ATI Radeon HD 5870 vs UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) with Radeon HD 5870, including specs and performance data.

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake)
2021
15 Watt
13.46
+143%

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) outperforms ATI HD 5870 by a whopping 143% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking379608
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.58
Power efficiency64.552.11
Architectureno dataTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameRocket Lake GT1Cypress
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date30 March 2021 (3 years ago)23 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 coresno data1600
Core clock speedno data850 MHz
Number of transistorsno data2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt188 Watt
Texture fill rateno data68.00
Floating-point processing powerno data2.72 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data80

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data282 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data1 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1200 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data153.6 GB/s
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 Connectorsno data2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXno data11.2 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.0
OpenGLno data4.4
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-N/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.

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) 13.46
+143%
ATI HD 5870 5.53

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.

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) 1613
ATI HD 5870 2530
+56.9%

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 HD12
+200%
4−5
−200%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data99.75

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+167%
9−10
−167%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+180%
10−11
−180%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+156%
18−20
−156%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+167%
9−10
−167%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+180%
10−11
−180%
Forza Horizon 4 14
+180%
5−6
−180%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+164%
14−16
−164%
Metro Exodus 10
+150%
4−5
−150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+150%
14−16
−150%
Valorant 55−60
+167%
21−24
−167%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+156%
18−20
−156%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+167%
9−10
−167%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+180%
10−11
−180%
Dota 2 13
+160%
5−6
−160%
Far Cry 5 18
+157%
7−8
−157%
Fortnite 75−80
+163%
30−33
−163%
Forza Horizon 4 12
+200%
4−5
−200%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+164%
14−16
−164%
Grand Theft Auto V 6
+200%
2−3
−200%
Metro Exodus 7
+250%
2−3
−250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
+155%
40−45
−155%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+150%
14−16
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+169%
16−18
−169%
Valorant 55−60
+167%
21−24
−167%
World of Tanks 180−190
+147%
75−80
−147%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+156%
18−20
−156%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+167%
9−10
−167%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+180%
10−11
−180%
Dota 2 25
+150%
10−11
−150%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+148%
21−24
−148%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+167%
21−24
−167%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+164%
14−16
−164%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
+155%
40−45
−155%
Valorant 55−60
+167%
21−24
−167%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+183%
6−7
−183%
Dota 2 20−22
+150%
8−9
−150%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+150%
50−55
−150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
World of Tanks 95−100
+148%
40−45
−148%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+180%
10−11
−180%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+175%
12−14
−175%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+183%
12−14
−183%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+144%
9−10
−144%
Metro Exodus 30−33
+150%
12−14
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+171%
7−8
−171%
Valorant 35−40
+150%
14−16
−150%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Dota 2 24−27
+150%
10−11
−150%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
+150%
10−11
−150%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+156%
16−18
−156%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+150%
10−11
−150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Dota 2 24−27
+150%
10−11
−150%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+157%
7−8
−157%
Fortnite 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+150%
8−9
−150%
Forza Horizon 5 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Valorant 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%

This is how UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) and ATI HD 5870 compete in popular games:

  • UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is 200% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.46 5.53
Recency 30 March 2021 23 September 2009
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 188 Watt

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) has a 143.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 1153.3% lower power consumption.

The UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 5870 in performance tests.

Be aware that UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is a notebook card while Radeon HD 5870 is a desktop one.

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