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AMD logo Radeon HD 5970
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6870

AMD Radeon HD 5970 logo AMD Radeon HD 6870 logo
General information Radeon HD 5970 Radeon HD 6870
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 5.6 % 900 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 1000 MHz 13.7 % 1159 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 11 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 294 W 0 % 151 W 48.6 %
Length 304 mm 0 % 289 mm 4.9 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 2-way 0 % 2-way 0 %
Performance Radeon HD 5970 Radeon HD 6870
Overall Score 24372 0 % 23939 1.8 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 21 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5940 0 % 5731 3.5 %
2D Benchmark Score 414.8 0 % 406.2 2.1 %
Average DirectX performance 23.1 FPS 0 % 21 FPS 8.9 %
DirectX 9 performance 61.5 FPS 0 % 53 FPS 13.9 %
DirectX 10 performance 13.9 FPS 8.1 % 15.1 FPS 0 %
DirectX 11 performance 16.8 FPS 0 % 15.9 FPS 5.6 %
DirectX 12 performance 0 FPS NaN % 0 FPS NaN %
Graphic card computing 2970.1 operations/s 0 % 1041 operations/s 65 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 5970, Radeon HD 6870.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 5970 Radeon HD 6870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 46.3 FPS 45.2 FPS
High settings 83.3 FPS 81.4 FPS
Medium settings 100.0 FPS 97.6 FPS
Low settings 140.0 FPS 136.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.4 %

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 6870.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 5970 Radeon HD 6870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 40.2 FPS 39.4 FPS
High settings 72.4 FPS 71.0 FPS
Medium settings 86.8 FPS 85.2 FPS
Low settings 121.6 FPS 119.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.9 %
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