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Radeon HD 5970

TeraScale 2 Radeon HD 5000 Series Gaming Desktop GDDR5 2009

Key Metrics

Launch Date: 2009-11-18
Stream Processors: 1,600
Memory: 1 GB GDDR5
Memory Bandwidth: 128 GB/s
TDP/TBP: 294 W
Interface: PCIe 2.0 x16

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GPU Specs

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Identity
Entry Type	Reference GPU
Official Name	ATI Radeon HD 5970
Architecture	TeraScale 2
Launch Date	2009-11-18
Core Specs
GPU Die	Hemlock
Process Node	TSMC 40 nm
Transistor Count	2.15 billion
Die Size	334 mm²
Stream Processors	1600
TMUs	80
ROPs	32
Base Clock	725 MHz
Boost Clock	725 MHz
Pixel Fillrate	23.2 GP/s
Texture Fillrate	58 GT/s
FP32 Throughput	2.32 TFLOPS
FP64 Throughput	0.46 TFLOPS
Memory
Memory Size	1 GB
Memory Type	GDDR5
Memory Bus Width	256-bit
Memory Clock	1,000 MHz
Memory Bandwidth	128 GB/s
L2 Cache	0.5 MB
L1 Cache	8 KB
Board and Display
TDP / TBP	294 W
Recommended PSU	600 W
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16
Display Outputs	2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort 1.1
Slot Width	Dual-slot
Card Length	311 mm
Software
Shader Model	5.0
DirectX Support	DirectX 11.0
OpenGL Support	OpenGL 4.4
OpenCL Support	OpenCL 1.2

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AMD product image of an ATI Radeon HD 5970 graphics card — Front: AMD ATI Radeon HD 5970 product card. The product image does not prove the Wiki 1 GB GDDR5 capacity or PCIe 2.0 signaling mode. The exact photographed example is identified on its source page.View original file page

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Photo: AMD ATI Radeon HD 5970 product card (Front)Creator: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD)Credit: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) / Wikimedia CommonsTitle: ATI Radeon HD 5970 Graphics Card-oblique viewLicense: AMD attribution permissionSource claim: AMD attribution permission allows publication and website reuse when the product image is accurately labeled.Modified: Original dimensions retained and JPEG recompressed; no crop. AMD requires accurate labeling and credit.Board identity: The exact photographed example is identified on its source page.Configuration: The product image does not prove the Wiki 1 GB GDDR5 capacity or PCIe 2.0 signaling mode.License deed Original file page