Radeon RX 590 vs GeForce GTX 570 Rev. 2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 570 Rev. 2 and Radeon RX 590, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 570 Rev. 2
2010
1280 MB GDDR5, 219 Watt
7.04

RX 590 outperforms GTX 570 Rev. 2 by a whopping 243% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking557237
Place by popularitynot in top-100100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.0424.25
Power efficiency2.249.61
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGF110Polaris 30
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date7 December 2010 (14 years ago)15 November 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$349 $279

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RX 590 has 2232% better value for money than GTX 570 Rev. 2.

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 cores4802304
Core clock speed732 MHz1469 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1545 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)219 Watt175 Watt
Texture fill rate43.92222.5
Floating-point processing power1.405 TFLOPS7.119 TFLOPS
ROPs4032
TMUs60144

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm241 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1280 MB8 GB
Memory bus width320 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed950 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth152.0 GB/s256.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI++

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync-+

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA2.0-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD27−30
−278%
102
+278%
1440p16−18
−281%
61
+281%
4K10−12
−270%
37
+270%

Cost per frame, $

1080p12.93
−373%
2.74
+373%
1440p21.81
−377%
4.57
+377%
4K34.90
−363%
7.54
+363%
  • RX 590 has 373% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 590 has 377% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 590 has 363% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 87
+0%
87
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 137
+0%
137
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Metro Exodus 88
+0%
88
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 91
+0%
91
+0%
Valorant 128
+0%
128
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 129
+0%
129
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Dota 2 52
+0%
52
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Fortnite 116
+0%
116
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 114
+0%
114
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 79
+0%
79
+0%
Metro Exodus 60
+0%
60
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 239
+0%
239
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 39
+0%
39
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Valorant 64
+0%
64
+0%
World of Tanks 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 71
+0%
71
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Dota 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100
+0%
100
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 79
+0%
79
+0%
Valorant 110
+0%
110
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Dota 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 25
+0%
25
+0%
World of Tanks 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70
+0%
70
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Metro Exodus 58
+0%
58
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Valorant 75
+0%
75
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Dota 2 41
+0%
41
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 41
+0%
41
+0%
Metro Exodus 19
+0%
19
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 82
+0%
82
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16
+0%
16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 41
+0%
41
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30
+0%
30
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Dota 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Fortnite 34
+0%
34
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40
+0%
40
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Valorant 39
+0%
39
+0%

This is how GTX 570 Rev. 2 and RX 590 compete in popular games:

  • RX 590 is 278% faster in 1080p
  • RX 590 is 281% faster in 1440p
  • RX 590 is 270% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.04 24.15
Recency 7 December 2010 15 November 2018
Maximum RAM amount 1280 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 219 Watt 175 Watt

RX 590 has a 243% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 540% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 25.1% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 590 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 570 Rev. 2 in performance tests.

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 Rev. 2
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