Arc 7-Cores iGPU vs Radeon HD 5870

Place in performance ranking	565	292
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.98	no data
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	Xe LPG
GPU code name	Cypress	Meteor Lake iGPU
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	23 September 2009 (14 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	no data
Current price	$125 (0.3x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	1600	7
Core clock speed	850 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	2200 MHz
Number of transistors	2,154 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	188 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	68.00	no data
Floating-point performance	2,720.0 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon HD 5870 and Arc 7-Cores iGPU compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	no data
Length	282 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	no data

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	no data
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	153.6 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	no data	-

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	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12_2
Shader Model	5.0	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	N/A	no data

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 5870 5.74

Arc 7-Cores iGPU 17.44
+204%

Arc 7-Cores iGPU outperforms Radeon HD 5870 by 204% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

ATI HD 5870 2530

Arc 7-Cores iGPU 8449
+234%

Arc 7-Cores iGPU outperforms Radeon HD 5870 by 234% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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:

Full HD

10−12

−240%

34
+240%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −250%	35−40 +250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −222%	27−30 +222%
Battlefield 5	18−20 −217%	55−60 +217%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −250%	35−40 +250%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −217%	38 +217%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −236%	45−50 +236%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −238%	80−85 +238%
Hitman 3	10−11 −240%	30−35 +240%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −229%	65−70 +229%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −243%	45−50 +243%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −211%	55−60 +211%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −238%	50−55 +238%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −250%	35−40 +250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −222%	27−30 +222%
Battlefield 5	18−20 −217%	55−60 +217%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −250%	35−40 +250%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −240%	34 +240%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −236%	45−50 +236%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −238%	80−85 +238%
Hitman 3	10−11 −240%	30−35 +240%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −229%	65−70 +229%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −222%	55−60 +222%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −243%	45−50 +243%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −211%	55−60 +211%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −225%	52 +225%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −238%	50−55 +238%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −250%	35−40 +250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −222%	27−30 +222%
Battlefield 5	18−20 −217%	55−60 +217%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −250%	35 +250%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −236%	45−50 +236%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −238%	80−85 +238%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −214%	22 +214%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −238%	50−55 +238%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −214%	21−24 +214%
Hitman 3	6−7 −250%	21−24 +250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −250%	35−40 +250%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −220%	30−35 +220%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 −222%	27−30 +222%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −240%	30−35 +240%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −275%	14−16 +275%
Battlefield 5	10−11 −240%	30−35 +240%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −222%	27−30 +222%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −240%	30−35 +240%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −240%	30−35 +240%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −217%	18−20 +217%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −267%	10−12 +267%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Hitman 3	4−5 −225%	12−14 +225%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 −217%	18−20 +217%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −240%	16−18 +240%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −275%	14−16 +275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3−4 −267%	10−12 +267%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −240%	16−18 +240%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −233%	10−11 +233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Battlefield 5	5−6 −240%	16−18 +240%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −225%	12−14 +225%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −243%	24−27 +243%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%