NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 vs. ATI Radeon HD 5870

**Kain** · 06-22-10, 03:36 PM

I can get these two graphics cards for roughly the same price. Which one should I go with?

06-22-10, 03:37 PM

For the same price? 5870 absolutely.

**DiscipleDOC** · 06-22-10, 03:39 PM

From what I have read, the 5870 will out perform the 470 in most games...and it probably runs cooler.

Fotis · 06-22-10, 04:58 PM

Voted for the 5870 cause its faster and runs cooler.If you are into 3d vision or Physx though you should probably go for the GTX470.

newparad1gm · 06-22-10, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Kain

I can get these two graphics cards for roughly the same price. Which one should I go with?

The 5870 has lower power draw and performs as well or better than the GTX 470. If you are building a new machine, it will keep some other costs down as well as you won't need as powerful of a power supply, and you won't need as good of a case with lots of cooling to keep it cool.

Intel17 · 06-22-10, 05:55 PM

In your position I went with the 470 because I didn't like the idea of not having the most feature rich card (PhysX, 3D vision, GPGPU focus, etc.).

JasonPC · 06-24-10, 01:14 PM

It looks like the Inno3D GTX 470 is a really nice overclocker if you don't mind a card that takes up three slots. http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=25123&page=1

When you overclock it as much as Hexus did (comes at default clock) the gap between it and the 480 is really small. And it seems to run much much cooler. Not sure what's the price on these and how available they are but if they're around the same price as a 5870 I think it's still definitely worth considering.

Bman212121 · 06-24-10, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Intel17

In your position I went with the 470 because I didn't like the idea of not having the most feature rich card (PhysX, 3D vision, GPGPU focus, etc.).

The only issue I see with that is I haven't found a game yet where I've used PhysX and could actually tell it did something. 3D vision sure if you have the glasses and monitor. I could see the advantages of using a GTX 470 for F@H though, but I'd probably just stick with the HD5870 anyway since it can also run F@H.

**Kain** · 06-26-10, 02:00 PM

I posted this same question on the Rage3D forum and, while most voted for the HD 5870 in the poll, the thread contains a heated discussion as to which is actually better. Some are saying that once you start to overclock the GTX 470 and the HD 5870, the GTX 470 starts to pull ahead of the HD 5870.

Have a look (and let me have your feedback in regards to this!): http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33965057

Ancient76 · 06-27-10, 05:01 AM

Both cards have identical performance. Concerning overclock, Fermi has much better oc scaling.

For me ATI is just good alternative, so i would choose GTX 470.

Blacklash · 06-27-10, 05:46 AM

Never mind. I already posted that elsewhere.

**john19055** · 06-27-10, 06:07 AM

when you look at this new review ,the GTX 480 and the HD5870 run neck in neck in games useing fraps with real wold results,and the Min frames on the HD5870 does'nt look as bad as I have seen other reviews.All the cards wre running at default speeds,once you overclock the GTX 480 it will pull ahead father.http://www.techspot.com/review/283-g...adeon-hd-5800/

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470	19	35.19%
ATI Radeon HD 5870	35	64.81%
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06-22-10, 03:36 PM	#1
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06-22-10, 03:37 PM	#2
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06-22-10, 03:39 PM	#3
DiscipleDOC Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Alabama, Planet Earth Posts: 5,933	Re: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 vs. ATI Radeon HD 5870 From what I have read, the 5870 will out perform the 470 in most games...and it probably runs cooler.

06-22-10, 04:58 PM	#4
Fotis Radeforce GTX7970 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Greece Posts: 1,346	Re: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 vs. ATI Radeon HD 5870 Voted for the 5870 cause its faster and runs cooler.If you are into 3d vision or Physx though you should probably go for the GTX470. __________________ Intel Core i7 920 @3.8GHz\|Corsair H50\|MSI X58 Platinum\|3x2GB Mushkin DDR3 1600 7-8-7-20\|Gigabyte Radeon 7970 OC 3GB windforce\|Samsung SSD 830 256GB/Intel SSD X25M 80GB\|Seagate Ext. 2TB eSata\|Corsair TX 750W\|Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 7000\|Silverstone Grandia GD-01 MX Black\|Dell UltraSharp U2412M\| Windows 7 x64 Pro

06-22-10, 05:55 PM	#6
Intel17 Is not an Intel fanboi Join Date: May 2004 Location: Burlington, VT Posts: 1,368	Re: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 vs. ATI Radeon HD 5870 In your position I went with the 470 because I didn't like the idea of not having the most feature rich card (PhysX, 3D vision, GPGPU focus, etc.). __________________ Intel Core i7 980X Extreme Edition @ 4.00GHz, 2.94GHz uncore\| Corsair H60 \| ASUS P6X58D-E \| Zotac GTX 580 @ 872/1744/2145\|Western Digital Caviar Black 1.5TB (Games/Steam)\| Seagate 1.5TB (media/misc.) \|Seagate 1 TB (OS/Main) \| 24 GB G.Skill RipJaws X 1.5V DDR3-1333 \| Creative X-Fi Titanium \| Sennheiser HD 202 Headset \| Dual Gigabit Realtek LAN \| Antec True Power Quattro 1200W \| Acer G235Hbmbd 23" LCD Display \| Logitech K320 Wireless Keyboard \| Logitech Performance MX Mouse

06-24-10, 01:14 PM	#7
JasonPC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,103	Re: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 vs. ATI Radeon HD 5870 It looks like the Inno3D GTX 470 is a really nice overclocker if you don't mind a card that takes up three slots. http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=25123&page=1 When you overclock it as much as Hexus did (comes at default clock) the gap between it and the 480 is really small. And it seems to run much much cooler. Not sure what's the price on these and how available they are but if they're around the same price as a 5870 I think it's still definitely worth considering.

06-26-10, 02:00 PM	#9
Kain Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Dubai, UAE Posts: 1,264	Re: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 vs. ATI Radeon HD 5870 I posted this same question on the Rage3D forum and, while most voted for the HD 5870 in the poll, the thread contains a heated discussion as to which is actually better. Some are saying that once you start to overclock the GTX 470 and the HD 5870, the GTX 470 starts to pull ahead of the HD 5870. Have a look (and let me have your feedback in regards to this!): http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33965057 __________________ Intel Core i7-3930K Corsair Hydro Series H100 with 2 x Scythe GentleTyphoon 1850 rpm fans GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD3 16 GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 MHz EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN Superclocked Signature Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD Crucial m4 256 GB Western Digital Caviar Black 2 TB Pioneer BDR-206DBK Corsair Professional Series Gold AX850 Corsair Obsidian Series 650D Samsung SyncMaster S23A700D Corsair Gaming Audio Series SP2500 Microsoft SideWinder X4 Logitech G9x Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 64-bit

06-27-10, 05:01 AM	#10
Ancient76 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 651	Re: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 vs. ATI Radeon HD 5870 Both cards have identical performance. Concerning overclock, Fermi has much better oc scaling. For me ATI is just good alternative, so i would choose GTX 470. __________________ Skyrim: Realistic Overhaul - http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=5400 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S.C.O.P.: Realistic mod for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Call Of Pripyat - http://www.gsc-game.com/index.php?t=...3928&sec_id=19 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Core 2 Duo E8400 4.2GHz / Zalman CNPS7000B-AlCu Asus P5Q Pro Kingston DDR2 / 2x2GB MSI 5850 Twin Frozr II ASUS 22" VW220T Seagate Barracuda 320GB SATA II Corsair HX620W Sharkoon Rebel 9

06-27-10, 05:46 AM	#11
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06-27-10, 06:07 AM	#12
john19055 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: GREENVILLE,TX Posts: 3,851	Re: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 vs. ATI Radeon HD 5870 when you look at this new review ,the GTX 480 and the HD5870 run neck in neck in games useing fraps with real wold results,and the Min frames on the HD5870 does'nt look as bad as I have seen other reviews.All the cards wre running at default speeds,once you overclock the GTX 480 it will pull ahead father.http://www.techspot.com/review/283-g...adeon-hd-5800/ __________________ Intel i7-3820+Corsair H-100+ASROCK X79-Extreme4+16gigs G.Skill PC1600DDR3+2-ASUS DirectCU II GTX-670 in SLI+Crucial 256g-SSD+2- Samsung 1-TB+2-WesternDigtial 640g+LG-12x Blu-Ray Burner+1100w CoolerMaster+Antec-P280 case+50" Plasma PM6700+Logitech Mouse+Keyboard+Pioneer VSX-1020+Polk Audio Speakers