Radeon HD 8570D vs RX 470 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 470 Mobile with Radeon HD 8570D, including specs and performance data.

RX 470 Mobile
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
18.88
+1542%

RX 470 Mobile outperforms HD 8570D by a whopping 1542% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking2761036
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation39.930.06
ArchitecturePolaris (2016−2019)Terascale 3 (2010−2013)
GPU code namePolaris 10 ProRichland
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date4 August 2016 (7 years ago)26 September 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$549.99 no data
Current price$148 (0.3x MSRP)$79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 470 Mobile has 66450% better value for money than HD 8570D.

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 cores2048256
Core clock speed926 MHz844 MHz
Boost clock speed1206 MHz868 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million1,303 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt65 Watt
Texture fill rate137.513.89
Floating-point performance4,399 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 470 Mobile and Radeon HD 8570D compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)IGP
Widthno dataIGP

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount8 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed7000 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.131N/A

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.

RX 470 Mobile 18.88
+1542%
HD 8570D 1.15

RX 470 Mobile outperforms HD 8570D by 1542% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RX 470 Mobile 10715
+1067%
HD 8570D 918

RX 470 Mobile outperforms HD 8570D by 1067% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD210−220
+1515%
13
−1515%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−33 no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+3100%
1−2
−3100%
Battlefield 5 60−65
+1967%
3−4
−1967%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33 no data
Far Cry 5 40−45 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55 no data
Forza Horizon 4 85−90 no data
Hitman 3 35−40 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80 no data
Metro Exodus 60−65
+2000%
3−4
−2000%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60 no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+3100%
1−2
−3100%
Battlefield 5 60−65
+1967%
3−4
−1967%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33 no data
Far Cry 5 40−45 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55 no data
Forza Horizon 4 85−90 no data
Hitman 3 35−40 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80 no data
Metro Exodus 60−65
+2000%
3−4
−2000%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60 no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+3100%
1−2
−3100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33 no data
Far Cry 5 40−45 no data
Forza Horizon 4 85−90 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60 no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55 no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40 no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12 no data
Far Cry 5 30−35 no data
Forza Horizon 4 35−40 no data
Hitman 3 21−24 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40 no data
Metro Exodus 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+1800%
2−3
−1800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35 no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16 no data
Hitman 3 14−16 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1
Far Cry 5 10−11 no data
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24 no data
Metro Exodus 18−20 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18 no data

This is how RX 470 Mobile and HD 8570D compete in popular games:

  • RX 470 Mobile is 1515% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.88 1.15
Recency 4 August 2016 26 September 2012
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 65 Watt

The Radeon RX 470 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8570D in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 470 Mobile is a notebook card while Radeon HD 8570D is a desktop one.


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