AMD Radeon RX 570 vs NVIDIA GRID K260Q

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 570 and NVIDIA GRID K260Q 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.

AMD Radeon RX 570

NVIDIA GRID K260Q

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 570

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 24% higher core clock speed: 926-1168 MHz vs 745 MHz
1669.8x more texture fill rate: 159.23 GTexel/s vs 95.36 GTexel / s
Around 33% higher pipelines: 2048 vs 1536
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 225 Watt
4x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 2 GB
Around 40% higher memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 5000 MHz
2.4x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 6967 vs 2949
Around 73% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 626 vs 361
Around 42% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 9172 vs 6474
Around 91% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3624 vs 1898
Around 71% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3346 vs 1954
Around 42% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 9172 vs 6474
Around 91% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3624 vs 1898
Around 71% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3346 vs 1954

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 April 2017 vs 28 June 2013
Core clock speed	926-1168 MHz vs 745 MHz
Texture fill rate	159.23 GTexel/s vs 95.36 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2048 vs 1536
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 225 Watt
Maximum memory size	8 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz vs 5000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	6967 vs 2949
PassMark - G2D Mark	626 vs 361
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	9172 vs 6474
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3624 vs 1898
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3346 vs 1954
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	9172 vs 6474
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3624 vs 1898
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3346 vs 1954

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GRID K260Q

448.8x better floating-point performance: 2,289 gflops vs 5.1 TFLOPs

Floating-point performance	2,289 gflops vs 5.1 TFLOPs

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 570
GPU 2: NVIDIA GRID K260Q

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

6967

2949

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

626

361

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

9172

6474

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3624

1898

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3346

1954

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

9172

6474

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3624

1898

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3346

1954

Name	AMD Radeon RX 570	NVIDIA GRID K260Q
PassMark - G3D Mark	6967	2949
PassMark - G2D Mark	626	361
Geekbench - OpenCL	35985
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	105.688
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1083.926
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	8.251
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	79.029
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	520.089
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	9172	6474
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3624	1898
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3346	1954
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	9172	6474
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3624	1898
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3346	1954
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	3861

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX 570	NVIDIA GRID K260Q
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 4.0	Kepler
Code name	Polaris 20	GK104
Design	Radeon RX 500 Series
GCN generation	4th Gen
Launch date	18 April 2017	28 June 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$169	$937
Place in performance rating	395	545
Price now	$149.99
Type	Desktop, Laptop	Workstation
Value for money (0-100)	59.00
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1206-1244 MHz
Core clock speed	926-1168 MHz	745 MHz
Floating-point performance	5.1 TFLOPs	2,289 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	2048	1536
Pixel fill rate	39.81 GP/s
Render output units	32
Stream Processors	2048
Texture fill rate	159.23 GTexel/s	95.36 GTexel / s
Texture Units	128
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	225 Watt
Transistor count	5,700 million	3,540 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
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
Recommended system power (PSU)	450 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenCL	2.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	224 GB/s	160.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	5000 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)