ATI Radeon HD 5830 vs ATI Radeon HD 5970

ATI Radeon HD 5830 $239
ATI Radeon HD 5970 $599
1120 Shaders
1GB GDDR5
800MHz
2x 1600 Shaders
2GB (2x 1GB) GDDR5
725MHz
Peak AI Performance
1.79 TFLOPS
FP32
Peak AI Performance
4.64 TFLOPS
FP32
FP32
1.79 TFLOPS
FP32
4.64 TFLOPS
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
175W
TDP
294W
Power Connectors
2x 6-Pin
-
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin

Peak AI Performance

  • 61% slower vs Radeon HD 5970
  • 2.59x faster vs Radeon HD 5830
Radeon HD 5830 - 1.79 TFLOPS FP32
x1
Radeon HD 5970 - 4.64 TFLOPS FP32
x2.59

FP32

  • 61% slower vs Radeon HD 5970
  • 2.59x faster vs Radeon HD 5830
Radeon HD 5830 - 1.79 TFLOPS FP32
x1
Radeon HD 5970 - 4.64 TFLOPS FP32
x2.59
  • Same Performance vs Radeon HD 5970
  • Same Performance vs Radeon HD 5830
Radeon HD 5830 - 128GB/s
x1
Radeon HD 5970 - 128GB/s
x1
  • 40% lower vs Radeon HD 5970
  • 68% higher vs Radeon HD 5830
Radeon HD 5830 - 175W
x1
Radeon HD 5970 - 294W
x1.68
Manufacturer
ATI
Manufacturer
ATI
Chip Designer
ATI
Chip Designer
ATI
Architecture
TeraScale 2
Architecture
TeraScale 2
Family
Radeon HD 5000
Family
Radeon HD 5000
Codename
Cypress
RV870
Variant
Cypress LE
Codename
Cypress
RV870
Variant
Hemlock XT
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
2/25/2010
Release Date
11/18/2009
Foundry
TSMC
Foundry
TSMC
Fabrication Node
40nm
Fabrication Node
40nm
Die Size
334 mm²
Die Size
2x 334 mm²
Transistor Count
2.2 Billion
Transistor Count
2x 2.2 Billion
Transistor Density
6.45M/mm²
Transistor Density
6.45M/mm²
Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
1120 Shaders
Shading Units
2x 1600 Shaders
Texture Mapping Units
56 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
2x 80 TMUs
Render Output Units
16 ROPs
Render Output Units
2x 32 ROPs
Compute Units
14 CUs
Compute Units
2x 20 CUs
800MHz
725MHz
Peak AI Performance
1.79 TFLOPS
FP32
Peak AI Performance
4.64 TFLOPS
FP32
FP32
1.79 TFLOPS
FP32
4.64 TFLOPS
FP64
360 GFLOPS
FP64
930 GFLOPS
Pixel Fillrate
12.8 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
23.2 GPixel/s
Texture Fillrate
44.8 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
58 GTexel/s
L1
8KB/CU
L1
8KB/CU
L2
512KB Shared
L2
512KB Shared
1GB
GDDR5
2GB (2x 1GB)
GDDR5
Bus Width
256Bit
Bus Width
256Bit
Clock
1000MHz
Transfer Rate
4GT/s
Bandwidth
128GB/s
Clock
1000MHz
Transfer Rate
4GT/s
Bandwidth
128GB/s
TDP
175W
TDP
294W
2x DVI-I Dual-Link
-
1x DisplayPort 1.1
1x HDMI 1.3
2x DVI-I Dual-Link
1x mini-DisplayPort 1.1
-
-
Max Resolution
2560x1600
Max Resolution
2560x1600
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Multi Monitor Support
2
Multi Monitor Support
3
No Encoders
No Encoders
Model
UVD 2.2
Model
UVD 2.2
Codec
VC-1
AVC (H.264)
Codec
VC-1
AVC (H.264)
Direct X
11
Direct 3D
11_0
Direct X
11
Direct 3D
11_0
OpenGL
4.5
OpenCL
1.2
OpenGL
4.5
OpenCL
1.2
Shader Model
5.0
GFX
4
Shader Model
5.0
GFX
4
1x Fan
1x Fan
Power Connectors
2x 6-Pin
-
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin
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
2-way CrossFireX
Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
280 mm (11.02 in)
Depth
37 mm (1.46 in)
Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
311 mm (12.24 in)
Depth
37 mm (1.46 in)
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