GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580
97%
97%
ATI Radeon HD 5970
103%
103%
ATI Radeon HD 5970 is approximately 6% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 | ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GF110 | Hemlock x2 |
| CoresDifferent | 512 | 1600 x2 |
| TMUsDifferent | 64 | 80 x2 |
| ROPsDifferent | 48 | 32 x2 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 1536 MB | 1024 MB x2 |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 384 bit | 256 bit x2 |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 | ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GF110 | Hemlock |
| GPU VariantDifferent | GF110-375-A1 | Hemlock XT(215-0735075) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Fermi 2.0 | TeraScale 2 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process Size | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 3,000 million | 2,154 million |
| DensityDifferent | 5.8M / mm² | 6.4M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 520 mm² | 334 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-1981 | N/A |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 | ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Nov 9th, 2010 | Nov 18th, 2009 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 500 | Evergreen(HD 5900) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 400 | Radeon R700 |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 600 | Northern Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 499 USD | 699 USD |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 136 in our database | 74 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 | ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 772 MHz | 725 MHz |
| Shader ClockDifferent | 1544 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1002 MHz4 Gbps effective | 1000 MHz4 Gbps effective |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 | ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 1536 MB | 1024 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 384 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 192.4 GB/s | 128.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 | ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 512 | 1600 |
| TMUsDifferent | 64 | 80 |
| ROPsDifferent | 48 | 32 |
| SM CountDifferent | 16 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 64 KB (per SM) | 8 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 768 KB | 512 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 20 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 | ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 24.70 GPixel/s | 23.20 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 49.41 GTexel/s | 58.00 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 1.581 TFLOPS | 2.320 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 197.6 GFLOPS (1:8) | 464.0 GFLOPS (1:5) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 | ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 267 mm10.5 inches | 311 mm12.2 inches |
| Height | 111 mm4.4 inches | 111 mm4.4 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 244 W | 294 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 550 W | 600 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI1x mini-HDMI 1.3a | 2x DVI1x mini-DisplayPort 1.1 |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | P1261 SKU 2 | 109-C00037-00 |
| WidthDifferent | N/A | 37 mm1.5 inches |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 | ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
|---|---|---|
| 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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