ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 vs RX Vega 11

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 11 with Mobility Radeon HD 5870, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 11
2018
35 Watt
5.42
+84.4%

RX Vega 11 outperforms ATI Mobility HD 5870 by an impressive 84% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking618793
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency10.734.08
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameRavenBroadway
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date10 May 2018 (6 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 cores704800
Core clock speed300 MHz700 MHz
Boost clock speed1251 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,940 million1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate55.0428.00
Floating-point processing power1.761 TFLOPS1.12 TFLOPS
ROPs816
TMUs4440

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfaceIGPMXM-B (3.0)
WidthIGPno data
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 typeSystem SharedGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared1 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data64 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 ConnectorsMotherboard DependentNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model6.7 (6.4)5.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL2.11.2
Vulkan1.3N/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:

900p55−60
+77.4%
31
−77.4%
Full HD28
−39.3%
39
+39.3%
1440p6
+100%
3−4
−100%
4K12
+100%
6−7
−100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Battlefield 5 31
+244%
9−10
−244%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 19
+280%
5−6
−280%
Fortnite 86
+514%
14−16
−514%
Forza Horizon 4 38
+171%
14−16
−171%
Forza Horizon 5 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
+53.8%
12−14
−53.8%
Valorant 60−65
+37.8%
45−50
−37.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Battlefield 5 26
+189%
9−10
−189%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 85−90
+66%
50−55
−66%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Dota 2 46
+64.3%
27−30
−64.3%
Far Cry 5 18
+260%
5−6
−260%
Fortnite 31
+121%
14−16
−121%
Forza Horizon 4 35
+150%
14−16
−150%
Forza Horizon 5 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Grand Theft Auto V 17
+113%
8−9
−113%
Metro Exodus 9
+80%
5−6
−80%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
+53.8%
12−14
−53.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Valorant 60−65
+37.8%
45−50
−37.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 25
+178%
9−10
−178%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Dota 2 42
+50%
27−30
−50%
Far Cry 5 17
+240%
5−6
−240%
Forza Horizon 4 29
+107%
14−16
−107%
Forza Horizon 5 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
+53.8%
12−14
−53.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Valorant 60−65
+37.8%
45−50
−37.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 30−35
+121%
14−16
−121%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 35−40
+95%
20−22
−95%
Grand Theft Auto V 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Metro Exodus 4−5 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+66.7%
21−24
−66.7%
Valorant 55−60
+111%
27−30
−111%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Valorant 24−27
+85.7%
14−16
−85.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 8
+100%
4−5
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 17
+113%
8−9
−113%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 12
+500%
2−3
−500%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

This is how RX Vega 11 and ATI Mobility HD 5870 compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 11 is 77% faster in 900p
  • ATI Mobility HD 5870 is 39% faster in 1080p
  • RX Vega 11 is 100% faster in 1440p
  • RX Vega 11 is 100% faster in 4K

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

  • in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega 11 is 514% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 11 is ahead in 57 tests (97%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.42 2.94
Recency 10 May 2018 7 January 2010
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 50 Watt

RX Vega 11 has a 84.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 42.9% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 11 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 11 is a desktop card while Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is a notebook one.

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