ATI Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 vs Sky 500
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 470 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 5.84 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | Pitcairn | Cypress |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 27 March 2013 (13 years ago) | 11 March 2010 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $479 |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1280 | 1600 |
| Core clock speed | 950 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 2,154 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 228 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 76.00 | 68.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.432 TFLOPS | 2.72 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 80 | 80 |
| L1 Cache | 320 KB | 160 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 242 mm | 279 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Form factor | full height / full length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1200 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 154 GB/s | 153.6 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DisplayPort | 6x mini-DisplayPort |
| DisplayPort count | 1 | no data |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 27 March 2013 | 11 March 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 228 Watt |
Sky 500 has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 43% more advanced lithography process, and 52% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon Sky 500 and Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon Sky 500 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 is a desktop one.
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