Radeon RX Vega 10 vs ATI HD 5970

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 5970 and Radeon RX Vega 10, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 5970
2009
1 GB GDDR5, 294 Watt
5.91
+39.7%

ATI HD 5970 outperforms RX Vega 10 by a considerable 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking586678
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.33no data
Power efficiency1.3929.31
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code nameHemlockRaven
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date18 November 2009 (14 years ago)8 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 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 cores1600640
Core clock speed725 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1301 MHz
Number of transistors2,154 million4,940 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)294 Watt10 Watt
Texture fill rate58.0052.04
Floating-point processing power2.32 TFLOPS1.665 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs8040

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 x16IGP
Length305 mmno data
Width2-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount1 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1000 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth128.0 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 mini-DisplayPortNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.06.4
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.22.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131

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 5.91
+39.7%
RX Vega 10 4.23

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
+39.7%
RX Vega 10 1633

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

ATI HD 5970 3690
+62.4%
RX Vega 10 2272

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:

Full HD21−24
+31.3%
16
−31.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p33.29no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12
+0%
12
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9
+0%
9
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12
+0%
12
+0%
Battlefield 5 17
+0%
17
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 15
+0%
15
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+0%
9
+0%
Far Cry 5 11
+0%
11
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 18
+0%
18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45
+0%
45
+0%
Hitman 3 9
+0%
9
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Metro Exodus 21
+0%
21
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 19
+0%
19
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20
+0%
20
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 63
+0%
63
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14
+0%
14
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8
+0%
8
+0%
Battlefield 5 8
+0%
8
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14
+0%
14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
+0%
5
+0%
Far Cry 5 9
+0%
9
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 7
+0%
7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 34
+0%
34
+0%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Metro Exodus 18
+0%
18
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 17
+0%
17
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14
+0%
14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 41
+0%
41
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
+0%
10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 11
+0%
11
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12
+0%
12
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
+0%
8
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Hitman 3 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

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

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how ATI HD 5970 and RX Vega 10 compete in popular games:

  • ATI HD 5970 is 31% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 65 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.91 4.23
Recency 18 November 2009 8 January 2019
Chip lithography 40 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 294 Watt 10 Watt

ATI HD 5970 has a 39.7% higher aggregate performance score.

RX Vega 10, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 2840% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 5970 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 10 in performance tests.


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