GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
ATI Radeon HD 5850
107%
107%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285
93%
93%
ATI Radeon HD 5850 is approximately 14% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | ATI Radeon HD 5850 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Cypress | GT200B |
| CoresDifferent | 1440 | 240 |
| TMUsDifferent | 72 | 80 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Memory Size | 1024 MB | 1024 MB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 256 bit | 512 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5850 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Cypress | GT200B |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Cypress PRO(215-0735043) | G200-350-B3 |
| ArchitectureDifferent | TeraScale 2 | Tesla 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 40 nm | 55 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 2,154 million | 1,400 million |
| DensityDifferent | 6.4M / mm² | 3.0M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 334 mm² | 470 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | N/A | BGA-1981 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5850 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Sep 30th, 2009 | Dec 23rd, 2008 |
| GenerationDifferent | Evergreen(HD 5800) | GeForce 200 |
| PredecessorDifferent | Radeon R700 | GeForce 9 |
| SuccessorDifferent | Northern Islands | GeForce 400 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 299 USD | 359 USD |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 101 in our database | 88 in our database |
| AvailabilityDifferent | N/A | Jan 15th, 2009 |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5850 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 725 MHz | 648 MHz |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1000 MHz4 Gbps effective | 1242 MHz2.5 Gbps effective |
| Shader ClockDifferent | N/A | 1476 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5850 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 1024 MB | 1024 MB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 256 bit | 512 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 128.0 GB/s | 159.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5850 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 1440 | 240 |
| TMUsDifferent | 72 | 80 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 18 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 8 KB (per CU) | N/A |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 512 KB | 256 KB |
| SM CountDifferent | N/A | 30 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5850 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 23.20 GPixel/s | 20.74 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 52.20 GTexel/s | 51.84 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 2.088 TFLOPS | 708.5 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 417.6 GFLOPS (1:5) | 88.56 GFLOPS (1:8) |
Board Design
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5850 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 241 mm9.5 inches | 267 mm10.5 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 111 mm4.4 inches | N/A |
| WidthDifferent | 37 mm1.5 inches | N/A |
| TDPDifferent | 151 W | 204 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 450 W | 550 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.3a1x DisplayPort 1.1 | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | 109-C00237-00 | P891 SKU 52, P892 SKU 52, P892 SKU 55 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5850 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 11.2 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.4 | 3.3 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| CUDADifferent | N/A | 1.3 |
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