GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
ATI Radeon HD 5850
31%
31%
AMD Radeon HD 7990
320%
320%
AMD Radeon HD 7990 is approximately 289% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | ATI Radeon HD 5850 | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Cypress | Malta x2 |
| CoresDifferent | 1440 | 2048 x2 |
| TMUsDifferent | 72 | 128 x2 |
| ROPsDifferent | 32 | 32 x2 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 1024 MB | 3 GB x2 |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 256 bit | 384 bit x2 |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5850 | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Cypress | Malta |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Cypress PRO(215-0735043) | Malta XT(215-0849026) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | TeraScale 2 | GCN 1.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 2,154 million | 4,313 million |
| DensityDifferent | 6.4M / mm² | 11.8M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 334 mm² | 365 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5850 | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Sep 30th, 2009 | Apr 24th, 2013 |
| GenerationDifferent | Evergreen(HD 5800) | Southern Islands(HD 7900) |
| PredecessorDifferent | Radeon R700 | Northern Islands |
| SuccessorDifferent | Northern Islands | Sea Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 299 USD | 999 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 101 in our database | 37 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5850 | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 725 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1000 MHz4 Gbps effective | 1500 MHz6 Gbps effective |
| Base ClockDifferent | N/A | 950 MHz |
| Boost ClockDifferent | N/A | 1000 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5850 | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 1024 MB | 3 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 256 bit | 384 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 128.0 GB/s | 288.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5850 | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 1440 | 2048 |
| TMUsDifferent | 72 | 128 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 18 | 32 |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 8 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 512 KB | 768 KB |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5850 | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 23.20 GPixel/s | 32.00 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 52.20 GTexel/s | 128.0 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 2.088 TFLOPS | 4.096 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 417.6 GFLOPS (1:5) | 1,024.0 GFLOPS (1:4) |
Board Design
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5850 | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 241 mm9.5 inches | 304 mm12 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 111 mm4.4 inches | 106 mm4.2 inches |
| WidthDifferent | 37 mm1.5 inches | 38 mm1.5 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 151 W | 375 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 450 W | 750 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.3a1x DisplayPort 1.1 | 1x DVI4x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 2x 6-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | 109-C00237-00 | 109-C47637-00A_02 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5850 | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 1.2 | 2.1 (1.2) |
| VulkanDifferent | N/A | 1.2.175 |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 5.0 | 6.5 (5.1) |
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