NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 Rev. 2 vs AMD Radeon HD 6870

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 Rev. 2 and AMD Radeon HD 6870 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: 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), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 Rev. 2

AMD Radeon HD 6870

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 Rev. 2

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
Around 25% higher maximum memory size: 1280 MB vs 1 GB
3.6x more memory clock speed: 3800 MHz vs 1050 MHz
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 36.499 vs 16.41
2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.967 vs 1.346
Around 28% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 5405 vs 4238
Around 28% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 5405 vs 4238

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 December 2010 vs 21 October 2010
Maximum memory size	1280 MB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed	3800 MHz vs 1050 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	36.499 vs 16.41
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.967 vs 1.346
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	5405 vs 4238
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3357 vs 3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	5405 vs 4238
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3357 vs 3349

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 6870

Around 15% higher texture fill rate: 50.4 GTexel / s vs 43.92 GTexel / s
2.3x more pipelines: 1120 vs 480
Around 43% better floating-point performance: 2,016.0 gflops vs 1,405 gflops
Around 45% lower typical power consumption: 151 Watt vs 219 Watt
Around 21% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 857.798 vs 708.853
Around 26% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 45.514 vs 36.208
Around 49% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 184.41 vs 123.354

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	50.4 GTexel / s vs 43.92 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1120 vs 480
Floating-point performance	2,016.0 gflops vs 1,405 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	151 Watt vs 219 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	857.798 vs 708.853
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	45.514 vs 36.208
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	184.41 vs 123.354
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3711 vs 3705
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3711 vs 3705

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 Rev. 2
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 6870

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

36.499

16.41

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

708.853

857.798

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.967

1.346

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

36.208

45.514

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

123.354

184.41

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5405

4238

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3705

3711

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3357

3349

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5405

4238

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3705

3711

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3357

3349

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 Rev. 2	AMD Radeon HD 6870
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	36.499	16.41
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	708.853	857.798
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.967	1.346
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	36.208	45.514
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	123.354	184.41
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	5405	4238
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3705	3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3357	3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	5405	4238
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3705	3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3357	3349
PassMark - G3D Mark		2209
PassMark - G2D Mark		416
Geekbench - OpenCL		4950
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 Rev. 2	AMD Radeon HD 6870
Essentials
Architecture	Fermi 2.0	TeraScale 2
Code name	GF110	Barts
Launch date	7 December 2010	21 October 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$349	$239
Place in performance rating	816	817
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Design		AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series
Price now		$89.99
Value for money (0-100)		38.38
Technical info
Core clock speed	732 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,405 gflops	2,016.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	480	1120
Texture fill rate	43.92 GTexel / s	50.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	219 Watt	151 Watt
Transistor count	3,000 million	1,700 million
Boost clock speed		900 MHz
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	267 mm	220 mm
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	2x 6-pin
Bus support		PCIe 2.0 x16
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	11
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1280 MB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	152.0 GB / s	134.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	320 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	3800 MHz	1050 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire