Radeon HD 5670 vs Radeon HD 8790M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 5670 and Radeon HD 8790M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Radeon HD 5670 stacks up against Radeon HD 8790M, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon HD 8790M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 8790M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon HD 8790M here:

Radeon HD 8790M Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 5670	Radeon HD 8790M
Power consumption (TDP)	64 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	No outputs
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Radeon HD 5670 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8790M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
Radeon HD 8790M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5670.
Radeon HD 5670 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8790M - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 5670 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 8790M - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 8790M is 75 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5670.
Radeon HD 5670 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8790M - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8790M is 3500 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5670.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	3−4
ultra / 1080p	−	1−2
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	1−2	14−16
medium / 1080p	0−1	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8790M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than Radeon HD 5670.
high / 1080p	−	8−9
ultra / 1080p	−	6−7
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	21−24
medium / 1080p	−	9−10
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	40−45
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5670 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 11% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
low / 768p	60−65	120−130
medium / 768p	27−30	100−110
ultra / 1080p	7−8	50−55
QHD / 1440p	−	24−27
high / 768p	16−18	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8790M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 221% more, than Radeon HD 5670.
low / 768p	70−75	70−75
ultra / 1080p	0−1	21−24
medium / 1080p	45−50	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5670 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
low / 768p	45−50	75−80
medium / 768p	10−11	55−60
ultra / 1080p	0−1	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8790M in Dota 2 is 131% more, than Radeon HD 5670.
high / 1080p	−	4−5
ultra / 1080p	−	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 720p	0−1	14−16
medium / 1080p	−	6−7
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	7−8
QHD / 1440p	−	4−5
low / 720p	21−24	60−65
medium / 1080p	0−1	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8790M in Fortnite is 181% more, than Radeon HD 5670.
high / 1080p	0−1	8−9
ultra / 1080p	−	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	21−24
medium / 1080p	0−1	10−11
low / 768p	18−20	50−55
high / 1080p	0−1	10−11
ultra / 1080p	−	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	12−14	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8790M in Grand Theft Auto V is 193% more, than Radeon HD 5670.
high / 1080p	−	2−3
ultra / 1080p	−	0−1
4K / 2160p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	9−10
medium / 1080p	−	4−5
low / 768p	75−80	85−90
high / 1080p	27−30	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8790M in Minecraft is 50% more, than Radeon HD 5670.
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
low / 720p	8−9	30−35
medium / 1080p	−	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8790M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 300% more, than Radeon HD 5670.
high / 1080p	−	7−8
ultra / 1080p	−	4−5
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	8−9
medium / 1080p	−	8−9
low / 768p	0−1	20−22
medium / 768p	−	12−14
high / 1080p	−	7−8
ultra / 1080p	−	5−6
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 768p	45−50	75−80
medium / 768p	14−16	40−45
ultra / 1080p	0−1	18−20
high / 768p	12−14	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8790M in World of Tanks is 100% more, than Radeon HD 5670.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 5670	Radeon HD 8790M
Architecture	Terascale 2	GCN
Code name	Redwood	Mars XTX
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	14 January 2010	16 November 2012
Pipelines	400	384
Core clock speed	775 MHz	850 MHz
Boost Clock		900 MHz
Transistor count	627 million	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	15.50	21.60
Floating-point performance	620.0 gflops	691.2 gflops
Length	168 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s	64 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		80 Mh/s
Laptop size		medium sized
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Radeon HD 5670 vs Radeon HD 8790M

Radeon HD 8790M is a Laptop Graphics Card

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