GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
ATI Radeon HD 5870
91%
91%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295
110%
110%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 is approximately 19% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | ATI Radeon HD 5870 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Cypress | GT200B x2 |
| CoresDifferent | 1600 | 240 x2 |
| TMUsDifferent | 80 | 80 x2 |
| ROPsDifferent | 32 | 28 x2 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 1024 MB | 896 MB x2 |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 256 bit | 448 bit x2 |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5870 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Cypress | GT200B |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Cypress XT(215-0735033) | G200-400-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 5870 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Sep 23rd, 2009 | Jan 8th, 2009 |
| 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 | 399 USD | 499 USD |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 171 in our database | 74 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5870 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 850 MHz | 576 MHz |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1200 MHz4.8 Gbps effective | 999 MHz1998 Mbps effective |
| Shader ClockDifferent | N/A | 1242 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5870 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 1024 MB | 896 MB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 256 bit | 448 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 153.6 GB/s | 111.9 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5870 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 1600 | 240 |
| TMUs | 80 | 80 |
| ROPsDifferent | 32 | 28 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 20 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 8 KB (per CU) | N/A |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 512 KB | 224 KB |
| SM CountDifferent | N/A | 30 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5870 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 27.20 GPixel/s | 16.13 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 68.00 GTexel/s | 46.08 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 2.720 TFLOPS | 596.2 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 544.0 GFLOPS (1:5) | 74.52 GFLOPS (1:8) |
Board Design
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5870 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 280 mm11 inches | 267 mm10.5 inches |
| Height | 111 mm4.4 inches | 111 mm4.4 inches |
| WidthDifferent | 37 mm1.5 inches | 38 mm1.5 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 188 W | 289 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 450 W | 600 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.3a1x DisplayPort 1.1 | 2x DVI1x HDMI |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 2x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | 109-C00137-00A, 109-C00137-00C | P656 SKU 0 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5870 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 |
|---|---|---|
| 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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