Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 570 vs GeForce GTX 970
AMD
Radeon RX 570
4096 Mb GDDR5
Released 1 Apr 2017
DESKTOP
VS
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 970
4096 Mb GDDR5
Released 19 Sep 2014
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 570112%
- GeForce GTX 970100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 570
- 12% higher gaming performance.
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports FreeSync
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports TrueAudio
- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 970
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the Radeon RX 570
The Radeon RX 570 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (54 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon RX 570 | GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|
| GPU Name | Ellesmere (Ellesmere PRO) | GM204 (GM204-200-A1) |
| Fab Process | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 232 mm² | 398 mm² |
| Transistors | 5,700 million | 5,200 million |
| Shaders | 2048 | 1664 |
| Compute Units | 32 | 13 |
| Core clock | 926 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | 56 |
| TMUs | 128 | 104 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 570 | GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1650 MHz
6600 MHz effective | 1753 MHz
7012 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 4096 Mb | 4096 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 570 | GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|
| TDP | 120 watts | 148 watts |
| Release Date | 1 Apr 2017 | 19 Sep 2014 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 57038.60 GP/s
- GeForce GTX 97058.80 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 570154.40 GT/s
- GeForce GTX 970109.20 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 570211.20 GB/s
- GeForce GTX 970224.40 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 5704940.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce GTX 9703494.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Ashes Of The Singularity
High Quality Mode, 8 millon samples, 2xMSAA, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 57053
- GeForce GTX 97041
FPS (higher is better)
Death Stranding
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 57049
- GeForce GTX 97045
FPS (higher is better)
Dishonored 2
Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 57033
- GeForce GTX 97036
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 5
Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- Radeon RX 57047
- GeForce GTX 97037
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry Primal
DX11, Very High Settings
- Radeon RX 57048
- GeForce GTX 97043
FPS (higher is better)
Gears of War 4
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 57052
- GeForce GTX 97044
FPS (higher is better)
Ghost Recon - Wildlands
Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 57042
- GeForce GTX 97039
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- Radeon RX 57056
- GeForce GTX 97055
FPS (higher is better)
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- Radeon RX 57033
- GeForce GTX 97029
FPS (higher is better)
Middle-Earth Shadow of War
Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 57036
- GeForce GTX 97031
FPS (higher is better)
Rise Of The Tomb Raider
Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 57048
- GeForce GTX 97042
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 57034
- GeForce GTX 97029
FPS (higher is better)
Sniper Elite 4
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 57054
- GeForce GTX 97045
FPS (higher is better)
Star Wars Battlefront II
Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64
- Radeon RX 57056
- GeForce GTX 97049
FPS (higher is better)
Strange Brigade
Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64
- Radeon RX 57055
- GeForce GTX 97045
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 57042
- GeForce GTX 97042
FPS (higher is better)
Watch Dogs 2
Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 57030
- GeForce GTX 97030
FPS (higher is better)
Wolfenstein II The New Colossus
Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 57038
- GeForce GTX 97032
FPS (higher is better)
Death Stranding
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 57068
- GeForce GTX 97065
FPS (higher is better)
Destiny 2
Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- Radeon RX 57070
- GeForce GTX 97075
FPS (higher is better)
Dishonored 2
Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 57049
- GeForce GTX 97047
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 5
Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- Radeon RX 57066
- GeForce GTX 97053
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry Primal
DX11, Very High Settings
- Radeon RX 57069
- GeForce GTX 97062
FPS (higher is better)
Gears of War 4
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 57081
- GeForce GTX 97076
FPS (higher is better)
Ghost Recon - Wildlands
Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 57052
- GeForce GTX 97054
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- Radeon RX 57082
- GeForce GTX 97079
FPS (higher is better)
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- Radeon RX 57054
- GeForce GTX 97049
FPS (higher is better)
Middle-Earth Shadow of War
Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 57052
- GeForce GTX 97047
FPS (higher is better)
Resident Evil 7
Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 57088
- GeForce GTX 97077
FPS (higher is better)
Rise Of The Tomb Raider
Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 57071
- GeForce GTX 97063
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 57052
- GeForce GTX 97044
FPS (higher is better)
Sniper Elite 4
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 57074
- GeForce GTX 97062
FPS (higher is better)
Star Wars Battlefront II
Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64
- Radeon RX 57082
- GeForce GTX 97078
FPS (higher is better)
Strange Brigade
Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64
- Radeon RX 57076
- GeForce GTX 97066
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 57058
- GeForce GTX 97053
FPS (higher is better)
Watch Dogs 2
Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 57044
- GeForce GTX 97044
FPS (higher is better)
Wolfenstein II The New Colossus
Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 57065
- GeForce GTX 97047
FPS (higher is better)
Death Stranding
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 57023
- GeForce GTX 97022
FPS (higher is better)
Dishonored 2
Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 57026
- GeForce GTX 97025
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 5
Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- Radeon RX 57024
- GeForce GTX 97018
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry Primal
DX11, Very High Settings
- Radeon RX 57026
- GeForce GTX 97023
FPS (higher is better)
Gears of War 4
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 57025
- GeForce GTX 97020
FPS (higher is better)
Ghost Recon - Wildlands
Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 57022
- GeForce GTX 97021
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- Radeon RX 57030
- GeForce GTX 97027
FPS (higher is better)
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- Radeon RX 57016
- GeForce GTX 97014
FPS (higher is better)
Middle-Earth Shadow of War
Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 57020
- GeForce GTX 97019
FPS (higher is better)
Rise Of The Tomb Raider
Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 57025
- GeForce GTX 97019
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 57017
- GeForce GTX 97014
FPS (higher is better)
Sniper Elite 4
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 57032
- GeForce GTX 97026
FPS (higher is better)
Star Wars Battlefront II
Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64
- Radeon RX 57029
- GeForce GTX 97025
FPS (higher is better)
Strange Brigade
Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64
- Radeon RX 57033
- GeForce GTX 97025
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 57024
- GeForce GTX 97025
FPS (higher is better)
Watch Dogs 2
Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 57016
- GeForce GTX 97016
FPS (higher is better)
Wolfenstein II The New Colossus
Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 57022
- GeForce GTX 97019
FPS (higher is better)