GeForce GTX 570 vs Radeon Sky 500

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 570 and Radeon Sky 500. 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 Sky 500. 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 Sky 500
Power consumption (TDP) 219 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1280 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 570 has 46% more power consumption, than Radeon Sky 500.
  • GeForce GTX 570 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon Sky 500 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 570 has 1276 GB more memory, than Radeon Sky 500.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 570 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 570 is 514 MHz higher, than Radeon Sky 500.
  • GeForce GTX 570 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon Sky 500 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon Sky 500 is 232 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 570.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 2900 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 570.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 35−40
ultra / 1080p 12−14 21−24
QHD / 1440p 6−7 16−18
4K / 2160p 5−6 10−11
low / 720p 35−40 60−65
medium / 1080p 24−27 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 77% more, than GeForce GTX 570.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 570 Radeon Sky 500
Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
Code name GF110 Pitcairn
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 7 December 2010 27 March 2013
Pipelines 480 1280
Core clock speed 1464 MHz 950 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 43.9 billion/sec 76.00
Floating-point performance 1,405.4 gflops 2,432 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 242 mm
Memory bus width 320 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1900 MHz (3800 data rate) 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 152.0 GB/s 154 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.2 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA +
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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Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
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