Radeon RX 580X vs GeForce GTX 570 Rev. 2
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 570 Rev. 2 and Radeon RX 580X, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
580X outperforms 570 Rev. 2 by a whopping 174% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 616 | 341 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.92 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.30 | 7.46 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | GF110 | Polaris 20 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 December 2010 (15 years ago) | 11 April 2018 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $349 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 480 | 2304 |
| Core clock speed | 732 MHz | 1257 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1340 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,000 million | 5,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 219 Watt | 185 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 43.92 | 193.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.405 TFLOPS | 6.175 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 40 | 32 |
| TMUs | 60 | 144 |
| L1 Cache | 960 KB | 576 KB |
| L2 Cache | 640 KB | 2 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 241 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1280 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 320 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 950 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 152.0 GB/s | 256.0 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | + | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 2.0 | - |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.55 | 17.93 |
| Recency | 7 December 2010 | 11 April 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1280 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 219 Watt | 185 Watt |
RX 580X has a 174% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 540% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 186% more advanced lithography process, and 18% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX 580X is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 570 Rev. 2 in performance tests.
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