Radeon HD 6970 vs Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity

Radeon HD 6970
Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity
1536 Shaders
2GB GDDR5
880MHz
1600 Shaders
2GB GDDR5
850MHz
FP32
2.7 TFLOPS
FP32
2.72 TFLOPS
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Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
250W
TDP
228W
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin
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Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin
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GB5 OpenCL - N/A
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GB5 OpenCL - N/A
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GB5 CUDA - N/A
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GB5 CUDA - N/A
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GB5 Metal - N/A
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GB5 Metal - N/A
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GB5 Vulkan - N/A
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GB5 Vulkan - N/A
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OCT 2020.1 - N/A
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OCT 2020.1 - N/A
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OCT Metal - N/A
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OCT Metal - N/A
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Manufacturer
AMD
Manufacturer
ATI
Chip Designer
AMD
Chip Designer
ATI
Architecture
TeraScale 3
Architecture
TeraScale 2
Family
Radeon HD 6000
Family
Radeon HD 5000
Codename
Cayman
RV970
Variant
Cayman XT
Codename
Cypress
RV870
Variant
Cypress XT
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
12/15/2010
Release Date
3/11/2010
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
389 mm²
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Die Size
334 mm²
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Transistor Count
2.6 Billion
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Transistor Count
2.2 Billion
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Transistor Density
6.79M/mm²
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Transistor Density
6.45M/mm²
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Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
1536 Shaders
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Shading Units
1600 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
96 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
80 TMUs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
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Compute Units
24 CUs
Compute Units
20 CUs
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880MHz
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850MHz
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FP32
2.7 TFLOPS
FP32
2.72 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.68 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.54 TFLOPS
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Pixel Fillrate
28.16 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
27.2 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
84.48 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
68 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
L2
512KB Shared
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2GB
GDDR5
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2GB
GDDR5
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Bus Width
256Bit
Bus Width
256Bit
Clock
1375MHz
Transfer Rate
5.5GT/s
Bandwidth
176GB/s
Clock
1200MHz
Transfer Rate
4.8GT/s
Bandwidth
153.6GB/s
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TDP
250W
TDP
228W
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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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6x mini-DisplayPort 1.1
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Max Resolution
2560x1600
Max Resolution
2560x1600
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
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Variable Refresh Rate
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Multi Monitor Support
3
Multi Monitor Support
6
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No Encoders
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No Encoders
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Model
UVD 3.1
Model
UVD 2.2
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
Direct X
11
Direct 3D
11_0
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
5
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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
Power Connectors
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1x 6-Pin
1x 8-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
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
2.1
PCIe Lanes
16
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
4-way CrossFireX
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
4-way CrossFireX
Height
126 mm (4.96 in)
Width
286 mm (11.26 in)
Depth
42 mm (1.65 in)
Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
280 mm (11.02 in)
Depth
37 mm (1.46 in)
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