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AMD logo Radeon HD 5970
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AMD logo Radeon HD 5870

AMD Radeon HD 5970 logo AMD Radeon HD 5870 logo
General information Radeon HD 5970 Radeon HD 5870
Launched Q3 2012 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 2048 MB 0 % 2048 MB 0 %
Core Clock 850 MHz 2.9 % 875 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 1000 MHz 16.7 % 1200 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 11 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 294 W 0 % 228 W 22.4 %
Length 304 mm 0 % 279 mm 8.2 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 2-way 50 % 4-way 0 %
Performance Radeon HD 5970 Radeon HD 5870
Overall Score 24382 0 % 23927 1.9 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 21 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5945 0 % 5725 3.7 %
2D Benchmark Score 418.2 0 % 404.3 3.3 %
Average DirectX performance 22.8 FPS 0 % 20.6 FPS 9.8 %
DirectX 9 performance 60.5 FPS 0 % 52.2 FPS 13.7 %
DirectX 10 performance 13.9 FPS 13.5 % 16 FPS 0 %
DirectX 11 performance 16.9 FPS 0 % 14.1 FPS 16.5 %
DirectX 12 performance 0 FPS NaN % 0 FPS NaN %
Graphic card computing 2964.1 operations/s 0 % 1030.8 operations/s 65.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 5970, Radeon HD 5870.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 5970 Radeon HD 5870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 45.9 FPS 44.7 FPS
High settings 82.6 FPS 80.5 FPS
Medium settings 99.1 FPS 96.6 FPS
Low settings 138.7 FPS 135.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.5 %

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 5970, Radeon HD 5870.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 5970 Radeon HD 5870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 39.6 FPS 38.8 FPS
High settings 71.3 FPS 69.9 FPS
Medium settings 85.6 FPS 83.9 FPS
Low settings 119.9 FPS 117.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 2 %
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