ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire vs R9 M390

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M390 and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 M390
2015
2 GB GDDR5
8.84
+96.9%
ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire
2010
2x1 GB DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5, 120 Watt
4.49

R9 M390 outperforms ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire by an impressive 97% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking477656
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data2.78
ArchitectureGCN (2012−2015)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code namePitcairnBroadway-XT
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date9 June 2015 (9 years ago)7 January 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 cores10241600
Core clock speedno data700 MHz
Number of transistors5000 Millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data120 Watt

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
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no 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 typeGDDR5DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2x1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1000 MHz
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.

Eyefinity+-

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1211
OpenGL4.4no data
OpenCLNot Listedno data
Mantle+-

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:

900p100−110
+88.7%
53
−88.7%
Full HD43
−25.6%
54
+25.6%
4K20
+100%
10−12
−100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+153%
18−20
−153%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+111%
18−20
−111%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+153%
18−20
−153%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+123%
12−14
−123%
Fortnite 50−55
+100%
27−30
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+90.5%
21−24
−90.5%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+145%
10−12
−145%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+77.8%
18−20
−77.8%
Valorant 85−90
+51.7%
55−60
−51.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+111%
18−20
−111%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+153%
18−20
−153%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
+73.8%
80−85
−73.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Dota 2 65−70
+65%
40−45
−65%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+123%
12−14
−123%
Fortnite 50−55
+100%
27−30
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+90.5%
21−24
−90.5%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+145%
10−12
−145%
Grand Theft Auto V 34
+127%
14−16
−127%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+77.8%
18−20
−77.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 31
+138%
12−14
−138%
Valorant 85−90
+51.7%
55−60
−51.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+111%
18−20
−111%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Dota 2 65−70
+65%
40−45
−65%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+123%
12−14
−123%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+90.5%
21−24
−90.5%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+77.8%
18−20
−77.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18
+38.5%
12−14
−38.5%
Valorant 85−90
+51.7%
55−60
−51.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
+100%
27−30
−100%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 65−70
+97.1%
35−40
−97.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+37.1%
35−40
−37.1%
Valorant 100−110
+104%
50−55
−104%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+600%
3−4
−600%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+72.7%
10−12
−72.7%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+100%
10−12
−100%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18−20
+111%
9−10
−111%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Valorant 45−50
+104%
21−24
−104%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Dota 2 30−35
+120%
14−16
−120%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%

This is how R9 M390 and ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire compete in popular games:

  • R9 M390 is 89% faster in 900p
  • ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire is 26% faster in 1080p
  • R9 M390 is 100% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the R9 M390 is 1100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, R9 M390 surpassed ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire in all 61 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.84 4.49
Recency 9 June 2015 7 January 2010
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

R9 M390 has a 96.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R9 M390 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in performance tests.

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