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Mobility Radeon HD 5870

Graphics processor

Video memory
1 GB*
Memory bus
128 bit*
Rated memory bandwidth
64 GB/s*

Benchmark results

  • G3D Mark · version unreported · g3d_mark1,075* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
  • PassMark · version unreported · G2Dmark207*Platform unreported Compare results
  • PassMark · version unreported · G3Dmark1,062*Platform unreported Compare results
  • Reported score · version unreported · 2dmark409*Platform unreported Compare results
  • Reported score · version unreported · 3dmark1,241*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

Architecture
Reported value 1: TeraScale 2*
Reported value 2: Terascale 2 Broadway XT*
Process node
40 nm*
GPU base clock
700 MHz*
Reported graphics memory frequency
1,000 MHz*
Video memory
1,024 MB*

Memory & storage

Video memory
1 GB*
Video memory type
Reported value 1: GDDR5*
Reported value 2: GDDR5*
Reported value 3: GDDR5*
Reported value 4: DDR3*
Memory bus
128 bit*
Rated memory bandwidth
64 GB/s*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 26 fields
Architecture
Terascale 2 Broadway XT*
Integrated
No*
L2 Cache
256KB*
Manufacturer
AMD*
Max Power
50 Watts*
Memory
1,024* MB
Memory Bandwidth
64GB/sec*
Memory Bus
128 Bit*
Memory Speed
1,000* MHz
Memory Type
GDDR5*
Name
Mobility Radeon HD 5870*
Best Resolution
1600 x 900*
Notebook GPU
Yes*
Open GL
4.3*
Pixel Rate
11 GPixel/s*
Process
40nm*
ROPs
16*
Release Date
07-Jan-2010*
Resolution WxH
2560x1600*
SLI Crossfire
Yes*
Shader
5*
TMUs
40*
Texture Rate
28 GTexel/s*
Core Speed
700* MHz
Dedicated
Yes*
Direct X
DX 11.0*
Specifications 2 · 3 fields
G3D Mark
1,075* points
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
G3D Mark*
native_context
GPU model
Mobility Radeon HD 5870*
Snapshot date
2026-10-05*
Model
Mobility Radeon HD 5870*
Hardware class
Mobile*
Specifications 3 · 49 fields
Brand
ATI*
Top BUS WIDTH
128* bit
Graphics Processor GPU Name
Broadway*
Graphics Processor Architecture
TeraScale 2*
Graphics Processor Process Size
40* nm
Graphics Processor Transistors
1,040 million*
Graphics Processor Die Size
166* mm²
Name
Mobility Radeon HD 5870*
Clock Speeds GPU Clock
700* MHz
Clock Speeds Memory Clock
1000 MHz 4 Gbps effective*
Memory Memory Size
1,024* MB
Memory Memory Type
GDDR5*
Memory Memory Bus
128* bit
Memory Bandwidth
64* GB/s
Render Config TMUs
40*
Top GRAPHICS PROCESSOR
Broadway*
Render Config ROPs
16*
Theoretical Performance Pixel Rate
11.20 GPixel/s
Theoretical Performance Texture Rate
28.00 GTexel/s
Board Design Slot Width
MXM Module*
Board Design TDP
50* W
Board Design Outputs
Portable Device Dependent*
Graphics Features DirectX
11.2 (11_0)*
Graphics Features OpenGL
4.4*
Graphics Features OpenCL
1.2*
source file
ati2010.json*
Graphics Processor Foundry
TSMC*
Recommended Resolutions
Good:1280x720 | Low FPS:1366x768 | Unplayable:1600x900*
Graphics Processor GPU Variant
Broadway XT (216-0769008)*
Graphics Processor Density
6.3M / mm²*
Mobile Graphics Release Date
Jan 7th, 2010*
Top TMUS
40*
Mobile Graphics Generation
Manhattan (Mobility HD 5800)*
Mobile Graphics Production
End-of-life*
Mobile Graphics Bus Interface
MXM-B (3.0)*
Mobile Graphics Reviews
2 in our database*
Graphics Processor Chip Package
FCBGA-962*
Top ROPS
16*
Mobile Graphics Successor
Vancouver*
Mobile Graphics Predecessor
M9x*
Graphics Features Shader Model
5.0*
Top CORES
800*
Render Config Shading Units
800*
Render Config Compute Units
10*
Render Config L2 Cache
256* KB
Top MEMORY SIZE
1,024* MB
Theoretical Performance FP32 (float)
1,120.0 GFLOPS
Render Config L1 Cache
8 KB (per CU)*
Top MEMORY TYPE
GDDR5*
Specifications 4 · 7 fields
name
Mobility Radeon HD 5870*
3dmark
1,241*
2dmark
409*
tdp
50*
powerperf
24*
test
Jul 2012*
category
Mobile*
Specifications 5 · 7 fields
gpuName
Mobility Radeon HD 5870*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
PassMark*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
G3Dmark
1,062*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
PassMark*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
G2Dmark
207*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
PassMark*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
TDP
50*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
PassMark*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
powerPerformance
21.24*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
PassMark*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
testDate
2,012*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
PassMark*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
category
Mobile*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
PassMark*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
Specifications 6 · 27 fields
manufacturer
ATI*
manufacturer
ATI*
rop
8*
rop
16*
igp
No*
igp
No*
bus
MXM-B (3.0)*
bus
PCIe 3.0 x8*
memType
GDDR5*
memType
DDR3*
gpuChip
GM108*
gpuChip
Broadway*
productName
Mobility Radeon HD 5870*
productName
Mobility Radeon HD 5870*
releaseYear
2,010*
releaseYear
2,010*
memSize
1.024*
memSize
1.024*
memBusWidth
128*
gpuClock
700*
gpuClock
965*
memClock
900*
memClock
1,000*
unifiedShader
800*
unifiedShader
256*
tmu
24*
tmu
40*

* Provisional data