ATI FireGL 9700 X1-256 vs ATI Radeon HD 5670

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking935not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.22no data
Power efficiency2.29no data
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Rage 8 (2002−2007)
GPU code nameRedwoodR300
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date14 January 2010 (15 years ago)1 July 2002 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$119 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores400no data
Core clock speed775 MHz325 MHz
Number of transistors627 million110 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)64 Watt37 Watt
Texture fill rate15.502.600
Floating-point processing power0.62 TFLOPSno data
ROPs88
TMUs208
L1 Cache40 KBno data
L2 Cache256 KBno data

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16AGP 8x
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5DDR
Maximum RAM amount1 GB256 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz310 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s19.84 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA2x DVI
HDMI+-

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.2 (11_0)9.0 (9_0)
Shader Model5.0no data
OpenGL4.42.0
OpenCL1.2N/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 January 2010 1 July 2002
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 150 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt 37 Watt

ATI HD 5670 has an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 275% more advanced lithography process.

ATI FireGL 9700 X1-256, on the other hand, has 73% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 5670 and FireGL 9700 X1-256. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon HD 5670 is a desktop graphics card while FireGL 9700 X1-256 is a workstation one.

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