Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon HD 7990

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 7990. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 7990. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 5870	Radeon HD 7990
Power consumption (TDP)	188 Watt	375 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	2x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	3 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7990 has 99% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 5870.
Radeon HD 5870 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7990 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 7990 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 7990 - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7990 is 100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.
Radeon HD 5870 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7990 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 7990 is 25 mm longer, than Radeon HD 5870.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7990 is 1200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.

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 7990 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 7990 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 7990 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 7990 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 7990 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 7990 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 7990 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 7990 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 7990 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 7990 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 7990 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 7990 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 7990 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 7990 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 7990 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 7990 in World of Tanks is 17% more, than Radeon HD 5870.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 5870	Radeon HD 7990
Architecture	TeraScale 2	GCN 1.0
Code name	Cypress	Malta
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	23 September 2009	24 April 2013
Pipelines	1600	2048
Core clock speed	850 MHz	950 MHz
Boost Clock		1000 MHz
Transistor count	2,154 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	68.00	128.0
Floating-point performance	2,720.0 gflops	2x 4,096 gflops
Length	282 mm	307 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	153.6 GB/s	288.0 GB/s
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)		459 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		44 Mh/s
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Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon HD 7990

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