Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon R7 A265
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon R7 A265, 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 R7 A265, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R7 A265
Main Specs
Radeon HD 5870
Radeon R7 A265
Power consumption (TDP)
188 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
DDR3
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
No outputs
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Radeon HD 5870 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 A265 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon R7 A265 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 5870 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon R7 A265 - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 125 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 A265.
Radeon HD 5870 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 A265 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 3000 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 A265.
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
1−2
ultra / 1080p
6−7
0−1
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
12−14
medium / 1080p
14−16
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 183% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
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 R7 A265.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 A265 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
180−190
110−120
medium / 768p
150−160
85−90
ultra / 1080p
75−80
35−40
QHD / 1440p
45−50
−
4K / 2160p
30−33
10−11
high / 768p
110−120
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 80% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
low / 768p
55−60
70−75
ultra / 1080p
30−35
14−16
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon R7 A265 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
95−100
70−75
medium / 768p
80−85
45−50
ultra / 1080p
50−55
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Dota 2 is 67% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
high / 1080p
12−14
2−3
ultra / 1080p
12−14
2−3
4K / 2160p
5−6
0−1
low / 720p
30−33
10−11
medium / 1080p
14−16
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Far Cry 5 is 350% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
high / 1080p
20−22
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
5−6
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 R7 A265.
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 R7 A265.
low / 768p
70−75
40−45
medium / 768p
60−65
−
high / 1080p
21−24
3−4
ultra / 1080p
9−10
2−3
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
−
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 112% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
high / 1080p
7−8
1−2
ultra / 1080p
5−6
0−1
4K / 2160p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
3−4
medium / 1080p
10−11
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Metro Exodus is 550% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
low / 768p
100−110
85−90
high / 1080p
−
55−60
ultra / 1080p
95−100
−
medium / 1080p
100−110
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Minecraft is 20% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
high / 1080p
20−22
14−16
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 58% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
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 R7 A265.
low / 768p
40−45
8−9
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 360% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
low / 768p
95−100
70−75
medium / 768p
55−60
35−40
ultra / 1080p
27−30
12−14
high / 768p
45−50
30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in World of Tanks is 50% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 5870
Radeon R7 A265
Architecture
TeraScale 2
GCN 1.0
Code name
Cypress
Opal
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
23 September 2009
9 January 2014
Pipelines
1600
384
Core clock speed
850 MHz
725 MHz
Boost Clock
825 MHz
Transistor count
2,154 million
950 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
68.00
19.80
Floating-point performance
2,720.0 gflops
633.6 gflops
Length
282 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
4800 MHz
1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
28.8 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
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