Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) vs ATI HD 5770

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 5770 and Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 5770
2009
1 GB GDDR5, 108 Watt
4.42
+45.4%

ATI HD 5770 outperforms R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) by a considerable 45% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking660762
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.80no data
Power efficiency2.92no data
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)GCN (2012−2015)
GPU code nameJuniperKaveri Spectre
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date13 October 2009 (15 years ago)14 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$159 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores800512
Core clock speed850 MHz720 MHz
Number of transistors1,040 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)108 Wattno data
Texture fill rate34.00no data
Floating-point processing power1.36 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs40no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no data
Length208 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount1 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed4800 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortno data
HDMI+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model5.0no data
OpenGL4.4no data
OpenCL1.2no data
VulkanN/A-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

ATI HD 5770 4.42
+45.4%
R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) 3.04

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

ATI HD 5770 2410
+4.7%
R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) 2302

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p24
+50%
16−18
−50%
Full HD48
+167%
18
−167%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Battlefield 5 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+68.8%
16−18
−68.8%
Hitman 3 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+26.1%
21−24
−26.1%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+12.8%
35−40
−12.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Battlefield 5 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+68.8%
16−18
−68.8%
Hitman 3 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+26.1%
21−24
−26.1%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−58.8%
27
+58.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+12.8%
35−40
−12.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+68.8%
16−18
−68.8%
Hitman 3 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+26.1%
21−24
−26.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+183%
6
−183%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+12.8%
35−40
−12.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Hitman 3 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+55.6%
18−20
−55.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Hitman 3 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

This is how ATI HD 5770 and R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) compete in popular games:

  • ATI HD 5770 is 50% faster in 900p
  • ATI HD 5770 is 167% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the ATI HD 5770 is 300% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is 59% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • ATI HD 5770 is ahead in 59 tests (95%)
  • R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.42 3.04
Recency 13 October 2009 14 January 2014
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm

ATI HD 5770 has a 45.4% higher aggregate performance score.

R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 5770 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) in performance tests.


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