ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 vs Quadro M1200

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M1200 with Mobility Radeon HD 5870, including specs and performance data.

Quadro M1200
2017
4 GB GDDR5, 45 Watt
8.38
+183%

M1200 outperforms ATI Mobility HD 5870 by a whopping 183% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking502781
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency12.994.13
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGM107Broadway
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date11 January 2017 (7 years ago)7 January 2010 (14 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 cores640800
Core clock speed1093 MHz700 MHz
Boost clock speed1150 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,870 million1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate43.7228.00
Floating-point processing power1.399 TFLOPS1.12 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs4040

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 sizelargelarge
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 amount4 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth80 GB/s64 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 outputsNo outputs
Display Port1.2no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-
3D Stereo+no data
Mosaic+no data
nView Display Management+no data
Optimus+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX1211.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.54.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA5.0-

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:

900p85−90
+174%
31
−174%
Full HD33
−18.2%
39
+18.2%
4K11
+267%
3−4
−267%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+133%
9−10
−133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Battlefield 5 24−27
+400%
5−6
−400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+188%
8−9
−188%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+250%
16−18
−250%
Hitman 3 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+118%
21−24
−118%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+733%
3−4
−733%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+229%
7−8
−229%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+133%
12−14
−133%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+48.7%
35−40
−48.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+133%
9−10
−133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Battlefield 5 24−27
+400%
5−6
−400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+188%
8−9
−188%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+250%
16−18
−250%
Hitman 3 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+118%
21−24
−118%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+733%
3−4
−733%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+229%
7−8
−229%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+133%
12−14
−133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+71.4%
14−16
−71.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+48.7%
35−40
−48.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+133%
9−10
−133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+250%
16−18
−250%
Hitman 3 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+118%
21−24
−118%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+133%
12−14
−133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+48.7%
35−40
−48.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+229%
7−8
−229%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+183%
12−14
−183%
Hitman 3 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+157%
7−8
−157%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+194%
18−20
−194%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Hitman 3 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+220%
10−11
−220%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%

This is how Quadro M1200 and ATI Mobility HD 5870 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro M1200 is 174% faster in 900p
  • ATI Mobility HD 5870 is 18% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro M1200 is 267% faster in 4K

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Quadro M1200 is 1100% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 5870 is 8% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Quadro M1200 is ahead in 60 tests (98%)
  • ATI Mobility HD 5870 is ahead in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.38 2.96
Recency 11 January 2017 7 January 2010
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 50 Watt

Quadro M1200 has a 183.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 11.1% lower power consumption.

The Quadro M1200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M1200 is a mobile workstation card while Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is a mobile workstation one.


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