Radeon HD 5970 vs Radeon HD 7990

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 5970 and Radeon HD 7990, 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 5970 stacks up against Radeon HD 7990, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 5970

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 5970	Radeon HD 7990
Power consumption (TDP)	294 Watt	375 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	2x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	3 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7990 has 27% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 5970.
Radeon HD 5970 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 5970.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 5970 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 7990 - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7990 is 225 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.
Radeon HD 5970 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7990 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 7990 is 2 mm longer, than Radeon HD 5970.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7990 is 2000 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.

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 5970.
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 5970.
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 5970.
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 5970.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−33	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
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 5970.
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 5970.
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 5970.
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 5970.
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 5970.
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 5970.
low / 768p	100−110	130−140
ultra / 1080p	95−100	−
medium / 1080p	100−105	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Minecraft is 26% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
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 5970.
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	12−14	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 157% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	40−45	130−140
medium / 768p	24−27	85−90
high / 1080p	14−16	45−50
ultra / 1080p	8−9	24−27
4K / 2160p	7−8	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 226% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
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 5970.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 5970	Radeon HD 7990
Architecture	TeraScale 2	GCN 1.0
Code name	Hemlock	Malta
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	18 November 2009	24 April 2013
Pipelines	1600	2048
Core clock speed	725 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	58.00	128.0
Floating-point performance	2x 2,320.0 gflops	2x 4,096 gflops
Length	305 mm	307 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128.0 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
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Radeon HD 5970 vs Radeon HD 7990

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