GeForce GTX 1080 11Gbps vs ATI Radeon HD 5850
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 682 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.56 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.42 | no data |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | Cypress | GP104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 30 September 2009 (16 years ago) | 20 April 2017 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $499 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 1440 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 725 MHz | 1607 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1733 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,154 million | 7,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 151 Watt | 180 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 52.20 | 277.3 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.088 TFLOPS | 8.873 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| TMUs | 72 | 160 |
| L1 Cache | 144 KB | 960 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 2 MB |
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 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 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 | GDDR5X |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1376 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 128.0 GB/s | 352.3 GB/s |
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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | + | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | - | 6.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 30 September 2009 | 20 April 2017 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 151 Watt | 180 Watt |
ATI HD 5850 has 19.2% lower power consumption.
GTX 1080 11Gbps, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 5850 and GeForce GTX 1080 11Gbps. We've got no test results to judge.
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