GeForce GTX 280 vs Radeon HD 5870
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 280 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 280 stacks up against Radeon HD 5870, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 280
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 280
Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP)
236 Watt
188 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
6-pin & 8-pin
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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GeForce GTX 280 has 25% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 5870.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon HD 5870 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 280 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 5870 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 280 is 446 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.
GeForce GTX 280 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5870 - by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 5870 is 272 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 280.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 3693 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280.
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
1−2
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 GTX 280.
high / 1080p
−
18−20
ultra / 1080p
4−5
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
16−18
35−40
medium / 1080p
5−6
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Battlefield 5 is 177% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
180−190
medium / 768p
90−95
150−160
ultra / 1080p
40−45
75−80
QHD / 1440p
21−24
45−50
4K / 2160p
18−20
30−33
high / 768p
65−70
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 65% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p
85−90
55−60
ultra / 1080p
16−18
30−35
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 280 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 GTX 280.
high / 1080p
2−3
12−14
ultra / 1080p
2−3
12−14
4K / 2160p
0−1
5−6
low / 720p
10−12
30−33
medium / 1080p
3−4
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Far Cry 5 is 350% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p
10−11
20−22
ultra / 1080p
5−6
14−16
QHD / 1440p
2−3
−
low / 720p
50−55
80−85
medium / 1080p
10−12
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Fortnite is 105% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p
4−5
18−20
ultra / 1080p
−
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
5−6
low / 720p
16−18
40−45
medium / 1080p
7−8
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 211% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p
40−45
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 112% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p
1−2
7−8
ultra / 1080p
0−1
5−6
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
5−6
21−24
medium / 1080p
3−4
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Metro Exodus is 333% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
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 GTX 280.
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 GTX 280.
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 GTX 280.
low / 768p
12−14
40−45
medium / 768p
8−9
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 GTX 280.
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 GTX 280.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 280
Radeon HD 5870
Architecture
Tesla 2.0
TeraScale 2
Code name
GT200
Cypress
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
16 June 2008
23 September 2009
Pipelines
240
1600
Core clock speed
1296 MHz
850 MHz
Transistor count
1,400 million
2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology
65 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
48.2 billion/sec
68.00
Floating-point performance
622.1 gflops
2,720.0 gflops
Length
10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
282 mm
Memory bus width
512 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1107 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
141.7 GB/s
153.6 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
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
S/PDIF
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