GeForce GTX 570 Rev. 2 vs Radeon R7 265

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Aggregated performance score

R7 265
2014
4096 MB GDDR5
10.34
+47.1%

Radeon R7 265 outperforms GeForce GTX 570 Rev. 2 by 47% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Contents

R7 265 R7 265
GTX 570 Rev. 2 GTX 570 Rev. 2

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking402516
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation1.680.74
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code namePitcairnGF110
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date13 February 2014 (10 years ago)7 December 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 $349
Current price$242 (1.6x MSRP)$249 (0.7x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R7 265 has 127% better value for money than GTX 570 Rev. 2.

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 cores1024480
Core clock speedno data732 MHz
Boost clock speed925 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,800 million3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt219 Watt
Texture fill rate59.2043.92
Floating-point performance1,894 gflops1,405 gflops

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 supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length210 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin2x 6-pin

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1280 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speed1400 MHz3800 MHz
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/s152.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity1no data
HDMI++
DisplayPort support-no data

Supported GPU Technologies

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

AppAcceleration-no data
CrossFire1no data
Enduro-no data
FreeSync1no data
HD3D-no data
PowerTune-no data
TrueAudio-no data
ZeroCore-no data
DDMA audio+no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkanno dataN/A
Mantle-no data
CUDAno data2.0

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 10.34 7.03
Recency 13 February 2014 7 December 2010
Cost $149 $349
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1280 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 219 Watt

The Radeon R7 265 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 570 Rev. 2 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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Community Ratings

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