Radeon HD 5970 vs Radeon R9 M365X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 5970 and Radeon R9 M365X, 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 R9 M365X, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 5970
Radeon R9 M365X is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon R9 M365X is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon R9 M365X here:
Main Specs
| Radeon HD 5970 | Radeon R9 M365X | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 294 Watt | |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort | No outputs |
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- Radeon HD 5970 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M365X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
- Radeon R9 M365X has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5970.
- Radeon HD 5970 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M365X - in Laptops.
- Radeon HD 5970 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 M365X - with GCN.
- Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M365X is 175 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.
- Radeon HD 5970 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M365X - by 28 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5970 is 2875 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M365X.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 10−12 | 6−7 |
| ultra / 1080p | 6−7 | 4−5 |
| QHD / 1440p | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 24−27 | 16−18 |
| medium / 1080p | 14−16 | 8−9 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 55% more, than Radeon R9 M365X. | ||
| high / 1080p | 18−20 | 12−14 |
| ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 10−11 |
| QHD / 1440p | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 35−40 | 24−27 |
| medium / 1080p | 20−22 | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Battlefield 5 is 53% more, than Radeon R9 M365X. | ||
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| high / 1080p | − | 45−50 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Radeon HD 5970 and Radeon R9 M365X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone. | ||
| low / 768p | 180−190 | 130−140 |
| medium / 768p | 150−160 | 110−120 |
| ultra / 1080p | 75−80 | 50−55 |
| QHD / 1440p | 45−50 | 27−30 |
| 4K / 2160p | 30−33 | 27−30 |
| high / 768p | 110−120 | 80−85 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 38% more, than Radeon R9 M365X. | ||
| low / 768p | 55−60 | 55−60 |
| ultra / 1080p | 30−33 | 18−20 |
| medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 9% more, than Radeon R9 M365X. | ||
| low / 768p | 95−100 | 80−85 |
| medium / 768p | 80−85 | 55−60 |
| ultra / 1080p | 50−55 | 30−35 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Dota 2 is 35% more, than Radeon R9 M365X. | ||
| high / 1080p | 12−14 | 8−9 |
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | 7−8 |
| 4K / 2160p | 5−6 | 3−4 |
| low / 720p | 30−33 | 18−20 |
| medium / 1080p | 14−16 | 8−9 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Far Cry 5 is 66% more, than Radeon R9 M365X. | ||
| high / 1080p | 20−22 | 14−16 |
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 10−11 |
| low / 720p | 80−85 | 60−65 |
| medium / 1080p | 35−40 | 21−24 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Fortnite is 44% more, than Radeon R9 M365X. | ||
| high / 1080p | 18−20 | 12−14 |
| ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 10−12 |
| QHD / 1440p | 5−6 | 1−2 |
| low / 720p | 40−45 | 24−27 |
| medium / 1080p | 21−24 | 14−16 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 61% more, than Radeon R9 M365X. | ||
| low / 768p | 70−75 | 50−55 |
| medium / 768p | 60−65 | 45−50 |
| high / 1080p | 21−24 | 12−14 |
| ultra / 1080p | 9−10 | 6−7 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 41% more, than Radeon R9 M365X. | ||
| high / 1080p | 7−8 | 4−5 |
| ultra / 1080p | 5−6 | 3−4 |
| 4K / 2160p | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 21−24 | 12−14 |
| medium / 1080p | 10−11 | 6−7 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Metro Exodus is 83% more, than Radeon R9 M365X. | ||
| low / 768p | 100−110 | 95−100 |
| high / 1080p | − | 85−90 |
| ultra / 1080p | 95−100 | 80−85 |
| medium / 1080p | 100−105 | 90−95 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Minecraft is 12% more, than Radeon R9 M365X. | ||
| high / 1080p | 20−22 | 16−18 |
| ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 14−16 |
| low / 720p | 45−50 | 30−35 |
| medium / 1080p | 21−24 | 18−20 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 35% more, than Radeon R9 M365X. | ||
| high / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 8−9 | 7−8 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 21−24 | 12−14 |
| medium / 1080p | 12−14 | 10−12 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 40% more, than Radeon R9 M365X. | ||
| low / 768p | 40−45 | 24−27 |
| medium / 768p | 24−27 | 16−18 |
| high / 1080p | 14−16 | 9−10 |
| ultra / 1080p | 8−9 | 6−7 |
| 4K / 2160p | 7−8 | 6−7 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 46% more, than Radeon R9 M365X. | ||
| low / 768p | 95−100 | 85−90 |
| medium / 768p | 55−60 | 45−50 |
| ultra / 1080p | 27−30 | 18−20 |
| high / 768p | 45−50 | 35−40 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in World of Tanks is 21% more, than Radeon R9 M365X. | ||
Full Specs
| Radeon HD 5970 | Radeon R9 M365X | |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 | GCN |
| Code name | Hemlock | Tropo |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 18 November 2009 | 6 May 2015 |
| Pipelines | 1600 | 640 |
| Core clock speed | 725 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 925 MHz | |
| Transistor count | 2,154 million | 1,500 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 58.00 | 37.00 |
| Floating-point performance | 2x 2,320.0 gflops | 1,184 gflops |
| Length | 305 mm | |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 4000 MHz | 1125 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 128.0 GB/s | 72 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | |
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | Not Listed |
| Vulkan | N/A | |
| FreeSync | + | |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | |
| Laptop size | medium sized | |
| Eyefinity | + | |
| HD3D | + | |
| PowerTune | + | |
| DualGraphics | + | |
| ZeroCore | + | |
| Switchable graphics | + | |
| Mantle | + | |
| Compute units | 10 | |
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