Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon RX 550X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon RX 550X, 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 RX 550X, check out specs charts below.
Radeon RX 550X
Main Specs
Radeon HD 5870
Radeon RX 550X
Power consumption (TDP)
188 Watt
50 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5870 has 276% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 550X.
Radeon HD 5870 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 550X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon RX 550X 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 RX 550X - with GCN 4.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon RX 550X is 250 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.
Radeon HD 5870 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550X - by 14 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 5870 is 137 mm longer, than Radeon RX 550X.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 550X is 1200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.
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
10−11
ultra / 1080p
6−7
6−7
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 7% more, than Radeon RX 550X.
high / 1080p
18−20
16−18
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
35−40
medium / 1080p
20−22
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Battlefield 5 is 4% more, than Radeon RX 550X.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon RX 550X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
180−190
170−180
medium / 768p
150−160
140−150
ultra / 1080p
75−80
70−75
QHD / 1440p
45−50
40−45
4K / 2160p
30−33
30−33
high / 768p
110−120
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 6% more, than Radeon RX 550X.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
30−35
27−30
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Radeon RX 550X.
low / 768p
95−100
90−95
medium / 768p
80−85
75−80
ultra / 1080p
50−55
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Dota 2 is 6% more, than Radeon RX 550X.
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−12
4K / 2160p
5−6
4−5
low / 720p
30−33
27−30
medium / 1080p
14−16
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Far Cry 5 is 7% more, than Radeon RX 550X.
high / 1080p
20−22
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
80−85
75−80
medium / 1080p
35−40
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Fortnite is 5% more, than Radeon RX 550X.
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
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 10% more, than Radeon RX 550X.
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 RX 550X.
high / 1080p
7−8
6−7
ultra / 1080p
5−6
5−6
4K / 2160p
1−2
1−2
low / 720p
21−24
18−20
medium / 1080p
10−11
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Metro Exodus is 12% more, than Radeon RX 550X.
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 RX 550X.
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 RX 550X.
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 RX 550X.
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 RX 550X.
low / 768p
95−100
90−95
medium / 768p
55−60
50−55
ultra / 1080p
27−30
24−27
high / 768p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in World of Tanks is 5% more, than Radeon RX 550X.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 5870
Radeon RX 550X
Architecture
TeraScale 2
GCN 4.0
Code name
Cypress
Lexa
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
23 September 2009
16 December 2018
Pipelines
1600
512
Core clock speed
850 MHz
1100 MHz
Boost Clock
1183 MHz
Transistor count
2,154 million
2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
68.00
37.86
Floating-point performance
2,720.0 gflops
1,211 gflops
Length
282 mm
145 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
4800 MHz
6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
96 GB/s
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
5.0
6.4
OpenGL
4.4
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
N/A
1.2.131
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