Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon HD 6950

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 6950. 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 5870 and Radeon HD 6950. 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.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 5870	Radeon HD 6950
Power consumption (TDP)	188 Watt	500 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	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6950 has 165% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 5870.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon HD 6950 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 5870 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 6950 - with TeraScale 3.
Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 6950 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 5870 is 15 mm longer, than Radeon HD 6950.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 3550 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−12	14−16
ultra / 1080p	6−7	8−9
QHD / 1440p	1−2	3−4
low / 720p	24−27	27−30
medium / 1080p	14−16	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 27% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	18−20	21−24
ultra / 1080p	16−18	18−20
QHD / 1440p	1−2	5−6
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	35−40	45−50
medium / 1080p	20−22	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Battlefield 5 is 26% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 6950 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	180−190	200−210
medium / 768p	150−160	170−180
ultra / 1080p	75−80	90−95
QHD / 1440p	45−50	50−55
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	110−120	130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 13% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	30−35	35−40
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	95−100	100−110
medium / 768p	80−85	90−95
ultra / 1080p	50−55	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Dota 2 is 11% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	12−14	16−18
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
4K / 2160p	5−6	6−7
low / 720p	30−33	35−40
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Far Cry 5 is 26% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	20−22	21−24
ultra / 1080p	14−16	18−20
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	80−85	90−95
medium / 1080p	35−40	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Fortnite is 15% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	18−20	24−27
ultra / 1080p	16−18	18−20
QHD / 1440p	5−6	8−9
low / 720p	40−45	45−50
medium / 1080p	21−24	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Forza Horizon 4 is 19% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	70−75	80−85
medium / 768p	60−65	70−75
high / 1080p	21−24	27−30
ultra / 1080p	9−10	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Grand Theft Auto V is 17% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	7−8	9−10
ultra / 1080p	5−6	7−8
4K / 2160p	1−2	2−3
low / 720p	21−24	27−30
medium / 1080p	10−11	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Metro Exodus is 33% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	100−110	110−120
ultra / 1080p	95−100	100−110
medium / 1080p	100−110	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Minecraft is 5% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	20−22	21−24
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	45−50	50−55
medium / 1080p	21−24	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 3% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	12−14	14−16
ultra / 1080p	8−9	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	24−27
medium / 1080p	14−16	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 14% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	40−45	50−55
medium / 768p	24−27	30−35
high / 1080p	14−16	16−18
ultra / 1080p	9−10	10−11
4K / 2160p	7−8	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 20% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	95−100	100−105
medium / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	27−30	30−35
high / 768p	45−50	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in World of Tanks is 8% more, than Radeon HD 5870.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 5870	Radeon HD 6950
Architecture	TeraScale 2	TeraScale 3
Code name	Cypress	Cayman
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	23 September 2009	14 December 2010
Pipelines	1600	1408
Core clock speed	850 MHz
Boost Clock		800 MHz
Transistor count	2,154 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	68.00	70.40
Floating-point performance	2,720.0 gflops	2,252.8 gflops
Length	282 mm	267 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	153.6 GB/s
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)		244 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
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Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon HD 6950

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