Radeon HD 5670 vs Radeon HD 7990

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 5670 and Radeon HD 7990, 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 5670 stacks up against Radeon HD 7990, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 5670	Radeon HD 7990
Power consumption (TDP)	64 Watt	375 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	3 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7990 has 485% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 5670.
Radeon HD 5670 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7990 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 7990 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5670.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 5670 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 7990 - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7990 is 175 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5670.
Radeon HD 5670 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7990 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 7990 is 139 mm longer, than Radeon HD 5670.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7990 is 5000 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5670.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	1−2	60−65
medium / 1080p	0−1	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Radeon HD 5670.
high / 1080p	−	55−60
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	0−1	100−110
medium / 1080p	−	60−65
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 5670 and Radeon HD 7990 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	60−65	250−260
medium / 768p	27−30	220−230
ultra / 1080p	7−8	180−190
QHD / 1440p	−	110−120
4K / 2160p	−	70−75
high / 768p	16−18	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 685% more, than Radeon HD 5670.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
Radeon HD 5670 and Radeon HD 7990 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	45−50	120−130
medium / 768p	10−11	110−120
ultra / 1080p	0−1	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Dota 2 is 313% more, than Radeon HD 5670.
high / 1080p	−	45−50
ultra / 1080p	−	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	0−1	80−85
medium / 1080p	−	45−50
high / 1080p	−	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	21−24	180−190
medium / 1080p	0−1	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Fortnite is 740% more, than Radeon HD 5670.
high / 1080p	0−1	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	0−1	100−110
medium / 1080p	0−1	65−70
low / 768p	18−20	140−150
medium / 768p	−	120−130
high / 1080p	0−1	70−75
ultra / 1080p	−	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	21−24
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Grand Theft Auto V is 663% more, than Radeon HD 5670.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	0−1	65−70
medium / 1080p	−	30−35
low / 768p	75−80	130−140
high / 1080p	27−30	−
medium / 1080p	−	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Minecraft is 75% more, than Radeon HD 5670.
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	8−9	100−110
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 1212% more, than Radeon HD 5670.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
QHD / 1440p	−	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	0−1	65−70
medium / 1080p	−	35−40
low / 768p	0−1	130−140
medium / 768p	−	85−90
high / 1080p	−	45−50
ultra / 1080p	−	24−27
4K / 2160p	−	16−18
low / 768p	45−50	90−95
medium / 768p	14−16	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	50−55
high / 768p	12−14	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in World of Tanks is 188% more, than Radeon HD 5670.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 5670	Radeon HD 7990
Architecture	Terascale 2	GCN 1.0
Code name	Redwood	Malta
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	14 January 2010	24 April 2013
Pipelines	400	2048
Core clock speed	775 MHz	950 MHz
Boost Clock		1000 MHz
Transistor count	627 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	15.50	128.0
Floating-point performance	620.0 gflops	2x 4,096 gflops
Length	168 mm	307 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s	288.0 GB/s
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		459 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		44 Mh/s
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Radeon HD 5670 vs Radeon HD 7990

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