Radeon HD 5570 vs HD 6970

Place in performance ranking	507	1003
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.08	0.02
Architecture	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	Cayman	Redwood
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	14 December 2010 (13 years ago)	9 February 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$369	no data
Current price	$189 (0.5x MSRP)	$149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 6970 has 5300% better value for money than ATI HD 5570.

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	1536	400
Core clock speed	no data	650 MHz
Boost clock speed	880 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	2,640 million	627 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	550 Watt	39 Watt
Texture fill rate	84.48	13.00
Floating-point performance	2,703.4 gflops	520.0 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).

Bus support	PCIe 2.0 x16	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	267 mm	165 mm
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	None

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	DDR5	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1375 MHz	667 - 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	25.6 GB/s

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, 2x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Eyefinity	1	no data
HDMI	+	+
DisplayPort support	-	no data

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	-	no data
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	-	no data
HD3D	-	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
ZeroCore	-	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 11	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.0
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	no data	N/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 6970 7.34
+492%

ATI HD 5570 1.24

HD 6970 outperforms HD 5570 by 492% 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%

HD 6970 2836
+492%

ATI HD 5570 479

HD 6970 outperforms HD 5570 by 492% in Passmark.

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:

900p	85−90 +467%	15 −467%
Full HD	130−140 +491%	22 −491%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18

+433%

3−4
−433%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50−55 +456%	9−10 −456%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +471%	21−24 −471%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Hitman 3	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +471%	14−16 −471%
Metro Exodus	110−120 +450%	20−22 −450%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +463%	8−9 −463%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 +491%	10−12 −491%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50−55 +456%	9−10 −456%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +471%	21−24 −471%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Hitman 3	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +471%	14−16 −471%
Metro Exodus	110−120 +450%	20−22 −450%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +463%	8−9 −463%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 +491%	10−12 −491%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50−55 +456%	9−10 −456%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +471%	14−16 −471%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +463%	8−9 −463%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 +491%	10−12 −491%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

+400%

2−3
−400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Hitman 3	40−45 +471%	7−8 −471%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +440%	5−6 −440%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +463%	8−9 −463%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +483%	6−7 −483%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

+425%

4−5
−425%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +483%	6−7 −483%
Far Cry New Dawn	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +463%	8−9 −463%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%