Radeon RX 570 vs GeForce GTX 980

Radeon RX 570
Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 1 Apr 2017
Radeon RX 570
GeForce GTX 980
Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 19 Sep 2014
GeForce GTX 980

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • Radeon RX 570
    100%
  • GeForce GTX 980
    105%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Radeon RX 570

45 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 980 .
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Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 GeForce GTX 980

5% higher gaming performance.
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Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

GeForce GTX 980

HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 980

The GeForce GTX 980 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (54 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

Radeon RX 570GeForce GTX 980
GPU NameEllesmere (Ellesmere PRO)vsGM204 (GM204-400-A1)
Fab Process14 nmvs28 nm
Die Size232 mm²vs398 mm²
Transistors5,700 millionvs5,200 million
Shaders2048vs2048
Compute Units32vs16
Core clock926 MHzvs1127 MHz
ROPs32vs64
TMUs128vs128

Memory Configuration

Radeon RX 570GeForce GTX 980
Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
Bus Width256 bitvs256 bit
Memory Speed1650 MHz
6600 MHz effective
vs1753 MHz
7012 MHz effective
Memory Size4096 Mbvs4096 Mb

Additional details

Radeon RX 570GeForce GTX 980
TDP120 wattsvs165 watts
Release Date1 Apr 2017vs19 Sep 2014

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • Radeon RX 570
    38.60 GP/s
  • GeForce GTX 980
    72.10 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • Radeon RX 570
    154.40 GT/s
  • GeForce GTX 980
    144.30 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • Radeon RX 570
    211.20 GB/s
  • GeForce GTX 980
    224.40 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • Radeon RX 570
    4940.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce GTX 980
    4616.00 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 570
    53
  • GeForce GTX 980
    50

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    51
  • GeForce GTX 980
    59

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    33
  • GeForce GTX 980
    43

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

Ultra,TSSAA8tx,Vsync off,VULKAN,Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    83
  • GeForce GTX 980
    83

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    47
  • GeForce GTX 980
    47

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • Radeon RX 570
    48
  • GeForce GTX 980
    49

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    52
  • GeForce GTX 980
    55

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    42
  • GeForce GTX 980
    44

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • Radeon RX 570
    56
  • GeForce GTX 980
    61

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    33
  • GeForce GTX 980
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    54
  • GeForce GTX 980
    57

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 570
    48
  • GeForce GTX 980
    56

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • Radeon RX 570
    34
  • GeForce GTX 980
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    54
  • GeForce GTX 980
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    56
  • GeForce GTX 980
    54

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    55
  • GeForce GTX 980
    54

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • Radeon RX 570
    42
  • GeForce GTX 980
    48

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    30
  • GeForce GTX 980
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    38
  • GeForce GTX 980
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    70
  • GeForce GTX 980
    80

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    49
  • GeForce GTX 980
    56

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    133
  • GeForce GTX 980
    132

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    66
  • GeForce GTX 980
    70

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • Radeon RX 570
    69
  • GeForce GTX 980
    69

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    81
  • GeForce GTX 980
    85

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    52
  • GeForce GTX 980
    59

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • Radeon RX 570
    82
  • GeForce GTX 980
    88

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    54
  • GeForce GTX 980
    57

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    88
  • GeForce GTX 980
    91

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 570
    71
  • GeForce GTX 980
    76

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • Radeon RX 570
    52
  • GeForce GTX 980
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    74
  • GeForce GTX 980
    73

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    82
  • GeForce GTX 980
    81

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    76
  • GeForce GTX 980
    76

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • Radeon RX 570
    58
  • GeForce GTX 980
    60

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    44
  • GeForce GTX 980
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    65
  • GeForce GTX 980
    64

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    26
  • GeForce GTX 980
    30

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    40
  • GeForce GTX 980
    45

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    24
  • GeForce GTX 980
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • Radeon RX 570
    26
  • GeForce GTX 980
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    25
  • GeForce GTX 980
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    22
  • GeForce GTX 980
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • Radeon RX 570
    30
  • GeForce GTX 980
    31

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    16
  • GeForce GTX 980
    15

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    24
  • GeForce GTX 980
    28

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 570
    25
  • GeForce GTX 980
    28

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • Radeon RX 570
    17
  • GeForce GTX 980
    17

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    32
  • GeForce GTX 980
    32

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    29
  • GeForce GTX 980
    28

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    33
  • GeForce GTX 980
    31

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • Radeon RX 570
    24
  • GeForce GTX 980
    28

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    16
  • GeForce GTX 980
    19

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 570
    22
  • GeForce GTX 980
    23

FPS (higher is better)