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ATI Radeon HD 5870
- Graphics Processor
- Cypress
- Cores
- 1600
- TMUs
- 80
- ROPs
- 32
- Memory Size
- 1024 MB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Bus Width
- 256 bit
GPU
I/O
Rear
Back
PCB Front
PCB Back
Recommended Gaming Resolutions:
- 1600x900
- 1920x1080
- 2560x1440
The Radeon HD 5870 was a high-end graphics card by ATI, launched on September 23rd, 2009. Built on the 40 nm process, and based on the Cypress graphics processor, in its Cypress XT variant, the card supports DirectX 11.2. The Cypress graphics processor is a large chip with a die area of 334 mm² and 2,154 million transistors. It features 1600 shading units, 80 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. ATI has paired 1,024 MB GDDR5 memory with the Radeon HD 5870, which are connected using a 256-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 850 MHz, memory is running at 1200 MHz (4.8 Gbps effective).
Being a dual-slot card, the ATI Radeon HD 5870 draws power from 2x 6-pin power connectors, with power draw rated at 188 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.3a, 1x DisplayPort 1.1. Radeon HD 5870 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 2.0 x16 interface. The card's dimensions are 280 mm x 111 mm x 37 mm, and it features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 399 US Dollars.
Being a dual-slot card, the ATI Radeon HD 5870 draws power from 2x 6-pin power connectors, with power draw rated at 188 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.3a, 1x DisplayPort 1.1. Radeon HD 5870 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 2.0 x16 interface. The card's dimensions are 280 mm x 111 mm x 37 mm, and it features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 399 US Dollars.
Graphics Processor
- GPU Name
- Cypress
- GPU Variant
-
Cypress XT
(215-0735033)
- Architecture
- TeraScale 2
- Foundry
- TSMC
- Process Size
- 40 nm
- Transistors
- 2,154 million
- Density
- 6.4M / mm²
- Die Size
- 334 mm²
Graphics Card
- Release Date
- Sep 23rd, 2009
- Generation
-
Evergreen
(HD 5800)
- Predecessor
- Radeon R700
- Successor
- Northern Islands
- Production
- End-of-life
- Launch Price
- 399 USD
- Bus Interface
- PCIe 2.0 x16
- Reviews
- 171 in our database
Relative Performance
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.
Clock Speeds
- GPU Clock
- 850 MHz
- Memory Clock
-
1200 MHz
4.8 Gbps effective
Memory
- Memory Size
- 1024 MB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Memory Bus
- 256 bit
- Bandwidth
- 153.6 GB/s
Render Config
- Shading Units
- 1600
- TMUs
- 80
- ROPs
- 32
- Compute Units
- 20
- L1 Cache
- 8 KB (per CU)
- L2 Cache
- 512 KB
Theoretical Performance
- Pixel Rate
- 27.20 GPixel/s
- Texture Rate
- 68.00 GTexel/s
- FP32 (float)
- 2.720 TFLOPS
- FP64 (double)
- 544.0 GFLOPS (1:5)
Board Design
- Slot Width
- Dual-slot
- Length
- 280 mm
11 inches
- Width
- 111 mm
4.4 inches
- Height
- 37 mm
1.5 inches
- TDP
- 188 W
- Suggested PSU
- 450 W
- Outputs
- 2x DVI
1x HDMI 1.3a
1x DisplayPort 1.1
- Power Connectors
- 2x 6-pin
- Board Number
- 109-C00137-00A,
109-C00137-00C
Graphics Features
- DirectX
- 11.2 (11_0)
- OpenGL
- 4.4
- OpenCL
- 1.2
- Vulkan
- N/A
- Shader Model
- 5.0
Cypress GPU Notes
| Generation: Evergreen Desktop Variant: Hemlock Mobile Variant: Lexington Graphics/Compute: GFX4 Display Core Engine: 4.0 Unified Video Decoder: 2.3 |
Retail boards based on this design (21)
| Name | GPU Clock | Memory Clock | Other Changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 868 MHz | 1200 MHz | 260 mm/10.2 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 850 MHz | 1200 MHz | 260 mm/10.2 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 850 MHz | 1200 MHz | 2 GB, 292 mm/11.5 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 894 MHz | 1200 MHz | 2 GB, 292 mm/11.5 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 950 MHz | 1250 MHz | ||
| 850 MHz | 1200 MHz | 279 mm/11 inches | |
| 850 MHz | 1200 MHz | 270 mm/10.6 inches | |
| 850 MHz | 1200 MHz | 270 mm/10.6 inches | |
| 875 MHz | 1225 MHz | 270 mm/10.6 inches | |
| 875 MHz | 1225 MHz | 270 mm/10.6 inches | |
| 900 MHz | 1225 MHz | 270 mm/10.6 inches | |
| 900 MHz | 1225 MHz | 270 mm/10.6 inches | |
| 900 MHz | 1200 MHz | 277 mm/10.9 inches | |
| 900 MHz | 1200 MHz | 277 mm/10.9 inches | |
| 875 MHz | 1250 MHz | 216 mm/8.5 inches | |
| 950 MHz | 1200 MHz | 216 mm/8.5 inches | |
| 850 MHz | 1200 MHz | ||
| 925 MHz | 1225 MHz | 2 GB | |
| 850 MHz | 1200 MHz | 267 mm/10.5 inches | |
| 850 MHz | 1200 MHz | 2 GB, 267 mm/10.5 inches | |
| 875 MHz | 1250 MHz | 267 mm/10.5 inches |
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