ATI Radeon HD 5970 vs Quadro P600

Place in the ranking	505	601
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.53	0.35
Power efficiency	14.83	1.38
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	GP107	Hemlock
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	7 February 2017 (7 years ago)	18 November 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$178	$699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

Quadro P600 has 1766% 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	384	1600
Core clock speed	1430 MHz	725 MHz
Boost clock speed	1620 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,300 million	2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	294 Watt
Texture fill rate	38.88	58.00
Floating-point processing power	1.244 TFLOPS	2.32 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	32
TMUs	24	80

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	145 mm	305 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1252 MHz	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80.13 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

Portable Device Dependent

2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	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	6.1	-

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 P600 8.40
+46.6%

ATI HD 5970 5.73

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 P600 3315
+46.5%

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.

Quadro P600 4083
+10.7%

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

36
+50%

24−27

−50%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

4.94
+489%

29.13

−489%

Quadro P600 has 489% lower cost per frame in 1080p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +66.7%	21−24 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
Valorant	30−35 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
Dota 2	27 +50%	18−20 −50%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +50%	24−27 −50%
Fortnite	50−55 +70%	30−33 −70%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +66.7%	21−24 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 +47.6%	21−24 −47.6%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	95 +58.3%	60−65 −58.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +62.5%	16−18 −62.5%
Valorant	30−35 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%
World of Tanks	120−130 +50.6%	85−90 −50.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
Dota 2	72 +60%	45−50 −60%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +50%	24−27 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +66.7%	21−24 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	65−70 +51.1%	45−50 −51.1%
Valorant	30−35 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +59.3%	27−30 −59.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
World of Tanks	60−65 +55%	40−45 −55%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Valorant	21−24 +57.1%	14−16 −57.1%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Dota 2	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 +56.3%	16−18 −56.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Counter-Strike 2	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Dota 2	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Fortnite	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 5	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Valorant	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%

This is how Quadro P600 and ATI HD 5970 compete in popular games:

Quadro P600 is 50% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.40	5.73
Recency	7 February 2017	18 November 2009
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	294 Watt

Quadro P600 has a 46.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 635% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 5970 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P600 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 5970 is a desktop one.

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