NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti vs AMD Radeon RX 570

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Performance
GeForce GTX 980 Ti22% better
23,05722% of 104,598
Radeon RX 570
18,96718% of 104,598

The GeForce GTX 980 Ti has 22% better performance than the Radeon RX 570 for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

Performance per dollar
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
35.5322% of 161.45
Radeon RX 570216% better
112.2370% of 161.45

The Radeon RX 570 has 216% better value for the money than the GeForce GTX 980 Ti for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

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Summary

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About the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti GPU

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti is an end-of-life desktop graphics card that released in Q2 2015 with a MSRP of $649. It is built on the Maxwell 2.0 GPU microarchitecture (codename GM200) and is manufactured on a 28 nm process.

Memory

The GTX 980 Ti has 6 GB of GDDR5 memory, with a 1,753 MHz memory clock and a 384 bit interface. This gives it a memory bandwidth of 336.6 Gb/s, which affects how fast it can transfer data to and from memory. GPU memory stores temporary data that helps the GPU with complex math and graphics operations. More memory is generally better, as not having enough can cause performance bottlenecks.

Cores and Clock Speeds

The GTX 980 Ti includes 2,816 CUDA cores, the processing units for handling parallel computing tasks. The GPU operates at a core clock speed of 1,000 MHz and can dynamically boost its clock speed up to 1,076 MHz. Complementing the processing units are 176 texture mapping units (TMUs) for efficient texture filtering and 96 render output units (ROPs) for pixel processing.

Compatibility & Power Consumption

The GTX 980 Ti occupies 2 PCIe expansion slots. It supports DVI, HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.2 display connections. NVIDIA recommends a power supply of at least 600 W to handle the GPU's thermal design power (TDP) of 250 W.

Benchmark Performance & Value

The GTX 980 Ti has the 101st best 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 543 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 22.04% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090. Its 23,057 score and $649 launch price (MSRP) gives it a performance per dollar of 35.53. This is the 74th best in value for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

About the AMD Radeon RX 570 GPU

The AMD Radeon RX 570 is a desktop graphics card that launched in Q2 2017 with a MSRP of $169. It is built on the GCN 4.0 GPU microarchitecture (codename Polaris 20) and is manufactured on a 14 nm process.

Memory

The RX 570 has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory, with a 1,750 MHz memory clock and a 256 bit interface. This gives it a memory bandwidth of 224 Gb/s, which affects how fast it can transfer data to and from memory. GPU memory stores temporary data that helps the GPU with complex math and graphics operations. More memory is generally better, as not having enough can cause performance bottlenecks.

Cores and Clock Speeds

The RX 570 includes 2,048 stream processors (SPs), the processing units for handling parallel computing tasks. The GPU operates at a core clock speed of 1,168 MHz and can dynamically boost its clock speed up to 1,244 MHz. Complementing the processing units are 128 texture mapping units (TMUs) for efficient texture filtering and 32 render output units (ROPs) for pixel processing.

Compatibility & Power Consumption

The RX 570 occupies 2 PCIe expansion slots. It supports DVI, HDMI 2.0b, DisplayPort 1.4a display connections. AMD recommends a power supply of at least 450 W to handle the GPU's thermal design power (TDP) of 150 W.

Benchmark Performance & Value

The RX 570 has the 117th best 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 543 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 18.13% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090. Its 18,967 score and $169 launch price (MSRP) gives it a performance per dollar of 112.23. This is the 12th best in value for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

General Info

General overview of the GPU, including details like its manufacturer, release date, launch price, and current production status.

InfoGeForce GTX 980 TiRadeon RX 570
ManufacturerNVIDIAAMD
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0GCN 4.0
Market SegmentDesktopDesktop
Release DateQ2 2015Q2 2017
Launch Price (MSRP)$649$169
Production StatusEnd-of-lifeActive
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Gaming Performance

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FPS Benchmarks

This table showcases the average frame rate (FPS) achieved both GPUs in at various resolutions. Frame rate is a crucial indicator of how smoothly the GPU can run the game. A higher FPS generally translates to a smoother gameplay experience.

  • Frames Per Second
FPS data for Borderlands 3
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GeForce GTX 980 TiRadeon RX 570
Low - 720p
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138 FPS
Medium - 1080p
--
71 FPS
High - 1080p
--
45 FPS
Ultra - 1080p
53 FPS(+51.42%)
35 FPS
QHD - 1440p
38 FPS(+53.69%)
24 FPS
4K UHD - 2160p
20 FPS(+50.75%)
13 FPS
FPS Source: Notebookcheck

Compare Frames Per Second (FPS)

The average frame rate (FPS) in can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative performance. Generally, higher FPS results in a smoother gameplay experience.

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Compare Cost Per Frame

The average cost per frame in can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative value. Generally, a lower cost per frame implies better value for your money.

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GPUCost Per Frame
Radeon RX 5500 XT9.94-69%
GeForce RTX 306010.28-68%
Radeon RX 57012.61-61%
GeForce GTX 166014.6-55%
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER14.78-54%
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti22.2-31%
GeForce GTX 108022.6-30%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti32.13

Benchmark Performance

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Performance
GeForce GTX 980 Ti22% better
23,05722% of 104,598
Radeon RX 570
18,96718% of 104,598

The GeForce GTX 980 Ti has 22% better performance than the Radeon RX 570 for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

The GeForce GTX 980 Ti is ranked 101st with a score of 23,057, and the Radeon RX 570 is ranked 117th with a score of 18,967.

Performance per dollar
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
35.5322% of 161.45
Radeon RX 570216% better
112.2370% of 161.45

The Radeon RX 570 has 216% better value for the money than the GeForce GTX 980 Ti for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

The GeForce GTX 980 Ti is ranked 74th with a performance per dollar of 35.53, and the Radeon RX 570 is ranked 12th with a performance per dollar of 112.23.

Relative Performance

The average score in the benchmark test can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative performance. Generally, powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

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GPUBenchmark Performance
GeForce GTX 107024,652+7%
Radeon RX 59023,362.5+1%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti23,057
Radeon RX 6500 XT22,954-0%
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti22,891.5-1%
GeForce GTX 166021,063.5-9%
Radeon RX 5500 XT19,499-15%
Radeon RX 57018,967-18%
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER18,224.5-21%
Radeon R9 390X17,944-22%

Relative Value For Money

The average performance per dollar in the benchmark test can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative value. A higher score implies a better value for your money.

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GPUPerformance Per Dollar
Radeon RX 6500 XT115.35+225%
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER114.62+223%
Radeon RX 570112.23+216%
Radeon RX 47098.46+177%
GeForce GTX 166096.18+171%
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti47.21+33%
Radeon R9 390X41.83+18%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti35.53
GeForce GTX 98032.07-10%
Radeon R9 FURY31.95-10%

Benchmark Scores

This table showcases the average performance scores achieved by both GPUs across industry-standard benchmark tests. These scores provide a valuable insight into overall performance. Powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

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BenchmarkGeForce GTX 980 TiRadeon RX 570
3DMark Time Spy Graphics
5,058
(+27.79%)
3,958
3DMark Time Spy Score
5,026
(+16.61%)
4,310
3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
98,958
(+39.19%)
71,096
3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
16,961
(+22.67%)
13,827
3DMark 11 Performance Score
18,303
(+4.89%)
17,450
PassMark G3D Mark
13,809
(+72.53%)
8,004
PassMark G2D Mark
861
(+16.98%)
736
Benchmarks Source: Notebookcheck

Technical Specs

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Graphics Processor

General information about the graphics processing unit like their architecture, manufacturing process size, and transistor count. Newer GPU architectures generally bring efficiency improvements and may introduce technologies that enhance graphical capabilities.

SpecGeForce GTX 980 TiRadeon RX 570
CodenameGM200Polaris 20
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0GCN 4.0
Process Size28 nm14 nm
Transistors8,000 million5,700 million

Memory Details

Memory specifications like their capacity, bandwidth, and clock speeds. GPU memory stores graphics data like frames, textures, and shadows which helps display rendered images. These specs are crucial for graphics-intense applications like gaming and 3D modeling.

SpecGeForce GTX 980 TiRadeon RX 570
Memory Size6 GB4 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Bandwidth336.6 Gb/s224 Gb/s
Memory Clock1,753 MHz1,750 MHz
Memory Interface384 bit256 bit
L1 Cache48 KB16 KB
L2 Cache3 MB2 MB

Board Compatibility

Compatibility information like their slot size, bus interface, power consumption, and display support. These specs are useful for verifying compatibility with your motherboard, power supply, and monitor.

SpecGeForce GTX 980 TiRadeon RX 570
Slots2 slots2 slots
Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Thermal Design Power (TDP)250 W150 W
Suggested PSU600 W450 W
Power Connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 6-pin
OutputsDVI, HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.2DVI, HDMI 2.0b, DisplayPort 1.4a

Cores & Clock Speeds

Processing power information like its cores and clock speed. These specs impact how fast they can process graphics. Each type of core or component serves a specific computational purpose.

SpecGeForce GTX 980 TiRadeon RX 570
Stream Processors (SP)--2,048
CUDA Cores2,816--
Compute Units (CU)--32
Texture Mapping Units (TMU)176128
Render Output Units (ROP)9632
Core Clock Speed1,000 MHz1,168 MHz
Core Clock Speed (Boost)1,076 MHz1,244 MHz

Theoretical Performance

Theoretical performance numbers derived from the raw specifications of the different components like core count and clock speeds. While these provide a glimpse into peak processing power, they do not represent real-world performance.

SpecGeForce GTX 980 TiRadeon RX 570
Pixel Fill Rate103.3 GPixel/s39.81 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate189.4 GTexel/s159.2 GTexel/s
FP32 Performance6.06 TFLOPS5.1 TFLOPS
FP64 Performance189.4 GFLOPS318.5 GFLOPS

API Support

Graphics API versions supported by these graphics cards. APIs evolve over time, introducing new features and functionalities. Older GPUs may not support recent versions.

SpecGeForce GTX 980 TiRadeon RX 570
DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_0)
OpenCL3.02.1
OpenGL4.64.6
Shader Model6.86.7

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* Performance rating, performance per dollar, and rankings are based on the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark and MSRP.