GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570
65%
65%
AMD Radeon R9 280X
154%
154%
AMD Radeon R9 280X is approximately 89% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GF110 | Tahiti |
| CoresDifferent | 480 | 2048 |
| TMUsDifferent | 60 | 128 |
| ROPsDifferent | 40 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 1280 MB | 3 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 320 bit | 384 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GF110 | Tahiti |
| GPU VariantDifferent | GF110-275-A1 | Tahiti XTL(215-0821065) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Fermi 2.0 | GCN 1.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 3,000 million | 4,313 million |
| DensityDifferent | 5.8M / mm² | 12.3M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 520 mm² | 352 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-1981 | N/A |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Dec 7th, 2010 | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 500 | Volcanic Islands(R9 200) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 400 | Sea Islands |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 600 | Pirate Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 349 USD | 299 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 76 in our database | 105 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 732 MHz | N/A |
| Shader ClockDifferent | 1464 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 950 MHz3.8 Gbps effective | 1500 MHz6 Gbps effective |
| Base ClockDifferent | N/A | 850 MHz |
| Boost ClockDifferent | N/A | 1000 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 1280 MB | 3 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 320 bit | 384 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 152.0 GB/s | 288.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 480 | 2048 |
| TMUsDifferent | 60 | 128 |
| ROPsDifferent | 40 | 32 |
| SM CountDifferent | 15 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 64 KB (per SM) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 640 KB | 768 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 32 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 21.96 GPixel/s | 32.00 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 43.92 GTexel/s | 128.0 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 1,405.4 GFLOPS | 4.096 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 175.7 GFLOPS (1:8) | 1,024.0 GFLOPS (1:4) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 267 mm10.5 inches | 275 mm10.8 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 219 W | 250 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 550 W | 600 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI1x mini-HDMI 1.3a | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a1x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 2x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | P1261 SKU 5 | C386 |
| HeightDifferent | N/A | 109 mm4.3 inches |
| WidthDifferent | N/A | 36 mm1.4 inches |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 1.1 | 2.1 (1.2) |
| VulkanDifferent | N/A | 1.2.170 |
| CUDADifferent | 2.0 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 5.1 | 6.5 (5.1) |
Comparison Summary
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