Radeon RX 6750 GRE vs ATI HD 5970

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 5970 and Radeon RX 6750 GRE, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 5970
2009
1 GB GDDR5, 294 Watt
5.92

RX 6750 GRE outperforms ATI HD 5970 by a whopping 715% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking58667
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.3446.27
Power efficiency1.4013.45
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameHemlockNavi 22
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date18 November 2009 (15 years ago)17 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 $549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6750 GRE has 13509% better value for money than ATI HD 5970.

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 cores16002560
Core clock speed725 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data2581 MHz
Number of transistors2,154 million17,200 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)294 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate58.00413.0
Floating-point processing power2.32 TFLOPSno data
ROPs3264
TMUs80160

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 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length305 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz18 GB/s
Memory bandwidth128.0 GB/s432.0 GB/s

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 mini-DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.7
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.22.1
VulkanN/A1.3

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 5970 5.92
RX 6750 GRE 48.25
+715%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

ATI HD 5970 2282
RX 6750 GRE 18613
+716%

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.92 48.25
Recency 18 November 2009 17 October 2023
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 294 Watt 250 Watt

RX 6750 GRE has a 715% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 471.4% more advanced lithography process, and 17.6% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6750 GRE is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 5970 in performance tests.


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