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AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti

WINNER
AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB
34.6Inno Score
VS
34.3Inno Score
22.8Rasterization25.7
20Ray Tracing20
32.4Memoryspec-based39.8
82.3Efficiencyspec-based63.3
36Compute38.8
5 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB5 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB scores 34.6 against 34.3 for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB

  • 50% lower process: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 40% lower TDP: 150 W vs 250 W
  • 17% higher Base clock: 1,168 MHz vs 1,000 MHz
  • 16% higher Boost clock: 1,244 MHz vs 1,075 MHz
  • Lower launch price: $169 vs $649

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti

  • 50% higher VRAM: 6 GB vs 4 GB
  • 50% higher Bus width: 384 bit vs 256 bit
  • 50% higher bandwidth: 337 GB/s vs 224 GB/s
  • 50% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 5,789 vs 3,852
  • 38% higher Shading units: 2,816 vs 2,048

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
SpecAMD Radeon RX 570 4GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Announced20172015
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (Polaris)Maxwell
Process14 nm+50%28 nm
TDP150 W+40%250 W
Power connector1x 6-pin6-pin + 8-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
SpecAMD Radeon RX 570 4GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Shading units2,0482,816+38%
Base clock1,168 MHz+17%1,000 MHz
Boost clock1,244 MHz+16%1,075 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
SpecAMD Radeon RX 570 4GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
VRAM4 GB6 GB+50%
VRAM typeGDDR5GDDR5
Bus width256 bit384 bit+50%
Bandwidth224 GB/s337 GB/s+50%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
SpecAMD Radeon RX 570 4GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
3DMark Time Spy3,852Bottom 13%5,789+50%Bottom 24%
PassMark G3D—13,614Bottom 32%

Features

Features comparison: AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
SpecAMD Radeon RX 570 4GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
UpscalingFSR 2 (game-side)—

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