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Radeon HD 5870

Price and performance details for the Radeon HD 5870 can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the videocard compared to the 10 other common videocards in terms of PassMark G3D Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the G3DMark per dollar.

Radeon HD 5870

Bus Interface: PCIe 2.1 x16

Max Memory Size: 2048 MB

Core Clock(s): 850,850 MHz

Memory Clock(s): 1200,1200 MHz

DirectX: 11

OpenGL: 4.4

Max TDP: 228 W

Videocard Category: Desktop

Other names: ATI Radeon HD 5870

Videocard First Benchmarked: 2012-08-18

G3DMark/Price: 5.07

Overall Rank:  911

Last Price Change:  $429.99 USD (2026-01-09)

Average G3D Mark
2181

Average G2D Mark: 423
Samples: 2639

Videocard Test Suite Average Results for Radeon HD 5870

DirectX 952 Frames/Sec
DirectX 1016 Frames/Sec
DirectX 1114 Frames/Sec
DirectX 120 Frames/Sec
GPU Compute1052 Ops/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest as of 13th of January 2026.

G3D Mark Distribution for Radeon HD 5870

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of November 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of November 2025.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$429.99 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNAVideocard Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNAVideocard Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History

G3D Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop Videocards
As of 14th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Videocard Average G3D Mark
GeForce RTX 3080
 25,046
GeForce RTX 3070
 22,149
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
 20,297
GeForce RTX 4060
 19,537
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
 16,766
GeForce RTX 2060
 14,113
GeForce GTX 1650
 7,867
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
 6,353
Radeon HD 5870
 		2,181
Intel UHD Graphics 620
 1,041
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Videocard Value (G3D Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Videocard Average G3D Mark
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
 48.60
GeForce RTX 2060
 45.42
GeForce RTX 3070
 43.69
GeForce RTX 4060
 41.35
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
 29.66
GeForce GTX 1650
 28.77
GeForce RTX 3080
 21.06
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
 16.03
Radeon HD 5870
 		5.07
Intel UHD Graphics 620
 NA
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Last 5 Baselines for Radeon HD 5870
Most recent listed first
Videocard Average G3D Mark
BL3179919 - Jan 01 2026
1882
BL3106816 - Dec 04 2025
2369
BL3098846 - Dec 01 2025
2317
BL3098746 - Dec 01 2025
2313
BL3082405 - Nov 25 2025
2236
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Popular comparisons for Radeon HD 5870
As of 14th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Videocard Average G3D Mark
Radeon HD 5870
 		2,181
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition vs Radeon HD 5870
 42,223 (+1836.3%)
GeForce RTX 5090 D vs Radeon HD 5870
 40,902 (+1775.7%)
RTX PRO 5000 72GB Blackwell vs Radeon HD 5870
 40,493 (+1756.9%)
GeForce RTX 5090 vs Radeon HD 5870
 38,830 (+1680.6%)
GeForce RTX 4090 vs Radeon HD 5870
 38,107 (+1647.5%)
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition vs Radeon HD 5870
 36,434 (+1570.8%)
GeForce RTX 5080 vs Radeon HD 5870
 35,779 (+1540.8%)
GeForce RTX 4080 vs Radeon HD 5870
 34,446 (+1479.6%)
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER vs Radeon HD 5870
 34,224 (+1469.4%)
L40-48Q vs Radeon HD 5870
 33,270 (+1425.7%)
RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell vs Radeon HD 5870
 32,799 (+1404.1%)
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