GeForce GTX 295 vs Radeon HD 5970

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 295 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 295 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.

GeForce GTX 295

Radeon HD 5970

Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 295	Radeon HD 5970
Power consumption (TDP)	289 Watt	294 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin & 8-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1792 MB	1 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI	2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort

Radeon HD 5970 has 1% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 295.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GTX 295 has 1791 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5970.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 295 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 5970 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 295 is 517 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.
GeForce GTX 295 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 295.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5970 is 3001 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 295.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	3−4	10−12
ultra / 1080p	2−3	6−7
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	14−16	24−27
medium / 1080p	5−6	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 133% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	7−8	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	18−20	35−40
medium / 1080p	8−9	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Battlefield 5 is 127% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	30−35	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GTX 295 and Radeon HD 5970 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	24−27	45−50
4K / 2160p	18−20	30−33
high / 768p	65−70	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 62% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
low / 768p	80−85	55−60
ultra / 1080p	14−16	30−33
medium / 1080p	40−45	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 295 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	75−80	95−100
medium / 768p	50−55	80−85
ultra / 1080p	27−30	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Dota 2 is 48% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
high / 1080p	5−6	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
4K / 2160p	2−3	5−6
low / 720p	14−16	30−33
medium / 1080p	6−7	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Far Cry 5 is 128% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
high / 1080p	12−14	20−22
ultra / 1080p	7−8	14−16
low / 720p	50−55	80−85
medium / 1080p	14−16	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Fortnite is 77% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
high / 1080p	7−8	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	5−6
low / 720p	20−22	40−45
medium / 1080p	9−10	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 133% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
low / 768p	45−50	70−75
medium / 768p	−	60−65
high / 1080p	8−9	21−24
ultra / 1080p	5−6	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 70% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
high / 1080p	3−4	7−8
ultra / 1080p	1−2	5−6
4K / 2160p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	8−9	21−24
medium / 1080p	4−5	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Metro Exodus is 175% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
low / 768p	85−90	100−110
high / 1080p	85−90	−
ultra / 1080p	80−85	95−100
medium / 1080p	85−90	100−105
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Minecraft is 18% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
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 5970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 61% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	7−8	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	8−9	21−24
medium / 1080p	−	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 87% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
low / 768p	16−18	40−45
medium / 768p	12−14	24−27
high / 1080p	6−7	14−16
ultra / 1080p	5−6	8−9
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 120% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
low / 768p	70−75	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 5970 in World of Tanks is 46% more, than GeForce GTX 295.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 295	Radeon HD 5970
Architecture	Tesla 2.0	TeraScale 2
Code name	GT200B	Hemlock
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	8 January 2009	18 November 2009
Pipelines	240	1600
Core clock speed	1242 MHz	725 MHz
Transistor count	1,400 million	2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	92.2 billion/sec	58.00
Floating-point performance	2x 596.2 gflops	2x 2,320.0 gflops
Length	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)	305 mm
Memory bus width	896 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	999 MHz	4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	223.8 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	480
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options	+
Multi monitor support	+
HDMI	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF
CUDA cores per GPU	240
Standard memory config per GPU	896 MB
Memory interface width per GPU	448 Bit
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)	128bit

GeForce GTX 295 vs Radeon HD 5970

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