GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon RX 560
287%
287%
ATI Radeon HD 5970
115%
115%
AMD Radeon RX 560 is approximately 172% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 560 | ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Polaris 21 | Hemlock x2 |
| CoresDifferent | 1024 | 1600 x2 |
| TMUsDifferent | 64 | 80 x2 |
| ROPsDifferent | 16 | 32 x2 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 4 GB | 1024 MB x2 |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 128 bit | 256 bit x2 |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 560 | ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Polaris 21 | Hemlock |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Polaris 21 XT(215-0908004) | Hemlock XT(215-0735075) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | GCN 4.0 | TeraScale 2 |
| FoundryDifferent | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 14 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 3,000 million | 2,154 million |
| DensityDifferent | 24.4M / mm² | 6.4M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 123 mm² | 334 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-769 | N/A |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 560 | ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Apr 18th, 2017 | Nov 18th, 2009 |
| GenerationDifferent | Polaris(RX 500) | Evergreen(HD 5900) |
| PredecessorDifferent | Arctic Islands | Radeon R700 |
| SuccessorDifferent | Vega | Northern Islands |
| ProductionDifferent | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 99 USD | 699 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 7 in our database | 74 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 560 | ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 1175 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1275 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1750 MHz7 Gbps effective | 1000 MHz4 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 725 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 560 | ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 4 GB | 1024 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 112.0 GB/s | 128.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 560 | ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 1024 | 1600 |
| TMUsDifferent | 64 | 80 |
| ROPsDifferent | 16 | 32 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 16 | 20 |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 16 KB (per CU) | 8 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 1024 KB | 512 KB |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 560 | ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 20.40 GPixel/s | 23.20 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 81.60 GTexel/s | 58.00 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 2.611 TFLOPS (1:1) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 2.611 TFLOPS | 2.320 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 163.2 GFLOPS (1:16) | 464.0 GFLOPS (1:5) |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 560 | ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 170 mm6.7 inches | 311 mm12.2 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 75 W | 294 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 250 W | 600 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x DVI1x HDMI 2.0b1x DisplayPort 1.4a | 2x DVI1x mini-DisplayPort 1.1 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | None | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | C994 | 109-C00037-00 |
| HeightDifferent | N/A | 111 mm4.4 inches |
| WidthDifferent | N/A | 37 mm1.5 inches |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 560 | ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (12_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.3 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.7 | 5.0 |
Comparison Summary
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AMD Radeon RX 560 vs Radeon HD 5970
Radeon HD 5970 Performance115%
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AMD Radeon RX 560 vs GeForce GTX 1630
GeForce GTX 1630 Performance115%
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AMD Radeon RX 560 vs GeForce GTX 1050
GeForce GTX 1050 Performance113%
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AMD Radeon RX 560 vs GeForce GTX 760
GeForce GTX 760 Performance112%
GeForce GTX 760 is 12% faster than AMD Radeon RX 560
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AMD Radeon RX 560 vs GeForce GTX 580
GeForce GTX 580 Performance112%
GeForce GTX 580 is 12% faster than AMD Radeon RX 560
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AMD Radeon RX 560 vs GeForce GTX 660 Ti
GeForce GTX 660 Ti Performance111%
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ATI Radeon HD 5970 vs GeForce GTX 680
GeForce GTX 680 Performance120%
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ATI Radeon HD 5970 vs Radeon R9 380
Radeon R9 380 Performance118%
Radeon R9 380 is 18% faster than ATI Radeon HD 5970
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ATI Radeon HD 5970 vs Radeon HD 7970
Radeon HD 7970 Performance118%
Radeon HD 7970 is 18% faster than ATI Radeon HD 5970
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ATI Radeon HD 5970 vs GeForce GTX 770
GeForce GTX 770 Performance118%
GeForce GTX 770 is 18% faster than ATI Radeon HD 5970
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ATI Radeon HD 5970 vs Radeon R9 285
Radeon R9 285 Performance117%
Radeon R9 285 is 17% faster than ATI Radeon HD 5970
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ATI Radeon HD 5970 vs GeForce GTX 960
GeForce GTX 960 Performance114%
GeForce GTX 960 is 14% faster than ATI Radeon HD 5970
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