GeForce 7950 GT vs Radeon HD 5570

Place in performance ranking	998	1085
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	0.02	0.01
Architecture	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	Redwood	G71
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	9 February 2010 (14 years old)	6 August 2006 (17 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$114.95
Current price	$149	$200 (1.7x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

ATI HD 5570 has 100% better value for money than 7950 GT.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	400	no data
Core clock speed	650 MHz	550 MHz
Number of transistors	627 million	278 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	39 Watt	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	13.00	13.20
Floating-point performance	520.0 gflops	no data

Size and 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).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	165 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin

Memory

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	DDR3	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	667 - 900 MHz	1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	44.8 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
HDMI	+	no data

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	5.0	3.0
OpenGL	4.4	2.1
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

ATI HD 5570 1.24
+39.3%

7950 GT 0.89

Radeon HD 5570 outperforms GeForce 7950 GT by 39% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

ATI HD 5570 481
+39.8%

7950 GT 344

Radeon HD 5570 outperforms GeForce 7950 GT by 40% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p	15 +50%	10−12 −50%
Full HD	22 +57.1%	14−16 −57.1%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5
+100%

2−3

−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	1−2	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	1−2	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2	0−1
Metro Exodus	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Hitman 3	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Hitman 3	1−2	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%

This is how ATI HD 5570 and 7950 GT compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

ATI HD 5570 is 50% faster than 7950 GT

1080p resolution:

ATI HD 5570 is 57.1% faster than 7950 GT

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	1.24	0.89
Recency	9 February 2010	6 August 2006
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	39 Watt	65 Watt