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Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon HD 7850
Intro
The Radeon HD 5870 features a GPU core speed of 850 MHz, and the 1024 MB of GDDR5 memory is set to run at 1200 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also features 1600(320x5) Stream Processors, 80 Texture Address Units, and 32 ROPs.Compare those specs to the Radeon HD 7850, which comes with core speeds of 860 MHz on the GPU, and 1200 MHz on the 2048 MB of GDDR5 RAM. It features 1024 SPUs as well as 64 TAUs and 32 Rasterization Operator Units.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Power Consumption (Max TDP)
| Radeon HD 7850 |
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130 Watts |
| Radeon HD 5870 |
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188 Watts |
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Memory Bandwidth
Both cards have exactly the same bandwidth, so theoretically they should perform exactly the same. (explain)
Texel Rate
The Radeon HD 5870 should be a lot (approximately 24%) faster with regards to AF than the Radeon HD 7850. (explain)| Radeon HD 5870 |
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68000 Mtexels/sec |
| Radeon HD 7850 |
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55040 Mtexels/sec |
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Pixel Rate
The Radeon HD 7850 will be a small bit (approximately 1%) more effective at full screen anti-aliasing than the Radeon HD 5870, and will be able to handle higher screen resolutions without slowing down too much. (explain)| Radeon HD 7850 |
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27520 Mpixels/sec |
| Radeon HD 5870 |
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27200 Mpixels/sec |
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Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.
Price Comparison
Please note that the price comparisons are based on search keywords, and might not be the exact same card listed on this page. We have no control over the accuracy of their search results.
Radeon HD 5870Amazon.com
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Radeon HD 7850Amazon.com
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Specifications
| Model | Radeon HD 5870 | Radeon HD 7850 |
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| Manufacturer | ATi | ATi |
| Year | September 23, 2009 | March 2012 |
| Code Name | Cypress XT | Pitcairn Pro |
| Fab Process | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Bus | PCIe 2.1 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Memory | 1024 MB | 2048 MB |
| Core Speed | 850 MHz | 860 MHz |
| Shader Speed | N/A MHz | (N/A) MHz |
| Memory Speed | 1200 MHz (4800 MHz effective) | 1200 MHz (4800 MHz effective) |
| Unified Shaders | 1600(320x5) | 1024 |
| Texture Mapping Units | 80 | 64 |
| Render Output Units | 32 | 32 |
| Bus Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| DirectX Version | DirectX 11 | DirectX 11.1 |
| OpenGL Version | OpenGL 3.2 | OpenGL 4.2 |
| Power (Max TDP) | 188 watts | 130 watts |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Bandwidth | 153600 MB/sec | 153600 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 68000 Mtexels/sec | 55040 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 27200 Mpixels/sec | 27520 Mpixels/sec |
Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the max amount of data (measured in MB per second) that can be moved over the external memory interface within a second. It's calculated by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR memory, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the bandwidth is, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and high resolutions.
Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that can be applied in one second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total texture units by the core speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in one second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the graphics card can possibly write to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the amount of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel fill rate also depends on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the maximum fill rate.
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