ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire vs RX Vega 11

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Aggregate performance score

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

RX Vega 11
2018
35 Watt
5.00
+6.6%

RX Vega 11 outperforms Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking679693
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency11.003.01
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameRavenBroadway-XT
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date10 May 2018 (7 years ago)7 January 2010 (16 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 cores7041600
Core clock speed300 MHz700 MHz
Boost clock speed1251 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,940 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate55.04no data
Floating-point processing power1.761 TFLOPSno data
ROPs8no data
TMUs44no data

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
InterfaceIGPno data
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 SharedDDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared2x1 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1000 MHz
Shared memory+-

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 ConnectorsMotherboard Dependentno data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11
Shader Model6.7 (6.4)no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.1no data
Vulkan1.3-

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
+3.8%
53
−3.8%
Full HD28
−92.9%
54
+92.9%
1440p6
+20%
5−6
−20%
4K12
+20%
10−12
−20%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 31
+63.2%
18−20
−63.2%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry 5 19
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Fortnite 86
+207%
27−30
−207%
Forza Horizon 4 38
+72.7%
21−24
−72.7%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Valorant 60−65
+3.3%
60−65
−3.3%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 26
+36.8%
18−20
−36.8%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 85−90
+6.1%
80−85
−6.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Dota 2 46
+12.2%
40−45
−12.2%
Far Cry 5 18
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Fortnite 31
+10.7%
27−30
−10.7%
Forza Horizon 4 35
+59.1%
21−24
−59.1%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 17
+13.3%
14−16
−13.3%
Metro Exodus 9
+0%
9−10
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Valorant 60−65
+3.3%
60−65
−3.3%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 25
+31.6%
18−20
−31.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Dota 2 42
+2.4%
40−45
−2.4%
Far Cry 5 17
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Forza Horizon 4 29
+31.8%
21−24
−31.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
−30%
12−14
+30%
Valorant 60−65
+3.3%
60−65
−3.3%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 30−33
+7.1%
27−30
−7.1%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 35−40
+8.3%
35−40
−8.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+2.9%
35−40
−2.9%
Valorant 55−60
+7.8%
50−55
−7.8%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Valorant 24−27
+8.7%
21−24
−8.7%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 8
+300%
2−3
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 17
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 12
+100%
6−7
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

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

  • RX Vega 11 is 4% faster in 900p
  • ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire is 93% faster in 1080p
  • RX Vega 11 is 20% faster in 1440p
  • RX Vega 11 is 20% faster in 4K

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega 11 is 300% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire is 30% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 11 performs better in 41 tests (72%)
  • ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire performs better in 1 test (2%)
  • there's a draw in 15 tests (26%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 5.00 4.69
Recency 10 May 2018 7 January 2010
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 120 Watt

RX Vega 11 has a 7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 186% more advanced lithography process, and 243% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon RX Vega 11 and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.

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

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