ATI HD 5970 vs AMD HD 7750

#ad
Buy
VS

Combined performance score

HD 7750
4.38

HD 5970 outperforms HD 7750 by 36% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking624552
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.620.82
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameCape VerdeHemlock
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date15 February 2012 (12 years old)18 November 2009 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$109 $699
Current price$108 (1x MSRP)$69 (0.1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

ATI HD 5970 has 32% better value for money than HD 7750.

Technical specs

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 cores5121600
Core clock speedno data725 MHz
Boost clock speed800 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,500 million2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt294 Watt
Texture fill rate25.6058.00
Floating-point performance819.2 gflops2x 2,320.0 gflops

Size and 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).

Bus supportPCIe 2.1 x16no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length168 mm305 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHz4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s128.0 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
Eyefinity1no data
HDMI+no data
DisplayPort support+no data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration-no data
CrossFire1no data
Enduro-no data
FreeSync1no data
HD3D-no data
PowerTune-no data
TrueAudio-no data
ZeroCore-no data

API support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1111.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkanno dataN/A
Mantle-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.

HD 7750 4.38
ATI HD 5970 5.94
+35.6%

HD 5970 outperforms HD 7750 by 36% in our combined 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%

HD 7750 1697
ATI HD 5970 2301
+35.6%

HD 5970 outperforms HD 7750 by 36% in Passmark.

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%

HD 7750 2240
ATI HD 5970 3690
+64.7%

HD 5970 outperforms HD 7750 by 65% 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.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.38 5.94
Recency 15 February 2012 18 November 2009
Cost $109 $699
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 294 Watt

The Radeon HD 5970 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7750 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

User ratings

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


AMD Radeon HD 7750
Radeon HD 7750
ATI Radeon HD 5970
Radeon HD 5970

Similar GPU comparisons

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

User ratings: view and submit

Here you can see the user rating of the graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


3.9 445 votes

Rate AMD Radeon HD 7750 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.5 41 vote

Rate ATI Radeon HD 5970 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions and comments

Here you can ask a question about this comparison, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.