GeForce GT 415M vs ATI Radeon HD 5870

Place in the ranking	656	1222
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.48	no data
Power efficiency	2.12	4.37
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Cypress	GF108
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	23 September 2009 (16 years ago)	3 September 2010 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

no data

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	1600	48
Core clock speed	850 MHz	500 MHz
Number of transistors	2,154 million	585 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	188 Watt	12 Watt
Texture fill rate	68.00	4.000
Floating-point processing power	2.72 TFLOPS	0.096 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	4
TMUs	80	8
L1 Cache	160 KB	64 KB
L2 Cache	512 KB	256 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 size	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	282 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	no data

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	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	153.6 GB/s	25.6 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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	-	+

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

ATI HD 5870 4.94
+660%

GT 415M 0.65

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.

ATI HD 5870 2186
+664%

Samples: 2619

GT 415M 286
Samples: 22

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Valorant	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Valorant	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Valorant	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 36 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.94	0.65
Recency	23 September 2009	3 September 2010
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Power consumption (TDP)	188 Watt	12 Watt

ATI HD 5870 has a 660% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GT 415M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, and 1466.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 5870 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 415M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 5870 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce GT 415M is a notebook one.

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