AMD Radeon HD 5870

VLIW5 (Cypress XT)
Architecture
High-end
Product Tier
1600
Shader Cores
32
ROPs
80
TMUs
No RT
Ray Tracing
1 GB
Memory
GDDR5
Memory Type
153.6 GB/s
Bandwidth
188 W
TDP
GPU Snapshot
Release date:Sep 23, 2009Price at Launch:$399
Type:DesktopArchitecture:VLIW5 (Cypress XT)
Generation:Radeon HD 5000 seriesProduct Tier:High-end
VRAM Capacity:1 GBTotal Board Power:188 W
Core Configuration
Shader Cores:1600TMUs:80
ROPs:32L2 Cache:512 KB
Memory
VRAM Capacity:1 GBMemory Type:GDDR5
Memory Speed:4.8 GbpsMemory Bus:256-bit
Bandwidth:153.6 GB/s
Graphics Processing
Base Clock:0.85 GHzFP32 Throughput:2.72 TFLOPs
Ray Tracing:NoProcess Size:40nm
Process Name:TSMC 40nmDie Size:334 mm²
Power & Connectivity
Total Board Power:188 WPower Connectors:2x 6-pin
Bus Interface:PCIe 2.0 x16HDMI Support:HDMI 1.3
DisplayPort Support:DP 1.1DSC:No
Max Displays:3
Media & Software Support
DirectX Support:11.2Shader Model:5.0
OpenGL Version:4.4

Reviews and Ratings

88

Average Score

Based on 21 reviews

Reviewers Liked

  • High singlecore clock speed
  • Solid Performance
  • Supports DirectX 11
  • Supports Multiple Displays
  • Low power draw
  • Attractive design
  • Efficient cooler
  • Low idle power
  • Great pricing

Reviewers Didn't Like

  • Like all ATI cards, it could use more memory bus width
  • Pricey (compared to international markets)
  • High power consumption at full load
  • Needs matching high end hardware to appreciate fully
  • Not the best price/performance
  • Tends to be noisy under load
  • Not much overclocking potential on our sample
  • Long card, might not fit all cases
  • DirectX 11 wont be relevant for quite a while
  • No support for CUDA / PhysX

In addition to the Radeon HD 5870 we are reviewing today, AMD is launching a cut down version as well called the Radeon HD 5850. This card is set to cost around $260, and given the similarities with its bigger brother, it should also be a very...

By TechSpot on
90

At the end of the day, this card has the power but unfortunately the world is not just ready for this card. In a few months time, when more games support the features and more specifically DirectX 11, this card will start to advance in performance...

By ImpulseGamer on
75

Great card for what you pay for, with no real debilitating hardware...

By TopTenREVIEWS on
60

Using three 1,920 x 1,080 screens represents the largest practical amount of screen space with which to show the benefits of the 2GB of memory of the Eyefinity 6 card, as 21.5in and 23.5in screens use this resolution and the 16:9 aspect ratio is...

By Bit-tech.net on
100

The card at a glance For our tests, we used a stock card supplied by ATI. The cooler is the standard double-decker model and rear connectivity comprises two DVI outs, a DisplayPort connector and an HDMI out. We like the fact that the HDMI out can...

By DigitalVersus on
100

A stunningly powerful card that tops the last generation’s best dual-GPU monsters....

By PC Authority on
80

We benchmarked the Radeon HD 5870 against a stock-clocked Radeon HD 4870 X2 from Asus and an overclocked Radeon HD 4890 from XFX in Windows Vista and Windows 7 (RTM 7600.16385). The Radeon HD 5870 impressively split the difference between the...

By ComputerPowerUser on
100

The Sapphire HD5770 is a great alternative to power hungry oversized last generation technology. Of course, it didn't look that way until this week when the HD5770 showed how compact, efficient and svelte a discrete card could be. The new Rotated...

By Rage3D on
86

The ATI Radeon HD 5870 is the first card from ATI's 5000 series and it is also the fastest single GPU card in the world...

By PCWorld India on
80

If you thought ATI was sitting back and just riding the wave of its success of the 4xxx series cards, you could not be more wrong. After months of rumors and debate about what could be expected from the new series, today we finally have the card in...

By TechTree on
90

The ATI Radeon HD 5870, AMDs new premium pixel pumper, is truly a piece of work.Its not just the fastest graphics card ever, fully capable of grinding Nvidias mighty Geforce GTX 285 into a powdery pulp.Its quite simply the most powerful computer...

By TechRadar on
90

AMD/ATI’s next-gen Radeon HD 5870 graphics card is here, and it’s a blockbuster. Its architecture is a refinement of the 4xxx series, and is manufactured using the 40nm process that AMD demonstrated it had mastered with the 4770.First some...

By Tech2 on