Radeon RX Vega 7 vs HD 5870

Place in performance ranking	565	503
Place by popularity	not in top-100	10
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.98	10.90
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	Vega (2017−2021)
GPU code name	Cypress	Vega Raven Ridge
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	23 September 2009 (14 years ago)	7 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	no data
Current price	$125 (0.3x MSRP)	$387

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX Vega 7 has 1012% better value for money than ATI HD 5870.

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	448
Core clock speed	850 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1800 MHz
Number of transistors	2,154 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	188 Watt	15 Watt
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 Radeon RX Vega 7 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_1
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

RX Vega 7 7.41
+29.1%

RX Vega 7 outperforms HD 5870 by 29% 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

RX Vega 7 3348
+32.3%

RX Vega 7 outperforms HD 5870 by 32% 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	16−18 −43.8%	23 +43.8%
1440p	27−30 −37%	37 +37%
4K	10−12 −50%	15 +50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

−16.7%

21−24
+16.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21 −28.6%	27−30 +28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	19 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −22.7%	27−30 +22.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	17 −23.5%	21−24 +23.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	14 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Far Cry 5	17 −23.5%	21−24 +23.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −28.6%	27−30 +28.6%
Forza Horizon 4	37 −21.6%	45−50 +21.6%
Hitman 3	14 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	41 −22%	50−55 +22%
Metro Exodus	27 −11.1%	30−33 +11.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27 −11.1%	30−33 +11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	29 −20.7%	35−40 +20.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	17 −23.5%	21−24 +23.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	17 −23.5%	21−24 +23.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	15 −20%	18−20 +20%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −22.7%	27−30 +22.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18 −16.7%	21−24 +16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	10 −20%	12−14 +20%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −23.5%	21−24 +23.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −28.6%	27−30 +28.6%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −25%	45−50 +25%
Hitman 3	7 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	73 −23.3%	90−95 +23.3%
Metro Exodus	20 −20%	24−27 +20%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20 −20%	24−27 +20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24 −25%	30−33 +25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	19 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80 −25%	100−105 +25%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −23.5%	21−24 +23.5%
Forza Horizon 4	27 −11.1%	30−33 +11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	22 −22.7%	27−30 +22.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21 −28.6%	27−30 +28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13 −23.1%	16−18 +23.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −20.7%	35−40 +20.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−16.7%

21−24
+16.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −23.1%	16−18 +23.1%
Hitman 3	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

−23.1%

16−18
+23.1%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Hitman 3	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%