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GPU

Unspecified

Radeon HD 5970

Graphics processor

Video memory: 1 GB^*
Memory bus: Reported value 1: 256 bit^*
Reported value 2: 512 bit^*
Reported value 3: 256 bit^*
Rated memory bandwidth: 128 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.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5970

263.79^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5970

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5970

57.93^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5970

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan 3.1 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5970

121.88^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5970

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5970

131.59^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5970

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5970

132.72^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5970

Host configuration not reported.

1080p T-Rex OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5970

280.74^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5970

Host configuration not reported.

1080p T-Rex OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5970

303.32^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5970

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Texturing OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · MTexels/s

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5970

41,466^* MTexels/s

AMD Radeon HD 5970

Host configuration not reported.

1440p Manhattan 3.1.1 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 2560 x 1440 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5970

74.10^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5970

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5970

33.79^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5970

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5970

37.19^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5970

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5970

88.78^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5970

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5970

73.87^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5970

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5970

66.61^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5970

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5970

25.40^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5970

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 5970

59.61^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 5970

Host configuration not reported.

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_mark2,290^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G2Dmark393^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G3Dmark2,249^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 2dmark630^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 3dmark2,594^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

Architecture: Reported value 1: TeraScale 2^*
Reported value 2: Hemlock XT^*
Process node: 40 nm^*
GPU base clock: 725 MHz^*
Reported graphics memory frequency: 1,000 MHz^*

Memory & storage

Video memory: 1 GB^*
Video memory type: GDDR5^*
Memory bus: Reported value 1: 256 bit^*
Reported value 2: 512 bit^*
Reported value 3: 256 bit^*
Rated memory bandwidth: 128 GB/s^*

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 51 W^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 11 fields

Manufacturer: AMD Radeon^*
GFLOPS: 4,640^* GFLOPS
TDP: 294^*
Class: Desktop^*
Name: Radeon HD 5970^*
Year: 2009^*
Fab: 40^*
Transistors (mln): 4,308^*
Die size: 668^*
Memory size: 4,096^*
Memory speed: 256^*

Specifications 2 · 28 fields

Architecture: Hemlock XT^*
Integrated: No^*
L2 Cache: 0KB^*
Manufacturer: AMD^*
Max Power: 294 Watts^*
Memory Bandwidth: 256GB/sec^*
Memory Bus: 512 Bit^*
Memory Speed: 1,000^* MHz
Memory Type: GDDR5^*
Name: Radeon HD 5970^*
Best Resolution: 1920 x 1080^*
Notebook GPU: No^*
Open GL: 3.2^*
PSU: 650 Watt & 50 Amps^*
Pixel Rate: 46 GPixel/s^*
Process: 40nm^*
ROPs: 64^*
Release Date: 18-Nov-2009^*
Resolution WxH: 2560x1600^*
SLI Crossfire: Yes^*
Shader: 5^*
TMUs: 160^*
Texture Rate: 116 GTexel/s^*
VGA Connection: 0^*
DVI Connection: 2^*
Dedicated: Yes^*
Direct X: DX 11^*
HDMI Connection: 1^*

Specifications 3 · 3 fields

G3D Mark

2,290^* points

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: G3D Mark^*

native_context

GPU model: Radeon HD 5970^*
Snapshot date: 2026-10-05^*

Model

Radeon HD 5970^*

Hardware class

Desktop^*

Specifications 4 · 8 fields

Product Name: Radeon HD 5970^*
GPU Chip: Hemlock^*
Released: Nov 18th, 2009^*
Bus: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Memory: 1024 MB, GDDR5, 256 bit^*
GPU clock: 725^* MHz
Memory clock: 1,000^* MHz
Shaders / TMUs / ROPs: 1600 / 80 / 32^*

Specifications 5 · 9 fields

model

Radeon HD 5970^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: Radeon HD 5970^*

core config

1600:80:32×2^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: Radeon HD 5970^*

tdp watts

51.0^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: Radeon HD 5970^*

manufacturer

AMD^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: Radeon HD 5970^*

launch date

2009-11-18 00:00:00.000000000^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: Radeon HD 5970^*

code name

Hemlock^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: Radeon HD 5970^*

fab nm

40.0^* nm

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: Radeon HD 5970^*

bus interface

PCIe 2.1 x16^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: Radeon HD 5970^*

core clock mhz

725.0^* MHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: Radeon HD 5970^*

Specifications 6 · 11 fields

Manufacturer: AMD Radeon^*
GFLOPS: 4,640^* GFLOPS
TDP: 294^*
Class: Desktop^*
Name: Radeon HD 5970^*
Year: 2009^*
Fab: 40^*
Transistors (mln): 4,308^*
Die size: 668^*
Memory size: 4,096^*
Memory speed: 256^*

Specifications 7 · 56 fields

Brand: ATI^*
Top BUS WIDTH: 256 bit x2^*
Graphics Processor GPU Name: Hemlock^*
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: Nov 18th, 2009^*
Graphics Card Generation: Evergreen (HD 5900)^*
Graphics Card Successor: Northern Islands^*
Graphics Card Production: End-of-life^*
Name: Radeon HD 5970^*
Graphics Card Bus Interface: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Clock Speeds GPU Clock: 725^* MHz
Clock Speeds Memory Clock: 1000 MHz 4 Gbps effective^*
Memory Memory Size: 1,024^* MB
Memory Memory Type: GDDR5^*
Memory Memory Bus: 256^* bit
Memory Bandwidth: 128^* GB/s
Render Config TMUs: 80^*
Top GRAPHICS PROCESSOR: Hemlock x2^*
Render Config ROPs: 32^*
Theoretical Performance Pixel Rate: 23.20 GPixel/s
Theoretical Performance Texture Rate: 58.00 GTexel/s
Board Design Slot Width: Dual-slot^*
Board Design TDP: 294^* W
Board Design Suggested PSU: 600^* W
Board Design Outputs: 2x DVI 1x mini-DisplayPort 1.1^*
Board Design Board Number: 109-C00037-00^*
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 | Playable:1600x900 | Unplayable:1920x1080^*
Graphics Card Launch Price: 699 USD^*
Board Design Length: 311 mm 12.2 inches^*
Graphics Processor GPU Variant: Hemlock XT (215-0735075)^*
Board Design Power Connectors: 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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: 74 in our database^*
Top TMUS: 80 x2^*
Top ROPS: 32 x2^*
Graphics Features Shader Model: 5.0^*
Top CORES: 1600 x2^*
Render Config Shading Units: 1,600^*
Render Config Compute Units: 20^*
Render Config L2 Cache: 512^* KB
Top MEMORY SIZE: 1024 MB x2^*
Theoretical Performance FP32 (float): 2.32^* TFLOPS
Theoretical Performance FP64 (double): 464.0 GFLOPS (1:5)
Render Config L1 Cache: 8 KB (per CU)^*
Top MEMORY TYPE: GDDR5^*

Specifications 8 · 9 fields

name: Radeon HD 5970^*
price: $329.99*^*
3dmark: 2,594^*
value: 7.86^*
2dmark: 630^*
tdp: 294^*
powerperf: 8^*
test: Aug 2012^*
category: Desktop^*

Specifications 9 · 9 fields

gpuName

Radeon HD 5970^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

G3Dmark

2,249^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

G2Dmark

393^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

price

179.99^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

gpuValue

12.5^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

TDP

294^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

powerPerformance

7.65^*

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^*

category

Desktop^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

Specifications 10 · 27 fields

manufacturer: ATI^*
manufacturer: ATI^*
rop: 32^*
rop: 32^*
igp: No^*
igp: No^*
bus: MXM-B (3.0)^*
bus: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
memType: GDDR5^*
memType: GDDR5^*
gpuChip: Blackcomb^*
gpuChip: Hemlock^*
productName: Radeon HD 5970^*
productName: Radeon HD 5970^*
releaseYear: 2,009^*
releaseYear: 2,009^*
memSize: 1.024^*
memSize: 1.024^*
memBusWidth: 256^*
gpuClock: 680^*
gpuClock: 725^*
memClock: 900^*
memClock: 1,000^*
unifiedShader: 1,600^*
unifiedShader: 960^*
tmu: 48^*
tmu: 80^*

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