NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 vs AMD Radeon HD 5870
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 leads on gaming, scoring 8.4 — about 47% ahead of the AMD Radeon HD 5870. For AI workloads the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 is the clear call: it's both faster and better value in that segment. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 comes out ahead in 4 of the 4 uses we score. On today's street prices the AMD Radeon HD 5870 is the cheaper of the two: the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 costs around 32% more. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 wins outright: faster and better value.
| GeForce GTX 680NVIDIAour pick | Radeon HD 5870AMD | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance scores | ||
| Gaming | 8.4 ★ | 5.7 |
| 3D Modelling | 8.5 ★ | 6.1 |
| AI | 5.4 ★ | 3.6 |
| VR | 8.8 ★ | 6.1 |
| Value scores | ||
| Gaming | 6.4 ★ | 5.7 |
| 3D Modelling | 6.5 ★ | 6.1 |
| AI | 4.1 ★ | 3.6 |
| VR | 6.7 ★ | 6.1 |
| Specifications | ||
| UserBenchmark Speed | 13.3 ★ | 7.8 |
| FP32 Compute | 3.09 TFLOPS ★ | 2.72 TFLOPS |
| AI Throughput | 0 TOPS | 0 TOPS |
| VRAM | 2 GB ★ | 1 GB |
| Mem Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s ★ | 153.6 GB/s |
| TDP | 195 W | 188 W ★ |
| RRP | £394 | £299 ★ |
★ marks the winner on each row (for TDP, latency and price, lower is better). Ties unmarked. Scores are our own absolute figures; specs and prices are facts from their sources.
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