GeForce GTX 570M vs Radeon HD 6790

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 570M and Radeon HD 6790. 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 570M and Radeon HD 6790. 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.

GeForce GTX 570M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 570M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 570M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 570M Radeon HD 6790
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 150 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 3 MB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6790 has 100% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 570M.
  • GeForce GTX 570M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 6790 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 570M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6790.
  • GeForce GTX 570M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6790 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 570M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6790 - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6790 is 265 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 570M.
  • GeForce GTX 570M and Radeon HD 6790 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 570M is 450 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6790.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 7−8
ultra / 1080p 6−7 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 18−20
medium / 1080p 12−14 9−10
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 570M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than Radeon HD 6790.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 570M Radeon HD 6790
Architecture Fermi Terascale 2
Code name N12E-GT Barts
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 28 June 2011 4 April 2011
Pipelines 336 800
Core clock speed 575 MHz 840 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 32.2 billion/sec 33.60
Floating-point performance 772.8 gflops 1,344.0 gflops
Length 198 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72.0 GB/s 134.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 336
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
SLI options +
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s 122 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
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