Radeon HD 5970 Overview

Radeon HD 5970
Memory: 1024Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 18 Nov 2009

Core Configuration

GPU	Hemlock
Architecture	ATI_TeraScale
Shaders : TMUs : ROPs	1600 : 80 : 32
Raytracing Cores	none
Performance	4640.00 GFLOPs

Memory Configuration

Memory Size	1024 Mb
Memory Bus Width	256 bit x2
Memory Speed	1000 MHz 4000 MHz effective
Memory Bandwidth	256.00 Gb/s

Summary

Relative performance

GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
539%
GeForce GTX 1080
407%
Radeon R9 295X2
356%
GeForce GTX 1070
333%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
331%
GeForce GTX TITAN X
292%
Radeon R9 FURY X
255%
Radeon R9 390X
254%
GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile
253%
GeForce GTX 980
252%
GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile
251%
Radeon HD 7990
250%
Radeon RX 480
248%
Radeon R9 FURY
243%
GeForce GTX 690
241%
Radeon R9 390
240%
Radeon R9 Nano
239%
GeForce GTX 1060
234%
Radeon RX 470
225%
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
221%
Radeon R9 290X
218%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
216%
GeForce GTX 970
212%
Radeon R9 290
208%
GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK
200%
GeForce GTX TITAN
190%
GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
190%
GeForce GTX 980 Mobile
186%
GeForce GTX 780 6 GB
185%
GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2
185%
GeForce GTX 780
185%
Radeon R9 380X
180%
Radeon R9 380
165%
Radeon R9 380 OEM
165%
GeForce GTX 980M
165%
GeForce GTX 770
150%
Radeon R9 280X
147%
Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
146%
Radeon R9 285
145%
Radeon HD 7970
145%
Radeon HD 6990
144%
GeForce GTX 680
144%
GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition
144%
GeForce GTX 960
140%
GeForce GTX 960 OEM
140%
GeForce GTX 970M
133%
Radeon R9 280
132%
GeForce GTX 590
131%
GeForce GTX 670
125%
Radeon HD 7950
123%
Radeon HD 7950 Boost
123%
Radeon HD 7950 Mac Edition
123%
GeForce GTX 660 Ti
118%
Radeon R9 270X
117%
GeForce GTX 760
116%
GeForce GTX 760 OEM
116%
GeForce GTX 760 OEM Rebrand
116%
GeForce GTX 760 Ti OEM
116%
GeForce GTX 760 Ti OEM Rebrand
116%
Radeon HD 7870 XT
115%
GeForce GTX 950
114%
GeForce GTX 950 LP
114%
Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
111%
Radeon R7 370
110%
Radeon RX 460
109%
GeForce GTX 880M
107%
GeForce GTX 965M
106%
GeForce GTX 965M Rev. 2
106%
GeForce GTX 965M Rev. 3
106%
Radeon R9 270
105%
Radeon R9 370
105%
GeForce GTX 780M
102%
GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition
102%
Radeon HD 5970
100%
GeForce GTX 870M
97%
Radeon HD 8970M
97%
Radeon R7 265
93%
Radeon HD 7850
92%
GeForce GTX 660
91%
GeForce GTX 660 OEM
91%
GeForce GTX 660 Rev. 2
91%
Radeon HD 7970M
90%
GeForce GTX 580
89%
GeForce GTX 680M
87%
GeForce GTX 680MX Mac Edition
87%
Radeon R7 360
86%
Radeon R7 260X
84%
Radeon HD 7790
82%
Radeon HD 6970
80%
GeForce GTX 570
79%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost
78%
Radeon HD 6950
77%
GeForce GTX 480
76%
GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448
76%
GeForce GTX 750 Ti
75%
GeForce GTX 960M
71%
GeForce GTX 770M
71%
GeForce GTX 775M Mac Edition
71%
GeForce GTX 860M
68%
GeForce GTX 860M Rev. 2
68%
GeForce GTX 750
65%
GeForce GTX 670MX
64%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti
64%
GeForce GTX 560 Ti OEM
63%
GeForce GTX 470
63%
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
62%
GeForce GT 740
62%
GeForce GT 740 OEM
62%
Radeon HD 6870
61%
GeForce GTX 295
59%
GeForce GTX 850M
59%
GeForce GTX 950A
59%
GeForce GTX 950M
59%
GeForce GTX 950M Mac Edition
59%
Radeon HD 5870
57%
Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6
57%
Radeon HD 5870 Mac Edition
57%
GeForce GTX 765M
56%
Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
56%
Radeon HD 4870 X2
56%
Radeon R7 250X
54%
GeForce GTX 560
53%
GeForce GTX 560 OEM
53%
Radeon HD 6850
51%
GeForce GTX 460 v2
51%
GeForce GTX 465
50%
GeForce GTX 460
47%
GeForce GTX 675M
44%
GeForce GTX 560 SE
44%
Radeon HD 4850 X2
44%
Radeon HD 5830
44%
Radeon HD 6970M
43%
Radeon HD 6970M Mac Edition
43%
Radeon HD 6990M
43%
GeForce GTX 745 OEM
42%
Radeon HD 6790
41%
GeForce GTX 460 SE
41%
GeForce GTX 285
39%
GeForce GTX 285 Mac Edition
39%
GeForce GTX 650
38%
GeForce GT 755M
37%
GeForce GT 755M Mac Edition
37%
GeForce GTX 280
37%
Radeon HD 8870M
37%
Radeon HD 5770
37%
Radeon HD 8670 OEM
37%
Radeon R7 250
36%
GeForce 9800 GX2
34%
GeForce GTX 660M
34%
GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition
34%
Radeon HD 6770
34%
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
33%
Radeon HD 3870 X2
33%
GeForce GT 750M
33%
GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition
33%
GeForce 940A
33%
GeForce 940M
33%
GeForce 940MX DDR3
33%
Radeon HD 3850 X2
32%
GeForce 840A
32%
GeForce 840M
32%
Radeon HD 4870
32%
Radeon HD 4870 Mac Edition
32%
Radeon HD 7660D IGP
31%
GeForce GT 640 GDDR5
30%
Radeon HD 8730 OEM
30%
GeForce GT 640
29%
Radeon HD 5750
29%
Radeon R7 Graphics IGP (APU A10-7850K)
29%
GeForce GT 650M
28%
GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition
28%
Radeon HD 8790M
28%
GeForce GTS 450
28%
GeForce GTS 450 OEM
28%
GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2
28%
GeForce GTS 450 DDR3
28%
GeForce GTX 560M
28%
Radeon HD 8750M
27%
Radeon HD 6750
27%
GeForce 930A
27%
GeForce 930M
27%
GeForce 930MX
27%
Radeon R7 Graphics IGP (APU A10-7700K)
27%
Radeon HD 4860
26%
Radeon HD 6670
26%
Radeon HD 8570 OEM
26%
Radeon HD 8570 OEM Rebrand
26%
Radeon HD 4850
25%
Radeon R7 M260
25%
Radeon R7 M260 Rev. 2
25%
GeForce GT 740A
25%
GeForce GT 740M
25%
GeForce GT 740M Rev. 2
25%
Radeon R7 M265
24%
Radeon R7 M265 Rev. 2
24%
Radeon R7 240 (HD 8570 rebrand)
24%
GeForce GT 730A
24%
GeForce GT 730M
24%
GeForce GT 730M Rev. 2
24%
GeForce GT 735M
24%
Radeon HD 4770
24%
Radeon R5 M230
23%
Radeon R5 M230 Rev. 2
23%
GeForce GT 640M
23%
GeForce GT 640M LE
23%
GeForce GT 640M LE Rev. 2
23%
GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition
23%
GeForce 920A
23%
GeForce 920M
23%
GeForce 920MX
23%
Radeon HD 4830
22%
GeForce 9800 GTX+
21%
GeForce 9800 GTX
21%
Radeon HD 6570
21%
Radeon HD 6570 OEM
21%
GeForce GT 730 GDDR5
21%
GeForce GT 730 OEM
21%
Radeon HD 4730
20%
Radeon HD 4730 OEM
20%
Radeon HD 8670M
20%
Radeon HD 8670M Rev. 2
20%
Radeon HD 7670 OEM
20%
Radeon HD 4810
20%
Radeon HD 6770M
20%
Radeon HD 6770M Mac Edition
20%
Radeon HD 5670
19%
Radeon R5 M330
19%
GeForce GT 630 Rev. 2
19%
Radeon HD 7670A
19%
Radeon HD 7670M
19%
GeForce GT 635 OEM
19%
GeForce GT 550M
18%
GeForce GT 555M
18%
GeForce GTS 240 OEM
17%
GeForce 9800 GT
17%
Radeon HD 8570M
17%
GeForce GT 720
16%
GeForce GT 440
16%
GeForce GT 820M
16%
GeForce GT 630
15%
GeForce GT 710
14%
GeForce GT 710 OEM
14%
Radeon HD 5570
14%
Radeon HD 5570 OEM
14%
GeForce 710A
14%
GeForce 710M
14%
GeForce GT 630M
14%
GeForce GT 630M Rev. 2
14%
GeForce GT 630M Rev. 3
14%
GeForce GT 635M
14%
GeForce GT 635M Rev. 2
14%
GeForce GT 635M Rev. 3
14%
Radeon HD 7750
14%
GeForce GT 430
13%
GeForce GT 430 OEM
13%
GeForce GT 540M
13%
Radeon HD 7650A
12%
Radeon HD 7650M
12%
GeForce GT 620
9%
GeForce GT 620 OEM
9%
GeForce GT 520
7%
GeForce GT 520 OEM
7%
GeForce GT 520 PCI
7%
GeForce GT 520 PCIe x1
7%
GeForce GT 520M
7%
GeForce GT 610
7%
GeForce GT 610 OEM
7%
GeForce GT 610 PCI
7%
GeForce GT 610 PCIe x1
7%
HD Graphics 4400 (Haswell GT2)
7%
Radeon HD 6450
7%
Radeon HD 6450 OEM
7%
Radeon HD 5450
4%
Radeon HD 5450 PCI
4%
Radeon HD 5450 PCIe x1
4%
HD Graphics 2500 (Ivy Bridge GT1)
4%

Performance summary, based on benchmarks charts.

The Radeon HD 5970 is a graphics card released by AMD on 18 Nov 2009. The graphics card houses the Hemlock die, based on the ATI_TeraScale architecture which packs 2,154 million transistors on a 40 nm, 334 mm2 die.

Radeon HD 5970 pros and cons

Based on an outdated architecture (ATI TeraScale), there are no performance optimizations for current games and applications

Specifications

Compared to similar performing cards


	Radeon HD 5970	Radeon RX 460	GeForce GTX 950 LP	GeForce GTX 965M Rev. 3	GeForce GTX 950
		compare	compare	compare	compare
Shader units	1600	896	768	1024	768
ROPs	32	16	32	32	32
Graphics processor	Hemlock	Baffin	GM206	GM206	GM206
Process size	40 nm	14 nm	28 nm	28 nm	28 nm
Memory	1024 Mb GDDR5 (1000 MHz 4000 MHz effective)	2048 Mb GDDR5 (1750 MHz 7000 MHz effective)	2048 Mb GDDR5 (1653 MHz 6612 MHz effective)	4096 Mb GDDR5 (1253 MHz 5012 MHz effective)	2048 Mb GDDR5 (1653 MHz 6612 MHz effective)
Memory bus width	256 bit x2	128 bit	128 bit	128 bit	128 bit
Memory bandwidth	256.00 Gb/s	112.00 Gb/s	105.80 Gb/s	80.20 Gb/s	105.80 Gb/s
Release date	18 Nov 2009	29 Jun 2016	14 May 2016	1 Jan 2016	20 Aug 2015