GeForce FX 5800 vs Radeon R9 370X

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	Rankine (2003−2005)
GPU code name	Trinidad	NV30
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	27 August 2015 (8 years ago)	6 March 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$299
Current price	$299 (1.5x MSRP)	no data

Detailed Specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1280	no data
Core clock speed	980 MHz	400 MHz
Boost clock speed	1030 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	2,800 million	125 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	44 Watt
Texture fill rate	82.40	3.200
Floating-point performance	2,637 gflops	no data

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	AGP 8x
Length	221 mm	213 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1x Molex

Memory type	GDDR5	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	128 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5600 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	179.2 GB/s	12.8 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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
HDMI	+	no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	9.0a
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	1.5 (2.1)
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A

Pros & Cons Summary

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Recency	27 August 2015	6 March 2003
Cost	$199	$299
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	128 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	44 Watt

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