GeForce GTX 570 vs Radeon R9 390X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 570 and Radeon R9 390X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 570 and Radeon R9 390X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 570 Radeon R9 390X
Power consumption (TDP) 219 Watt 275 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pin 1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1280 MB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 390X has 25% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 570.
  • GeForce GTX 570 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 390X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 570 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 390X - with GCN.
  • GeForce GTX 570 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 390X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 390X is 265 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 570.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 570 is 850 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 390X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 50−55
ultra / 1080p 12−14 30−35
QHD / 1440p 6−7 24−27
4K / 2160p 5−6 14−16
low / 720p 35−40 75−80
medium / 1080p 24−27 55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 138% more, than GeForce GTX 570.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 570 Radeon R9 390X
Architecture Fermi GCN
Code name GF110 Grenada XT
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 7 December 2010 16 June 2015
Pipelines 480 2816
Core clock speed 1464 MHz
Boost Clock 1050 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 43.9 billion/sec 184.8
Floating-point performance 1,405.4 gflops 5,914 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 275 mm
Memory bus width 320 Bit 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 1900 MHz (3800 data rate) 1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth 152.0 GB/s 384 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.2 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A +
CUDA +
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 480
Bus support PCI-E 2.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI + +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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Eyefinity +
PowerTune +
TrueAudio +
Mantle +
Design reference
Bridgeless CrossFire +
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
VCE +
DDMA audio +
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High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
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