GeForce GTX 570 Rev. 2 vs Radeon R9 370
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R9 370 and GeForce GTX 570 Rev. 2, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
R9 370 outperforms GTX 570 Rev. 2 by an impressive 73% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 379 | 527 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.97 |
Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) |
GPU code name | Trinidad | GF110 |
Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Release date | 5 May 2015 (9 years ago) | 7 December 2010 (13 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $349 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 cores | 1280 | 480 |
Core clock speed | 925 MHz | 732 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 975 MHz | no data |
Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 3,000 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 219 Watt |
Texture fill rate | 78.00 | 43.92 |
Floating-point performance | 2,496 gflops | 1,405 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).
Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
Length | 221 mm | 267 mm |
Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x 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 | 4 GB | 1280 MB |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 320 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 5600 MHz | 3800 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 179.2 GB/s | 152.0 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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
HDMI | + | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_0) |
Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 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.
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 | 45
+87.5%
| 24−27
−87.5%
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Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 12.24 | 7.08 |
Recency | 5 May 2015 | 7 December 2010 |
Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1280 MB |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 219 Watt |
R9 370 has a 72.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 220% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 99.1% lower power consumption.
The Radeon R9 370 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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