Quadro FX 5600 vs ATI Radeon HD 5870

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 5870 with Quadro FX 5600, including specs and performance data.

ATI HD 5870
2009
1 GB GDDR5, 188 Watt
5.75
+323%

ATI HD 5870 outperforms FX 5600 by a whopping 323% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking5991017
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.600.01
Power efficiency2.100.54
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameCypressG80
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date23 September 2009 (15 years ago)5 March 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 $2,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

ATI HD 5870 has 5900% better value for money than FX 5600.

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 cores1600128
Core clock speed850 MHz600 MHz
Number of transistors2,154 million681 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)188 Watt171 Watt
Texture fill rate68.0038.40
Floating-point processing power2.72 TFLOPS0.3456 TFLOPS
ROPs3224
TMUs8032

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length282 mm254 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1536 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1200 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth153.6 GB/s76.8 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x S-Video
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.04.0
OpenGL4.43.3
OpenCL1.21.1
VulkanN/AN/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.

ATI HD 5870 5.75
+323%
FX 5600 1.36

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.

ATI HD 5870 2215
+322%
FX 5600 525

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 1.36
Recency 23 September 2009 5 March 2007
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1536 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 188 Watt 171 Watt

ATI HD 5870 has a 322.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 125% more advanced lithography process.

FX 5600, on the other hand, has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 9.9% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 5870 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 5600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 5870 is a desktop card while Quadro FX 5600 is a workstation one.


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