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ATI Radeon HD 5870 Mac Edition
- Graphics Processor
- Cypress
- Cores
- 1600
- TMUs
- 80
- ROPs
- 32
- Memory Size
- 1024 MB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Bus Width
- 256 bit
GPU
I/O
Recommended Gaming Resolutions:
- 1600x900
- 1920x1080
- 2560x1440
The Radeon HD 5870 Mac Edition was a high-end graphics card by ATI, launched on June 30th, 2010. Built on the 40 nm process, and based on the Cypress graphics processor, in its Cypress XT variant, the card supports DirectX 11.2. The Cypress graphics processor is a large chip with a die area of 334 mm² and 2,154 million transistors. It features 1600 shading units, 80 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. ATI has paired 1,024 MB GDDR5 memory with the Radeon HD 5870 Mac Edition, which are connected using a 256-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 850 MHz, memory is running at 1195 MHz (4.8 Gbps effective).
Being a dual-slot card, the ATI Radeon HD 5870 Mac Edition draws power from 2x 6-pin power connectors, with power draw rated at 228 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DVI, 2x mini-DisplayPort 1.1. Radeon HD 5870 Mac Edition is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 2.0 x16 interface. The card's dimensions are 280 mm x 111 mm x 37 mm, and it features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 479 US Dollars.
Being a dual-slot card, the ATI Radeon HD 5870 Mac Edition draws power from 2x 6-pin power connectors, with power draw rated at 228 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DVI, 2x mini-DisplayPort 1.1. Radeon HD 5870 Mac Edition is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 2.0 x16 interface. The card's dimensions are 280 mm x 111 mm x 37 mm, and it features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 479 US Dollars.
Graphics Processor
- GPU Name
- Cypress
- GPU Variant
-
Cypress XT
(215-0735033)
- Architecture
- TeraScale 2
- Foundry
- TSMC
- Process Size
- 40 nm
- Transistors
- 2,154 million
- Density
- 6.4M / mm²
- Die Size
- 334 mm²
Graphics Card
- Release Date
- Jun 30th, 2010
- Generation
-
Evergreen
(HD 5800)
- Predecessor
- Radeon R700
- Successor
- Northern Islands
- Production
- End-of-life
- Launch Price
- 479 USD
- Bus Interface
- PCIe 2.0 x16
- Reviews
- 171 in our database
Relative Performance
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.
Performance estimated based on architecture, shader count and clocks.
Clock Speeds
- GPU Clock
- 850 MHz
- Memory Clock
-
1195 MHz
4.8 Gbps effective
Memory
- Memory Size
- 1024 MB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Memory Bus
- 256 bit
- Bandwidth
- 153.0 GB/s
Render Config
- Shading Units
- 1600
- TMUs
- 80
- ROPs
- 32
- Compute Units
- 20
- L1 Cache
- 8 KB (per CU)
- L2 Cache
- 512 KB
Theoretical Performance
- Pixel Rate
- 27.20 GPixel/s
- Texture Rate
- 68.00 GTexel/s
- FP32 (float)
- 2.720 TFLOPS
- FP64 (double)
- 544.0 GFLOPS (1:5)
Board Design
- Slot Width
- Dual-slot
- Length
- 280 mm
11 inches
- Width
- 111 mm
4.4 inches
- Height
- 37 mm
1.5 inches
- TDP
- 228 W
- Suggested PSU
- 550 W
- Outputs
- 1x DVI
2x mini-DisplayPort 1.1
- Power Connectors
- 2x 6-pin
- Board Number
- 109-C07857-02
Graphics Features
- DirectX
- 11.2 (11_0)
- OpenGL
- 4.4
- OpenCL
- 1.2
- Vulkan
- N/A
- Shader Model
- 5.0
Cypress GPU Notes
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