GeForce GTX 275 vs Radeon HD 5970
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 275 and Radeon HD 5970, 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 GTX 275 stacks up against Radeon HD 5970, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 5970
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 275
Radeon HD 5970
Power consumption (TDP)
219 Watt
294 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
896 MB
1 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI
2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5970 has 34% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 275.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GTX 275 has 895 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5970.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 275 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 5970 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 275 is 679 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.
GeForce GTX 275 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5970 - by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 5970 is 295 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 275.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5970 is 2866 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 275.
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
6−7
10−12
ultra / 1080p
4−5
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
16−18
24−27
medium / 1080p
8−9
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 55% more, than GeForce GTX 275.
high / 1080p
10−12
18−20
ultra / 1080p
10−11
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
24−27
35−40
medium / 1080p
12−14
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Battlefield 5 is 53% more, than GeForce GTX 275.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 275 and Radeon HD 5970 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
130−140
180−190
medium / 768p
100−110
150−160
ultra / 1080p
50−55
75−80
QHD / 1440p
27−30
45−50
4K / 2160p
27−30
30−33
high / 768p
75−80
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 42% more, than GeForce GTX 275.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
18−20
30−33
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 9% more, than GeForce GTX 275.
low / 768p
75−80
95−100
medium / 768p
55−60
80−85
ultra / 1080p
30−35
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Dota 2 is 40% more, than GeForce GTX 275.
high / 1080p
8−9
12−14
ultra / 1080p
7−8
12−14
4K / 2160p
3−4
5−6
low / 720p
18−20
30−33
medium / 1080p
8−9
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Far Cry 5 is 66% more, than GeForce GTX 275.
high / 1080p
14−16
20−22
ultra / 1080p
10−11
14−16
low / 720p
60−65
80−85
medium / 1080p
21−24
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Fortnite is 44% more, than GeForce GTX 275.
high / 1080p
12−14
18−20
ultra / 1080p
10−12
16−18
QHD / 1440p
1−2
5−6
low / 720p
24−27
40−45
medium / 1080p
12−14
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 75% more, than GeForce GTX 275.
low / 768p
50−55
70−75
medium / 768p
45−50
60−65
high / 1080p
12−14
21−24
ultra / 1080p
6−7
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 41% more, than GeForce GTX 275.
high / 1080p
4−5
7−8
ultra / 1080p
3−4
5−6
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
12−14
21−24
medium / 1080p
6−7
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Metro Exodus is 83% more, than GeForce GTX 275.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
high / 1080p
85−90
−
ultra / 1080p
80−85
95−100
medium / 1080p
90−95
100−105
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Minecraft is 13% more, than GeForce GTX 275.
high / 1080p
16−18
20−22
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
30−35
45−50
medium / 1080p
18−20
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 35% more, than GeForce GTX 275.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
7−8
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
10−12
21−24
medium / 1080p
10−12
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 55% more, than GeForce GTX 275.
low / 768p
24−27
40−45
medium / 768p
16−18
24−27
high / 1080p
9−10
14−16
ultra / 1080p
6−7
8−9
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 57% more, than GeForce GTX 275.
low / 768p
85−90
95−100
medium / 768p
40−45
55−60
ultra / 1080p
18−20
27−30
high / 768p
35−40
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in World of Tanks is 23% more, than GeForce GTX 275.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 275
Radeon HD 5970
Architecture
Tesla 2.0
TeraScale 2
Code name
GT200B
Hemlock
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
15 January 2009
18 November 2009
Pipelines
240
1600
Core clock speed
1404 MHz
725 MHz
Transistor count
1,400 million
2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
50.6 billion/sec
58.00
Floating-point performance
673.9 gflops
2x 2,320.0 gflops
Length
10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
305 mm
Memory bus width
448 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1134 MHz
4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
127.0 GB/s
128.0 GB/s
DirectX
11.1 (10_0)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
4.0
5.0
OpenGL
3.0
4.4
OpenCL
1.1
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
N/A
CUDA
+
CUDA cores
240
Bus support
PCI-E 2.0
Height
4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options
+
Multi monitor support
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
S/PDIF
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