Radeon R5 Graphics vs HD 6970

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	504	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.06	no data
Architecture	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code name	Cayman	Spectre SL
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	14 December 2010 (13 years ago)	17 September 2014 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$369	no data
Current price	$189 (0.5x MSRP)	$213

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	256
Core clock speed	no data	497 MHz
Boost clock speed	880 MHz	720 MHz
Number of transistors	2,640 million	2,410 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	550 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	84.48	7.952
Floating-point performance	2,703.4 gflops	388.1 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	IGP
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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	DDR5	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	256 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	1375 MHz	System Shared

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	No outputs
Eyefinity	1	no data
HDMI	+	no data
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	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.0	6.0
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	no data	1.2.131
Mantle	-	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 December 2010	17 September 2014
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	System Shared
Chip lithography	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	550 Watt	15 Watt

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