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AMD logo Radeon HD 8950
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AMD logo Radeon HD 5870

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General information Radeon HD 8950 Radeon HD 5870
Launched Q3 2014 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 3072 MB 0 % 2048 MB 33.3 %
Core Clock 850 MHz 2.9 % 875 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 11.1 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 225 W 1.3 % 228 W 0 %
Performance Radeon HD 8950 Radeon HD 5870
Overall Score 26489 0 % 23918 9.7 %
Future Proof 35 % 0 % 21 % 40 %
Benchmark Score 7017 0 % 5721 18.5 %
2D Benchmark Score 367.7 9.1 % 404.7 0 %
Average DirectX performance 24.9 FPS 0 % 20.4 FPS 18.3 %
DirectX 9 performance 54.8 FPS 0 % 51.5 FPS 6.1 %
DirectX 10 performance 10 FPS 37.8 % 16 FPS 0 %
DirectX 11 performance 19 FPS 0 % 14.1 FPS 25.9 %
DirectX 12 performance 16 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 1055.4 operations/s 0 % 1045.3 operations/s 1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 8950, Radeon HD 5870.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 8950 Radeon HD 5870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 51.8 FPS 45.1 FPS
High settings 93.2 FPS 81.2 FPS
Medium settings 111.8 FPS 97.4 FPS
Low settings 156.5 FPS 136.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 12.9 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for Radeon HD 8950, Radeon HD 5870.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 8950 Radeon HD 5870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 43.5 FPS 39.1 FPS
High settings 78.3 FPS 70.3 FPS
Medium settings 93.9 FPS 84.4 FPS
Low settings 131.5 FPS 118.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 10.2 %
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