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GPU

Unspecified

Radeon HD 5870

Graphics processor

Video memory: 1 GB^*
Memory bus: 256 bit^*
Rated memory bandwidth: 153.60 GB/s^*

Graphics & compute benchmarks

Archived cohort medians

GFXBench, GLBenchmark and CompuBench results retain the tested system, API, operating system and resolution. Offscreen tests fix the render resolution; onscreen results also reflect the display workload. These historical submissions do not establish performance in current games.

Aztec Ruins High Tier OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 2560 x 1440 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5870

39.49^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5870

Host configuration not reported.

Aztec Ruins High Tier OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 2560 x 1440 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5870

39.81^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5870

Host configuration not reported.

Aztec Ruins Normal Tier OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5870

103.43^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5870

Host configuration not reported.

Aztec Ruins Normal Tier OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5870

66.08^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5870

Host configuration not reported.

Car Chase OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5870

76.85^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5870

Host configuration not reported.

Tessellation OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5870

30.53^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5870

Host configuration not reported.

ALU 2OS X / OpenGL / 1280 x 960 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5870

74.94^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5870

Host configuration not reported.

ALU 2OS X / OpenGL / 2560 x 1440 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5870

59.91^* fps

Apple Mac Pro (Mid 2012)

AMD Radeon HD 5870

ALU 2Windows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5870

300.95^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5870

Host configuration not reported.

Aztec Ruins High TierWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5870

64.40^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5870

Host configuration not reported.

Aztec Ruins High TierWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5870

56.11^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5870

Host configuration not reported.

Aztec Ruins Normal TierWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5870

99.73^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5870

Host configuration not reported.

Aztec Ruins Normal TierWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5870

72.00^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5870

Host configuration not reported.

Car ChaseWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5870

76.84^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5870

Host configuration not reported.

Driver Overhead 2OS X / OpenGL / 1280 x 960 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5870

24.71^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5870

Host configuration not reported.

Driver Overhead 2OS X / OpenGL / 2048 x 1280 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5870

29.92^* fps

Apple Mac Pro (Mid 2012)

AMD Radeon HD 5870

Median results, not the best run. Sample counts and individual test dates are unreported. Different systems using the same GPU remain separate configurations.

Benchmark results

G3D Mark · version unreported · g3d_mark2,180^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL1,531^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL1,531^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G2Dmark410^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G3Dmark2,266^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 2dmark595^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 3dmark2,620^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

Architecture: TeraScale 2^*
Process node: 40 nm^*
GPU base clock: 850 MHz^*

Memory & storage

Video memory: 1 GB^*
Video memory type: GDDR5^*
Memory bus: 256 bit^*
Rated memory bandwidth: 153.60 GB/s^*

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 27 W^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 11 fields

Manufacturer: AMD Radeon^*
GFLOPS: 2,720^* GFLOPS
TDP: 228^*
Class: Desktop^*
Name: Radeon HD 5870^*
Year: 2010^*
Fab: 40^*
Transistors (mln): 2,154^*
Die size: 334^*
Memory size: 2,048^*
Memory speed: 153.6^*

Specifications 2 · 3 fields

G3D Mark

2,180^* points

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: G3D Mark^*

native_context

GPU model: Radeon HD 5870^*
Snapshot date: 2026-10-05^*

Model

Radeon HD 5870^*

Hardware class

Desktop^*

Specifications 3 · 8 fields

Product Name: Radeon HD 5870^*
GPU Chip: Cypress^*
Released: Sep 23rd, 2009^*
Bus: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Memory: 1024 MB, GDDR5, 256 bit^*
GPU clock: 850^* MHz
Memory clock: 1,200^* MHz
Shaders / TMUs / ROPs: 1600 / 80 / 32^*

Specifications 4 · 9 fields

model

Radeon HD 5870^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: Radeon HD 5870^*

core config

1600:80:32^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: Radeon HD 5870^*

tdp watts

27.0^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: Radeon HD 5870^*

manufacturer

AMD^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: Radeon HD 5870^*

launch date

2009-09-23 00:00:00.000000000^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: Radeon HD 5870^*

code name

Cypress XT^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: Radeon HD 5870^*

fab nm

40.0^* nm

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: Radeon HD 5870^*

bus interface

PCIe 2.1 x16^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: Radeon HD 5870^*

core clock mhz

850.0^* MHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: Radeon HD 5870^*

Specifications 5 · 11 fields

Manufacturer: AMD Radeon^*
GFLOPS: 2,720^* GFLOPS
TDP: 228^*
Class: Desktop^*
Name: Radeon HD 5870^*
Year: 2010^*
Fab: 40^*
Transistors (mln): 2,154^*
Die size: 334^*
Memory size: 2,048^*
Memory speed: 153.6^*

Specifications 6 · 56 fields

Brand: ATI^*
Top BUS WIDTH: 256^* bit
Graphics Processor GPU Name: Cypress^*
Graphics Processor Architecture: TeraScale 2^*
Graphics Processor Process Size: 40^* nm
Graphics Processor Transistors: 2,154 million^*
Graphics Processor Die Size: 334^* mm²
Graphics Card Release Date: Sep 23rd, 2009^*
Graphics Card Generation: Evergreen (HD 5800)^*
Graphics Card Successor: Northern Islands^*
Graphics Card Production: End-of-life^*
Name: Radeon HD 5870^*
Graphics Card Bus Interface: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Clock Speeds GPU Clock: 850^* MHz
Clock Speeds Memory Clock: 1200 MHz 4.8 Gbps effective^*
Memory Memory Size: 1,024^* MB
Memory Memory Type: GDDR5^*
Memory Memory Bus: 256^* bit
Memory Bandwidth: 153.6^* GB/s
Render Config TMUs: 80^*
Top GRAPHICS PROCESSOR: Cypress^*
Render Config ROPs: 32^*
Theoretical Performance Pixel Rate: 27.20 GPixel/s
Theoretical Performance Texture Rate: 68.00 GTexel/s
Board Design Slot Width: Dual-slot^*
Board Design TDP: 188^* W
Board Design Suggested PSU: 450^* W
Board Design Outputs: 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1.3a 1x DisplayPort 1.1^*
Board Design Board Number: 109-C00137-00A, 109-C00137-00C^*
Graphics Features DirectX: 11.2 (11_0)^*
Graphics Features OpenGL: 4.4^*
Graphics Features OpenCL: 1.2^*
source file: ati2009.json^*
Graphics Processor Foundry: TSMC^*
Graphics Card Predecessor: Radeon R700^*
Recommended Resolutions: Good:1366x768 | Low FPS:1600x900 | Unplayable:1920x1080^*
Graphics Card Launch Price: 399 USD^*
Board Design Length: 280 mm 11 inches^*
Graphics Processor GPU Variant: Cypress XT (215-0735033)^*
Board Design Power Connectors: 2x 6-pin^*
Graphics Processor Density: 6.4M / mm²^*
Board Design Height: 111 mm 4.4 inches^*
Board Design Width: 37 mm 1.5 inches^*
Graphics Card Reviews: 171 in our database^*
Top TMUS: 80^*
Top ROPS: 32^*
Graphics Features Shader Model: 5.0^*
Top CORES: 1,600^*
Render Config Shading Units: 1,600^*
Render Config Compute Units: 20^*
Render Config L2 Cache: 512^* KB
Top MEMORY SIZE: 1,024^* MB
Theoretical Performance FP32 (float): 2.72^* TFLOPS
Theoretical Performance FP64 (double): 544.0 GFLOPS (1:5)
Render Config L1 Cache: 8 KB (per CU)^*
Top MEMORY TYPE: GDDR5^*

Specifications 7 · 9 fields

name: Radeon HD 5870^*
price: $99.99*^*
3dmark: 2,620^*
value: 26.21^*
2dmark: 595^*
tdp: 228^*
powerperf: 11^*
test: Aug 2012^*
category: Desktop^*

Specifications 8 · 3 fields

Manufacturer

AMD^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Device

Radeon HD 5870^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

OpenCL

1,531^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Specifications 9 · 12 fields

gpuName

Radeon HD 5870^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Manufacturer

AMD^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Device

Radeon HD 5870^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G3Dmark

2,266^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G2Dmark

410^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

price

295^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

gpuValue

7.68^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

OpenCL

1,531^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

TDP

228^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

powerPerformance

9.94^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,012^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*