ATI Radeon HD 5850 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Cypress | GF104 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Cypress PRO (215-0735043) | N11E-GT |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 | Fermi |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 2,154 million | 1,950 million |
| Die size | 334 mm² | 332 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Sep 30th, 2009 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Evergreen | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Launch price | 299 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 101 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | Radeon R700 | — |
| Successor | Northern Islands | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 725 MHz | 535 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 1000 MHz 4 Gbps effective | 750 MHz 3 Gbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1070 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 1536 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 128.0 GB/s | 72.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 1440 | 288 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 72 | 48 |
| ROPs | 32 | 24 |
| Compute units | 18 | — |
| Cache L1 | 8 KB (per CU) | 64 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 512 KB | 384 KB |
| SM count | — | 6 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 23.20 GPixel/s | 6.420 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 52.20 GTexel/s | 25.68 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 2.088 TFLOPS | 616.3 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 417.6 GFLOPS (1:5) | 51.36 GFLOPS (1:12) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 241 mm 9.5 inches | — |
| TDP | 151 W | 75 W |
| Suggested PSU | 450 W | — |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 2x 6-pin | None |
| Board number | C002-37 | P1044 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| CUDA | — | 2.1 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Sep 3rd, 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 400M |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 300M |
| Successor | — | GeForce 500M |
