Radeon Steam Deck 8CU vs RX 570X Mobile
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Polaris (2016−2019) | RDNA 2 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | Polaris | RDNA 2 Sephiroth |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 10 January 2019 (5 years ago) | 9 November 2023 (less than a year ago) |
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 cores | 2048 | 512 |
| Boost clock speed | 1168 MHz | 1900 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65-110 Watt | 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).
| Laptop size | large | 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 | GDDR5 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 7000 MHz | no data |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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.
| DirectX | 12 | 12_1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 January 2019 | 9 November 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 6 nm |
Steam Deck 8CU has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 570X Mobile and Radeon Steam Deck 8CU. We've got no test results to judge.
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