Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon Pro 580X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon Pro 580X, 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 Pro 580X, check out specs charts below.
Radeon Pro 580X
Main Specs
Radeon HD 5870
Radeon Pro 580X
Power consumption (TDP)
188 Watt
150 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
8 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
No outputs
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Radeon HD 5870 has 25% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 580X.
Radeon HD 5870 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon Pro 580X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon Pro 580X has 7 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 5870 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon Pro 580X - with GCN 4.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon Pro 580X is 250 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.
Radeon HD 5870 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 580X - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 580X is 1980 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
10−12
35−40
ultra / 1080p
6−7
24−27
QHD / 1440p
1−2
18−20
4K / 2160p
−
10−12
low / 720p
24−27
60−65
medium / 1080p
14−16
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 245% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
18−20
60−65
ultra / 1080p
16−18
50−55
QHD / 1440p
1−2
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
20−22
low / 720p
35−40
110−120
medium / 1080p
20−22
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Battlefield 5 is 252% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X 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
190−200
QHD / 1440p
45−50
120−130
4K / 2160p
30−33
75−80
high / 768p
110−120
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 80% 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 Pro 580X 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 Pro 580X in Dota 2 is 49% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
12−14
50−55
ultra / 1080p
12−14
45−50
QHD / 1440p
−
30−35
4K / 2160p
5−6
16−18
low / 720p
30−33
85−90
medium / 1080p
14−16
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Far Cry 5 is 240% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
20−22
65−70
ultra / 1080p
14−16
50−55
QHD / 1440p
−
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
80−85
180−190
medium / 1080p
35−40
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Fortnite is 174% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
18−20
65−70
ultra / 1080p
16−18
50−55
QHD / 1440p
5−6
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
24−27
low / 720p
40−45
110−120
medium / 1080p
21−24
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Forza Horizon 4 is 228% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
70−75
140−150
medium / 768p
60−65
130−140
high / 1080p
21−24
75−80
ultra / 1080p
9−10
35−40
QHD / 1440p
0−1
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Grand Theft Auto V is 139% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
7−8
27−30
ultra / 1080p
5−6
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
18−20
4K / 2160p
1−2
10−11
low / 720p
21−24
70−75
medium / 1080p
10−11
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Metro Exodus is 277% 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 Pro 580X 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 Pro 580X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 58% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p
12−14
27−30
ultra / 1080p
8−9
18−20
QHD / 1440p
0−1
12−14
4K / 2160p
−
8−9
low / 720p
21−24
70−75
medium / 1080p
14−16
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 185% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
40−45
140−150
medium / 768p
24−27
90−95
high / 1080p
14−16
50−55
ultra / 1080p
9−10
27−30
4K / 2160p
7−8
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 235% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
95−100
90−95
medium / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
27−30
55−60
high / 768p
45−50
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in World of Tanks is 14% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 5870
Radeon Pro 580X
Architecture
TeraScale 2
GCN 4.0
Code name
Cypress
Polaris 20
Type
Desktop
Workstation
Release date
23 September 2009
18 March 2019
Pipelines
1600
2304
Core clock speed
850 MHz
1100 MHz
Boost Clock
1200 MHz
Transistor count
2,154 million
5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
68.00
172.8
Floating-point performance
2,720.0 gflops
Length
282 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
4800 MHz
6780 MHz
Memory bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
217.0 GB/s
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
5.0
6.4
OpenGL
4.4
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
N/A
1.2.131
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