Radeon RX 570 vs UHD Graphics 617

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon RX 570 and UHD Graphics 617, 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 RX 570 stacks up against UHD Graphics 617, check out specs charts below.

UHD Graphics 617 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: UHD Graphics 617 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 UHD Graphics 617 here:

Main Specs

  Radeon RX 570 UHD Graphics 617
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 15 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x1
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3L/LPDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon RX 570 has 700% more power consumption, than UHD Graphics 617.
  • Radeon RX 570 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and UHD Graphics 617 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
  • Radeon RX 570 is used in Desktops, and UHD Graphics 617 - in Laptops.
  • Radeon RX 570 is build with Polaris architecture, and UHD Graphics 617 - with Gen. 9 Amber Lake.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 570 is 868 MHz higher, than UHD Graphics 617.
  • Radeon RX 570 and UHD Graphics 617 are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 3−4
ultra / 1080p 21−24 1−2
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 14−16
medium / 1080p 40−45 6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than UHD Graphics 617.

Full Specs

  Radeon RX 570 UHD Graphics 617
Architecture Polaris Gen. 9 Amber Lake
Code name Polaris 20 Ellesmere Kaby-Lake GT2
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 18 April 2017 30 October 2018
Pipelines 2048 24
Core clock speed 1168 MHz 300 MHz
Boost Clock 1244 MHz 1150 MHz
Transistor count 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 159.2 25.20
Floating-point performance 5,095 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 224.0 GB/s
Shared memory - +
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 2.1
Vulkan + 1.1.103
FreeSync +
Quick Sync +
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