Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon RX 560

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon RX 560, 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 RX 560, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 5870	Radeon RX 560
Power consumption (TDP)	188 Watt	75 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5870 has 150% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 560.
Radeon HD 5870 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 560 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon RX 560 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 5870 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon RX 560 - with GCN 4.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon RX 560 is 325 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.
Radeon HD 5870 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560 - by 14 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 5870 is 112 mm longer, than Radeon RX 560.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 560 is 2200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−12	18−20
ultra / 1080p	6−7	10−12
QHD / 1440p	1−2	5−6
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	24−27	35−40
medium / 1080p	14−16	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 72% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	18−20	30−33
ultra / 1080p	16−18	24−27
QHD / 1440p	1−2	9−10
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	35−40	60−65
medium / 1080p	20−22	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Battlefield 5 is 68% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	180−190	220−230
medium / 768p	150−160	190−200
ultra / 1080p	75−80	110−120
QHD / 1440p	45−50	75−80
4K / 2160p	30−33	40−45
high / 768p	110−120	160−170
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 34% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−35	45−50
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 22% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	95−100	110−120
medium / 768p	80−85	100−110
ultra / 1080p	50−55	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Dota 2 is 28% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	12−14	21−24
ultra / 1080p	12−14	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
4K / 2160p	5−6	7−8
low / 720p	30−33	45−50
medium / 1080p	14−16	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Far Cry 5 is 66% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	20−22	30−33
ultra / 1080p	14−16	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	14−16
low / 720p	80−85	110−120
medium / 1080p	35−40	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Fortnite is 51% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	18−20	30−35
ultra / 1080p	16−18	24−27
QHD / 1440p	5−6	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	12−14
low / 720p	40−45	60−65
medium / 1080p	21−24	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Forza Horizon 4 is 61% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	70−75	95−100
medium / 768p	60−65	85−90
high / 1080p	21−24	35−40
ultra / 1080p	9−10	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Grand Theft Auto V is 43% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	7−8	12−14
ultra / 1080p	5−6	9−10
4K / 2160p	1−2	2−3
low / 720p	21−24	35−40
medium / 1080p	10−11	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Metro Exodus is 66% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	100−110	110−120
ultra / 1080p	95−100	−
medium / 1080p	100−110	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Minecraft is 9% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	20−22	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	45−50	65−70
medium / 1080p	21−24	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 13% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	12−14	14−16
ultra / 1080p	8−9	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
4K / 2160p	−	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	35−40
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 42% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	40−45	65−70
medium / 768p	24−27	40−45
high / 1080p	14−16	21−24
ultra / 1080p	9−10	12−14
4K / 2160p	7−8	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 50% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	95−100	90−95
medium / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	27−30	40−45
high / 768p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in World of Tanks is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5870.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 5870	Radeon RX 560
Architecture	TeraScale 2	GCN 4.0
Code name	Cypress	Polaris 21
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	23 September 2009	18 April 2017
Pipelines	1600	1024
Core clock speed	850 MHz	1175 MHz
Boost Clock		1275 MHz
Transistor count	2,154 million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	68.00	81.60
Floating-point performance	2,720.0 gflops	2,611 gflops
Length	282 mm	170 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	153.6 GB/s	112.0 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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Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon RX 560

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