ATI Radeon HD 5870 vs HD 7730

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7730 and Radeon HD 5870, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 7730
2013
1 GB GDDR5, 47 Watt
3.09

ATI HD 5870 outperforms HD 7730 by an impressive 86% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking762598
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.160.60
Power efficiency4.512.10
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameCape VerdeCypress
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 May 2013 (11 years ago)23 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$59 $399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

ATI HD 5870 has 275% better value for money than HD 7730.

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 cores3841600
Core clock speed800 MHz850 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)47 Watt188 Watt
Texture fill rate19.2068.00
Floating-point processing power0.6144 TFLOPS2.72 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs2480

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 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length168 mm282 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHz1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s153.6 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.131N/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.

HD 7730 3.09
ATI HD 5870 5.75
+86.1%

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.

HD 7730 1192
ATI HD 5870 2215
+85.8%

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 3.09 5.75
Recency 1 May 2013 23 September 2009
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 47 Watt 188 Watt

HD 7730 has an age advantage of 3 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 300% lower power consumption.

ATI HD 5870, on the other hand, has a 86.1% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon HD 5870 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7730 in performance tests.


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