Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon R9 M375X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon R9 M375X, 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 R9 M375X, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 5870	Radeon R9 M375X
Power consumption (TDP)	188 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 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 R9 M375X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 M375X has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 5870 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 M375X - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M375X is 75 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.
Radeon HD 5870 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M375X - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 3675 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M375X.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−12	9−10
ultra / 1080p	6−7	5−6
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	21−24
medium / 1080p	14−16	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than Radeon R9 M375X.
high / 1080p	18−20	16−18
ultra / 1080p	16−18	12−14
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	35−40	30−35
medium / 1080p	20−22	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Battlefield 5 is 21% more, than Radeon R9 M375X.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon R9 M375X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	180−190	160−170
medium / 768p	150−160	130−140
ultra / 1080p	75−80	65−70
QHD / 1440p	45−50	40−45
4K / 2160p	30−33	27−30
high / 768p	110−120	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 12% more, than Radeon R9 M375X.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	30−35	24−27
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon R9 M375X.
low / 768p	95−100	90−95
medium / 768p	80−85	70−75
ultra / 1080p	50−55	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Dota 2 is 10% more, than Radeon R9 M375X.
high / 1080p	12−14	10−12
ultra / 1080p	12−14	10−11
4K / 2160p	5−6	4−5
low / 720p	30−33	24−27
medium / 1080p	14−16	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Far Cry 5 is 25% more, than Radeon R9 M375X.
high / 1080p	20−22	18−20
ultra / 1080p	14−16	12−14
low / 720p	80−85	70−75
medium / 1080p	35−40	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Fortnite is 14% more, than Radeon R9 M375X.
high / 1080p	18−20	16−18
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
QHD / 1440p	5−6	4−5
low / 720p	40−45	35−40
medium / 1080p	21−24	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 16% more, than Radeon R9 M375X.
low / 768p	70−75	65−70
medium / 768p	60−65	55−60
high / 1080p	21−24	18−20
ultra / 1080p	9−10	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 7% more, than Radeon R9 M375X.
high / 1080p	7−8	6−7
ultra / 1080p	5−6	4−5
4K / 2160p	1−2	1−2
low / 720p	21−24	18−20
medium / 1080p	10−11	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Metro Exodus is 12% more, than Radeon R9 M375X.
low / 768p	100−110	100−110
ultra / 1080p	95−100	90−95
medium / 1080p	100−110	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Minecraft is 4% more, than Radeon R9 M375X.
high / 1080p	20−22	18−20
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	45−50	40−45
medium / 1080p	21−24	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 12% more, than Radeon R9 M375X.
high / 1080p	12−14	12−14
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	18−20
medium / 1080p	14−16	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 7% more, than Radeon R9 M375X.
low / 768p	40−45	35−40
medium / 768p	24−27	21−24
high / 1080p	14−16	12−14
ultra / 1080p	9−10	8−9
4K / 2160p	7−8	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 17% more, than Radeon R9 M375X.
low / 768p	95−100	90−95
medium / 768p	55−60	50−55
ultra / 1080p	27−30	24−27
high / 768p	45−50	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in World of Tanks is 7% more, than Radeon R9 M375X.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 5870	Radeon R9 M375X
Architecture	TeraScale 2	GCN 1.0
Code name	Cypress	Tropo
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	23 September 2009	5 May 2015
Pipelines	1600	640
Core clock speed	850 MHz	925 MHz
Boost Clock		1015 MHz
Transistor count	2,154 million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	68.00	40.60
Floating-point performance	2,720.0 gflops	1,299 gflops
Length	282 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz	1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth	153.6 GB/s	72 GB/s
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	Not Listed
Vulkan	N/A
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
PowerTune		+
DualGraphics		+
ZeroCore		+
Switchable graphics		+
Mantle		+
Compute units		10
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