AMD Radeon RX 570 vs AMD Radeon RX 580

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 570 and AMD Radeon RX 580 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 570

  • Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 185 Watt
  • Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1083.926 vs 1022.932
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt vs 185 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1083.926 vs 1022.932

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 580

  • Around 36% higher core clock speed: 1257 MHz vs 926-1168 MHz
  • Around 11% higher boost clock speed: 1340 MHz vs 1206-1244 MHz
  • Around 21% higher texture fill rate: 192.96 GTexel/s vs 159.23 GTexel/s
  • Around 13% higher pipelines: 2304 vs 2048
  • Around 22% better floating-point performance: 6.2 TFLOPs vs 5.1 TFLOPs
  • Around 14% higher memory clock speed: 8000 MHz vs 7000 MHz
  • Around 27% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 8827 vs 6967
  • Around 23% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 767 vs 626
  • Around 8% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 39028 vs 36107
  • Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 116.142 vs 105.688
  • Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 9.235 vs 8.251
  • Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 84.034 vs 79.029
  • Around 17% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 607.721 vs 520.089
  • Around 23% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 11281 vs 9172
  • Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3695 vs 3624
  • Around 23% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 11281 vs 9172
  • Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3695 vs 3624
  • Around 14% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1005 vs 880
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1257 MHz vs 926-1168 MHz
Boost clock speed 1340 MHz vs 1206-1244 MHz
Texture fill rate 192.96 GTexel/s vs 159.23 GTexel/s
Pipelines 2304 vs 2048
Floating-point performance 6.2 TFLOPs vs 5.1 TFLOPs
Memory clock speed 8000 MHz vs 7000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 8827 vs 6967
PassMark - G2D Mark 767 vs 626
Geekbench - OpenCL 39028 vs 36107
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 116.142 vs 105.688
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 9.235 vs 8.251
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 84.034 vs 79.029
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 607.721 vs 520.089
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 11281 vs 9172
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3695 vs 3624
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3349 vs 3346
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 11281 vs 9172
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3695 vs 3624
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3349 vs 3346
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1005 vs 880

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 570
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 580

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
6967
8827
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
626
767
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
36107
39028
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
105.688
116.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1083.926
1022.932
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8.251
9.235
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
79.029
84.034
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
520.089
607.721
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9172
11281
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3624
3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3346
3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9172
11281
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3624
3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3346
3349
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
880
1005
Name AMD Radeon RX 570 AMD Radeon RX 580
PassMark - G3D Mark 6967 8827
PassMark - G2D Mark 626 767
Geekbench - OpenCL 36107 39028
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 105.688 116.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1083.926 1022.932
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 8.251 9.235
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 79.029 84.034
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 520.089 607.721
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 9172 11281
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3624 3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3346 3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 9172 11281
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3624 3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3346 3349
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 880 1005

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 570 AMD Radeon RX 580

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 GCN 4.0
Code name Polaris 20 Polaris 20
Design Radeon RX 500 Series Radeon RX 500 Series
GCN generation 4th Gen 4th Gen
Launch date 18 April 2017 18 April 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $169 $229
Place in performance rating 405 341
Price now $149.99 $169.99
Type Desktop, Laptop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 59.00 76.21

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1206-1244 MHz 1340 MHz
Core clock speed 926-1168 MHz 1257 MHz
Floating-point performance 5.1 TFLOPs 6.2 TFLOPs
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Pipelines 2048 2304
Pixel fill rate 39.81 GP/s 42.88 GP/s
Render output units 32 32
Stream Processors 2048 2304
Texture fill rate 159.23 GTexel/s 192.96 GTexel/s
Texture Units 128 144
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt 185 Watt
Transistor count 5,700 million 5,700 million
Compute units 36

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bridgeless CrossFire
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 241 mm 241 mm
Recommended system power (PSU) 450 Watt 500 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1x 8-pin

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_0) 12
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 8 GB
Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s 256 GB/s
Memory bus width 256 bit 256 bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 8000 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5

Technologies

4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
CrossFire
FreeSync
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 4K Support
PowerTune
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
AppAcceleration
LiquidVR
TrueAudio
Video Code Engine (VCE)
VR Ready