UHD Graphics 630 vs Radeon HD 5970

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 5970 and UHD Graphics 630, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 5970
2009
1 GB GDDR5, 294 Watt
5.91
+91.3%

ATI HD 5970 outperforms UHD Graphics 630 by an impressive 91% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking556722
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.820.34
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Gen. 9.5 (2017)
GPU code nameHemlockKaby-Lake-H-GT2
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date18 November 2009 (14 years ago)1 October 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 no data
Current price$69 (0.1x MSRP)$457

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

ATI HD 5970 has 141% better value for money than UHD Graphics 630.

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 cores160024
Core clock speed725 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1150 MHz
Number of transistors2,154 million189 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)294 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate58.0026.45
Floating-point performance2x 2,320.0 gflops460.8 gflops

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 x16PCIe 3.0 x1
Length305 mmno data
Width2-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 Bit64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed4000 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth128.0 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno 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 mini-DisplayPortNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

Quick Syncno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.06.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.22.1
VulkanN/A1.1.103

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 5970 5.91
+91.3%
UHD Graphics 630 3.09

Radeon HD 5970 outperforms UHD Graphics 630 by 91% based on our aggregate 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%

ATI HD 5970 2282
+91.4%
UHD Graphics 630 1192

Radeon HD 5970 outperforms UHD Graphics 630 by 91% 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%

ATI HD 5970 3690
+205%
UHD Graphics 630 1211

Radeon HD 5970 outperforms UHD Graphics 630 by 205% 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 HD35−40
+84.2%
19
−84.2%
1440p18−20
+80%
10
−80%
4K12−14
+71.4%
7
−71.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+80%
5
−80%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+71.4%
7
−71.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Battlefield 5 18−20
+80%
10
−80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+71.4%
7
−71.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+77.8%
9
−77.8%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+84.6%
12−14
−84.6%
Hitman 3 10−11
+66.7%
6
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+75%
12
−75%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+84.6%
13
−84.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+77.8%
9
−77.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+84.6%
13
−84.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
+76.5%
16−18
−76.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Battlefield 5 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+85.2%
27
−85.2%
Hitman 3 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+84.2%
18−20
−84.2%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+71.4%
7
−71.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+75%
12
−75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+78.6%
28
−78.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+84.6%
12−14
−84.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+84.2%
18−20
−84.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+90.9%
11
−90.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
+76.5%
16−18
−76.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Hitman 3 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%

This is how ATI HD 5970 and UHD Graphics 630 compete in popular games:

  • ATI HD 5970 is 84% faster in 1080p
  • ATI HD 5970 is 80% faster in 1440p
  • ATI HD 5970 is 71% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.91 3.09
Recency 18 November 2009 1 October 2017
Chip lithography 40 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 294 Watt 15 Watt

The Radeon HD 5970 is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics 630 in performance tests.


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