ATI Radeon HD 5870 vs GeForce GTX 460 768MB

Place in the ranking	675	601
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.59
Power efficiency	no data	2.11
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	no data	Cypress
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	no data	23 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	336	1600
Core clock speed	675 MHz	850 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology	no data	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	188 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	68.00
Floating-point processing power	no data	2.72 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	32
TMUs	no data	80

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	no data	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	282 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	no data	1 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	153.6 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 Connectors	no data	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	no data	5.0
OpenGL	no data	4.4
OpenCL	no data	1.2
Vulkan	-	N/A

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 460 768MB 4.37

ATI HD 5870 5.76
+31.8%

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 460 768MB 2092

ATI HD 5870 2530
+20.9%

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD

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55−60
+25%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

7.25

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Elden Ring	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −23.1%	16−18 +23.1%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Valorant	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −23.1%	16−18 +23.1%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Dota 2	10 −20%	12−14 +20%
Elden Ring	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −22.7%	27−30 +22.7%
Fortnite	24−27 −20%	30−33 +20%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	15 −20%	18−20 +20%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −31.6%	50−55 +31.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Valorant	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
World of Tanks	70−75 −30.1%	95−100 +30.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −23.1%	16−18 +23.1%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Dota 2	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −22.7%	27−30 +22.7%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −31.6%	50−55 +31.6%
Valorant	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Elden Ring	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Grand Theft Auto V	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−33 −16.7%	35−40 +16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
World of Tanks	30−35 −29%	40−45 +29%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Valorant	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%
Elden Ring	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Fortnite	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Valorant	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%