Radeon E8860 vs Radeon HD 5970

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon E8860 and Radeon HD 5970, 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 E8860 stacks up against Radeon HD 5970, check out specs charts below.

Radeon E8860

Radeon HD 5970

Main Specs

	Radeon E8860	Radeon HD 5970
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	294 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	4x mini-DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort

Radeon HD 5970 has 694% more power consumption, than Radeon E8860.
Radeon E8860 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 5970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Radeon E8860 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5970.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon E8860 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 5970 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5970 is 150 MHz higher, than Radeon E8860.
Radeon E8860 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5970 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon E8860 is 500 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	7−8	10−12
ultra / 1080p	4−5	6−7
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	18−20	24−27
medium / 1080p	9−10	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 40% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	12−14	18−20
ultra / 1080p	10−12	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	24−27	35−40
medium / 1080p	12−14	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Battlefield 5 is 53% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon E8860 and Radeon HD 5970 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	140−150	180−190
medium / 768p	110−120	150−160
ultra / 1080p	55−60	75−80
QHD / 1440p	30−35	45−50
4K / 2160p	27−30	30−33
high / 768p	85−90	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 31% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	21−24	30−33
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	80−85	95−100
medium / 768p	60−65	80−85
ultra / 1080p	35−40	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Dota 2 is 28% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	9−10	12−14
ultra / 1080p	8−9	12−14
4K / 2160p	4−5	5−6
low / 720p	20−22	30−33
medium / 1080p	9−10	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Far Cry 5 is 50% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	14−16	20−22
ultra / 1080p	10−12	14−16
low / 720p	60−65	80−85
medium / 1080p	24−27	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Fortnite is 39% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	12−14	18−20
ultra / 1080p	10−12	16−18
QHD / 1440p	1−2	5−6
low / 720p	27−30	40−45
medium / 1080p	14−16	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 61% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	55−60	70−75
medium / 768p	45−50	60−65
high / 1080p	12−14	21−24
ultra / 1080p	7−8	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 32% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	5−6	7−8
ultra / 1080p	3−4	5−6
4K / 2160p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	12−14	21−24
medium / 1080p	7−8	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Metro Exodus is 57% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	95−100	100−110
high / 1080p	90−95	−
ultra / 1080p	80−85	95−100
medium / 1080p	90−95	100−105
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Minecraft is 12% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	16−18	20−22
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
low / 720p	30−35	45−50
medium / 1080p	18−20	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 35% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	12−14	21−24
medium / 1080p	10−12	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 40% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	27−30	40−45
medium / 768p	18−20	24−27
high / 1080p	10−11	14−16
ultra / 1080p	6−7	8−9
4K / 2160p	6−7	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 35% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	85−90	95−100
medium / 768p	45−50	55−60
ultra / 1080p	20−22	27−30
high / 768p	35−40	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in World of Tanks is 18% more, than Radeon E8860.

Full Specs

	Radeon E8860	Radeon HD 5970
Architecture	GCN 1.0	TeraScale 2
Code name	Venus	Hemlock
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 January 2014	18 November 2009
Pipelines	640	1600
Core clock speed	575 MHz	725 MHz
Boost Clock	625 MHz
Transistor count	1,500 million	2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	25.00	58.00
Floating-point performance	800.0 gflops	2x 2,320.0 gflops
Length		305 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz	4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	128.0 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_1)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	48 Mh/s

Radeon E8860 vs Radeon HD 5970

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