Radeon HD 5970

Reference GPU

TeraScale 2 Radeon HD 5000 Series Gaming Desktop GDDR5 2009

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At a Glance

Entry Type: Reference GPU
Architecture: TeraScale 2
Series: Radeon HD 5000 Series
GPU Die: Hemlock
Launch Date: 2009-11-18
Stream Processors: 1,600
TMUs: 80
ROPs: 32
Memory: 1 GB GDDR5
Bus Width: 256-bit
TDP/TBP: 294 W
Rec. PSU: 600 W
Interface: PCIe 2.0 x16
Data Confidence: Partial

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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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