Radeon RX 5700 vs RX 570X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 570X and Radeon RX 5700, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 570X
2018
8 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
5.00

RX 5700 outperforms RX 570X by a whopping 649% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking634125
Place by popularitynot in top-10039
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data44.42
Power efficiency2.8714.35
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code namePolaris 20Navi 10
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date11 April 2018 (6 years ago)7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$349

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 cores20482304
Core clock speed1168 MHz1465 MHz
Boost clock speed1244 MHz1725 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt180 Watt
Texture fill rate159.2248.4
Floating-point processing power5.095 TFLOPS7.949 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs128144

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 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length241 mm268 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s448.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

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 570X 5.00
RX 5700 37.43
+649%

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 570X 1923
RX 5700 14391
+648%

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 HD14−16
−729%
116
+729%
1440p9−10
−678%
70
+678%
4K5−6
−760%
43
+760%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.01
1440pno data4.99
4Kno data8.12

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 82
+0%
82
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 84
+0%
84
+0%
Elden Ring 118
+0%
118
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 92
+0%
92
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 67
+0%
67
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 74
+0%
74
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 214
+0%
214
+0%
Metro Exodus 148
+0%
148
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 113
+0%
113
+0%
Valorant 182
+0%
182
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 176
+0%
176
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 57
+0%
57
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 63
+0%
63
+0%
Dota 2 143
+0%
143
+0%
Elden Ring 142
+0%
142
+0%
Far Cry 5 77
+0%
77
+0%
Fortnite 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 175
+0%
175
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 137
+0%
137
+0%
Metro Exodus 102
+0%
102
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 215
+0%
215
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 59
+0%
59
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Valorant 100
+0%
100
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80
+0%
80
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 50
+0%
50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 55
+0%
55
+0%
Dota 2 146
+0%
146
+0%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 155
+0%
155
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Valorant 160
+0%
160
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 72
+0%
72
+0%
Elden Ring 79
+0%
79
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 72
+0%
72
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 37
+0%
37
+0%
World of Tanks 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 78
+0%
78
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 32
+0%
32
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 34
+0%
34
+0%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 108
+0%
108
+0%
Metro Exodus 94
+0%
94
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Valorant 110
+0%
110
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 25
+0%
25
+0%
Dota 2 72
+0%
72
+0%
Elden Ring 38
+0%
38
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 72
+0%
72
+0%
Metro Exodus 31
+0%
31
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 132
+0%
132
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24
+0%
24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72
+0%
72
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 47
+0%
47
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
+0%
15
+0%
Dota 2 100
+0%
100
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Fortnite 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 64
+0%
64
+0%
Valorant 56
+0%
56
+0%

This is how RX 570X and RX 5700 compete in popular games:

  • RX 5700 is 729% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5700 is 678% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5700 is 760% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.00 37.43
Recency 11 April 2018 7 July 2019
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 180 Watt

RX 570X has 50% lower power consumption.

RX 5700, on the other hand, has a 648.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 570X in performance tests.


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