GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
90%
90%
ATI Radeon HD 5870
111%
111%
ATI Radeon HD 5870 is approximately 21% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 | ATI Radeon HD 5870 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GF100 | Cypress |
| CoresDifferent | 448 | 1600 |
| TMUsDifferent | 56 | 80 |
| ROPsDifferent | 40 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 1280 MB | 1024 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 320 bit | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 | ATI Radeon HD 5870 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GF100 | Cypress |
| GPU VariantDifferent | GF100-275-A3 | Cypress XT(215-0735033) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Fermi | TeraScale 2 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process Size | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 3,100 million | 2,154 million |
| DensityDifferent | 5.9M / mm² | 6.4M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 529 mm² | 334 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-1980 | N/A |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 | ATI Radeon HD 5870 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Mar 26th, 2010 | Sep 23rd, 2009 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 400 | Evergreen(HD 5800) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 200 | Radeon R700 |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 500 | Northern Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 349 USD | 399 USD |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 48 in our database | 171 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 | ATI Radeon HD 5870 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 608 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Shader ClockDifferent | 1215 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 837 MHz3.3 Gbps effective | 1200 MHz4.8 Gbps effective |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 | ATI Radeon HD 5870 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 1280 MB | 1024 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 320 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 133.9 GB/s | 153.6 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 | ATI Radeon HD 5870 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 448 | 1600 |
| TMUsDifferent | 56 | 80 |
| ROPsDifferent | 40 | 32 |
| SM CountDifferent | 14 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 64 KB (per SM) | 8 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 640 KB | 512 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 20 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 | ATI Radeon HD 5870 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 17.02 GPixel/s | 27.20 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 34.05 GTexel/s | 68.00 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 1,088.6 GFLOPS | 2.720 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 136.1 GFLOPS (1:8) | 544.0 GFLOPS (1:5) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 | ATI Radeon HD 5870 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 241 mm9.5 inches | 280 mm11 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 215 W | 188 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 550 W | 450 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI1x mini-HDMI 1.3a | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.3a1x DisplayPort 1.1 |
| Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | P1025 SKU 0006 | 109-C00137-00A, 109-C00137-00C |
| HeightDifferent | N/A | 111 mm4.4 inches |
| WidthDifferent | N/A | 37 mm1.5 inches |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 | ATI Radeon HD 5870 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (11_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDADifferent | 2.0 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 5.1 | 5.0 |
Comparison Summary
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