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ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870

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The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is a high-end DirectX 11 capable graphics card by AMD for laptops. At the time of announcement, (Jan 2010) the 5870 paired with GDDR5 memory should be the fastest laptop GPU available, excluding SLI or CrossFire solutions. Technically, the chip is based on the desktop Radeon HD 5770 (RV840) with a slower clock rate.

The memory interface of the Mobility 5870 is composed of two 64 bit wide controllers leading to a 128 bit memory bus that can access up to 1024 MB of DDR3 or GDDR5 memory (or 512 MB GDDR3). If (G)DDR3 is used by the laptop vendor, the performance of the 5870 will become bottlenecked by a noticeable degree.

The HD 5870 offers 800 MADD cores (called Stream Processors) which are grouped in 160 5-dimensional groups. The cores support DirectX 11 functions in hardware (Tessellation, OIT, Post-Processing, Shadows, HDR Texture Compression). Furthermore, 16 ROPs, 40TMUs, and 40 TAUs can be found on the chip. All in all, the approximately 1.04 billion transistors of the 5870 offer a theroretic computation power of up to 1.12 TFLOPS. 

According to AMD, the HD 5000 series has also been improved with regards to general computing (as opposed to the HD 4000 series). Therefore, the performance of ATI stream, OpenCL, and DirectCompute 11 applications should be noticeably better.

Compared to the previous generation such as with the Mobility Radeon HD 4870, the HD 5870 should be about 20% faster, at least according to AMD. HD 5870 cards with GDDR3 memory are expected to have lower performance gains. The gaming performance of the 5870 should be sufficient for all current games (2009-2010) in high resolution and high detail settings. The following games should run fluently in 1920x1200 with 4x Antialiasing: Left4Dead, UT3, Devil May Cry 4, Far Cry 2, ET:Quake Wars, and Wolfenstein MP (over 30 fps according to AMD slides - see below). Compared to the previous leader in the mobile segment, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M, the new HD 5870 should be noticeably faster.

The Mobility Radeon HD 5000 series includes an improved video processor (UVD2) to decode HD videos with the graphics card. Assuming adequate memory bandwidth, the new version can decode two HD streams simultaneously (e.g., for Blu-Ray picture in picture). Beginning from Flash 10.1 Beta, the 5000 series can also accelerate Flash HD videos (e.g., Youtube).

A special feature of the HD 5000 series is its ability to transmit HD audio formats, such as Dolby True HD or DTS HD Master Audio, with up to 8 channels and 192 kHz / 24 Bit over HDMI 1.3a.

Similar to the desktop HD 5000 series, the Mobility HD 5870 also supports Eyefinity to connect up to 6 monitors on a computer. Of course, this depends on how many monitor outputs the laptop can physically support. Furthermore, it appears that only laptops with DisplayPort outputs (e.g., HP Envy 17) can support Eyefinity.

Due to the high power consumption of the Mobility Radeon HD 5870, the GPU is only suited for large laptops with good (and possibly loud) cooling solutions. According to AMD, the performance per watt and the idle power consumption have both been improved thanks to Memory Clock Scaling and Clock Gating. Furthermore, the chip supports PowerXpress (with AMD chipset) and Switchable Graphics (Intel) to switch between dedicated and integrated graphics.

Compared to desktop graphics cards, the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 should perform somewhere between a Radeon HD 5750 and 5770 according to the shader count of the desktop 5770 and the clock rate of the desktop 5750.

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire

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The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire (CF) (or ATI Mobility Radeon HD5870 X2) is a high-end DirectX 11 capable graphics solution for notebooks by AMD. It consists of two single Mobility HD5870 cards bound together using Crossfire (similar to Nvidia's SLI). In this setup, alternate frame rendering (AFR) is the most common rendering technique. At the time of announcement (Jan 2010), the 5870 CF paired with GDDR5 memory was the fastest laptop graphics solution available. Technically, the chip is based on the desktop Radeon HD 5770 (RV840), but with a slower clock rate.

Because each card renders a different frame, the Crossfire solution may suffer from micro stuttering at the 20-30 FPS range as there are irregular delays between sequential frames. Therefore, the Crossfire HD 5870 may need higher framerates for fluent gameplay.

The memory interface of the Mobility 5870 is composed of two 64 bit wide controllers leading to a 128 bit memory bus that can access up to 1024 MB of DDR3 or GDDR5 memory. If DDR3 is used by the laptop vendor, then the graphics performance will suffer noticeably.

The HD5870 CF offers 2x800 MADD cores (called Stream Processors) which are grouped in 2x160 5-dimensional groups. The cores support DirectX 11 functions in hardware (Tessellation, OIT, Post-Processing, Shadows, HDR Texture Compression). Furthermore, 16 ROPs, 40 TMUs, and 40 TAUs can be found on each chip. All in all, 2x1040 Million transistors offer a theoretic computation power of up to 2x1.12 TFLOPS. 

According to AMD, the HD 5000 series was also improved with regards to general computing. For comparison, the HD 4000 series received no such optimizations. Therefore, the performance of ATI stream, OpenCL, and DirectCompute 11 applications should be noticably better with the Mobility 5870 Crossfire.

Compared to the previous generation (in this case the Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2), the HD5870 X2 should be about 20% faster according to AMD. This is only valid for a GDDR5 version of the HD5870 (otherwise the memory bus would be the bottle neck). The gaming performance of the CF solution should be sufficient for all current games (2009-2010) in high resolution and high detail settings with some AA enabled. Compared to a GeForce GTX 285M SLI, the 5870 CF should be faster (altough the SLI driver support by Nvidia has been known to be a bit more superior).

The Mobility Radeon HD 5000 series includes an improved video processor (UVD2) to decode HD videos with the graphics card. The new version is able to decode two HD streams simultaneously (e.g., for Blu-Ray picture in picture) if the graphics card offers enough memory bandwidth (possibly only versions with GDDR5). Since Flash 10.1 Beta, the 5000 series has also been able to help accelerate Flash HD videos (like YouTube).

A special feature of the HD 5000 series is its ability to transmit HD audio formats (like Dolby True HD or DTS HD Master Audio) with up to 8 channels and 192 kHz / 24 Bit over HDMI 1.3a.

As the desktop HD 5000 series, the Mobility HD 5870 also supports Eyefinity to connect up to 6 monitors to the graphics chip. Of course, this depends on how many monitor outputs the laptop vendor adds to the notebook and how they are wired. Most laptops will support up to three screens simultaneously (one internal and two external).

Due to the high power consumption of the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 CF, it is only suited for large laptops with good (and possibly loud) cooling solutions. According to AMD, the performance per watt ratio (same power consumption, better performance) and the idle power consumption have been improved (thanks to Memory Clock Scaling and Clock Gating). Furthermore, the chip does support PowerXpress (with an AMD chipset) and Switchable Graphics (Intel) to switch between the dedicated and chipset / integrated graphics card.

Compared to desktop graphics cards, the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 CF should perform somewhere between a Radeon HD 5750 and 5770 in Crossfire mode based on the shader count of the 5770 and the clock rate of 5750.

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850

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The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is a high-end DirectX 11-capable graphics card for notebooks by AMD based on the desktop HD 5770 (RV840) chipset. Essentially, the HD5850 is a Mobility Radeon HD 5870 that has been underclocked by about 11 percent. In contrast to the HD 5870, the 5850 is sometimes equipped with slow DDR3 graphics memory.

The memory interface of the Mobility 5850 is composed of two 64 bit wide controllers leading to a 128 bit memory bus that can access up to 1024 MB of either DDR3 or GDDR5 memory (or even up to just 512 MB of G=DDR3 in lower-end models). If (G)DDR3 is used by the laptop vendor, then the performance of the 5850 will suffer by a noticeable margin.

The 5850 offers 800 MADD cores (called Stream Processors) that are grouped in 160 5-dimensional groups. The cores support DirectX 11 functions in hardware (e.g., Tessellation, OIT, Post-Processing, Shadows, HDR Texture Compression). Furthermore, 16 ROPs, 40TMUs, and 40 TAUs can be found on the chip. All in all, the 1040 Million transistors offer a theoretical computation power of up to 1.12 TFLOPS. 

According to AMD, the HD 5000 series has improved general computing algorithms that the HD 4000 series lacks. Therefore, the performance of applications such as ATI stream, OpenCL, and DirectCompute 11 should be significantly better.

The 3D performance of the Mobility HD 5850 depends heavily on the used graphics RAM, or VRAM. As long as fast GDDR5 is used, the performance should be between a GeForce GTX 260M - 280M in the high end segment. Therefore, all current games as of 2009 should be playable in high details with high resolutions. With DDR3 memory, however, the performance should drop noticeably because of the relatively narrow 128 Bit memory bus. In fact, the GDDR5 version (on par with a GTX 285M) is about 40% faster in the 3DMark Vantage benchmark than the DDR3 equipped version (on par with a GTX 260M). 

Exactly which games can or cannot run fluently on the 5850 can be found on the lower section of this page.

The Mobility Radeon HD 5000 series includes an improved video processor (UVD2) to decode HD videos with the graphics card. The new version is able to decode two HD streams simultaneously (e.g., for Blu-Ray picture in picture), given that the graphics card offers enough memory bandwidth. As a result, it is entirely possible that only AMD GPUs paired with GDDR5 VRAM can decode multiple HD streams in parallel. Beginning with Flash 10.1 Beta, the 5000 series has also been able accelerate Flash HD videos such as on YouTube.

A special feature of the HD 5000 series is its ability to transmit HD audio formats (like Dolby True HD or DTS HD Master Audio) with up to 8 channels and 192 KHz / 24 Bit over HDMI 1.3a.

As with the desktop HD 5000 series, the Mobility HD 5850 also supports Eyefinity to connect up to 6 monitors to the graphics chip. Of course, this depends on how many native monitor outputs the laptop vendor adds to the laptop (and how they are wired). Still, according to our sources, the laptop would specifically need DisplayPort outputs for Eyefinity to work, which, as of this writing, is only available on the HP Envy 17.

Furthermore, the 5850 chip should support PowerXpress (with AMD chipset) and Switchable Graphics (Intel) to switch between the dedicated and chipset / CPU graphics card.

Due to the high power consumption of the Mobility Radeon HD 5850 (40-60 Watt of the 5800 series), the GPU is only suited for large laptops with high-performance (and possibly loud) cooling solutions. According to AMD, the performance-per-watt ratio and the idle power consumption have both been improved thanks to Memory Clock Scaling and Clock Gating.

Compared to desktop graphics cards, the Mobility Radeon HD 5850 should perform slightly slower than a Radeon HD 5750 due to the slower clock rate found on the mobile AMD GPU.

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 CrossfireATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Mobility Radeon HD 5800 Series
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire 1600 @ 0.7 GHz128 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 800 @ 0.7 GHz128 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Mobility Radeon HD 5850 800 @ 0.63 GHz128 Bit @ 2000 MHz
Mobility Radeon HD 5830 800 @ 0.5 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire 1600 @ 0.7 GHz128 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 800 @ 0.7 GHz128 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Mobility Radeon HD 5850 800 @ 0.63 GHz128 Bit @ 2000 MHz
Mobility Radeon HD 5830 800 @ 0.5 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire 1600 @ 0.7 GHz128 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 800 @ 0.7 GHz128 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Mobility Radeon HD 5850 800 @ 0.63 GHz128 Bit @ 2000 MHz
Mobility Radeon HD 5830 800 @ 0.5 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
CodenameBroadway-XTBroadway-XTBroadway-PRO
ArchitectureTerascale 2Terascale 2Terascale 2
Pipelines800 - unified1600 - unified800 - unified
Core Speed700 MHz700 MHz625 MHz
Memory Speed1000 MHz1000 MHz2000 MHz
Memory Bus Width128 Bit128 Bit128 Bit
Memory TypeDDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory1024 MB2x1024 MB1024 MB
Shared Memorynonono
APIDirectX 11, Shader 5.0DirectX 11, Shader 5.0DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Power Consumption50 Watt120 Watt39 Watt
technology40 nm40 nm40 nm
FeaturesEyefinity (up to 6 displays), HD Audio (Dolby True HD, DTS HD), HDMI 1.3a, Avivo HD (UVD2.2)Eyefinity (up to 6 displays), HD Audio (Dolby True HD, DTS HD), HDMI 1.3a, Avivo HD (UVD2.2)Eyefinity (up to 6 displays), HD Audio (Dolby True HD, DTS HD), HDMI 1.3a, Avivo HD (UVD2.2)
Notebook Sizelargelargelarge
Date of Announcement07.01.2010 07.01.2010 07.01.2010
Information1.12 TFLOPS2x1.12 TFLOPS1.0 TFLOPS
Transistors1 Billion
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.amd.com

Benchmarks

3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 7260     avg: 7929     median: 7999 (2%)     max: 8548 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. total + ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
min: 12384     avg: 13697     median: 13046 (4%)     max: 17106 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. total + ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850
min: 4963     avg: 5855     median: 5591.5 (2%)     max: 7147 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 7382     avg: 7614     median: 7616 (4%)     max: 7903 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
min: 13021     avg: 14096     median: 13691 (8%)     max: 15981 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850
min: 4412     avg: 5366     median: 5038 (3%)     max: 7089 Points
3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard
min: 36342     avg: 37967     median: 36969 (38%)     max: 40589 Points
35281 Points (37%)
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
min: 37780     avg: 38524     median: 38290 (20%)     max: 39415 Points
min: 24488     avg: 28296     median: 26228 (14%)     max: 35948 Points
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
min: 17224     avg: 18044     median: 18052.5 (20%)     max: 18983 Points
min: 12837     avg: 15365     median: 15452.5 (17%)     max: 17072 Points
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870
3DMark 06
min: 12356     avg: 12863     median: 12830.5 (17%)     max: 13534 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
min: 14188     avg: 16596     median: 16521 (22%)     max: 19080 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850
min: 7885     avg: 9867     median: 9655 (13%)     max: 12027 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x768 + ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870
3DMark 06
min: 12304     avg: 12363     median: 12362.5 (16%)     max: 12421 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x768 + ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850
min: 9059     avg: 10096     median: 9329 (12%)     max: 11900 Points
3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850
3DMark 06
min: 9081     avg: 9127     median: 9126.5 (12%)     max: 9172 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x800 + ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850
3DMark 06
9206 Points (12%)
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
24 fps (5%)
min: 14.7     avg: 17.1     median: 17.1 (3%)     max: 19.5 fps
SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 + ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
19.3 fps (11%)
specvp11 snx-01 + ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850
5.3 fps (3%)
specvp11 tcvis-02 + ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
13.4 fps (8%)
specvp11 tcvis-02 + ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850
3.8 fps (2%)
specvp11 sw-02 + ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
17.2 fps (13%)
specvp11 sw-02 + ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850
15.4 fps (12%)
specvp11 proe-05 + ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
2.9 fps (3%)
specvp11 proe-05 + ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850
1.6 fps (2%)
specvp11 maya-03 + ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
25.1 fps (19%)
specvp11 maya-03 + ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850
5.9 fps (4%)
specvp11 lightwave-01 + ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
16.3 fps (17%)
specvp11 lightwave-01 + ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850
16.9 fps (18%)
specvp11 ensight-04 + ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
7.5 fps (4%)
specvp11 ensight-04 + ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850
10.3 fps (5%)
specvp11 catia-03 + ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
5 fps (3%)
specvp11 catia-03 + ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850
4.3 fps (2%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
min: 6     avg: 7     median: 7.2 (91%)     max: 7.2 Points
min: 6.8     avg: 6.9     median: 6.8 (86%)     max: 7.2 Points
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
min: 6     avg: 7     median: 7.2 (91%)     max: 7.4 Points
min: 6.8     avg: 6.9     median: 6.8 (86%)     max: 7.2 Points
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 5033     avg: 6270     median: 6609 (5%)     max: 6957 Points
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850
min: 4549     avg: 5521     median: 5573 (4%)     max: 6340 Points
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 21.72     avg: 32.6     median: 28.4 (10%)     max: 44.39 fps
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850
min: 17.78     avg: 26.4     median: 25.6 (9%)     max: 40.31 fps

Average Benchmarks ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 → 100% n=10

Average Benchmarks ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire → 136% n=10

Average Benchmarks ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 → 80% n=10

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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

low 800x600
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
57 57 57 ~ 57 fps
med. 1024x768
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
52 52 52 ~ 52 fps
high 1360x768
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
49 49 49 ~ 49 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
37 37 37 ~ 37 fps
Fifa 11

Fifa 11

2010
low 800x600
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
264 264.3 ~ 264 fps
95%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
250.4  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
156 181.6 ~ 169 fps
99%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
167.3  fps
89%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
150.8  fps
high 1360x768
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
126.8 130 ~ 128 fps
66%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
83.9  fps
71%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
90.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
90.3  fps
65%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
58.7  fps
61%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
54.9  fps
Mafia 2

Mafia 2

2010
low 800x600
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
68.9  fps
82%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
56.7  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
65.7  fps
86%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
56.6  fps
84%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
53.8 56.3 ~ 55 fps
high 1360x768
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
60.7  fps
94%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
56.9  fps
79%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
46.4 50.1 ~ 48 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
41.1  fps
138%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
56.8  fps
73%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
29.3 31.1 ~ 30 fps
low 1024x768
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
166 166 170 ~ 167 fps
95%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
158.8  fps
96%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
160  fps
med. 1360x768
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
61.8 63 66 ~ 64 fps
90%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
57.9  fps
81%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
49.3 51.8 54 ~ 52 fps
high 1360x768
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
56 56 58 ~ 57 fps
102%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
57.9  fps
68%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
30.4 33.2 52 ~ 39 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
37.2 45 ~ 41 fps
125%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
51.2  fps
56%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
19.3 20.2 30 ~ 23 fps
low 800x600
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
85.3  fps
103%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
87.5  fps
78%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
66.6  fps
med. 1360x768
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
53.5  fps
149%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
79.9  fps
62%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
32 33.5 ~ 33 fps
high 1600x900
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
30.5  fps
173%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
52.7  fps
62%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
17.7 19 19.3 ~ 19 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
10.9  fps
165%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
18  fps
50%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
5.5  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
104.2  fps
109%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
113.9  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
80.5  fps
129%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
103.9  fps
76%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
50.9 55.5 75.1 ~ 61 fps
high 1366x768
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
58.6  fps
165%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
96.8  fps
75%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
36.5 40.1 54.5 ~ 44 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
30.9 32.7 33.1 ~ 32 fps
180%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
57.7  fps
69%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
17.5 18.6 30.8 ~ 22 fps
low 800x600
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
161  fps
101%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
163.3  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
78 78.2 79.7 ~ 79 fps
123%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
97.3  fps
77%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
51.9 56.5 73.4 ~ 61 fps
high 1366x768
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
66.3  fps
144%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
95.4  fps
78%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
42.5 47.8 64.3 ~ 52 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
48.7 50.7 51.1 ~ 50 fps
163%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
81.4  fps
70%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
26.9 30.9 46.7 ~ 35 fps
Risen

Risen

2009
low 800x600
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
108.8  fps
87%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
94.3  fps
81%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
88  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
56.2 59.5 ~ 58 fps
140%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
81  fps
74%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
37.8 38 42 52.5 ~ 43 fps
high 1366x768
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
40.9  fps
185%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
75.8  fps
76%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
27 27.6 30.6 37.8 ~ 31 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
31.6  fps
198%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
62.5  fps
73%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
20 20.2 22.4 29.1 ~ 23 fps
Resident Evil 5

Resident Evil 5

2009
low 800x600
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
97.9  fps
98%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
95.5  fps
85%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
83.3  fps
high 1360x768
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
77.5  fps
101%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
78.5  fps
69%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
53.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
56.1  fps
139%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
77.9  fps
55%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
31.1  fps
Need for Speed Shift

Need for Speed Shift

2009
low 800x600
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
57.8  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
47.1 54.1 59.4 ~ 54 fps
88%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
47.6  fps
91%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
47.6 49.8 50 ~ 49 fps
high 1366x768
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
52.3  fps
62%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
32.6  fps
78%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
36.9 38.6 48.2 ~ 41 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
41.5 43.3 ~ 42 fps
51%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
21.5  fps
69%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
23.6 23.8 40.1 ~ 29 fps
Colin McRae: DIRT 2

Colin McRae: DIRT 2

2009
low 800x600
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
112.9  fps
95%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
107.7  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
72.8 76.2 94.7 ~ 81 fps
110%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
88.7  fps
84%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
66 67.2 69.5 ~ 68 fps
high 1360x768
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
48.5  fps
161%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
78.2  fps
85%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
33.3 35 53.8 ~ 41 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
29.5 30.9 33.8 ~ 31 fps
183%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
56.6  fps
74%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
18.3 18.6 31.8 ~ 23 fps
Anno 1404

Anno 1404

2009
low 1024x768
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
131.8  fps
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
131.6  fps
ultra 1280x1024
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
81  fps
73%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
59.1  fps
56%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
37 40.8 57.3 ~ 45 fps
F.E.A.R. 2

F.E.A.R. 2

2009
low 800x600
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
192  fps
77%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
147.6  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
110  fps
89%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
97.8  fps
76%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
80.7 84.9 86.8 ~ 84 fps
high 1280x1024
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
84 109.7 ~ 97 fps
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
97.1  fps
70%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
58.9 62.6 82.2 ~ 68 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
41 63.1 ~ 52 fps
179%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
92.9  fps
77%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
31.2 32.3 56.6 ~ 40 fps
Left 4 Dead

Left 4 Dead

2008
low 640x480
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
147.3  fps
high 1024x768
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
116  fps
Far Cry 2

Far Cry 2

2008
low 640x480
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
117.6 118 122 ~ 119 fps
104%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
123.4  fps
high 1024x768
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
82.9 83 83.1 ~ 83 fps
113%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
93.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
33 33.6 58.1 ~ 42 fps
148%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
62  fps
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare

Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare

2007
low 800x600
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
197.7  fps
med. 1024x768
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
131.7  fps
high 1280x1024
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
119.6  fps
Crysis - GPU Benchmark

Crysis - GPU Benchmark

2007
low 1024x768
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
116 142 ~ 129 fps
77%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
99.5  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
67 72.6 74.9 ~ 72 fps
84%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
60.7  fps
83%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
56.2 57.6 65.1 ~ 60 fps
high 1024x768
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
50 56.1 56.2 ~ 54 fps
95%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
51.3  fps
76%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
37.4 39.8 46.6 ~ 41 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
17.1  fps
174%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
29.7  fps
70%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
10.2 10.7 16.2 ~ 12 fps
Crysis - CPU Benchmark

Crysis - CPU Benchmark

2007
low 1024x768
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
114 155 ~ 135 fps
92%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
123.8  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
69.1 72 72.7 ~ 71 fps
85%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
60.5  fps
80%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
54.7 56.7 60.8 ~ 57 fps
high 1024x768
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
48.5 48.6 56 ~ 51 fps
97%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
49.6  fps
71%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
30.5 32.4 44.6 ~ 36 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
15.8  fps
183%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
28.9  fps
70%
Mobility Radeon HD 5850:
9.1 9.5 14.8 ~ 11 fps
Call of Juarez Benchmark

Call of Juarez Benchmark

2006
high 1024x768
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
59.9  fps
185%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
110.6  fps
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark

Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark

2005
high 1024x768
100%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870:
200.9  fps
99%
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire:
198.3  fps

Average Gaming ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire → 117%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 112%

Average Gaming ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 → 74%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 75%

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Call of Duty: Black Ops57524937
Fifa 11150.890.854.9
Mafia 2554830
StarCraft 2160523923
Metro 203366.633195.5
Battlefield: Bad Company 2614422
CoD Modern Warfare 2615235
Risen88433123
Resident Evil 583.353.331.1
Need for Speed Shift494129
Colin McRae: DIRT 2684123
Anno 140445
F.E.A.R. 2846840
Crysis - GPU Benchmark604112
Crysis - CPU Benchmark573611
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< 120 fps
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ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Fifa 1126416912890.3
Mafia 268.965.760.741.1
StarCraft 2167645741
Metro 203385.353.530.510.9
Battlefield: Bad Company 2104.280.558.632
CoD Modern Warfare 21617966.350
Risen108.85840.931.6
Resident Evil 597.977.556.1
Need for Speed Shift57.85452.342
Colin McRae: DIRT 2112.98148.531
Anno 1404131.881
F.E.A.R. 21921109752
Far Cry 21198342
Crysis - GPU Benchmark129725417.1
Crysis - CPU Benchmark135715115.8
Call of Juarez Benchmark59.9
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark200.9
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ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfirelowmed.highultraQHD4K
Fifa 11250.4167.383.958.7
Mafia 256.756.656.956.8
StarCraft 2158.857.957.951.2
Metro 203387.579.952.718
Battlefield: Bad Company 2113.9103.996.857.7
CoD Modern Warfare 2163.397.395.481.4
Risen94.38175.862.5
Resident Evil 595.578.577.9
Need for Speed Shift47.632.621.5
Colin McRae: DIRT 2107.788.778.256.6
Anno 1404131.659.1
F.E.A.R. 2147.697.897.192.9
Left 4 Dead147.3116
Far Cry 2123.493.462
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare197.7131.7119.6
Crysis - GPU Benchmark99.560.751.329.7
Crysis - CPU Benchmark123.860.549.628.9
Call of Juarez Benchmark110.6
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark198.3
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