GeForce GTX 570 vs Radeon RX 5500
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 5500 and GeForce GTX 570, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX 5500 outperforms GTX 570 by a whopping 125% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 225 | 410 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 10.11 | 10.61 |
| Architecture | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | Navi 14 | GF110 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 October 2019 (4 years ago) | 7 December 2010 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $349 |
| Current price | $444 | $12.99 (0x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
GTX 570 has 5% better value for money than RX 5500.
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 | 1408 | 480 |
| CUDA cores | no data | 480 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 732 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1845 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 6,400 million | 3,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 219 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 97 °C |
| Texture fill rate | 162.4 | 43.9 billion/sec |
| Floating-point performance | no data | 1,405.4 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 support | no data | PCI-E 2.0 x 16 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 180 mm | 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) |
| Height | no data | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | Two 6-pin |
| 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 type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1280 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 320 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 14000 MHz | 1900 MHz (3800 data rate) |
| Memory bandwidth | 224.0 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 | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Mini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI |
| Multi monitor support | no data | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | Internal |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12.0 (12_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | no data | N/A |
| CUDA | no data | + |
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.
Radeon RX 5500 outperforms GeForce GTX 570 by 125% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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%
Radeon RX 5500 outperforms GeForce GTX 570 by 125% in Passmark.
GeekBench 5 OpenCL
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.
Benchmark coverage: 9%
Radeon RX 5500 outperforms GeForce GTX 570 by 214% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.
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 | 170−180
+113%
| 80
−113%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+129%
|
7−8
−129%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24
+133%
|
9−10
−133%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 14−16
+150%
|
6−7
−150%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+129%
|
14−16
−129%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 21−24
+133%
|
9−10
−133%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+129%
|
7−8
−129%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+130%
|
10−11
−130%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 27−30
+133%
|
12−14
−133%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+133%
|
21−24
−133%
|
| Hitman 3 | 18−20
+138%
|
8−9
−138%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 40−45
+139%
|
18−20
−139%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+129%
|
14−16
−129%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27−30
+142%
|
12−14
−142%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−35
+158%
|
12−14
−158%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
+125%
|
16−18
−125%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24
+133%
|
9−10
−133%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 14−16
+150%
|
6−7
−150%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+129%
|
14−16
−129%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 21−24
+133%
|
9−10
−133%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+129%
|
7−8
−129%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+130%
|
10−11
−130%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 27−30
+133%
|
12−14
−133%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+133%
|
21−24
−133%
|
| Hitman 3 | 18−20
+138%
|
8−9
−138%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 40−45
+139%
|
18−20
−139%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+129%
|
14−16
−129%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27−30
+142%
|
12−14
−142%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−35
+158%
|
12−14
−158%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
+133%
|
9−10
−133%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
+125%
|
16−18
−125%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24
+133%
|
9−10
−133%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 14−16
+150%
|
6−7
−150%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 21−24
+133%
|
9−10
−133%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+129%
|
7−8
−129%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+130%
|
10−11
−130%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+133%
|
21−24
−133%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 40−45
+139%
|
18−20
−139%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−35
+158%
|
12−14
−158%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
+133%
|
9−10
−133%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
+125%
|
16−18
−125%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27−30
+142%
|
12−14
−142%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 20−22
+150%
|
8−9
−150%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 16−18
+143%
|
7−8
−143%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−11
+150%
|
4−5
−150%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 12−14
+140%
|
5−6
−140%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+129%
|
7−8
−129%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+138%
|
8−9
−138%
|
| Hitman 3 | 12−14
+160%
|
5−6
−160%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
+133%
|
9−10
−133%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
+150%
|
6−7
−150%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 14−16
+133%
|
6−7
−133%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
+150%
|
4−5
−150%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 16−18
+143%
|
7−8
−143%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| Hitman 3 | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
+175%
|
4−5
−175%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+160%
|
5−6
−160%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
+175%
|
4−5
−175%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−11
+150%
|
4−5
−150%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−11
+150%
|
4−5
−150%
|
This is how RX 5500 and GTX 570 compete in popular games:
- RX 5500 is 113% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 22.88 | 10.17 |
| Recency | 7 October 2019 | 7 December 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1280 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 219 Watt |
The Radeon RX 5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 570 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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