ATI Radeon HD 5450 vs ATI Mobility HD 5870
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 5870 with Radeon HD 5450, including specs and performance data.
ATI Mobility HD 5870 outperforms ATI HD 5450 by a whopping 741% 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 | 799 | 1307 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 4.05 | 1.27 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | Broadway | Cedar |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 (15 years ago) | 4 February 2010 (15 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 cores | 800 | 80 |
| Core clock speed | 700 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,040 million | 292 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 19 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 28.00 | 5.200 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.12 TFLOPS | 0.104 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| TMUs | 40 | 8 |
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 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 170 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-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 | GDDR5 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 64 GB/s | 6.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/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:
| 900p | 31
+933%
| 3−4
−933%
|
| Full HD | 39
+875%
| 4−5
−875%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 7−8 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 14−16
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
+800%
|
5−6
−800%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 50−55
+783%
|
6−7
−783%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 27−30
+800%
|
3−4
−800%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 14−16
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
+800%
|
5−6
−800%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 27−30
+800%
|
3−4
−800%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
+800%
|
5−6
−800%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 14−16
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 20−22
+900%
|
2−3
−900%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
+1100%
|
2−3
−1100%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
+767%
|
3−4
−767%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 5−6 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+1500%
|
1−2
−1500%
|
| Valorant | 14−16
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 3−4 | 0−1 |
This is how ATI Mobility HD 5870 and ATI HD 5450 compete in popular games:
- ATI Mobility HD 5870 is 933% faster in 900p
- ATI Mobility HD 5870 is 875% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.86 | 0.34 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 19 Watt |
ATI Mobility HD 5870 has a 741.2% higher aggregate performance score.
ATI HD 5450, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 163.2% lower power consumption.
The Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 5450 in performance tests.
Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is a notebook card while Radeon HD 5450 is a desktop one.
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