ATI Radeon HD 5870 vs AMD Radeon HD 6990

ATI Radeon HD 5870 $379
AMD Radeon HD 6990 $699
1600 Shaders
1GB GDDR5
850MHz
2x 1536 Shaders
4GB (2x 2GB) GDDR5
830MHz
Peak AI Performance
2.72 TFLOPS
FP32
Peak AI Performance
5.1 TFLOPS
FP32
FP32
2.72 TFLOPS
FP32
5.1 TFLOPS
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
188W
TDP
375W
Power Connectors
2x 6-Pin
-
Power Connectors
-
2x 8-Pin

Peak AI Performance

  • 47% slower vs Radeon HD 6990
  • 88% faster vs Radeon HD 5870
Radeon HD 5870 - 2.72 TFLOPS FP32
x1
Radeon HD 6990 - 5.1 TFLOPS FP32
x1.88

FP32

  • 47% slower vs Radeon HD 6990
  • 88% faster vs Radeon HD 5870
Radeon HD 5870 - 2.72 TFLOPS FP32
x1
Radeon HD 6990 - 5.1 TFLOPS FP32
x1.88
  • 4% slower vs Radeon HD 6990
  • 4% faster vs Radeon HD 5870
Radeon HD 5870 - 153.6GB/s
x1
Radeon HD 6990 - 160GB/s
x1.04
  • 50% lower vs Radeon HD 6990
  • 99% higher vs Radeon HD 5870
Radeon HD 5870 - 188W
x1
Radeon HD 6990 - 375W
x1.99
GB6 OpenCL N/A
0%
Manufacturer
ATI
Manufacturer
AMD
Chip Designer
ATI
Chip Designer
AMD
Architecture
TeraScale 2
Architecture
TeraScale 3
Family
Radeon HD 5000
Family
Radeon HD 6000
Codename
Cypress
RV870
Variant
Cypress XT
Codename
Cayman
RV970
Variant
Antilles XT
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
9/23/2009
Release Date
3/8/2011
Foundry
TSMC
Foundry
TSMC
Fabrication Node
40nm
Fabrication Node
40nm
Die Size
334 mm²
Die Size
2x 389 mm²
Transistor Count
2.2 Billion
Transistor Count
2x 2.6 Billion
Transistor Density
6.45M/mm²
Transistor Density
6.79M/mm²
Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
1600 Shaders
Shading Units
2x 1536 Shaders
Texture Mapping Units
80 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
2x 96 TMUs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
Render Output Units
2x 32 ROPs
Compute Units
20 CUs
Compute Units
2x 24 CUs
850MHz
830MHz
Peak AI Performance
2.72 TFLOPS
FP32
Peak AI Performance
5.1 TFLOPS
FP32
FP32
2.72 TFLOPS
FP32
5.1 TFLOPS
FP64
540 GFLOPS
FP64
1.27 TFLOPS
Pixel Fillrate
27.2 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
26.56 GPixel/s
Texture Fillrate
68 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
79.68 GTexel/s
L1
8KB/CU
L1
8KB/CU
L2
512KB Shared
L2
512KB Shared
1GB
GDDR5
4GB (2x 2GB)
GDDR5
Bus Width
256Bit
Bus Width
256Bit
Clock
1200MHz
Transfer Rate
4.8GT/s
Bandwidth
153.6GB/s
Clock
1250MHz
Transfer Rate
5GT/s
Bandwidth
160GB/s
TDP
188W
TDP
375W
2x DVI-I Dual-Link
-
1x DisplayPort 1.1
1x HDMI 1.3
1x DVI-I Dual-Link
4x 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
4
No Encoders
No Encoders
Model
UVD 2.2
Model
UVD 3.1
Codec
-
-
-
VC-1
AVC (H.264)
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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
5
1x Fan
1x Fan
Power Connectors
2x 6-Pin
-
Power Connectors
-
2x 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
115 mm (4.53 in)
Width
310 mm (12.2 in)
Depth
40 mm (1.57 in)
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