ATI Radeon HD 5970 videocard review
Radeon HD 5970 videocard released by ATI; release date: 18 November 2009. At the time of release, the videocard cost $699. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on TeraScale 2 microarchitecture codenamed Hemlock.
Core clock speed - 725 MHz. Boost clock speed - 725 MHz. Texture fill rate - 2x 58.0 GTexel / s billion / sec. Pipelines - 2x 1600. Floating-point performance - 2x 2,320.0 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 40 nm. Transistors count - 2,154 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 300 Watt.
Memory type: GDDR5. Maximum RAM amount - 2 GB. Memory bus width - 2x 256 Bit. Memory clock speed - 4000 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 2x 128.0 GB / s.
Benchmarks
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| GFXBench 4.0 Car Chase Offscreen |
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| GFXBench 4.0 Car Chase Offscreen |
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| 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score |
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| GFXBench 4.0 Manhattan |
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| GFXBench 4.0 Manhattan |
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| GFXBench 4.0 T-Rex |
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| GFXBench 4.0 T-Rex |
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| Name | Value |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 2263 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 416 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen | 3977 Frames |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen | 3977.000 Fps |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 0 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan | 3454 Frames |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan | 3454.000 Fps |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex | 3213 Frames |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex | 3213.000 Fps |
Specifications (specs)
Essentials |
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| Architecture | TeraScale 2 |
| Code name | Hemlock |
| Design | ATI Radeon HD 5000 Series |
| Launch date | 18 November 2009 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $699 |
| Place in performance rating | 605 |
| Type | Desktop |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 725 MHz |
| Core clock speed | 725 MHz |
| Floating-point performance | 2x 2,320.0 gflops |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm |
| Pipelines | 2x 1600 |
| Texture fill rate | 2x 58.0 GTexel / s billion / sec |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 300 Watt |
| Transistor count | 2,154 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort |
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| Dual-link DVI support | |
| VGA | |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 305 mm |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
API support |
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| DirectX | 11 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 |
Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 2x 128.0 GB / s |
| Memory bus width | 2x 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 4000 MHz |
| Memory type | GDDR5 |
Technologies |
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