Radeon HD 5970 vs Radeon HD 6870

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 5970 and Radeon HD 6870. 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 5970 and Radeon HD 6870. 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.

Radeon HD 5970

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 5970	Radeon HD 6870
Power consumption (TDP)	294 Watt	151 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5970 has 94% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6870.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon HD 5970 and Radeon HD 6870 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 5970 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 6870 - with Terascale 2.
Radeon HD 5970 and Radeon HD 6870 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 5970 is 85 mm longer, than Radeon HD 6870.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5970 is 2950 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6870.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−12	10−12
ultra / 1080p	6−7	6−7
QHD / 1440p	1−2	1−2
low / 720p	24−27	24−27
medium / 1080p	14−16	12−14
Radeon HD 5970 and Radeon HD 6870 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p	18−20	18−20
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
QHD / 1440p	1−2	1−2
low / 720p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	20−22	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Battlefield 5 is 5% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 5970 and Radeon HD 6870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	180−190	180−190
medium / 768p	150−160	140−150
ultra / 1080p	75−80	75−80
QHD / 1440p	45−50	40−45
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	110−120	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 2% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	30−33	30−33
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
Radeon HD 5970 and Radeon HD 6870 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	95−100	95−100
medium / 768p	80−85	75−80
ultra / 1080p	50−55	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Dota 2 is 2% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
high / 1080p	12−14	12−14
ultra / 1080p	12−14	12−14
4K / 2160p	5−6	5−6
low / 720p	30−33	27−30
medium / 1080p	14−16	14−16
Radeon HD 5970 and Radeon HD 6870 have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p	20−22	20−22
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	80−85	80−85
medium / 1080p	35−40	35−40
Radeon HD 5970 and Radeon HD 6870 have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p	18−20	18−20
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
QHD / 1440p	5−6	5−6
low / 720p	40−45	40−45
medium / 1080p	21−24	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 5% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
low / 768p	70−75	70−75
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	9−10	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 5970 and Radeon HD 6870 have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p	7−8	7−8
ultra / 1080p	5−6	5−6
4K / 2160p	1−2	1−2
low / 720p	21−24	21−24
medium / 1080p	10−11	9−10
Radeon HD 5970 and Radeon HD 6870 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p	100−110	100−110
ultra / 1080p	95−100	90−95
medium / 1080p	100−105	100−105
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Minecraft is 1% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
high / 1080p	20−22	18−20
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	45−50	45−50
medium / 1080p	21−24	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 3% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
high / 1080p	12−14	12−14
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	20−22
medium / 1080p	12−14	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 7% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
low / 768p	40−45	40−45
medium / 768p	24−27	24−27
high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
4K / 2160p	7−8	7−8
Radeon HD 5970 and Radeon HD 6870 have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p	95−100	95−100
medium / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	27−30	27−30
high / 768p	45−50	45−50
Radeon HD 5970 and Radeon HD 6870 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 5970	Radeon HD 6870
Architecture	TeraScale 2	Terascale 2
Code name	Hemlock	RV940 Barts
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	18 November 2009	22 October 2010
Pipelines	1600	1120
Core clock speed	725 MHz
Boost Clock		900 MHz
Transistor count	2,154 million	1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	58.00	50.40
Floating-point performance	2x 2,320.0 gflops	2,016.0 gflops
Length	305 mm	220 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s	134.4 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.0
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
Bus support		PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		213 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
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