AMD Radeon R7 260X vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570

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Combined performance score

GTX 570
10.13
+23.4%

GeForce GTX 570 outperforms Radeon R7 260X by 23% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking408469
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money10.611.22
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameGF110Bonaire
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date7 December 2010 (13 years old)8 October 2013 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$349 $139
Current price$12.99 (0x MSRP)$204 (1.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 570 has 770% better value for money than R7 260X.

Technical specs

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 cores480896
CUDA cores480no data
Core clock speed732 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1000 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)219 Watt115 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate43.9 billion/sec61.60
Floating-point performance1,405.4 gflops1,971 gflops

Size and 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 16PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)170 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsTwo 6-pin1 x 6-pin
SLI options+no data

Memory

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 MB4 GB
Memory bus width320 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1900 MHz (3800 data rate)no data
Memory bandwidth152.0 GB/s104 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 DVI2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+no data
Eyefinityno data1
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
DisplayPort supportno data-
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Technologies

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

AppAccelerationno data-
Endurono data-
FreeSyncno data1
HD3Dno data-
PowerTuneno data-
TrueAudiono data-
ZeroCoreno data-
DDMA audiono data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)DirectX® 12
Shader Model5.16.3
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/Ano data
Mantleno data-
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 10.13
+23.4%
R7 260X 8.21

GeForce GTX 570 outperforms Radeon R7 260X by 23% in our combined 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 3926
+23.4%
R7 260X 3182

GeForce GTX 570 outperforms Radeon R7 260X by 23% in Passmark.

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
+0.2%
R7 260X 4380

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%

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 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+25.9%
27−30
−25.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+33.3%
27−30
−33.3%
Hitman 3 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+25.9%
27−30
−25.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+33.3%
27−30
−33.3%
Hitman 3 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+25.9%
27−30
−25.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+33.3%
27−30
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Hitman 3 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Hitman 3 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
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 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Battlefield 5 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

This is how GTX 570 and R7 260X compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 570 is 33.3% faster than R7 260X

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 10.13 8.21
Recency 7 December 2010 8 October 2013
Cost $349 $139
Maximum RAM amount 1280 MB 4 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 219 Watt 115 Watt

The GeForce GTX 570 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 260X in performance tests.


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