GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
ATI Radeon HD 5970
122%
122%
AMD Radeon HD 6970
82%
82%
ATI Radeon HD 5970 is approximately 40% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | ATI Radeon HD 5970 | AMD Radeon HD 6970 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Hemlock x2 | Cayman |
| CoresDifferent | 1600 x2 | 1536 |
| TMUsDifferent | 80 x2 | 96 |
| ROPsDifferent | 32 x2 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 1024 MB x2 | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 256 bit x2 | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5970 | AMD Radeon HD 6970 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Hemlock | Cayman |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Hemlock XT(215-0735075) | Cayman XT(215-0807007) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | TeraScale 2 | TeraScale 3 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process Size | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 2,154 million | 2,640 million |
| DensityDifferent | 6.4M / mm² | 6.8M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 334 mm² | 389 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5970 | AMD Radeon HD 6970 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Nov 18th, 2009 | Dec 14th, 2010 |
| GenerationDifferent | Evergreen(HD 5900) | Northern Islands(HD 6900) |
| PredecessorDifferent | Radeon R700 | Evergreen |
| SuccessorDifferent | Northern Islands | Southern Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 699 USD | 369 USD |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 74 in our database | 80 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5970 | AMD Radeon HD 6970 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 725 MHz | 880 MHz |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1000 MHz4 Gbps effective | 1375 MHz5.5 Gbps effective |
Memory
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5970 | AMD Radeon HD 6970 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 1024 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 128.0 GB/s | 176.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5970 | AMD Radeon HD 6970 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 1600 | 1536 |
| TMUsDifferent | 80 | 96 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 20 | 24 |
| L1 Cache | 8 KB (per CU) | 8 KB (per CU) |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5970 | AMD Radeon HD 6970 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 23.20 GPixel/s | 28.16 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 58.00 GTexel/s | 84.48 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 2.320 TFLOPS | 2.703 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 464.0 GFLOPS (1:5) | 675.8 GFLOPS (1:4) |
Board Design
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5970 | AMD Radeon HD 6970 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 311 mm12.2 inches | 286 mm11.3 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 111 mm4.4 inches | 126 mm5 inches |
| WidthDifferent | 37 mm1.5 inches | 42 mm1.7 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 294 W | 250 W |
| Suggested PSU | 600 W | 600 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI1x mini-DisplayPort 1.1 | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | 109-C00037-00 | 109-C20047-00 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5970 | AMD Radeon HD 6970 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.0 |
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