ATI Radeon HD 5970 vs GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

Place in the ranking	35	600
Place by popularity	90	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	64.04	0.35
Power efficiency	24.79	1.38
Architecture	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	AD106	Hemlock
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	18 May 2023 (1 year ago)	18 November 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	$699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB has 18197% better value for money than ATI HD 5970.

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	4352	1600
Core clock speed	2310 MHz	725 MHz
Boost clock speed	2535 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	22,900 million	2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	294 Watt
Texture fill rate	344.8	58.00
Floating-point processing power	22.06 TFLOPS	2.32 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	32
TMUs	136	80
Tensor Cores	136	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	34	no data

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 4.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	240 mm	305 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 16-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	128.0 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 HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.7	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	3.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.3	N/A
CUDA	8.9	-

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.

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB 57.15
+910%

ATI HD 5970 5.66

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.

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB 22839
+909%

ATI HD 5970 2263

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.

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB 32275
+775%

ATI HD 5970 3690

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	174 +988%	16−18 −988%
1440p	94 +944%	9−10 −944%
4K	57 +1040%	5−6 −1040%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.87 +1423%	43.69 −1423%
1440p	5.31 +1363%	77.67 −1363%
4K	8.75 +1497%	139.80 −1497%

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB has 1423% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB has 1363% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB has 1497% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2

130−140
+1042%

12−14

−1042%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +1070%	10−11 −1070%
Counter-Strike 2	130−140 +1042%	12−14 −1042%
Forza Horizon 4	344 +1047%	30−33 −1047%
Forza Horizon 5	150−160 +971%	14−16 −971%
Metro Exodus	160 +1043%	14−16 −1043%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−110 +980%	10−11 −980%
Valorant	260−270 +1013%	24−27 −1013%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +1070%	10−11 −1070%
Counter-Strike 2	130−140 +1042%	12−14 −1042%
Dota 2	163 +919%	16−18 −919%
Far Cry 5	139 +1058%	12−14 −1058%
Fortnite	230−240 +1010%	21−24 −1010%
Forza Horizon 4	272 +1033%	24−27 −1033%
Forza Horizon 5	150−160 +971%	14−16 −971%
Grand Theft Auto V	163 +919%	16−18 −919%
Metro Exodus	127 +958%	12−14 −958%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +924%	21−24 −924%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−110 +980%	10−11 −980%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +988%	16−18 −988%
Valorant	260−270 +1013%	24−27 −1013%
World of Tanks	270−280 +933%	27−30 −933%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +1070%	10−11 −1070%
Counter-Strike 2	130−140 +1042%	12−14 −1042%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +1080%	10−11 −1080%
Forza Horizon 4	235 +1019%	21−24 −1019%
Forza Horizon 5	150−160 +971%	14−16 −971%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +924%	21−24 −924%
Valorant	260−270 +1013%	24−27 −1013%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +967%	3−4 −967%
Dota 2	101 +910%	10−11 −910%
Grand Theft Auto V	101 +910%	10−11 −910%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +994%	16−18 −994%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +1050%	6−7 −1050%
World of Tanks	350−400 +1023%	35−40 −1023%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +988%	8−9 −988%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +1043%	14−16 −1043%
Forza Horizon 4	153 +993%	14−16 −993%
Forza Horizon 5	100−110 +970%	10−11 −970%
Metro Exodus	119 +1090%	10−11 −1090%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	96 +967%	9−10 −967%
Valorant	230−240 +1005%	21−24 −1005%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +1033%	3−4 −1033%
Dota 2	101 +910%	10−11 −910%
Grand Theft Auto V	101 +910%	10−11 −910%
Metro Exodus	48 +1100%	4−5 −1100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +1061%	18−20 −1061%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +1025%	4−5 −1025%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	101 +910%	10−11 −910%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +986%	7−8 −986%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +1033%	3−4 −1033%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +950%	10−11 −950%
Fortnite	95−100 +967%	9−10 −967%
Forza Horizon 4	80 +1043%	7−8 −1043%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 +983%	6−7 −983%
Valorant	130−140 +992%	12−14 −992%

This is how RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB and ATI HD 5970 compete in popular games:

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is 988% faster in 1080p
RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is 944% faster in 1440p
RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is 1040% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	57.15	5.66
Recency	18 May 2023	18 November 2009
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	5 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	294 Watt

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB has a 909.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 700% more advanced lithography process, and 78.2% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 5970 in performance tests.

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