ATI Radeon HD 5970 vs ATI Radeon 2100 IGP
Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon HD 5970 and ATI Radeon 2100 IGP 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 5970
- Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
- Around 81% higher core clock speed: 725 MHz vs 400 MHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 40 nm vs 55 nm
- 37.7x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2263 vs 60
- Around 45% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 416 vs 286
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 18 November 2009 vs 4 March 2008 |
Core clock speed | 725 MHz vs 400 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm vs 55 nm |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 2263 vs 60 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 416 vs 286 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: ATI Radeon HD 5970
GPU 2: ATI Radeon 2100 IGP
PassMark - G3D Mark |
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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Name | ATI Radeon HD 5970 | ATI Radeon 2100 IGP |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 2263 | 60 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 416 | 286 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 3977 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 3977 | |
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 0 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3454 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3454 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3213 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3213 |
Compare specifications (specs)
ATI Radeon HD 5970 | ATI Radeon 2100 IGP | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | TeraScale 2 | R400 |
Code name | Hemlock | RS740 |
Design | ATI Radeon HD 5000 Series | |
Launch date | 18 November 2009 | 4 March 2008 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | |
Place in performance rating | 605 | 608 |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Technical info |
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Boost clock speed | 725 MHz | |
Core clock speed | 725 MHz | 400 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 2x 2,320.0 gflops | |
Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 55 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 | 120 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort | No outputs |
DisplayPort support | ||
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VGA | ||
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
Length | 305 mm | |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | |
API support |
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DirectX | 11 | 9.0b |
OpenGL | 4.4 | 2.0 |
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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