GeForce GTX 285 vs Radeon HD 5970
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 285 and Radeon HD 5970. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 285 and Radeon HD 5970. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
Radeon HD 5970
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 285
Radeon HD 5970
Power consumption (TDP)
204 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
1 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5970 has 44% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 285.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GTX 285 and Radeon HD 5970 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 285 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 5970 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 285 is 751 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.
GeForce GTX 285 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 285.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5970 is 2758 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 285.
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
7−8
10−12
ultra / 1080p
4−5
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
16−18
24−27
medium / 1080p
9−10
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 55% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
high / 1080p
12−14
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 285.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 285 and Radeon HD 5970 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
140−150
180−190
medium / 768p
110−120
150−160
ultra / 1080p
55−60
75−80
QHD / 1440p
30−35
45−50
4K / 2160p
27−30
30−33
high / 768p
85−90
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 31% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
20−22
30−33
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
low / 768p
80−85
95−100
medium / 768p
60−65
80−85
ultra / 1080p
35−40
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Dota 2 is 28% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
high / 1080p
8−9
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
12−14
4K / 2160p
4−5
5−6
low / 720p
20−22
30−33
medium / 1080p
9−10
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Far Cry 5 is 50% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
high / 1080p
14−16
20−22
ultra / 1080p
10−12
14−16
low / 720p
60−65
80−85
medium / 1080p
24−27
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Fortnite is 39% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
high / 1080p
12−14
18−20
ultra / 1080p
10−12
16−18
QHD / 1440p
1−2
5−6
low / 720p
27−30
40−45
medium / 1080p
14−16
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 61% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
low / 768p
55−60
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 32% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
high / 1080p
5−6
7−8
ultra / 1080p
3−4
5−6
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
12−14
21−24
medium / 1080p
7−8
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Metro Exodus is 57% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
low / 768p
95−100
100−110
high / 1080p
90−95
−
ultra / 1080p
80−85
95−100
medium / 1080p
90−95
100−105
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Minecraft is 12% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
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 285.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
7−8
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
21−24
medium / 1080p
10−12
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 40% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
low / 768p
24−27
40−45
medium / 768p
16−18
24−27
high / 1080p
10−11
14−16
ultra / 1080p
6−7
8−9
4K / 2160p
6−7
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 46% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
low / 768p
85−90
95−100
medium / 768p
45−50
55−60
ultra / 1080p
20−22
27−30
high / 768p
35−40
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in World of Tanks is 18% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 285
Radeon HD 5970
Architecture
Tesla 2.0
TeraScale 2
Code name
GT200B
Hemlock
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
23 December 2008
18 November 2009
Pipelines
240
1600
Core clock speed
1476 MHz
725 MHz
Transistor count
1,400 million
2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
51.8 billion/sec
58.00
Floating-point performance
708.5 gflops
2x 2,320.0 gflops
Length
10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
305 mm
Memory bus width
512 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1242 MHz
4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
159.0 GB/s
128.0 GB/s
DirectX
11.1 (10_0)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
4.0
5.0
OpenGL
2.1
4.4
OpenCL
1.1
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
N/A
CUDA
+
CUDA cores
240
Height
4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options
+
Multi monitor support
+
HDMI
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
S/PDIF
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)
128bit
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