Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon R6 Carrizo
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon R6 Carrizo, 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 R6 Carrizo, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R6 Carrizo is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon R6 Carrizo is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon R6 Carrizo here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 5870
Radeon R6 Carrizo
Power consumption (TDP)
188 Watt
12-35 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5870 has 1466% more power consumption, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
Radeon HD 5870 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 5870 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
Radeon HD 5870 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
10−12
0−1
ultra / 1080p
6−7
0−1
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
10−12
medium / 1080p
14−16
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 233% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
18−20
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
3−4
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
12−14
medium / 1080p
20−22
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Battlefield 5 is 257% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
−
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon R6 Carrizo have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
180−190
110−120
medium / 768p
150−160
85−90
ultra / 1080p
75−80
35−40
QHD / 1440p
45−50
21−24
4K / 2160p
30−33
16−18
high / 768p
110−120
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 77% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
55−60
85−90
ultra / 1080p
30−35
14−16
medium / 1080p
45−50
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 Carrizo in Cyberpunk 2077 is 6% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
95−100
75−80
medium / 768p
80−85
45−50
ultra / 1080p
50−55
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Dota 2 is 57% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
12−14
1−2
ultra / 1080p
12−14
−
4K / 2160p
5−6
0−1
low / 720p
30−33
9−10
medium / 1080p
14−16
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Far Cry 5 is 375% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
20−22
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
4−5
QHD / 1440p
−
1−2
low / 720p
80−85
45−50
medium / 1080p
35−40
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Fortnite is 125% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
18−20
3−4
ultra / 1080p
16−18
−
QHD / 1440p
5−6
0−1
low / 720p
40−45
14−16
medium / 1080p
21−24
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 250% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
70−75
40−45
medium / 768p
60−65
−
high / 1080p
21−24
3−4
ultra / 1080p
9−10
1−2
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
−
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 126% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
7−8
0−1
ultra / 1080p
5−6
0−1
4K / 2160p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
4−5
medium / 1080p
10−11
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Metro Exodus is 433% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
100−110
90−95
high / 1080p
−
80−85
ultra / 1080p
95−100
65−70
medium / 1080p
100−110
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Minecraft is 24% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
20−22
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
12−14
low / 720p
45−50
24−27
medium / 1080p
21−24
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 70% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
12−14
−
ultra / 1080p
8−9
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
4−5
medium / 1080p
14−16
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 275% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
40−45
9−10
medium / 768p
24−27
7−8
high / 1080p
14−16
3−4
ultra / 1080p
9−10
3−4
4K / 2160p
7−8
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 283% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
95−100
70−75
medium / 768p
55−60
35−40
ultra / 1080p
27−30
14−16
high / 768p
45−50
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in World of Tanks is 50% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 5870
Radeon R6 Carrizo
Architecture
TeraScale 2
GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name
Cypress
Carrizo
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
23 September 2009
4 June 2015
Pipelines
1600
384
Core clock speed
850 MHz
Boost Clock
800 MHz
Transistor count
2,154 million
2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
68.00
Floating-point performance
2,720.0 gflops
Length
282 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed
4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
Shared memory
+
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model
5.0
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
Laptop size
medium sized
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