GeForce GTX 570 Rev. 2 vs ATI Radeon HD 5870
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 5870 and GeForce GTX 570 Rev. 2, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GTX 570 Rev. 2 outperforms ATI HD 5870 by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 591 | 544 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.55 | 0.98 |
| Power efficiency | 2.12 | 2.25 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | Cypress | GF110 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 23 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 7 December 2010 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | $349 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
GTX 570 Rev. 2 has 78% 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 cores | 1600 | 480 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 732 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,154 million | 3,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 188 Watt | 219 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 68.00 | 43.92 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.72 TFLOPS | 1.405 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 40 |
| TMUs | 80 | 60 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 282 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 2x 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1280 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 320 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1200 MHz | 950 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s | 152.0 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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | + | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 2.0 |
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 | 5.75 | 7.08 |
| Recency | 23 September 2009 | 7 December 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1280 MB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 188 Watt | 219 Watt |
ATI HD 5870 has 16.5% lower power consumption.
GTX 570 Rev. 2, on the other hand, has a 23.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 25% higher maximum VRAM amount.
The GeForce GTX 570 Rev. 2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 5870 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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