Radeon HD 5470 vs GeForce GTX 960

Place in performance ranking	325	1141
Place by popularity	50	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.79	no data
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	GM206	Cedar
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	22 January 2015 (9 years ago)	13 February 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	1024	80
Core clock speed	1127 MHz	650 MHz
Boost clock speed	1178 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	2,940 million	292 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	19 Watt
Texture fill rate	75.39	5.200
Floating-point performance	2,413 gflops	104.0 gflops

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 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	241 mm	170 mm
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None
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 type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	3500 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112.2 GB/s	6.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMI	+	+
G-SYNC support	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+	N/A
CUDA	+	-

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 960 15.75
+2183%

ATI HD 5470 0.69

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.

GTX 960 6077
+2168%

ATI HD 5470 268

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	67 +3250%	2−3 −3250%
4K	29 +2800%	1−2 −2800%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27
+2400%

1−2

−2400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +3500%	1−2 −3500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +2500%	1−2 −2500%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +2450%	2−3 −2450%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +3100%	1−2 −3100%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +2400%	1−2 −2400%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +3600%	1−2 −3600%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +4200%	1−2 −4200%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +2425%	4−5 −2425%
Hitman 3	30−33 +2900%	1−2 −2900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +2533%	3−4 −2533%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +2600%	2−3 −2600%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +4200%	1−2 −4200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +2450%	2−3 −2450%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +2567%	3−4 −2567%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +3500%	1−2 −3500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +2500%	1−2 −2500%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +2450%	2−3 −2450%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +3100%	1−2 −3100%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +2400%	1−2 −2400%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +3600%	1−2 −3600%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +4200%	1−2 −4200%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +2425%	4−5 −2425%
Hitman 3	30−33 +2900%	1−2 −2900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +2533%	3−4 −2533%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +2600%	2−3 −2600%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +4200%	1−2 −4200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +2450%	2−3 −2450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	131 +2520%	5−6 −2520%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +2567%	3−4 −2567%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +3500%	1−2 −3500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +2500%	1−2 −2500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +3100%	1−2 −3100%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +2400%	1−2 −2400%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +3600%	1−2 −3600%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +2425%	4−5 −2425%
Hitman 3	30−33 +2900%	1−2 −2900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +2533%	3−4 −2533%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +2450%	2−3 −2450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	28 +2700%	1−2 −2700%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +2567%	3−4 −2567%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45
+4200%

1−2

−4200%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 +2900%	1−2 −2900%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +2300%	1−2 −2300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9	0−1
Far Cry 5	18−20	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +2667%	3−4 −2667%
Hitman 3	18−20	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +3100%	1−2 −3100%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +2700%	1−2 −2700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +2800%	1−2 −2800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +2300%	4−5 −2300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27
+2500%

1−2

−2500%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14	0−1
Hitman 3	10−12	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +2533%	3−4 −2533%
Metro Exodus	16−18	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Far Cry 5	8−9	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	21−24	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

0−1

This is how GTX 960 and ATI HD 5470 compete in popular games:

GTX 960 is 3250% faster in 1080p
GTX 960 is 2800% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	15.75	0.69
Recency	22 January 2015	13 February 2012
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	19 Watt

GTX 960 has a 2182.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

ATI HD 5470, on the other hand, has 531.6% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 960 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 5470 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.