Radeon HD 5830 vs Radeon HD 7870

When choosing between Radeon HD 5830 and Radeon HD 7870, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between Radeon HD 5830 and Radeon HD 7870.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 5830	Radeon HD 7870
Power consumption (TDP)	175 Watt	175 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 175 Watt.
Radeon HD 7870 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5830.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 5830 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5830.
Radeon HD 5830 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7870 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 800 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5830.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	8−9	24−27
ultra / 1080p	5−6	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	9−10
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	18−20	45−50
medium / 1080p	10−11	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 190% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p	14−16	35−40
ultra / 1080p	12−14	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	30−33	75−80
medium / 1080p	14−16	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Battlefield 5 is 161% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p	150−160	240−250
medium / 768p	120−130	210−220
ultra / 1080p	60−65	130−140
QHD / 1440p	35−40	100−110
4K / 2160p	27−30	60−65
high / 768p	90−95	180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 89% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p	85−90	120−130
medium / 768p	65−70	110−120
ultra / 1080p	40−45	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Dota 2 is 67% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p	10−11	30−33
ultra / 1080p	9−10	27−30
QHD / 1440p	−	21−24
4K / 2160p	4−5	9−10
low / 720p	21−24	60−65
medium / 1080p	10−11	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Far Cry 5 is 190% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p	16−18	35−40
ultra / 1080p	12−14	30−33
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
low / 720p	65−70	130−140
medium / 1080p	27−30	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Fortnite is 129% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p	14−16	40−45
ultra / 1080p	12−14	30−33
QHD / 1440p	2−3	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	30−35	75−80
medium / 1080p	16−18	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 168% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p	60−65	110−120
medium / 768p	50−55	100−110
high / 1080p	14−16	45−50
ultra / 1080p	7−8	20−22
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 111% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p	5−6	14−16
ultra / 1080p	4−5	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	1−2	4−5
low / 720p	14−16	45−50
medium / 1080p	7−8	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Metro Exodus is 233% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p	95−100	120−130
high / 1080p	90−95	−
ultra / 1080p	85−90	−
medium / 1080p	95−100	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Minecraft is 23% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	35−40	75−80
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 60% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	8−9	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	14−16	45−50
medium / 1080p	12−14	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 133% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p	30−33	85−90
medium / 768p	20−22	50−55
high / 1080p	10−12	30−33
ultra / 1080p	7−8	16−18
4K / 2160p	6−7	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 160% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	45−50	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	45−50
high / 768p	40−45	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in World of Tanks is 27% more, than Radeon HD 5830.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 5830	Radeon HD 7870
Architecture	TeraScale 2	GCN
Code name	Cypress	Pitcairn XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 February 2010	5 March 2012
Pipelines	1120	1280
Core clock speed	800 MHz	1000 MHz
Transistor count	2,154 million	2800 Million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	44.80
Floating-point performance	1,792.0 gflops
Length	282 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model	5.0
OpenGL	4.4
OpenCL	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.39 kh/s
Eyefinity		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		0.63 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		16.6 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		145 Sol/s
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Radeon HD 5830 vs Radeon HD 7870

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