Radeon HD 5870 vs GeForce GTX 780M

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Aggregate performance score

GTX 780M
2013
4 GB GDDR5, 122 Watt
9.92
+73.4%

GeForce GTX 780M outperforms Radeon HD 5870 by an impressive 73% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking418565
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.390.97
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameN14E-GTXCypress
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date30 May 2013 (11 years ago)23 September 2009 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$399
Current price$1093 $125 (0.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 780M has 43% better value for money than ATI HD 5870.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores15361600
CUDA cores1536no data
Core clock speed823 MHz850 MHz
Boost clock speed797 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 million2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)122 Watt188 Watt
Texture fill rate102.068.00
Floating-point performance2,448 gflops2,720.0 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 780M and Radeon HD 5870 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data282 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 6-pin
SLI options+no data

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 amount4 GB1 GB
Standard memory configurationGDDR5no data
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2500 MHz4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/s153.6 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 3840x2160no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160no data
HDMI++
HDCP content protection+no data
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+no data
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+no data

Supported technologies

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

Blu-Ray 3D Support+no data
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+no data
Optimus+no data
3D Vision / 3DTV Play+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.54.4
OpenCL1.11.2
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 780M 9.92
+73.4%
ATI HD 5870 5.72

GeForce GTX 780M outperforms Radeon HD 5870 by 73% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 780M 3834
+73.3%
ATI HD 5870 2212

GeForce GTX 780M outperforms Radeon HD 5870 by 73% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 780M 5244
+107%
ATI HD 5870 2530

GeForce GTX 780M outperforms Radeon HD 5870 by 107% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD68
+94.3%
35−40
−94.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+75%
12−14
−75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+93.8%
16−18
−93.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+75%
12−14
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+81.3%
16−18
−81.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+88.9%
18−20
−88.9%
Hitman 3 21−24
+83.3%
12−14
−83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+83.3%
18−20
−83.3%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+81.3%
16−18
−81.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+75%
16−18
−75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+75%
16−18
−75%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+75%
12−14
−75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+93.8%
16−18
−93.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+75%
12−14
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+81.3%
16−18
−81.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+88.9%
18−20
−88.9%
Hitman 3 21−24
+83.3%
12−14
−83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+83.3%
18−20
−83.3%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+81.3%
16−18
−81.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+75%
16−18
−75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+75%
16−18
−75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35
+94.4%
18−20
−94.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+75%
12−14
−75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+75%
12−14
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+81.3%
16−18
−81.3%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+88.9%
18−20
−88.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+83.3%
18−20
−83.3%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+81.3%
16−18
−81.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 17
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+75%
16−18
−75%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+90%
10−11
−90%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Hitman 3 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+75%
12−14
−75%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 21−24
+91.7%
12−14
−91.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Hitman 3 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Battlefield 5 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%

This is how GTX 780M and ATI HD 5870 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 780M is 94% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.92 5.72
Recency 30 May 2013 23 September 2009
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 188 Watt

The GeForce GTX 780M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 5870 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 780M is a notebook card while Radeon HD 5870 is a desktop one.


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