Radeon Graphics vs ATI HD 5870

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon Graphics, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 5870
2009
1 GB GDDR5, 188 Watt
5.75
+190%

ATI HD 5870 outperforms Graphics by a whopping 190% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking598900
Place by popularitynot in top-10010
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.60no data
Power efficiency2.109.05
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)GCN 5.1 (2018−2022)
GPU code nameCypressRenoir
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date23 September 2009 (15 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$399 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1600448
Core clock speed850 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1500 MHz
Number of transistors2,154 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)188 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate68.0042.00
Floating-point processing power2.72 TFLOPS1.344 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs8028

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 x16IGP
Length282 mmno data
Width2-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount1 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1200 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth153.6 GB/sno 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.0no data
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.2no data
VulkanN/A-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 5.75
+190%
Radeon Graphics 1.98

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

ATI HD 5870 2215
+190%
Radeon Graphics 764

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.75 1.98
Chip lithography 40 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 188 Watt 15 Watt

ATI HD 5870 has a 190.4% higher aggregate performance score.

Graphics, on the other hand, has a 471.4% more advanced lithography process, and 1153.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 5870 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Graphics in performance tests.


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