GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2
83%
83%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570
120%
120%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 is approximately 37% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | R700 x2 | GF110 |
| CoresDifferent | 800 x2 | 480 |
| TMUsDifferent | 40 x2 | 60 |
| ROPsDifferent | 16 x2 | 40 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 1024 MB x2 | 1280 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 256 bit x2 | 320 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | R700 | GF110 |
| GPU VariantDifferent | R700 XT(215-0669045) | GF110-275-A1 |
| ArchitectureDifferent | TeraScale | Fermi 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 55 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 956 million | 3,000 million |
| DensityDifferent | 3.7M / mm² | 5.8M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 256 mm² | 520 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | N/A | BGA-1981 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Aug 12th, 2008 | Dec 7th, 2010 |
| GenerationDifferent | Radeon R700(HD 4800) | GeForce 500 |
| PredecessorDifferent | Radeon R600 | GeForce 400 |
| SuccessorDifferent | Evergreen | GeForce 600 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 550 USD | 349 USD |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 79 in our database | 76 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 750 MHz | 732 MHz |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 900 MHz3.6 Gbps effective | 950 MHz3.8 Gbps effective |
| Shader ClockDifferent | N/A | 1464 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 1024 MB | 1280 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 256 bit | 320 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 115.2 GB/s | 152.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 800 | 480 |
| TMUsDifferent | 40 | 60 |
| ROPsDifferent | 16 | 40 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 10 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 16 KB (per CU) | 64 KB (per SM) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 256 KB | 640 KB |
| SM CountDifferent | N/A | 15 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 12.00 GPixel/s | 21.96 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 30.00 GTexel/s | 43.92 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 1,200.0 GFLOPS | 1,405.4 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 240.0 GFLOPS (1:5) | 175.7 GFLOPS (1:8) |
Board Design
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| Length | 267 mm10.5 inches | 267 mm10.5 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 111 mm4.4 inches | N/A |
| WidthDifferent | 38 mm1.5 inches | N/A |
| TDPDifferent | 286 W | 219 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 600 W | 550 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI1x S-Video | 2x DVI1x mini-HDMI 1.3a |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | 109-B50937-00 | P1261 SKU 5 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 10.1 (10_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 4.1 | 5.1 |
| CUDADifferent | N/A | 2.0 |
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