GeForce RTX 3090 vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 5870 with GeForce RTX 3090, including specs and performance data.
RTX 3090 outperforms Mobility HD 5870 by a whopping 2220% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 846 | 37 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 19.66 |
| Power efficiency | 4.21 | 13.95 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Broadway | GA102 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 (15 years ago) | 1 September 2020 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,499 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
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 cores | 800 | 10496 |
| Core clock speed | 700 MHz | 1395 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1695 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,040 million | 28,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 350 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 28.00 | 556.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.12 TFLOPS | 35.58 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 112 |
| TMUs | 40 | 328 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 328 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 82 |
| L1 Cache | 80 KB | 10.3 MB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 6 MB |
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 size | large | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 336 mm |
| Width | no data | 3-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 12-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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR6X |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1219 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 64 GB/s | 936.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
| CUDA | - | 8.5 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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
−2158%
| 700−750
+2158%
|
| Full HD | 39
−395%
| 193
+395%
|
| 1440p | 5−6
−2380%
| 124
+2380%
|
| 4K | 3−4
−2700%
| 84
+2700%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 7.77 |
| 1440p | no data | 12.09 |
| 4K | no data | 17.85 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−3778%
|
349
+3778%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−3383%
|
209
+3383%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10
−1811%
|
172
+1811%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−3756%
|
347
+3756%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−2867%
|
178
+2867%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 10−11
−1110%
|
120−130
+1110%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
−2500%
|
208
+2500%
|
| Fortnite | 14−16
−2057%
|
300−350
+2057%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
−1714%
|
254
+1714%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 6−7
−3400%
|
210
+3400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−1238%
|
170−180
+1238%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
−702%
|
350−400
+702%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10
−1656%
|
158
+1656%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−3333%
|
309
+3333%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 50−55
−425%
|
270−280
+425%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−2467%
|
154
+2467%
|
| Dota 2 | 27−30
−704%
|
217
+704%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 10−11
−1110%
|
120−130
+1110%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
−2350%
|
196
+2350%
|
| Fortnite | 14−16
−2057%
|
300−350
+2057%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
−1664%
|
247
+1664%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 6−7
−3150%
|
195
+3150%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 7−8
−2343%
|
171
+2343%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5−6
−3420%
|
176
+3420%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−1238%
|
170−180
+1238%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−3590%
|
369
+3590%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
−702%
|
350−400
+702%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10
−1522%
|
146
+1522%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−2167%
|
136
+2167%
|
| Dota 2 | 27−30
−689%
|
213
+689%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 10−11
−1110%
|
120−130
+1110%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
−2188%
|
183
+2188%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
−1450%
|
217
+1450%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−1238%
|
170−180
+1238%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−1720%
|
182
+1720%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
−558%
|
296
+558%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 14−16
−2057%
|
300−350
+2057%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−3750%
|
231
+3750%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 21−24
−2286%
|
500−550
+2286%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−11400%
|
115
+11400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
−600%
|
170−180
+600%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−1680%
|
400−450
+1680%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−4550%
|
93
+4550%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 6−7
−1900%
|
120−130
+1900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−3320%
|
171
+3320%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−2714%
|
197
+2714%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−3725%
|
153
+3725%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 5−6
−2920%
|
150−160
+2920%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−1113%
|
182
+1113%
|
| Valorant | 14−16
−2250%
|
300−350
+2250%
|
4K
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 46 |
| Dota 2 | 8−9
−2425%
|
202
+2425%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 1−2
−8100%
|
80−85
+8100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−10700%
|
108
+10700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−7550%
|
153
+7550%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−3100%
|
95−100
+3100%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4
−2533%
|
75−80
+2533%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 150
+0%
|
150
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 130
+0%
|
130
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 59
+0%
|
59
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 76
+0%
|
76
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 154
+0%
|
154
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 113
+0%
|
113
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
This is how ATI Mobility HD 5870 and RTX 3090 compete in popular games:
- RTX 3090 is 2158% faster in 900p
- RTX 3090 is 395% faster in 1080p
- RTX 3090 is 2380% faster in 1440p
- RTX 3090 is 2700% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3090 is 11400% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 3090 performs better in 56 tests (89%)
- there's a draw in 7 tests (11%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.74 | 63.58 |
| Recency | 7 January 2010 | 1 September 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 24 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 350 Watt |
ATI Mobility HD 5870 has 600% lower power consumption.
RTX 3090, on the other hand, has a 2220.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 3090 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 GeForce RTX 3090 is a desktop one.
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