Radeon HD 5870
GPU·Budget

Radeon HD 5870

AMD

G3D Mark

2,180

Performance

Budget

September 23 2009
188 Watt
TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)

Performance Spectrum - GPU

About G3D Mark

G3D Mark is a standard benchmark that measures graphics performance in real-world gaming scenarios. It simplifies comparing cards from different brands, where higher scores directly correlate with better fps and smoother gaming experiences.

Overview

The Radeon HD 5870 is manufactured by AMD. It was released in September 23 2009. It features the TeraScale 2 architecture. Core clock: 850 MHz. It has 1600 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 188W. Manufactured using 40 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 2,180 points. Launch price was $399.

Specifications

General

Codename
Cypress
Architecture
TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
Launch Price
$399
Release Date
September 23 2009
Performance Ranking Position
663

Technical

ROPs
32
TMUs
80
vram
2048 MB
L1 Cache
160 kB
L2 Cache
512 kB
Core Clock
850 MHz
Shading Units
1600
Transistor Count
2,154 million
Texture Fill Rate
68.00
Manufacturing Process
40 nm
Power Consumption (TDP)
188 Watt
Floating Point Performance
2.72 TFLOPS

Similar Performance

Graphics cards with benchmark scores closest to the current hardware, grouped by manufacturer.

Our Recommendation for Radeon HD 5870

Suggested pairings based on performance balance

Popular Comparisons

Compare Radeon HD 5870 with other popular GPUs

Related Comparisons

See how Radeon HD 5870 compares to GPUs with similar performance

Compare with other GPUs