Radeon HD 6870 vs Radeon HD 5970
Radeon HD 6870
Radeon HD 5970
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1120 Shaders
2GB GDDR5
900MHz
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2x 1600 Shaders
2x 1GB GDDR5
725MHz
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FP32
2.02 TFLOPS
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FP32
4.64 TFLOPS
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Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
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Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
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TDP
151W
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TDP
294W
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Power Connectors
2x 6-Pin
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Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin
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GB5 OpenCL - N/A
0%
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GB5 OpenCL - N/A
0%
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GB5 CUDA - N/A
0%
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GB5 CUDA - N/A
0%
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GB5 Metal - N/A
0%
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GB5 Metal - N/A
0%
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GB5 Vulkan - N/A
0%
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GB5 Vulkan - N/A
0%
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OCT 2020.1 - N/A
0%
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OCT 2020.1 - N/A
0%
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OCT Metal - N/A
0%
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OCT Metal - N/A
0%
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Manufacturer
AMD
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Manufacturer
ATI
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Chip Designer
AMD
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Chip Designer
ATI
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Architecture
TeraScale 2
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Architecture
TeraScale 2
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Family
Radeon HD 6000
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Family
Radeon HD 5000
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Codename
Barts
RV940
Variant
Barts XT
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Codename
Cypress
RV870
Variant
Hemlock XT
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Market Segment
Desktop
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Market Segment
Desktop
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Release Date
10/22/2010
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Release Date
11/18/2009
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Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
TSMC
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Fabrication Node
40nm
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Fabrication Node
40nm
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Die Size
255 mm²
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Die Size
2x 334 mm²
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Transistor Count
1.7 Billion
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Transistor Count
2x 2.2 Billion
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Transistor Density
6.67M/mm²
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Transistor Density
6.45M/mm²
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Form
PCIe Card
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Form
PCIe Card
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Shading Units
1120 Shaders
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Shading Units
2x 1600 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
56 TMUs
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Texture Mapping Units
2x 80 TMUs
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Render Output Units
32 ROPs
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Render Output Units
2x 32 ROPs
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Compute Units
14 CUs
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Compute Units
2x 20 CUs
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900MHz
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725MHz
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FP32
2.02 TFLOPS
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FP32
4.64 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.93 TFLOPS
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Pixel Fillrate
28.8 GPixel/s
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Pixel Fillrate
23.2 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
50.4 GTexel/s
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Texture Fillrate
58 GTexel/s
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L1
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8KB/CU
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L1
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8KB/CU
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L2
512KB Shared
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L2
512KB Shared
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2GB
GDDR5
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2x 1GB
GDDR5
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Bus Width
256Bit
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Bus Width
256Bit
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Clock
1050MHz
Transfer Rate
4.2GT/s
Bandwidth
134.4GB/s
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Clock
1000MHz
Transfer Rate
4GT/s
Bandwidth
128GB/s
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TDP
151W
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TDP
294W
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2x DVI-I Dual-Link
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2x mini-DisplayPort 1.1
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1x HDMI 1.3
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2x DVI-I Dual-Link
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1x mini-DisplayPort 1.1
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Max Resolution
2560x1600
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Max Resolution
2560x1600
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Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Variable Refresh Rate
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Variable Refresh Rate
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
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Multi Monitor Support
2
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Multi Monitor Support
3
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No Encoders
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No Encoders
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Model
UVD 3.0
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Model
UVD 2.2
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Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
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AVC (H.264)
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Codec
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VC-1
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AVC (H.264)
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Direct X
11
Direct 3D
11_0
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Direct X
11
Direct 3D
11_0
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OpenGL
4.5
OpenCL
1.2
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OpenGL
4.5
OpenCL
1.2
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Shader Model
5.0
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GFX
4
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Shader Model
5.0
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GFX
4
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1x Fan
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1x Fan
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Power Connectors
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2x 6-Pin
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Power Connectors
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1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin
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Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
2.1
PCIe Lanes
16
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Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
2.1
PCIe Lanes
16
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Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
4-way CrossFireX
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Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
2-way CrossFireX
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Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
247 mm (9.72 in)
Depth
36 mm (1.42 in)
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Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
311 mm (12.24 in)
Depth
37 mm (1.46 in)
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