GeForce GTX 1660 vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 5870 with GeForce GTX 1660, including specs and performance data.

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

GTX 1660 outperforms ATI Mobility HD 5870 by a whopping 919% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking793196
Place by popularitynot in top-10050
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data42.55
Power efficiency4.0417.17
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameBroadwayTU116
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2010 (15 years ago)14 March 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$219

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate28.00157.1
Floating-point processing power1.12 TFLOPS5.027 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs4088

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 3.0 x16
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz2001 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s192.1 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 outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.06.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA-7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

ATI Mobility HD 5870 2.56
GTX 1660 26.08
+919%

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.

ATI Mobility HD 5870 7999
GTX 1660 71229
+790%

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
−868%
300−350
+868%
Full HD39
−113%
83
+113%
1440p4−5
−1150%
50
+1150%
4K2−3
−1250%
27
+1250%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.64
1440pno data4.38
4Kno data8.11

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 7−8
−1486%
111
+1486%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−3771%
271
+3771%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1083%
71
+1083%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 7−8
−1086%
83
+1086%
Battlefield 5 9−10
−1089%
100−110
+1089%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−3086%
223
+3086%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−867%
58
+867%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−1900%
100
+1900%
Fortnite 14−16
−850%
130−140
+850%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−843%
132
+843%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
−1900%
100
+1900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−762%
110−120
+762%
Valorant 45−50
−580%
306
+580%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 7−8
−600%
49
+600%
Battlefield 5 9−10
−1089%
100−110
+1089%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−1429%
107
+1429%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 50−55
−409%
270−280
+409%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−683%
47
+683%
Dota 2 27−30
−711%
219
+711%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−1740%
92
+1740%
Fortnite 14−16
−850%
130−140
+850%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−779%
123
+779%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
−1660%
88
+1660%
Grand Theft Auto V 8−9
−1338%
115
+1338%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−1040%
57
+1040%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−762%
110−120
+762%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−1033%
102
+1033%
Valorant 45−50
−538%
287
+538%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−1089%
100−110
+1089%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−567%
40
+567%
Dota 2 27−30
−630%
197
+630%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−1620%
86
+1620%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−600%
98
+600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−762%
110−120
+762%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−533%
57
+533%
Valorant 45−50
−156%
115
+156%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 14−16
−850%
130−140
+850%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−1967%
62
+1967%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 20−22
−885%
190−200
+885%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
−2500%
52
+2500%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−3200%
33
+3200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−438%
129
+438%
Valorant 24−27
−769%
226
+769%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1100%
24
+1100%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1375%
59
+1375%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−986%
76
+986%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−1567%
50−55
+1567%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
−1300%
70−75
+1300%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−1000%
21−24
+1000%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−206%
49
+206%
Valorant 14−16
−793%
125
+793%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−900%
10
+900%
Dota 2 8−9
−988%
87
+988%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−900%
30
+900%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−2400%
50
+2400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−967%
30−35
+967%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
−1000%
30−35
+1000%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16
+0%
16
+0%
Metro Exodus 20
+0%
20
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35
+0%
35
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%

This is how ATI Mobility HD 5870 and GTX 1660 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1660 is 868% faster in 900p
  • GTX 1660 is 113% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1660 is 1150% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1660 is 1250% faster in 4K

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

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the GTX 1660 is 3771% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1660 is ahead in 57 tests (90%)
  • there's a draw in 6 tests (10%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.56 26.08
Recency 7 January 2010 14 March 2019
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 120 Watt

ATI Mobility HD 5870 has 140% lower power consumption.

GTX 1660, on the other hand, has a 918.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1660 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 card while GeForce GTX 1660 is a desktop one.

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