GeForce GTX 570M vs Radeon Sky 500

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

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 Sky 500
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 150 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 3 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon Sky 500 has 100% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 570M.
  • GeForce GTX 570M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon Sky 500 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon Sky 500 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 570M.
  • GeForce GTX 570M is used in Laptops, and Radeon Sky 500 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 570M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 375 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 570M.
  • GeForce GTX 570M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon Sky 500 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 3300 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 570M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 35−40
ultra / 1080p 6−7 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 21−24 60−65
medium / 1080p 12−14 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than GeForce GTX 570M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 570M Radeon Sky 500
Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
Code name N12E-GT Pitcairn
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 28 June 2011 27 March 2013
Pipelines 336 1280
Core clock speed 575 MHz 950 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 32.2 billion/sec 76.00
Floating-point performance 772.8 gflops 2,432 gflops
Length 242 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72.0 GB/s 154 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA +
CUDA cores 336
Bus support PCI-E 2.0 PCIe 3.0
SLI options +
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
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