Radeon HD 7790 vs GeForce GTX 570

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 570 and Radeon HD 7790, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 570
2010
1280 MB GDDR5, 219 Watt
10.18
+27.1%

GTX 570 outperforms HD 7790 by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking444516
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.072.96
Power efficiency3.226.52
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameGF110Bonaire
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date7 December 2010 (13 years ago)22 March 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$349 $149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 7790 has 43% better value for money than GTX 570.

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 cores480896
Core clock speed732 MHz1000 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)219 Watt85 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate43.9256.00
Floating-point processing power1.405 TFLOPS1.792 TFLOPS
ROPs4016
TMUs6056

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 supportPCI-E 2.0 x 16no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm183 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1280 MB1 GB
Memory bus width320 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1900 MHz (3800 data rate)1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth152.0 GB/s96 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 ConnectorsMini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.3
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA+-

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 10.18
+27.1%
HD 7790 8.01

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
+27.1%
HD 7790 3090

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 570 4390
+1.4%
HD 7790 4330

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 HD80
+33.3%
60−65
−33.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.362.48

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+33.3%
24−27
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+36%
50−55
−36%
Hitman 3 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+40%
40−45
−40%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+33.3%
24−27
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+28%
50−55
−28%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+33.3%
24−27
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+36%
50−55
−36%
Hitman 3 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+40%
40−45
−40%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+33.3%
24−27
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+28%
50−55
−28%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+36%
50−55
−36%
Hitman 3 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+40%
40−45
−40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+28%
50−55
−28%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+31.4%
35−40
−31.4%
Hitman 3 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+28%
50−55
−28%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Hitman 3 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+46.7%
30−33
−46.7%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%

This is how GTX 570 and HD 7790 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 570 is 33% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.18 8.01
Recency 7 December 2010 22 March 2013
Maximum RAM amount 1280 MB 1 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 219 Watt 85 Watt

GTX 570 has a 27.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 25% higher maximum VRAM amount.

HD 7790, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 157.6% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 570 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7790 in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570
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