NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 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.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
2.5x more texture fill rate: 108.3 GTexel / s vs 43.9 billion / sec
2.8x more pipelines: 1344 vs 480
Around 85% better floating-point performance: 2,599 gflops vs 1,405.4 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 219 Watt
2.4x more maximum memory size: 3 GB vs 1280 MB
Around 30% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 960.114 vs 736.185
Around 49% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 59.57 vs 40.08
Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6350 vs 4862
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3718 vs 3668
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3353 vs 3325
Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6350 vs 4862
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3718 vs 3668
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3353 vs 3325

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 March 2014 vs 7 December 2010
Texture fill rate	108.3 GTexel / s vs 43.9 billion / sec
Pipelines	1344 vs 480
Floating-point performance	2,599 gflops vs 1,405.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 219 Watt
Maximum memory size	3 GB vs 1280 MB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	960.114 vs 736.185
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	59.57 vs 40.08
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6350 vs 4862
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3718 vs 3668
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3353 vs 3325
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6350 vs 4862
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3718 vs 3668
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3353 vs 3325

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570

Around 56% higher core clock speed: 1464 MHz vs 941 MHz
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3929 vs 3450
Around 71% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 471 vs 276
Around 5% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 13266 vs 12622
Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 36.849 vs 34.836
Around 44% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.369 vs 3.038
Around 50% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 122.953 vs 81.753

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1464 MHz vs 941 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	3929 vs 3450
PassMark - G2D Mark	471 vs 276
Geekbench - OpenCL	13266 vs 12622
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	36.849 vs 34.836
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.369 vs 3.038
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	122.953 vs 81.753

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3450

3929

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

276

471

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

12622

13266

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

34.836

36.849

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

960.114

736.185

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.038

4.369

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

59.57

40.08

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

81.753

122.953

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6350

4862

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3718

3668

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3353

3325

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6350

4862

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3718

3668

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3353

3325

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570
PassMark - G3D Mark	3450	3929
PassMark - G2D Mark	276	471
Geekbench - OpenCL	12622	13266
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	34.836	36.849
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	960.114	736.185
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.038	4.369
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	59.57	40.08
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	81.753	122.953
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6350	4862
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3718	3668
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3353	3325
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6350	4862
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3718	3668
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3353	3325
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1336	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570
Essentials
Architecture	Kepler	Fermi 2.0
Code name	GK104	GF110
Launch date	12 March 2014	7 December 2010
Place in performance rating	733	734
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$349
Price now		$99.99
Value for money (0-100)		48.11
Technical info
Boost clock speed	967 MHz
Core clock speed	941 MHz	1464 MHz
CUDA cores	1344	480
Floating-point performance	2,599 gflops	1,405.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	1344	480
Texture fill rate	108.3 GTexel / s	43.9 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	219 Watt
Transistor count	3,540 million	3,000 million
Maximum GPU temperature		97 °C
Video outputs and ports
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI, Mini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	Up to 3840x2160
eDP 1.2 signal support	Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection
HDMI
LVDS signal support	Up to 1920x1200
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming
VGA аnalog display support	Up to 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0	PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Supplementary power connectors	None	Two 6-pin
Height		4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Length		10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
SLI options		3-way
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenCL	1.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.2
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	1280 MB
Memory bandwidth	120.0 GB / s	152.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	192 Bit	320 Bit
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Standard memory configuration	GDDR5
Memory clock speed		1900 MHz (3800 data rate)
Technologies
3D Blu-Ray
BatteryBoost
CUDA
Direct Compute
FXAA
GeForce Experience
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus
SLI
TXAA
3D Vision
DSR
Surround