AMD Radeon HD 5970
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AMD Radeon HD 5970

The Radeon HD 5970 is a consumer-grade GPU from AMD's Evergreen series, built on the TeraScale 2 architecture using the Hemlock chip. Equipped with 1 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, it delivers 128.0 GB/s of bandwidth at 4.0 Gbps.

Launched on 17 Nov, 2009, the Radeon HD 5970 carried a starting price of $699.


Information
PlatformConsumer
ArchitectureTeraScale 2
GenerationEvergreen
Previous GenRadeon R700
Next GenNorthern Islands
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16
Core
NameHemlock
FoundryTSMC
Process Node40 nm
Transistors2 million
Die Size334.0 mm²
Density0.0 /mm²
GPU Core Config
Cores1600
Compute Units20
TMUs80
ROPs32
Memory
TechnologyGDDR5
Size1 GB
Bus256 bit
Bandwidth128.0 GB/s
Speed4.0 Gbps
Clocks
Base clock725 MHz
Memory Clock1000 MHz
Power
6-pin1
8-pin1
TDP294 w
Recommended PSU600 w
Display
Mini DisplayPort1
DVI2
Dimensions
Slots2
Length311 mm
Height111 mm
Width37 mm

Models
GPU▲Boost Clock▲Slots▲Length▲Height▲Width▲
2311 mm111 mm40 mm