Radeon HD 5970 vs Radeon R7 370

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 5970 and Radeon R7 370. 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 5970 and Radeon R7 370. 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.

Radeon HD 5970

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 5970	Radeon R7 370
Power consumption (TDP)	294 Watt	110 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	1 x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5970 has 167% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 370.
Radeon HD 5970 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 370 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R7 370 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5970.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 5970 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon R7 370 - with GCN 1.0.
Radeon HD 5970 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 370 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 5970 is 153 mm longer, than Radeon R7 370.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5970 is 3025 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 370.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−12	21−24
ultra / 1080p	6−7	14−16
QHD / 1440p	1−2	8−9
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	24−27	40−45
medium / 1080p	14−16	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 109% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	18−20	35−40
ultra / 1080p	16−18	30−35
QHD / 1440p	1−2	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	9−10
low / 720p	35−40	75−80
medium / 1080p	20−22	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Battlefield 5 is 115% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	180−190	230−240
medium / 768p	150−160	210−220
ultra / 1080p	75−80	130−140
QHD / 1440p	45−50	100−110
4K / 2160p	30−33	55−60
high / 768p	110−120	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 51% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−33	55−60
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 31% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	95−100	120−130
medium / 768p	80−85	110−120
ultra / 1080p	50−55	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Dota 2 is 41% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	12−14	27−30
ultra / 1080p	12−14	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	21−24
4K / 2160p	5−6	9−10
low / 720p	30−33	55−60
medium / 1080p	14−16	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Far Cry 5 is 100% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	20−22	35−40
ultra / 1080p	14−16	27−30
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	80−85	130−140
medium / 1080p	35−40	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Fortnite is 79% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	18−20	35−40
ultra / 1080p	16−18	27−30
QHD / 1440p	5−6	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	40−45	75−80
medium / 1080p	21−24	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Forza Horizon 4 is 90% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	70−75	110−120
medium / 768p	60−65	100−105
high / 1080p	21−24	45−50
ultra / 1080p	9−10	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Grand Theft Auto V is 73% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	7−8	14−16
ultra / 1080p	5−6	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	1−2	3−4
low / 720p	21−24	45−50
medium / 1080p	10−11	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Metro Exodus is 122% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	100−110	120−130
ultra / 1080p	95−100	−
medium / 1080p	100−105	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Minecraft is 16% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	20−22	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	45−50	75−80
medium / 1080p	21−24	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 27% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	12−14	16−18
ultra / 1080p	8−9	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	21−24	40−45
medium / 1080p	12−14	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 64% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	40−45	80−85
medium / 768p	24−27	50−55
high / 1080p	14−16	27−30
ultra / 1080p	8−9	16−18
4K / 2160p	7−8	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 100% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	95−100	90−95
medium / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	27−30	40−45
high / 768p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in World of Tanks is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5970.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 5970	Radeon R7 370
Architecture	TeraScale 2	GCN 1.0
Code name	Hemlock	Trinidad (Pitcairn)
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	18 November 2009	5 May 2015
Pipelines	1600	1024
Core clock speed	725 MHz
Boost Clock		975 MHz
Transistor count	2,154 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	58.00	62.40
Floating-point performance	2x 2,320.0 gflops	1,997 gflops
Length	305 mm	152 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	975 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s	179.2 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.42 kh/s
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		359 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
TrueAudio		+
Mantle		+
Design		reference
Number of Eyefinity displays		6
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
VCE		+
DDMA audio		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		0.52 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		14 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		150 Sol/s
AppAcceleration		+
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Radeon HD 5970 vs Radeon R7 370

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