Mobility Radeon HD 5870 vs RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

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Aggregated performance score

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
2017
4.49
+52.2%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) outperforms Mobility HD 5870 by 52% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking618739
Place by popularity48not in top-100
Value for moneyno data1.05
ArchitectureVega (2017−2021)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameVega Raven RidgeBroadway-XT
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date26 October 2017 (6 years ago)7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Current priceno data$108

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores512800
Core clock speedno data700 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rateno data28.00
Floating-point performanceno data1,120.0 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Interfaceno dataMXM-B (3.0)

Memory

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 typeno dataDDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data1 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data64 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 dataNo outputs

API support

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

DirectX12_111.2 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.0
OpenGLno data4.4
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkanno dataN/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 4.49
+52.2%
ATI Mobility HD 5870 2.95

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) outperforms Mobility HD 5870 by 52% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 10294
+28.7%
ATI Mobility HD 5870 7999

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) outperforms Mobility HD 5870 by 29% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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:

900p45−50
+45.2%
31
−45.2%
Full HD18
−117%
39
+117%
4K10
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9
+50%
6−7
−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 15
+275%
4−5
−275%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Battlefield 5 24
+300%
6−7
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+50%
6−7
−50%
Far Cry 5 12
+200%
4−5
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 13
+225%
4−5
−225%
Forza Horizon 4 26
+225%
8−9
−225%
Hitman 3 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12
+140%
5−6
−140%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12
+100%
6−7
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12
+500%
2−3
−500%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11
+175%
4−5
−175%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Battlefield 5 22
+267%
6−7
−267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6
−100%
12−14
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 10
+150%
4−5
−150%
Far Cry New Dawn 14
+250%
4−5
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 30
+275%
8−9
−275%
Hitman 3 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Metro Exodus 7
+75%
4−5
−75%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8
+100%
4−5
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Battlefield 5 23
+283%
6−7
−283%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
−20%
6−7
+20%
Far Cry 5 9
+125%
4−5
−125%
Far Cry New Dawn 14
+250%
4−5
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 23
+188%
8−9
−188%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Hitman 3 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3
+200%
1−2
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4
+300%
1−2
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Battlefield 5 6
+100%
3−4
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 9
+80%
5−6
−80%

This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and ATI Mobility HD 5870 compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 45.2% faster than ATI Mobility HD 5870 in 900p
  • ATI Mobility HD 5870 is 117% faster than RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) in 1080p
  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 66.7% faster than ATI Mobility HD 5870 in 4K

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 500% faster than the ATI Mobility HD 5870.
  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 5870 is 100% faster than the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000).

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is ahead in 49 tests (92%)
  • ATI Mobility HD 5870 is ahead in 2 tests (4%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (4%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.49 2.95
Recency 26 October 2017 7 January 2010
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 50 Watt

The Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in performance tests.


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