Radeon RX 550 vs GeForce GTX 570

Place in performance ranking	409	519
Place by popularity	not in top-100	14
Value for money	10.61	3.31
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	GF110	Lexa
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	7 December 2010 (13 years old)	20 April 2017 (7 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$349	$79
Current price	$12.99 (0x MSRP)	$121 (1.5x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 570 has 221% better value for money than RX 550.

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 cores	480	512
CUDA cores	480	no data
Core clock speed	732 MHz	1100 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1183 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	219 Watt	50 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	97 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	43.9 billion/sec	37.86
Floating-point performance	1,405.4 gflops	1,211 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 support	PCI-E 2.0 x 16	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)	145 mm
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	Two 6-pin	None
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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1280 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	320 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1900 MHz (3800 data rate)	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	152.0 GB/s	112.0 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 Connectors	Mini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

API support

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
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 10.14
+44.9%

RX 550 7.00

GeForce GTX 570 outperforms Radeon RX 550 by 45% based on our aggregated 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 3927
+44.8%

RX 550 2712

GeForce GTX 570 outperforms Radeon RX 550 by 45% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

GTX 570 13566
+22.7%

RX 550 11057

GeForce GTX 570 outperforms Radeon RX 550 by 23% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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
+45.5%

55−60

−45.5%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18
+60%

10−11

−60%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +61.9%	21−24 −61.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +50%	18−20 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +56.3%	16−18 −56.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +50%	18−20 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +50%	24−27 −50%
Hitman 3	24−27 +62.5%	16−18 −62.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +57.1%	14−16 −57.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +61.9%	21−24 −61.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +50%	18−20 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +56.3%	16−18 −56.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +50%	18−20 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +50%	24−27 −50%
Hitman 3	24−27 +62.5%	16−18 −62.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +57.1%	14−16 −57.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +61.9%	21−24 −61.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +56.3%	16−18 −56.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +50%	18−20 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +50%	24−27 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Hitman 3	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Battlefield 5	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Hitman 3	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Battlefield 5	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%

This is how GTX 570 and RX 550 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

GTX 570 is 45.5% faster than RX 550

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	10.14	7.00
Recency	7 December 2010	20 April 2017
Cost	$349	$79
Maximum RAM amount	1280 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	219 Watt	50 Watt