Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri vs Radeon RX 570X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri and Radeon RX 570X, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri stacks up against Radeon RX 570X, check out specs charts below.

Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri

Radeon RX 570X

Main Specs

	Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri	Radeon RX 570X
Power consumption (TDP)		120 Watt
Interface		PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin
Memory type		GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount		8 GB
Display Connectors		1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort

Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon RX 570X - with GCN 4.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon RX 570X is 448 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 570X - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	7−8	9−10
ultra / 1080p	4−5	5−6
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	18−20	21−24
medium / 1080p	9−10	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	12−14	14−16
ultra / 1080p	10−12	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	30−35
medium / 1080p	14−16	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570X in Battlefield 5 is 18% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri and Radeon RX 570X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	140−150	160−170
medium / 768p	110−120	130−140
ultra / 1080p	55−60	65−70
QHD / 1440p	30−35	35−40
4K / 2160p	27−30	27−30
high / 768p	85−90	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 15% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	21−24	24−27
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	85−90	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	70−75
ultra / 1080p	35−40	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570X in Dota 2 is 11% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	9−10	10−12
ultra / 1080p	8−9	10−11
4K / 2160p	4−5	4−5
low / 720p	21−24	24−27
medium / 1080p	10−11	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570X in Far Cry 5 is 9% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	16−18	18−20
ultra / 1080p	10−12	12−14
low / 720p	65−70	70−75
medium / 1080p	24−27	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570X in Fortnite is 13% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	14−16	16−18
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
QHD / 1440p	2−3	3−4
low / 720p	27−30	30−35
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570X in Forza Horizon 4 is 21% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
medium / 768p	50−55	55−60
high / 1080p	14−16	18−20
ultra / 1080p	7−8	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570X in Grand Theft Auto V is 9% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	5−6	6−7
ultra / 1080p	3−4	4−5
4K / 2160p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	14−16	16−18
medium / 1080p	7−8	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570X in Metro Exodus is 28% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	95−100	100−105
high / 1080p	90−95	95−100
ultra / 1080p	80−85	85−90
medium / 1080p	95−100	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570X in Minecraft is 4% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	16−18	18−20
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	35−40	40−45
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 4% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	14−16	16−18
medium / 1080p	10−12	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 9% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	27−30	30−35
medium / 768p	18−20	21−24
high / 1080p	10−11	12−14
ultra / 1080p	7−8	7−8
4K / 2160p	6−7	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 14% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	85−90	90−95
medium / 768p	45−50	50−55
ultra / 1080p	21−24	24−27
high / 768p	35−40	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570X in World of Tanks is 10% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.

Full Specs

	Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri	Radeon RX 570X
Architecture	GCN	GCN 4.0
Code name	Kaveri Spectre	Polaris 20
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	14 January 2014	11 April 2018
Pipelines	512	2048
Core clock speed	720 MHz	1168 MHz
Boost Clock		1244 MHz
Transistor count		5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate		159.2
Floating-point performance		5,095 gflops
Length		241 mm
Memory bus width		256 Bit
Memory clock speed		7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth		224.0 GB/s
Shared memory	+
DirectX	DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.2	12 (12_0)
Shader Model		6.4
OpenGL		4.6
OpenCL		2.0
Vulkan		1.2.131

Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri vs Radeon RX 570X

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