Radeon HD 5970 vs Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 5970 and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000, 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 RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 5970

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Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000 here:

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 5970	Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000
Power consumption (TDP)	294 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5970 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000 - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 5970 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000 - with Vega.
Radeon HD 5970 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000 - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


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 5970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 7% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000.
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 5970 in Battlefield 5 is 4% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 5970 and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000 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 5970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 6% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	30−33	27−30
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000.
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 5970 in Dota 2 is 6% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000.
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 5970 in Far Cry 5 is 7% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000.
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 5970 in Fortnite is 5% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000.
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 5970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 10% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000.
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 5970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 7% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000.
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 5970 in Metro Exodus is 12% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000.
low / 768p	100−110	100−110
ultra / 1080p	95−100	90−95
medium / 1080p	100−105	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Minecraft is 3% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000.
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 5970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 12% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000.
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	12−14	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 7% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000.
low / 768p	40−45	35−40
medium / 768p	24−27	21−24
high / 1080p	14−16	12−14
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
4K / 2160p	7−8	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 11% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000.
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 5970 in World of Tanks is 5% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 5970	Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000
Architecture	TeraScale 2	Vega
Code name	Hemlock	Vega Raven Ridge
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	18 November 2009	7 January 2018
Pipelines	1600	384
Core clock speed	725 MHz
Boost Clock		1100 MHz
Transistor count	2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	58.00
Floating-point performance	2x 2,320.0 gflops
Length	305 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	DirectX 12_1
Shader Model	5.0
OpenGL	4.4
OpenCL	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
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Radeon HD 5970 vs Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000

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