ATI Radeon HD 5870 vs GeForce GTX 650

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 650 and Radeon HD 5870, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 650
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 64 Watt
4.54

ATI HD 5870 outperforms GTX 650 by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking659599
Place by popularity75not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.370.60
Power efficiency4.792.10
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGK107Cypress
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date6 September 2012 (12 years ago)23 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109 $399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 650 has 128% better value for money than ATI HD 5870.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores3841600
Core clock speed1058 MHz850 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)64 Watt188 Watt
Texture fill rate33.8668.00
Floating-point processing power0.8125 TFLOPS2.72 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs3280

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length147 mm282 mm
Height4.38" (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin2x 6-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128-bit GDDR5256 Bit
Memory clock speed5.0 GB/s1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth80.0 GB/s153.6 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini HDMI2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI++
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.34.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 650 4.54
ATI HD 5870 5.75
+26.7%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 650 1750
ATI HD 5870 2215
+26.6%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 650 2270
ATI HD 5870 2530
+11.5%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.54 5.75
Recency 6 September 2012 23 September 2009
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt 188 Watt

GTX 650 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 193.8% lower power consumption.

ATI HD 5870, on the other hand, has a 26.7% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon HD 5870 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 650 in performance tests.


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