GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
ATI Radeon HD 5970
84%
84%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680
120%
120%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 is approximately 36% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | ATI Radeon HD 5970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Hemlock x2 | GK104 |
| CoresDifferent | 1600 x2 | 1536 |
| TMUsDifferent | 80 x2 | 128 |
| ROPsDifferent | 32 x2 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 1024 MB x2 | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 256 bit x2 | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Hemlock | GK104 |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Hemlock XT(215-0735075) | GK104-400-A2 |
| ArchitectureDifferent | TeraScale 2 | Kepler |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 2,154 million | 3,540 million |
| DensityDifferent | 6.4M / mm² | 12.0M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 334 mm² | 294 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | N/A | BGA-1745 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Nov 18th, 2009 | Mar 22nd, 2012 |
| GenerationDifferent | Evergreen(HD 5900) | GeForce 600 |
| PredecessorDifferent | Radeon R700 | GeForce 500 |
| SuccessorDifferent | Northern Islands | GeForce 700 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 699 USD | 499 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 74 in our database | 151 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 725 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1000 MHz4 Gbps effective | 1502 MHz6 Gbps effective |
| Base ClockDifferent | N/A | 1006 MHz |
| Boost ClockDifferent | N/A | 1058 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 1024 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 128.0 GB/s | 192.3 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 1600 | 1536 |
| TMUsDifferent | 80 | 128 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 20 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 8 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per SMX) |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
| SMX CountDifferent | N/A | 8 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 23.20 GPixel/s | 33.86 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 58.00 GTexel/s | 135.4 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 2.320 TFLOPS | 3.250 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 464.0 GFLOPS (1:5) | 135.4 GFLOPS (1:24) |
Board Design
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 311 mm12.2 inches | 256 mm10.1 inches |
| Height | 111 mm4.4 inches | 111 mm4.4 inches |
| WidthDifferent | 37 mm1.5 inches | 38 mm1.5 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 294 W | 195 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 600 W | 450 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI1x mini-DisplayPort 1.1 | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a1x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | 109-C00037-00 | P2002 SKU 0 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 5970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| VulkanDifferent | N/A | 1.2.175 |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 5.0 | 6.5 (5.1) |
| CUDADifferent | N/A | 3.0 |
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