GeForce GTX 570 Rev. 2 vs ATI Radeon HD 4870
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 4870 and GeForce GTX 570 Rev. 2, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GTX 570 Rev. 2 outperforms ATI HD 4870 by an impressive 98% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 767 | 595 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.27 | 0.91 |
| Power efficiency | 1.68 | 2.27 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | RV770 | GF110 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 25 June 2008 (17 years ago) | 7 December 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $349 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
GTX 570 Rev. 2 has 237% better value for money than ATI HD 4870.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 cores | 800 | 480 |
| Core clock speed | 750 MHz | 732 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 956 million | 3,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 219 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 30.00 | 43.92 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.2 TFLOPS | 1.405 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 40 |
| TMUs | 40 | 60 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 250 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 2x 6-pin |
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 | 1 GB | 1280 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 320 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 950 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 115.2 GB/s | 152.0 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 2.0 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.31 | 6.54 |
| Recency | 25 June 2008 | 7 December 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1280 MB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 219 Watt |
ATI HD 4870 has 46% lower power consumption.
GTX 570 Rev. 2, on the other hand, has a 97.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 25% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 37.5% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce GTX 570 Rev. 2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4870 in performance tests.
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