Radeon HD 5830 vs Radeon HD 7970

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 5830 and Radeon HD 7970, 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 5830 stacks up against Radeon HD 7970, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 5830	Radeon HD 7970
Power consumption (TDP)	175 Watt	300 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	3 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7970 has 71% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 5830.
Radeon HD 5830 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7970 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 7970 has 2 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 7970 - with GCN.
Radeon HD 5830 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 5830 is 8 mm longer, than Radeon HD 7970.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5830 is 2625 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	8−9	35−40
ultra / 1080p	5−6	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	18−20	60−65
medium / 1080p	10−11	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 310% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p	14−16	55−60
ultra / 1080p	12−14	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	30−33	100−110
medium / 1080p	14−16	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Battlefield 5 is 277% 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 7970 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p	150−160	250−260
medium / 768p	120−130	220−230
ultra / 1080p	60−65	180−190
QHD / 1440p	35−40	110−120
4K / 2160p	27−30	70−75
high / 768p	90−95	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 113% 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 7970 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	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Dota 2 is 76% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p	10−11	45−50
ultra / 1080p	9−10	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	4−5	14−16
low / 720p	21−24	80−85
medium / 1080p	10−11	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Far Cry 5 is 327% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p	16−18	60−65
ultra / 1080p	12−14	45−50
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	65−70	180−190
medium / 1080p	27−30	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Fortnite is 229% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p	14−16	60−65
ultra / 1080p	12−14	45−50
QHD / 1440p	2−3	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	30−35	100−110
medium / 1080p	16−18	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 293% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p	60−65	140−150
medium / 768p	50−55	120−130
high / 1080p	14−16	70−75
ultra / 1080p	7−8	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 173% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p	5−6	24−27
ultra / 1080p	4−5	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	1−2	8−9
low / 720p	14−16	65−70
medium / 1080p	7−8	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Metro Exodus is 416% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p	95−100	130−140
high / 1080p	90−95	−
ultra / 1080p	85−90	−
medium / 1080p	95−100	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Minecraft is 34% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	35−40	100−110
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 100% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	8−9	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	14−16	65−70
medium / 1080p	12−14	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 233% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p	30−33	130−140
medium / 768p	20−22	85−90
high / 1080p	10−12	45−50
ultra / 1080p	7−8	24−27
4K / 2160p	6−7	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 313% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	45−50	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	50−55
high / 768p	40−45	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in World of Tanks is 31% more, than Radeon HD 5830.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 5830	Radeon HD 7970
Architecture	TeraScale 2	GCN
Code name	Cypress	Tahiti XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 February 2010	22 December 2011
Pipelines	1120	2048
Core clock speed	800 MHz
Boost Clock		925 MHz
Transistor count	2,154 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	44.80	118.4
Floating-point performance	1,792.0 gflops	3,789 gflops
Length	282 mm	274 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s	264 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		485 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		20.71 Mh/s
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Radeon HD 5830 vs Radeon HD 7970

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