AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL vs ATI Radeon HD 5970

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL and ATI Radeon HD 5970 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL

ATI Radeon HD 5970

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL

Videocard is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 28% higher core clock speed: 931 MHz vs 725 MHz
Around 39% higher boost clock speed: 1011 MHz vs 725 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 40 nm
4.6x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 300 Watt
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
Around 71% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3880 vs 2263
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 461 vs 416
Around 59% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6318 vs 3977
Around 59% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6318 vs 3977

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 February 2018 vs 18 November 2009
Core clock speed	931 MHz vs 725 MHz
Boost clock speed	1011 MHz vs 725 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 300 Watt
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	3880 vs 2263
PassMark - G2D Mark	461 vs 416
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6318 vs 3977
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6318 vs 3977

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 5970

3.2x more texture fill rate: 2x 58.0 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 80.88 GTexel / s
2.5x more pipelines: 2x 1600 vs 1280
Around 79% better floating-point performance: 2x 2,320.0 gflops vs 2,588 gflops
2.9x more memory clock speed: 4000 MHz vs 1400 MHz
Around 67% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3454 vs 2070
2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3213 vs 1514
Around 67% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3454 vs 2070
2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3213 vs 1514

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	2x 58.0 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 80.88 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2x 1600 vs 1280
Floating-point performance	2x 2,320.0 gflops vs 2,588 gflops
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz vs 1400 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3454 vs 2070
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3213 vs 1514
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3454 vs 2070
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3213 vs 1514

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL
GPU 2: ATI Radeon HD 5970

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3880

2263

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

461

416

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6318

3977

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2070

3454

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1514

3213

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6318

3977

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2070

3454

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1514

3213

Name	AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL	ATI Radeon HD 5970
PassMark - G3D Mark	3880	2263
PassMark - G2D Mark	461	416
Geekbench - OpenCL	19490
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	58.971
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1235.247
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	5.195
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	75.289
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	252.311
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6318	3977
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2070	3454
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1514	3213
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6318	3977
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2070	3454
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1514	3213
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	2091	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL	ATI Radeon HD 5970
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 4.0	TeraScale 2
Code name	Polaris 22	Hemlock
Launch date	1 February 2018	18 November 2009
Place in performance rating	589	605
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Design		ATI Radeon HD 5000 Series
Launch price (MSRP)		$699
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1011 MHz	725 MHz
Core clock speed	931 MHz	725 MHz
Floating-point performance	2,588 gflops	2x 2,320.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	1280	2x 1600
Texture fill rate	80.88 GTexel / s	2x 58.0 GTexel / s billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	300 Watt
Transistor count		2,154 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	IGP	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length		305 mm
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	11
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	204.8 GB / s	2x 128.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	1024 Bit	2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1400 MHz	4000 MHz
Memory type	HBM2	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity