GeForce GT 545 vs Radeon HD 5870
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 545 and Radeon HD 5870, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GT 545 stacks up against Radeon HD 5870, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GT 545
Main Specs
GeForce GT 545
Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP)
70 Watt
188 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
2x 6-pin
Memory type
DDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1536 MB
1 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5870 has 168% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 545.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GT 545 has 1535 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GT 545 is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 5870 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 130 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 545.
GeForce GT 545 and Radeon HD 5870 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 5870 is 137 mm longer, than GeForce GT 545.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 3200 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 545.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
2−3
10−12
ultra / 1080p
0−1
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
12−14
24−27
medium / 1080p
3−4
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 183% more, than GeForce GT 545.
high / 1080p
−
18−20
ultra / 1080p
4−5
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
16−18
35−40
medium / 1080p
6−7
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Battlefield 5 is 177% more, than GeForce GT 545.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GT 545 and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
180−190
medium / 768p
95−100
150−160
ultra / 1080p
40−45
75−80
QHD / 1440p
24−27
45−50
4K / 2160p
18−20
30−33
high / 768p
70−75
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 60% more, than GeForce GT 545.
low / 768p
85−90
55−60
ultra / 1080p
18−20
30−35
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 545 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 8% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
75−80
95−100
medium / 768p
50−55
80−85
ultra / 1080p
24−27
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Dota 2 is 50% more, than GeForce GT 545.
high / 1080p
2−3
12−14
ultra / 1080p
2−3
12−14
4K / 2160p
1−2
5−6
low / 720p
12−14
30−33
medium / 1080p
3−4
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Far Cry 5 is 275% more, than GeForce GT 545.
high / 1080p
10−11
20−22
ultra / 1080p
5−6
14−16
QHD / 1440p
2−3
−
low / 720p
50−55
80−85
medium / 1080p
12−14
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Fortnite is 95% more, than GeForce GT 545.
high / 1080p
5−6
18−20
ultra / 1080p
−
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
5−6
low / 720p
18−20
40−45
medium / 1080p
7−8
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 180% more, than GeForce GT 545.
low / 768p
45−50
70−75
medium / 768p
−
60−65
high / 1080p
5−6
21−24
ultra / 1080p
2−3
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 88% more, than GeForce GT 545.
high / 1080p
1−2
7−8
ultra / 1080p
0−1
5−6
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
6−7
21−24
medium / 1080p
3−4
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Metro Exodus is 333% more, than GeForce GT 545.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
high / 1080p
85−90
−
ultra / 1080p
70−75
95−100
medium / 1080p
90−95
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Minecraft is 20% more, than GeForce GT 545.
high / 1080p
−
20−22
ultra / 1080p
12−14
16−18
low / 720p
27−30
45−50
medium / 1080p
14−16
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 61% more, than GeForce GT 545.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
4−5
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
6−7
21−24
medium / 1080p
−
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 200% more, than GeForce GT 545.
low / 768p
12−14
40−45
medium / 768p
9−10
24−27
high / 1080p
4−5
14−16
ultra / 1080p
3−4
9−10
4K / 2160p
0−1
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 228% more, than GeForce GT 545.
low / 768p
75−80
95−100
medium / 768p
35−40
55−60
ultra / 1080p
16−18
27−30
high / 768p
30−35
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in World of Tanks is 39% more, than GeForce GT 545.
Full Specs
GeForce GT 545
Radeon HD 5870
Architecture
Fermi 2.0
TeraScale 2
Code name
GF116
Cypress
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
14 May 2011
23 September 2009
Pipelines
144
1600
Core clock speed
720 MHz
850 MHz
Transistor count
1,170 million
2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
17.28
68.00
Floating-point performance
414.7 gflops
2,720.0 gflops
Length
145 mm
282 mm
Memory bus width
192 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1600 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
38.4 GB/s
153.6 GB/s
DirectX
12 (11_0)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
1.1
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
N/A
CUDA
2.1
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