Radeon HD 5870 Mac vs Radeon HD 5970

Radeon HD 5870 Mac
Radeon HD 5970
1600 Shaders
1GB GDDR5
850MHz
2x 1600 Shaders
2x 1GB GDDR5
725MHz
FP32
2.72 TFLOPS
FP32
4.64 TFLOPS
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Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
188W
TDP
294W
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%
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
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 XT
Codename
Cypress
RV870
Variant
Hemlock XT
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
9/23/2009
Release Date
11/18/2009
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
334 mm²
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Die Size
2x 334 mm²
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Transistor Count
2.2 Billion
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Transistor Count
2x 2.2 Billion
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Transistor Density
6.45M/mm²
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Transistor Density
6.45M/mm²
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Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
1600 Shaders
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Shading Units
2x 1600 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
80 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
2x 80 TMUs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
Render Output Units
2x 32 ROPs
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Compute Units
20 CUs
Compute Units
2x 20 CUs
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850MHz
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725MHz
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FP32
2.72 TFLOPS
FP32
4.64 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.54 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.93 TFLOPS
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Pixel Fillrate
27.2 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
23.2 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
68 GTexel/s
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
L2
512KB Shared
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1GB
GDDR5
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2x 1GB
GDDR5
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Bus Width
256Bit
Bus Width
256Bit
Clock
1195MHz
Transfer Rate
4.8GT/s
Bandwidth
153GB/s
Clock
1000MHz
Transfer Rate
4GT/s
Bandwidth
128GB/s
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TDP
188W
TDP
294W
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1x DVI-I Dual-Link
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2x mini-DisplayPort 1.1
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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
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
2
Multi Monitor Support
3
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No Encoders
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No Encoders
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Model
UVD 2.2
Model
UVD 2.2
Codec
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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
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
Power Connectors
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2x 6-Pin
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Power Connectors
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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
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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