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A mid to low level graphics card, the Radeon HD 5870 Asus v2 1GB Edition is found in budget machines nowadays, struggling to meet AAA system requirements. Radeon HD 5870 Asus v2 1GB Edition is capable of DirectX 11 gaming requirements.

How many years will the Radeon HD 5870 Asus v2 1GB Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the Radeon HD 5870 Asus v2 1GB Edition in your PC? Its upgrade time for the Radeon HD 5870 Asus v2 1GB Edition, assuming you are a modern day gamer.

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the Radeon HD 5870 Asus v2 1GB Edition? A great upgrade graphics card would be a 16 Series GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6GB, which has 262% better performance and can run 800 of the top 1000 demanding game requirements today. Alternatively we would suggest getting a R-500 Series Radeon RX 580 8GB, as it can run 716 of the top 1000 demanding game requirements today with 195% increased graphics performance.

FPS System Benchmark

0 FPS

High

Game

Red Dead Redemption 2

The Radeon HD 5870 Asus v2 1GB Edition was released on 12 May 2010

Radeon HD 5870 Asus v2 1GB Edition Game FPS Benchmarks On Ultra

AMD PC game performance check Radeon HD 5870 Asus v2 1GB Edition

GPU

Architecture

Terascale 2 Cypress XT

Process

40nm

TMUs

Texture Rate

68 GTexel/s

ROPs

Pixel Rate

27 GPixel/s

Shader
Processing Units

1600

Driver Support

Release Price

Compatibility

Direct X

DX 11.0

Shader

5.0

Open GL

4.3

Resolution (WxH)

2560x1600

Notebook GPU

SLI/Crossfire

Yes the Radeon HD 5870 Asus v2 1GB Edition graphics card can run in parallel to other GPUs using Nvidia SLI or AMD Crossfire technology

Dedicated

Integrated

Memory

1024 MB

Memory Speed

1200 MHz

Memory Bus

256 Bit

Memory Type

GDDR5

Memory Bandwidth

153.6GB/sec

L2 Cache

512KB

Display Connectors

VGA Connection

DVI Connection

HDMI Connection

DisplayPort Connection

Clock Speeds

Core Speed

850 MHz

Power

Max Power

300 Watts

PSU

600 Watt & 42 Amps

Power Connector

2x 8-pin

Recommended Hardware

Best CPU Match

Core i7-860 Quad 2.80GHz

Best RAM Match

8 GB

Best Resolution

1920 x 1080

GPU Upgrade

Radeon HD 6990

GD Official

GD Value

Game-Debate Value Rating A standardised value score that gives an indication of GPU price to performance. Each score will adjust over time as prices change and performance expectations shift in todays marketplace.

GD RATING

Game-Debate Hardware Rating A standardised score that can be used to compare game system requirements directly with individual hardware components. Each score will adjust over time as better tech is released.

Approved

Resolution Performance
1366x768	1600x900	1920x1080	2560x1440	3840x2160
10	7.9	6.2	4.3	-

Radeon HD 5870 Asus v2 1GB Edition Game Requirement Analysis

Overview
Radeon HD 5870 Asus v2 1GB Edition is a Special Edition of AMD's High-End Radeon HD 5870, created by Asus.

Overclock: Central Unit
None.

Overclock: Memory Clock
None.

Frame Buffer
Untouched.
Cooling Solution
Equipped with 8.5cm Extra Large Fan & Pure Copper Fins: delivers 17% cooler performance than reference design.

Performance
Benchmarks Indicate no Performance Boost over the Reference Radeon HD 5870.

Source [Pip]

CPU

Core I7-5775R 4-Core 3.3GHz

Graphics Card

Radeon RX 480X 4GB

233%

RAM

13GB

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Radeon HD 5870 Asus v2 1GB Edition Extras

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Variants

AMD HD 5000 Series

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