Radeon HD 5970 vs Radeon R7 M465X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 5970 and Radeon R7 M465X, 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 5970 stacks up against Radeon R7 M465X, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 5970

Radeon R7 M465X

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 5970	Radeon R7 M465X
Power consumption (TDP)	294 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort	No outputs

Radeon HD 5970 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M465X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R7 M465X has 1 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 M465X - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon R7 M465X is 175 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.
Radeon HD 5970 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M465X - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 M465X is 500 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−12	8−9
ultra / 1080p	6−7	4−5
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	18−20
medium / 1080p	14−16	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 40% more, than Radeon R7 M465X.
high / 1080p	18−20	12−14
ultra / 1080p	16−18	10−12
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	35−40	27−30
medium / 1080p	20−22	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Battlefield 5 is 43% more, than Radeon R7 M465X.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 5970 and Radeon R7 M465X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	180−190	150−160
medium / 768p	150−160	120−130
ultra / 1080p	75−80	60−65
QHD / 1440p	45−50	30−35
4K / 2160p	30−33	27−30
high / 768p	110−120	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 23% more, than Radeon R7 M465X.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	30−33	21−24
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than Radeon R7 M465X.
low / 768p	95−100	85−90
medium / 768p	80−85	65−70
ultra / 1080p	50−55	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Dota 2 is 20% more, than Radeon R7 M465X.
high / 1080p	12−14	9−10
ultra / 1080p	12−14	9−10
4K / 2160p	5−6	4−5
low / 720p	30−33	21−24
medium / 1080p	14−16	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Far Cry 5 is 36% more, than Radeon R7 M465X.
high / 1080p	20−22	16−18
ultra / 1080p	14−16	10−12
low / 720p	80−85	65−70
medium / 1080p	35−40	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Fortnite is 25% more, than Radeon R7 M465X.
high / 1080p	18−20	14−16
ultra / 1080p	16−18	12−14
QHD / 1440p	5−6	2−3
low / 720p	40−45	30−33
medium / 1080p	21−24	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 40% more, than Radeon R7 M465X.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
medium / 768p	60−65	50−55
high / 1080p	21−24	14−16
ultra / 1080p	9−10	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 24% more, than Radeon R7 M465X.
high / 1080p	7−8	5−6
ultra / 1080p	5−6	4−5
4K / 2160p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	14−16
medium / 1080p	10−11	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Metro Exodus is 37% more, than Radeon R7 M465X.
low / 768p	100−110	95−100
high / 1080p	−	90−95
ultra / 1080p	95−100	85−90
medium / 1080p	100−105	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Minecraft is 7% more, than Radeon R7 M465X.
high / 1080p	20−22	18−20
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	45−50	35−40
medium / 1080p	21−24	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 22% more, than Radeon R7 M465X.
high / 1080p	12−14	−
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	14−16
medium / 1080p	12−14	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 27% more, than Radeon R7 M465X.
low / 768p	40−45	27−30
medium / 768p	24−27	18−20
high / 1080p	14−16	10−11
ultra / 1080p	8−9	7−8
4K / 2160p	7−8	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 35% more, than Radeon R7 M465X.
low / 768p	95−100	85−90
medium / 768p	55−60	45−50
ultra / 1080p	27−30	21−24
high / 768p	45−50	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in World of Tanks is 14% more, than Radeon R7 M465X.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 5970	Radeon R7 M465X
Architecture	TeraScale 2	GCN 1.0
Code name	Hemlock	Tropo
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	18 November 2009	15 May 2016
Pipelines	1600	512
Core clock speed	725 MHz	900 MHz
Boost Clock		925 MHz
Transistor count	2,154 million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	58.00	29.60
Floating-point performance	2x 2,320.0 gflops	947.2 gflops
Length	305 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s	72 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

Radeon HD 5970 vs Radeon R7 M465X

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