ATI Radeon HD 5870 vs R9 M375X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M375X with Radeon HD 5870, including specs and performance data.

R9 M375X
2015
4 GB GDDR5
4.69

ATI HD 5870 outperforms R9 M375X by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking650599
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.60
Power efficiencyno data2.10
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameTropoCypress
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date5 May 2015 (9 years ago)23 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores6401600
Compute units10no data
Core clock speed925 MHz850 MHz
Boost clock speed1015 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,500 million2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data188 Watt
Texture fill rate40.6068.00
Floating-point processing power1.299 TFLOPS2.72 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs4080

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 supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data282 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 6-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHz1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s153.6 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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity+-
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXDirectX® 1211.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.44.4
OpenCLNot Listed1.2
Vulkan-N/A
Mantle+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

R9 M375X 4.69
ATI HD 5870 5.75
+22.6%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

R9 M375X 1807
ATI HD 5870 2215
+22.6%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.69 5.75
Recency 5 May 2015 23 September 2009
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

R9 M375X has an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

ATI HD 5870, on the other hand, has a 22.6% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon HD 5870 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M375X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M375X is a notebook card while Radeon HD 5870 is a desktop one.


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