ATI Radeon HD 5870 vs Quadro P400

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P400 with Radeon HD 5870, including specs and performance data.

Quadro P400
2017
2 GB GDDR5, 30 Watt
4.27

ATI HD 5870 outperforms P400 by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking679599
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.750.60
Power efficiency9.752.10
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGP107Cypress
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date7 February 2017 (7 years ago)23 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$119.99 $399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro P400 has 358% better value for money than ATI HD 5870.

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 cores2561600
Core clock speed1228 MHz850 MHz
Boost clock speed1252 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,300 million2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt188 Watt
Texture fill rate20.0368.00
Floating-point processing power0.641 TFLOPS2.72 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs1680

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length145 mm282 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1002 MHz1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth32.06 GB/s153.6 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 Connectors3x mini-DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA6.1-

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.

Quadro P400 4.27
ATI HD 5870 5.75
+34.7%

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.

Quadro P400 1645
ATI HD 5870 2215
+34.7%

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.27 5.75
Recency 7 February 2017 23 September 2009
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 188 Watt

Quadro P400 has an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 526.7% lower power consumption.

ATI HD 5870, on the other hand, has a 34.7% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon HD 5870 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P400 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P400 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 5870 is a desktop one.


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