GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
ATI Radeon HD 5970
118%
118%
AMD Radeon R7 370
85%
85%
ATI Radeon HD 5970 is approximately 33% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | ATI Radeon HD 5970 | AMD Radeon R7 370 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Hemlock x2 | Trinidad |
| CoresDifferent | 1600 x2 | 1024 |
| TMUsDifferent | 80 x2 | 64 |
| 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 R7 370 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Hemlock | Trinidad |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Hemlock XT(215-0735075) | Trinidad PRO(215-0870020) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | TeraScale 2 | GCN 1.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 2,154 million | 2,800 million |
| DensityDifferent | 6.4M / mm² | 13.2M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 334 mm² | 212 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | N/A | FCBGA-1737 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5970 | AMD Radeon R7 370 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Nov 18th, 2009 | Jun 18th, 2015 |
| GenerationDifferent | Evergreen(HD 5900) | Pirate Islands(R7 300) |
| PredecessorDifferent | Radeon R700 | Volcanic Islands |
| SuccessorDifferent | Northern Islands | Arctic Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 699 USD | 149 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 74 in our database | 21 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5970 | AMD Radeon R7 370 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 725 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1000 MHz4 Gbps effective | 1400 MHz5.6 Gbps effective |
| Base ClockDifferent | N/A | 925 MHz |
| Boost ClockDifferent | N/A | 975 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5970 | AMD Radeon R7 370 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 1024 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 128.0 GB/s | 179.2 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5970 | AMD Radeon R7 370 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 1600 | 1024 |
| TMUsDifferent | 80 | 64 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 20 | 16 |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 8 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5970 | AMD Radeon R7 370 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 23.20 GPixel/s | 31.20 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 58.00 GTexel/s | 62.40 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 2.320 TFLOPS | 1.997 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 464.0 GFLOPS (1:5) | 124.8 GFLOPS (1:16) |
Board Design
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5970 | AMD Radeon R7 370 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 311 mm12.2 inches | 152 mm6 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 111 mm4.4 inches | N/A |
| WidthDifferent | 37 mm1.5 inches | N/A |
| TDPDifferent | 294 W | 110 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 600 W | 300 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI1x mini-DisplayPort 1.1 | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a1x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | 109-C00037-00 | C631, 109-C63447-00B_02 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5970 | AMD Radeon R7 370 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 1.2 | 2.1 (1.2) |
| VulkanDifferent | N/A | 1.2.170 |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 5.0 | 6.5 (5.1) |
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