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AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

34.6Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
37.8Inno Score
22.8Rasterization28.4
20Ray Tracing20
32.4Memoryspec-based41.5
82.3Efficiencyspec-based76.4
36Compute41.2
3 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB6 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 wins this graphics card face-off, 37.8 to 34.6, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+6) and compute (+5). AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB

  • 17% lower TDP: 150 W vs 180 W
  • 12% lower process: 14 nm vs 16 nm
  • Lower launch price: $169 vs $599

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

  • Stronger rasterization score: 28 vs 23
  • Stronger compute score: 41 vs 36
  • 100% higher VRAM: 8 GB vs 4 GB
  • 95% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 7,536 vs 3,859
  • 43% higher bandwidth: 320 GB/s vs 224 GB/s

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
SpecAMD Radeon RX 570 4GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Announced20172016
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (Polaris)Pascal
Process14 nm+12%16 nm
TDP150 W+17%180 W
Power connector1x 6-pin1x 8-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
SpecAMD Radeon RX 570 4GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Shading units2,0482,560+25%
Base clock1,168 MHz1,607 MHz+38%
Boost clock1,244 MHz1,733 MHz+39%

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
SpecAMD Radeon RX 570 4GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
VRAM4 GB8 GB+100%
VRAM typeGDDR5GDDR5X
Bus width256 bit256 bit
Bandwidth224 GB/s320 GB/s+43%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
SpecAMD Radeon RX 570 4GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
3DMark Time Spy3,859Bottom 8%7,536+95%Bottom 27%
PassMark G3D—15,607Bottom 41%

Features

Features comparison: AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
SpecAMD Radeon RX 570 4GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
UpscalingFSR 2 (game-side)—

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