Radeon HD 8790M vs GeForce GTX 570

Place in performance ranking	410	695
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	10.61	0.35
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code name	GF110	Mars XTX
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	7 December 2010 (13 years ago)	16 November 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$349	no data
Current price	$12.99 (0x MSRP)	$460

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 570 has 2931% better value for money than HD 8790M.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	480	384
CUDA cores	480	no data
Core clock speed	732 MHz	850 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	900 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	219 Watt	unknown
Maximum GPU temperature	97 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	43.9 billion/sec	21.60
Floating-point performance	1,405.4 gflops	691.2 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 570 and Radeon HD 8790M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	medium sized
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0 x 16	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	MXM-A (3.0)
Length	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	Two 6-pin	None
SLI options	+	no data

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	2 GB
Memory bus width	320 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1900 MHz (3800 data rate)	4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	152.0 GB/s	64 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 10.17
+201%

HD 8790M 3.38

GeForce GTX 570 outperforms Radeon HD 8790M by 201% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 570 3928
+201%

HD 8790M 1305

GeForce GTX 570 outperforms Radeon HD 8790M by 201% in Passmark.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 570 5033
+130%

HD 8790M 2187

GeForce GTX 570 outperforms Radeon HD 8790M by 130% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 570 17632
+79.3%

HD 8790M 9835

GeForce GTX 570 outperforms Radeon HD 8790M by 79% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 570 4390
+154%

HD 8790M 1727

GeForce GTX 570 outperforms Radeon HD 8790M by 154% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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

80
+150%

−150%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16	no data
Battlefield 5	30−35	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18	no data
Far Cry 5	21−24	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30	no data
Forza Horizon 4	45−50	no data
Hitman 3	18−20	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45	no data
Metro Exodus	30−35	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16	no data
Battlefield 5	30−35	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18	no data
Far Cry 5	21−24	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30	no data
Forza Horizon 4	45−50	no data
Hitman 3	18−20	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45	no data
Metro Exodus	30−35	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18	no data
Far Cry 5	21−24	no data
Forza Horizon 4	45−50	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6	no data
Far Cry 5	16−18	no data
Forza Horizon 4	18−20	no data
Hitman 3	12−14	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24	no data
Metro Exodus	14−16 +275%	4−5 −275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8	no data
Hitman 3	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	5−6	no data
Forza Horizon 4	12−14	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12	no data
Metro Exodus	10−11	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5	no data