Quadro T1200 Mobile vs ATI Radeon HD 5970

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 5970 with Quadro T1200 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

ATI HD 5970
2009
1 GB GDDR5, 294 Watt
5.89

T1200 Mobile outperforms ATI HD 5970 by a whopping 231% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking599291
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.36no data
Power efficiency1.3874.67
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameHemlockTU117
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date18 November 2009 (15 years ago)12 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores16001024
Core clock speed725 MHz855 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1425 MHz
Number of transistors2,154 million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)294 Watt18 Watt
Texture fill rate58.0091.20
Floating-point processing power2.32 TFLOPS2.918 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs8064

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length305 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth128.0 GB/s160.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPortNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.06.6
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.23.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA-7.5

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.

ATI HD 5970 5.89
T1200 Mobile 19.49
+231%

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.

ATI HD 5970 3690
T1200 Mobile 10134
+175%

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 HD16−18
−263%
58
+263%
1440p9−10
−267%
33
+267%
4K24−27
−238%
81
+238%

Cost per frame, $

1080p43.69no data
1440p77.67no data
4K29.13no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 17
+0%
17
+0%
Far Cry 5 65
+0%
65
+0%
Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Valorant 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14
+0%
14
+0%
Dota 2 114
+0%
114
+0%
Far Cry 5 59
+0%
59
+0%
Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 71
+0%
71
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 71
+0%
71
+0%
Valorant 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
World of Tanks 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
+0%
11
+0%
Dota 2 107
+0%
107
+0%
Far Cry 5 56
+0%
56
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 37
+0%
37
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 37
+0%
37
+0%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7
+0%
7
+0%
Far Cry 5 41
+0%
41
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Valorant 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Dota 2 109
+0%
109
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

This is how ATI HD 5970 and T1200 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • T1200 Mobile is 263% faster in 1080p
  • T1200 Mobile is 267% faster in 1440p
  • T1200 Mobile is 238% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 54 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.89 19.49
Recency 18 November 2009 12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 294 Watt 18 Watt

T1200 Mobile has a 230.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 1533.3% lower power consumption.

The Quadro T1200 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 5970 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 5970 is a desktop card while Quadro T1200 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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

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