GeForce RTX 4050 vs GTX 570

Place in the ranking	445	123
Place by popularity	not in top-100	45
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.16	no data
Power efficiency	3.19	25.69
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GF110	AD107
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	7 December 2010 (14 years ago)	2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$349	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	2560
Core clock speed	732 MHz	2505 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2640 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	219 Watt	100 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	97 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	43.92	211.2
Floating-point processing power	1.405 TFLOPS	13.52 TFLOPS
ROPs	40	32
TMUs	60	80
Tensor Cores	no data	120
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	18

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).

Bus support	PCI-E 2.0 x 16	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	267 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1x 12-pin
SLI options	+	-

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1280 MB	6 GB
Memory bus width	320 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	1900 MHz (3800 data rate)	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	152.0 GB/s	216.0 GB/s

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 Connectors	Mini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 570 10.19

RTX 4050 37.51
+268%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 570 3926

RTX 4050 14452
+268%

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 HD

−263%

290−300
+263%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

4.36

no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18

−244%

55−60
+244%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −254%	85−90 +254%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −267%	55−60 +267%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −244%	110−120 +244%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −257%	75−80 +257%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −244%	55−60 +244%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −254%	85−90 +254%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −257%	100−105 +257%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −268%	250−260 +268%
Hitman 3	18−20 −242%	65−70 +242%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −257%	200−210 +257%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −244%	110−120 +244%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −257%	100−105 +257%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −264%	120−130 +264%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −259%	230−240 +259%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −254%	85−90 +254%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −267%	55−60 +267%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −244%	110−120 +244%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −257%	75−80 +257%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −244%	55−60 +244%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −254%	85−90 +254%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −257%	100−105 +257%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −268%	250−260 +268%
Hitman 3	18−20 −242%	65−70 +242%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −257%	200−210 +257%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −244%	110−120 +244%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −257%	100−105 +257%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −264%	120−130 +264%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −252%	95−100 +252%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −259%	230−240 +259%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −254%	85−90 +254%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −267%	55−60 +267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −257%	75−80 +257%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −244%	55−60 +244%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −254%	85−90 +254%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −268%	250−260 +268%
Hitman 3	18−20 −242%	65−70 +242%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −257%	200−210 +257%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −264%	120−130 +264%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −252%	95−100 +252%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −259%	230−240 +259%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30
−257%

100−105

+257%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 −250%	70−75 +250%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −244%	55−60 +244%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −250%	35−40 +250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −250%	21−24 +250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −250%	35−40 +250%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −233%	40−45 +233%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −248%	160−170 +248%
Hitman 3	12−14 −246%	45−50 +246%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −257%	75−80 +257%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −267%	55−60 +267%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −246%	45−50 +246%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −250%	35−40 +250%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −259%	230−240 +259%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

−253%

60−65
+253%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −233%	30−33 +233%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −243%	24−27 +243%
Hitman 3	6−7 −250%	21−24 +250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −264%	160−170 +264%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −238%	27−30 +238%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −238%	27−30 +238%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −250%	21−24 +250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −246%	45−50 +246%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −243%	24−27 +243%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 −250%	14−16 +250%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

−250%

35−40
+250%

This is how GTX 570 and RTX 4050 compete in popular games:

RTX 4050 is 263% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.19	37.51
Maximum RAM amount	1280 MB	6 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	219 Watt	100 Watt

RTX 4050 has a 268.1% higher aggregate performance score, a 380% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 700% more advanced lithography process, and 119% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4050 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 570 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.