AMD · 2009
AMD Radeon HD 5870
The AMD Radeon HD 5870 is a graphics card released in 2009, based on the TeraScale 2 architecture and Cypress XT GPU.
The AMD Radeon HD 5870 is a high-end graphics card from AMD's Radeon HD 5000 series, launched on September 23, 2009. It features the TeraScale 2 architecture on a 40 nm process node, with the Cypress XT GPU. The card includes 1600 shading units, a base clock of 850 MHz, and 1 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 153.6 GB/s. It supports DirectX 11.0 and OpenGL 4.5, and connects via PCIe 2.1 x16. The board has a TDP of 188 W and was launched with an MSRP of 379 USD.
Specifications
| Architecture unverified | TeraScale 2 |
|---|---|
| GPU chip unverified | Cypress XT |
| Process node unverified | 40 nm |
| Shading units | 1600 |
| Base clock | 850 MHz |
| Memory size unverified | 1 GB |
| Memory type unverified | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus unverified | 256 bit |
| Memory bandwidth unverified | 153.6 GB/s |
| Board power (TDP) | 188 W |
| Bus interface unverified | PCIe 2.1 x16 |
| DirectX support unverified | 11.0 |
| OpenGL support unverified | 4.5 |
| Release date unverified | 2009-09-23 |
| Release year unverified | 2009 |
| Launch MSRP unverified | 379 USD |