Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon HD 7950

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 7950, 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 5870 stacks up against Radeon HD 7950, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 5870	Radeon HD 7950
Power consumption (TDP)	188 Watt	200 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	3 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7950 has 6% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 5870.
Radeon HD 5870 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7950 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 7950 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 5870 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 7950 - with GCN 1.0.
Radeon HD 5870 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7950 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 5870 is 15 mm longer, than Radeon HD 7950.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 3550 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7950.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−12	35−40
ultra / 1080p	6−7	21−24
QHD / 1440p	1−2	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	24−27	60−65
medium / 1080p	14−16	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 227% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	18−20	55−60
ultra / 1080p	16−18	45−50
QHD / 1440p	1−2	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	35−40	100−110
medium / 1080p	20−22	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Battlefield 5 is 226% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	180−190	250−260
medium / 768p	150−160	220−230
ultra / 1080p	75−80	180−190
QHD / 1440p	45−50	110−120
4K / 2160p	30−33	70−75
high / 768p	110−120	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 75% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−35	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	95−100	120−130
medium / 768p	80−85	110−120
ultra / 1080p	50−55	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Dota 2 is 49% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	12−14	45−50
ultra / 1080p	12−14	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	5−6	14−16
low / 720p	30−33	80−85
medium / 1080p	14−16	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Far Cry 5 is 213% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	20−22	60−65
ultra / 1080p	14−16	45−50
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	80−85	180−190
medium / 1080p	35−40	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Fortnite is 161% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	18−20	60−65
ultra / 1080p	16−18	45−50
QHD / 1440p	5−6	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	40−45	100−110
medium / 1080p	21−24	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Forza Horizon 4 is 200% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	70−75	140−150
medium / 768p	60−65	120−130
high / 1080p	21−24	70−75
ultra / 1080p	9−10	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Grand Theft Auto V is 126% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	7−8	24−27
ultra / 1080p	5−6	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	1−2	8−9
low / 720p	21−24	65−70
medium / 1080p	10−11	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Metro Exodus is 244% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	100−110	130−140
ultra / 1080p	95−100	−
medium / 1080p	100−110	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Minecraft is 23% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	20−22	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	45−50	100−110
medium / 1080p	21−24	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 58% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	12−14	24−27
ultra / 1080p	8−9	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	21−24	65−70
medium / 1080p	14−16	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 157% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	40−45	130−140
medium / 768p	24−27	85−90
high / 1080p	14−16	45−50
ultra / 1080p	9−10	24−27
4K / 2160p	7−8	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 210% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	95−100	90−95
medium / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	27−30	50−55
high / 768p	45−50	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in World of Tanks is 17% more, than Radeon HD 5870.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 5870	Radeon HD 7950
Architecture	TeraScale 2	GCN 1.0
Code name	Cypress	Tahiti
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	23 September 2009	31 January 2012
Pipelines	1600	1792
Core clock speed	850 MHz
Boost Clock		1250 MHz
Transistor count	2,154 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	68.00	89.60
Floating-point performance	2,720.0 gflops	2,867 gflops
Length	282 mm	267 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	153.6 GB/s	240 GB/s
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.56 kh/s
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		381 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
PowerTune		+
ZeroCore		+
Design		reference
Number of Eyefinity displays		6
CrossFire		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		0.78 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		13.86 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		250 Sol/s
Compute units		28
AppAcceleration		+
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Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon HD 7950

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