GeForce GTX 960 vs Radeon HD 5830

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon HD 5830, 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 960 stacks up against Radeon HD 5830, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 960 Radeon HD 5830
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 175 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pins 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU) 400 Watt
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  • Radeon HD 5830 has 45% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 960.
  • GeForce GTX 960 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 5830 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 960 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5830.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 960 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 5830 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960 is 327 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5830.
  • GeForce GTX 960 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5830 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 5830 is 273 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 960.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5830 is 3993 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 8−9
ultra / 1080p 21−24 5−6
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 18−20
medium / 1080p 40−45 10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 310% more, than Radeon HD 5830.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 960 Radeon HD 5830
Architecture Maxwell TeraScale 2
Code name GM206 Cypress
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 22 January 2015 25 February 2010
Pipelines 1024 1120
Core clock speed 1127 MHz 800 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 72 billion/sec 44.80
Floating-point performance 2,413 gflops 1,792.0 gflops
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm) 282 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7.0 GB/s 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 128.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.4 5.0
OpenGL 4.4 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.27 kh/s
CUDA cores 1024
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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