GeForce GTX 590 vs Radeon HD 5870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 590 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 GTX 590 stacks up against Radeon HD 5870, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 590	Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP)	365 Watt	188 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	Two 8-pin	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)	1 GB
Display Connectors	3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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GeForce GTX 590 has 94% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 5870.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GTX 590 has 3071 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 590 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 5870 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 590 is 365 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.
GeForce GTX 590 and Radeon HD 5870 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 5870 is 271 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 590.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 3093 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 590.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	16−18	10−12
ultra / 1080p	10−11	6−7
QHD / 1440p	4−5	1−2
low / 720p	35−40	24−27
medium / 1080p	21−24	14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 63% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	27−30	18−20
ultra / 1080p	21−24	16−18
QHD / 1440p	6−7	1−2
4K / 2160p	5−6	−
low / 720p	55−60	35−40
medium / 1080p	30−35	20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Battlefield 5 is 52% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	210−220	180−190
medium / 768p	190−200	150−160
ultra / 1080p	100−110	75−80
QHD / 1440p	60−65	45−50
4K / 2160p	30−35	30−33
high / 768p	150−160	110−120
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 25% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	45−50	30−35
medium / 1080p	55−60	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 22% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	110−120	95−100
medium / 768p	100−110	80−85
ultra / 1080p	70−75	50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Dota 2 is 25% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	20−22	12−14
ultra / 1080p	18−20	12−14
QHD / 1440p	18−20	−
4K / 2160p	6−7	5−6
low / 720p	45−50	30−33
medium / 1080p	21−24	14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Far Cry 5 is 53% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	27−30	20−22
ultra / 1080p	21−24	14−16
QHD / 1440p	14−16	−
low / 720p	110−120	80−85
medium / 1080p	60−65	35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Fortnite is 46% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	27−30	18−20
ultra / 1080p	21−24	16−18
QHD / 1440p	10−11	5−6
low / 720p	60−65	40−45
medium / 1080p	30−35	21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Forza Horizon 4 is 47% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	90−95	70−75
medium / 768p	80−85	60−65
high / 1080p	30−35	21−24
ultra / 1080p	14−16	9−10
QHD / 1440p	4−5	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Grand Theft Auto V is 34% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	10−11	7−8
ultra / 1080p	8−9	5−6
4K / 2160p	1−2	1−2
low / 720p	30−35	21−24
medium / 1080p	14−16	10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Metro Exodus is 44% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	110−120	100−110
ultra / 1080p	−	95−100
medium / 1080p	110−120	100−110
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Minecraft is 9% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	−	20−22
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
low / 720p	60−65	45−50
medium / 1080p	18−20	21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	14−16	12−14
ultra / 1080p	9−10	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	30−35	21−24
medium / 1080p	18−20	14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 35% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	60−65	40−45
medium / 768p	35−40	24−27
high / 1080p	21−24	14−16
ultra / 1080p	12−14	9−10
4K / 2160p	7−8	7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 40% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	90−95	95−100
medium / 768p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	35−40	27−30
high / 768p	55−60	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in World of Tanks is 8% more, than Radeon HD 5870.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 590	Radeon HD 5870
Architecture	Fermi	TeraScale 2
Code name	GF110	Cypress
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	24 March 2011	23 September 2009
Pipelines	1024	1600
Core clock speed	1215 MHz	850 MHz
Transistor count	3,000 million	2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	77.7 billion/sec	68.00
Floating-point performance	2x 1,244.2 gflops	2,720.0 gflops
Length	11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)	282 mm
Memory bus width	768-bit (384-bit per GPU)	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1707 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	327.7 GB/s	153.6 GB/s
Shared memory	-
DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.2	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+
CUDA cores	1024
Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options	+
Multi monitor support	+
HDMI	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	Internal
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GeForce GTX 590 vs Radeon HD 5870

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