 67% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- ATI Mobility HD 5870 is ahead in 40 tests (91%)
- GT 710 is ahead in 3 tests (7%)
- there's a draw in 1 test (2%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.95 | 1.63 |
| Recency | 7 January 2010 | 27 March 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 19 Watt |
The Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 710 in performance tests.
Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is a notebook card while GeForce GT 710 is a desktop 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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