Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon HD 6790

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 6790, 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 HD 6790, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 5870	Radeon HD 6790
Power consumption (TDP)	188 Watt	150 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5870 has 25% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6790.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 6790 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 5870 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 6790 - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 10 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6790.
Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 6790 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 5870 is 84 mm longer, than Radeon HD 6790.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 3750 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6790.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−12	7−8
ultra / 1080p	6−7	4−5
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	18−20
medium / 1080p	14−16	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 40% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p	18−20	12−14
ultra / 1080p	16−18	10−12
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	35−40	27−30
medium / 1080p	20−22	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Battlefield 5 is 43% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 6790 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	180−190	140−150
medium / 768p	150−160	120−130
ultra / 1080p	75−80	60−65
QHD / 1440p	45−50	30−35
4K / 2160p	30−33	27−30
high / 768p	110−120	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 24% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	30−35	21−24
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p	95−100	85−90
medium / 768p	80−85	65−70
ultra / 1080p	50−55	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Dota 2 is 20% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p	12−14	9−10
ultra / 1080p	12−14	8−9
4K / 2160p	5−6	4−5
low / 720p	30−33	21−24
medium / 1080p	14−16	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Far Cry 5 is 36% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p	20−22	16−18
ultra / 1080p	14−16	10−12
low / 720p	80−85	65−70
medium / 1080p	35−40	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Fortnite is 25% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p	18−20	14−16
ultra / 1080p	16−18	12−14
QHD / 1440p	5−6	2−3
low / 720p	40−45	27−30
medium / 1080p	21−24	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 40% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
medium / 768p	60−65	50−55
high / 1080p	21−24	14−16
ultra / 1080p	9−10	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 24% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p	7−8	5−6
ultra / 1080p	5−6	4−5
4K / 2160p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	14−16
medium / 1080p	10−11	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Metro Exodus is 37% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p	100−110	95−100
high / 1080p	−	90−95
ultra / 1080p	95−100	85−90
medium / 1080p	100−110	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Minecraft is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p	20−22	16−18
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	45−50	35−40
medium / 1080p	21−24	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 22% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p	12−14	−
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	14−16
medium / 1080p	14−16	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 36% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p	40−45	27−30
medium / 768p	24−27	18−20
high / 1080p	14−16	10−11
ultra / 1080p	9−10	7−8
4K / 2160p	7−8	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 42% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p	95−100	85−90
medium / 768p	55−60	45−50
ultra / 1080p	27−30	21−24
high / 768p	45−50	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in World of Tanks is 14% more, than Radeon HD 6790.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 5870	Radeon HD 6790
Architecture	TeraScale 2	Terascale 2
Code name	Cypress	Barts
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	23 September 2009	4 April 2011
Pipelines	1600	800
Core clock speed	850 MHz	840 MHz
Transistor count	2,154 million	1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	68.00	33.60
Floating-point performance	2,720.0 gflops	1,344.0 gflops
Length	282 mm	198 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz	1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth	153.6 GB/s	134.4 GB/s
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.0
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		122 Mh/s
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Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon HD 6790

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