ATI Radeon 9700 PRO vs RX 570

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 570 and Radeon 9700 PRO, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 570
2017
8 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
18.08
+12814%

RX 570 outperforms ATI 9700 PRO by a whopping 12814% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3051427
Place by popularity22not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation15.99no data
Power efficiency10.33no data
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Rage 8 (2002−2007)
GPU code namePolaris 20R300
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date18 April 2017 (7 years ago)1 July 2002 (22 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$169 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores2048no data
Core clock speed1168 MHz325 MHz
Boost clock speed1244 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,700 million110 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Wattno data
Texture fill rate159.22.600
Floating-point processing power5.095 TFLOPSno data
ROPs328
TMUs1288

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16AGP 8x
Length241 mmno data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinFloppy

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 typeGDDR5DDR
Maximum RAM amount8 GB128 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz310 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s19.84 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_0)9.0 (9_0)
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.62.0
OpenCL2.0N/A
Vulkan+N/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 18.08
+12814%
ATI 9700 PRO 0.14

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

RX 570 6967
+13045%
ATI 9700 PRO 53

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 HD820−1
1440p49-0−1
4K29-0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.06no data
1440p3.45no data
4K5.83no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 27−30 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33 0−1
Battlefield 5 106 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 68 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30 0−1
Far Cry 5 80 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 85 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 257
+25600%
1−2
−25600%
Hitman 3 35−40 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90 0−1
Metro Exodus 101 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90 0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 94 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33 0−1
Battlefield 5 98 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 63 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30 0−1
Far Cry 5 69 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 61 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 255
+25400%
1−2
−25400%
Hitman 3 35−40 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90 0−1
Metro Exodus 82 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90 0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 33 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30 0−1
Far Cry 5 46 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 75 0−1
Hitman 3 35−40 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 43 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90 0−1

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 61 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 41 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 29 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 36 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11 0−1
Far Cry 5 30 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 149
+14800%
1−2
−14800%
Hitman 3 21−24 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40 0−1
Metro Exodus 48 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33 0−1

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 21 0−1
Hitman 3 12−14 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95 0−1
Metro Exodus 29 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 17 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry 5 15 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 39 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.08 0.14
Recency 18 April 2017 1 July 2002
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 128 MB
Chip lithography 14 nm 150 nm

RX 570 has a 12814.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 971.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 570 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9700 PRO in performance tests.


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