Radeon HD 5870 Mac Edition
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 DDR4
Radeon HD 5870 Mac Edition
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 DDR4

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between Radeon HD 5870 Mac Edition  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 DDR4.

not rated
Place in performance rating
2870
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Value for money (0-100)
0.27
TeraScale 2
Architecture
Pascal
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Code name
GP108
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Type
Desktop
30 June 2010 (11 years ago)
Release date
12 March 2018
$479
Launch price (MSRP)
$79
$20 (0x MSRP)
Price now
$100
Cypress
GPU code name
no data
Desktop
Market segment
no data

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between Radeon HD 5870 Mac Edition  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 DDR4 in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

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Pipelines
384
850 MHz
Core clock speed
1152 MHz
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Boost Clock
1379 MHz
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Transistor count
1,800 million
40 nm
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
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Power consumption (TDP)
20 Watt
68.00
Texture fill rate
33.10
2,720.0 gflops
Floating-point performance
1,059 gflops
1600
Pipelines / CUDA cores
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2,154 million
Number of transistors
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228 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
no data

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards Radeon HD 5870 Mac Edition and NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 DDR4 come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 2.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x4
279 mm
Length
145 mm
2x 6-pin
Supplementary power connectors
None

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between Radeon HD 5870 Mac Edition vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 DDR4.

GDDR5
Memory type
DDR4
1 GB
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
256 Bit
Memory bus width
64 Bit
4780 MHz
Memory clock speed
2100 MHz
153.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
16.8 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between Radeon HD 5870 Mac Edition vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 DDR4.

1x DVI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders Radeon HD 5870 Mac Edition and NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 DDR4 is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

11.2 (11_0)
DirectX
12 (12_1)
4.4
OpenGL
4.6
N/A
Vulkan
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5.0
Shader Model
no data
1.2
OpenCL
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Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for Radeon HD 5870 Mac Edition and NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 DDR4 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the Radeon HD 5870 Mac Edition or NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 DDR4 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) Radeon HD 5870 Mac Edition
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 DDR4
Death Stranding (2020) Radeon HD 5870 Mac Edition
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 DDR4
F1 2020 (2020) Radeon HD 5870 Mac Edition
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 DDR4
Gears Tactics (2020) Radeon HD 5870 Mac Edition
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 DDR4
Doom Eternal (2020) Radeon HD 5870 Mac Edition
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 DDR4
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of Radeon HD 5870 Mac Edition

Cheaper ($20 (0x MSRP) vs $100)

More memory bandwidth (153.0 GB/s vs 16.8 GB/s)

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 DDR4

1.11% faster in synthetic tests

Finer manufacturing process technology (14 nm vs 40 nm)

More maximum RAM amount (2 GB vs 1 GB)

So, Radeon HD 5870 Mac Edition or NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 DDR4?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 DDR4 .

Radeon HD 5870 Mac Edition versus NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 DDR4 performance benchmarks comparison

User rating

2.0 Out of 1 Hitesti Score
2.9 Out of 35 Hitesti Score