Radeon HD 5970 vs Radeon R9 380X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 5970 and Radeon R9 380X. 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 R9 380X. 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 R9 380X
Power consumption (TDP)	294 Watt	190 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	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5970 has 54% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 380X.
Radeon HD 5970 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 380X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 380X 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 R9 380X - with GCN 3.0.
Radeon HD 5970 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 380X - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 5970 is 84 mm longer, than Radeon R9 380X.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5970 is 3030 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380X.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−12	35−40
ultra / 1080p	6−7	21−24
QHD / 1440p	1−2	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	24−27	60−65
medium / 1080p	14−16	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 227% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	18−20	55−60
ultra / 1080p	16−18	45−50
QHD / 1440p	1−2	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	35−40	100−110
medium / 1080p	20−22	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Battlefield 5 is 226% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	180−190	250−260
medium / 768p	150−160	220−230
ultra / 1080p	75−80	180−190
QHD / 1440p	45−50	110−120
4K / 2160p	30−33	70−75
high / 768p	110−120	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 75% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−33	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	95−100	120−130
medium / 768p	80−85	110−120
ultra / 1080p	50−55	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Dota 2 is 49% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	12−14	45−50
ultra / 1080p	12−14	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	5−6	14−16
low / 720p	30−33	80−85
medium / 1080p	14−16	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Far Cry 5 is 213% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	20−22	60−65
ultra / 1080p	14−16	45−50
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	80−85	180−190
medium / 1080p	35−40	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Fortnite is 161% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	18−20	60−65
ultra / 1080p	16−18	45−50
QHD / 1440p	5−6	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	40−45	100−110
medium / 1080p	21−24	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Forza Horizon 4 is 200% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	70−75	140−150
medium / 768p	60−65	120−130
high / 1080p	21−24	70−75
ultra / 1080p	9−10	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Grand Theft Auto V is 126% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	7−8	24−27
ultra / 1080p	5−6	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	1−2	8−9
low / 720p	21−24	65−70
medium / 1080p	10−11	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Metro Exodus is 244% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	100−110	130−140
ultra / 1080p	95−100	−
medium / 1080p	100−105	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Minecraft is 26% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	20−22	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	45−50	100−110
medium / 1080p	21−24	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 58% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	12−14	24−27
ultra / 1080p	8−9	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	21−24	65−70
medium / 1080p	12−14	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 157% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	40−45	130−140
medium / 768p	24−27	85−90
high / 1080p	14−16	45−50
ultra / 1080p	8−9	24−27
4K / 2160p	7−8	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 226% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	95−100	90−95
medium / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	27−30	50−55
high / 768p	45−50	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in World of Tanks is 17% more, than Radeon HD 5970.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 5970	Radeon R9 380X
Architecture	TeraScale 2	GCN 3.0
Code name	Hemlock	Antigua
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	18 November 2009	19 November 2015
Pipelines	1600	2048
Core clock speed	725 MHz
Boost Clock		970 MHz
Transistor count	2,154 million	5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	58.00	124.2
Floating-point performance	2x 2,320.0 gflops	3,973 gflops
Length	305 mm	221 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	970 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s	182.4 GB/s
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	6.3
OpenGL	4.4	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.58 kh/s
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
PowerTune		+
TrueAudio		+
ZeroCore		+
Mantle		+
Design		reference
Bridgeless CrossFire		+
Number of Eyefinity displays		6
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
VCE		+
DDMA audio		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		0.89 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		20.63 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		175 Sol/s
Compute units		32
Form factor		full height / full length
High bandwidth memory (HBM)		-
LiquidVR		+
FRTC		+
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