ATI Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 vs NVS 5200M

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1083not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.64no data
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGF117Cypress
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date1 June 2012 (13 years ago)11 March 2010 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$479

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 cores961600
Core clock speed625 MHz850 MHz
Number of transistors585 million2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt228 Watt
Texture fill rate10.0068.00
Floating-point processing power0.24 TFLOPS2.72 TFLOPS
ROPs432
TMUs1680
L1 Cache128 KB160 KB
L2 Cache128 KB512 KB

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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
InterfaceMXMPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data279 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s153.6 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs6x mini-DisplayPort

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 June 2012 11 March 2010
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 228 Watt

NVS 5200M has an age advantage of 2 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 812% lower power consumption.

ATI HD 5870 Eyefinity 6, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

We couldn't decide between NVS 5200M and Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that NVS 5200M is a mobile workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 is a desktop one.

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