Radeon HD 5970
GPU·Budget

Radeon HD 5970

AMD

G3D Mark

2,297

Performance

Budget

November 18 2009
294 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 5970 is manufactured by AMD. It was released in November 18 2009. It features the TeraScale 2 architecture. Core clock: 725 MHz. It has 1600 ×2 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 294W. Manufactured using 40 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 2,297 points. Launch price was $699.

Specifications

General

Codename
Hemlock
Architecture
TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
Launch Price
$699
Release Date
November 18 2009
Performance Ranking Position
651

Technical

ROPs
32 ×2
TMUs
80 ×2
vram
2048 MB
L1 Cache
320 kB
L2 Cache
512 kB
Core Clock
725 MHz
Shading Units
1600 ×2
Transistor Count
2,154 million
Texture Fill Rate
58.00 ×2
Manufacturing Process
40 nm
Power Consumption (TDP)
294 Watt
Floating Point Performance
2.32 TFLOPS ×2

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