Radeon X550 vs GeForce GTX 570

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking410not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.61no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Rage 9 (2003−2008)
GPU code nameGF110RV370
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date7 December 2010 (13 years ago)1 July 2005 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$349 no data
Current price$12.99 (0x MSRP)$109

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores480no data
CUDA cores480no data
Core clock speed732 MHz400 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million107 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)219 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate43.9 billion/sec1.600
Floating-point performance1,405.4 gflopsno data

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 1.0 x16
Length10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)no data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsTwo 6-pinNone
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 typeGDDR5DDR
Maximum RAM amount1280 MB128 MB
Memory bus width320 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1900 MHz (3800 data rate)500 MHz
Memory bandwidth152.0 GB/s8 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 VGA, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)9.0
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.22.0
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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
+7756%
ATI X550 50

GeForce GTX 570 outperforms Radeon X550 by 7756% in Passmark.

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 December 2010 1 July 2005
Maximum RAM amount 1280 MB 128 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 110 nm

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 570 and Radeon X550. We've got no test results to judge.


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