FireStream 9170 vs Radeon HD 5570

Place in performance ranking	1000	893
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	0.02	0.02
Architecture	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	Redwood	RV670
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	9 February 2010 (14 years ago)	8 November 2007 (16 years ago)
Current price	$149	$360

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

ATI HD 5570 and FireStream 9170 have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed Specifications

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	320
Core clock speed	650 MHz	800 MHz
Number of transistors	627 million	666 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	39 Watt	105 Watt
Texture fill rate	13.00	12.80
Floating-point performance	520.0 gflops	512.0 gflops

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).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	165 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin

Memory type	DDR3	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	667 - 900 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	51.2 GB/s

Connectivity and Outputs

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 Compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	5.0	4.1
OpenGL	4.4	3.3
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

FireStream 9170 1.67
+34.7%

FireStream 9170 outperforms Radeon HD 5570 by 35% 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 479

FireStream 9170 647
+35.1%

FireStream 9170 outperforms Radeon HD 5570 by 35% 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 −20%	18−21 +20%
Full HD	22 −22.7%	27−30 +22.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−33.3%

4−5
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Hitman 3	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

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

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Hitman 3	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
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 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%

This is how ATI HD 5570 and FireStream 9170 compete in popular games:

FireStream 9170 is 20% faster than ATI HD 5570 in 900p
FireStream 9170 is 22.7% faster than ATI HD 5570 in 1080p

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	1.24	1.67
Recency	9 February 2010	8 November 2007
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	39 Watt	105 Watt