GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB vs Radeon RX 570

Place in performance ranking	282	91
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	15.82	23.78
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	Polaris 20 Ellesmere	TU106
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)	7 December 2021 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$169	no data
Current price	$114 (0.7x MSRP)	$530

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2060 12 GB has 50% better value for money than RX 570.

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	2048	2176
Core clock speed	1168 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1244 MHz	1650 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	184 Watt
Texture fill rate	159.2	224.4
Floating-point performance	5,095 gflops	no data

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 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm	229 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 8-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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	336.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	+	+

Supported GPU 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.

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.3
CUDA	no data	7.5

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 570 18.00

RTX 2060 12 GB 41.04
+128%

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB outperforms Radeon RX 570 by 128% based on our aggregated 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%

RX 570 6967

RTX 2060 12 GB 15889
+128%

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB outperforms Radeon RX 570 by 128% in Passmark.

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	85 −124%	190−200 +124%
1440p	48 −108%	100−110 +108%
4K	29 −124%	65−70 +124%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

27−30

−114%

60−65
+114%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	62 −126%	140−150 +126%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −126%	70−75 +126%
Battlefield 5	88 −127%	200−210 +127%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	91 −120%	200−210 +120%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −114%	60−65 +114%
Far Cry 5	77 −121%	170−180 +121%
Far Cry New Dawn	76 −124%	170−180 +124%
Forza Horizon 4	100 −120%	220−230 +120%
Hitman 3	50−55 −116%	110−120 +116%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −124%	85−90 +124%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 −117%	65−70 +117%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	69 −117%	150−160 +117%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −121%	75−80 +121%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	51 −116%	110−120 +116%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −126%	70−75 +126%
Battlefield 5	75 −127%	170−180 +127%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70 −114%	150−160 +114%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −114%	60−65 +114%
Far Cry 5	70 −114%	150−160 +114%
Far Cry New Dawn	71 −125%	160−170 +125%
Forza Horizon 4	94 −123%	210−220 +123%
Hitman 3	50−55 −116%	110−120 +116%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −124%	85−90 +124%
Metro Exodus	43 −121%	95−100 +121%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 −117%	65−70 +117%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	59 −120%	130−140 +120%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	77 −121%	170−180 +121%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −121%	75−80 +121%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	33 −127%	75−80 +127%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −126%	70−75 +126%
Battlefield 5	68 −121%	150−160 +121%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −114%	60−65 +114%
Far Cry 5	65 −115%	140−150 +115%
Far Cry New Dawn	66 −127%	150−160 +127%
Forza Horizon 4	75 −127%	170−180 +127%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	43 −121%	95−100 +121%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −121%	75−80 +121%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	47 −113%	100−105 +113%
Hitman 3	27−30 −124%	65−70 +124%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −108%	50−55 +108%
Metro Exodus	25 −120%	55−60 +120%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −108%	27−30 +108%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	37 −116%	80−85 +116%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	29 −124%	65−70 +124%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −119%	35−40 +119%
Battlefield 5	52 −112%	110−120 +112%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −110%	21−24 +110%
Far Cry 5	46 −117%	100−105 +117%
Far Cry New Dawn	48 −108%	100−105 +108%
Forza Horizon 4	59 −120%	130−140 +120%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −111%	40−45 +111%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 −125%	27−30 +125%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	23 −117%	50−55 +117%
Hitman 3	16−18 −106%	35−40 +106%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −125%	27−30 +125%
Metro Exodus	16 −119%	35−40 +119%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −110%	21−24 +110%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	19 −111%	40−45 +111%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	28 −114%	60−65 +114%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	17 −106%	35−40 +106%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −100%	18−20 +100%
Battlefield 5	31 −126%	70−75 +126%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%
Far Cry 5	24 −108%	50−55 +108%
Far Cry New Dawn	26 −112%	55−60 +112%
Forza Horizon 4	39 −118%	85−90 +118%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −100%	14−16 +100%

This is how RX 570 and RTX 2060 12 GB compete in popular games:

RTX 2060 12 GB is 124% faster than RX 570 in 1080p
RTX 2060 12 GB is 108% faster than RX 570 in 1440p
RTX 2060 12 GB is 124% faster than RX 570 in 4K

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	18.00	41.04
Recency	18 April 2017	7 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	184 Watt