AMD Radeon RX 570 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Polaris 20 | GM206 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Polaris 20 XL (215-0910052) | GM206-300-A1 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | Maxwell 2.0 |
| Foundry | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 2,940 million |
| Die size | 232 mm² | 228 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Apr 18th, 2017 | Jan 22nd, 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Polaris | GeForce 900 |
| Production | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 169 USD | 199 USD |
| Current price | Amazon / Newegg | — |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 29 in our database | 124 in our database |
| Predecessor | Arctic Islands | GeForce 700 |
| Successor | Vega | GeForce 10 |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1168 MHz | 1127 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1244 MHz | 1178 MHz |
| Memory clock | 1750 MHz 7 Gbps effective | 1753 MHz 7 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 4 GB | 2 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 224.0 GB/s | 112.2 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 2048 | 1024 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 128 | 64 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Compute units | 32 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 48 KB (per SMM) |
| Cache L2 | 2 MB | 1024 KB |
| SMM count | — | 8 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 39.81 GPixel/s | 37.70 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 159.2 GTexel/s | 75.39 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 5.095 TFLOPS (1:1) | — |
| FP32 (float) performance | 5.095 TFLOPS | 2.413 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 318.5 GFLOPS (1:16) | 75.39 GFLOPS (1:32) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 241 mm 9.5 inches | 241 mm 9.5 inches |
| TDP | 150 W | 120 W |
| Suggested PSU | 450 W | 300 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort | 1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Board number | C940, D000 | PG301 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Shader model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| CUDA | — | 5.2 |
