The RX 580 might be the mid-range flagship of the latest GCN 4.0 set of graphics cards, but their prices keep them out of the reach of most entry-level PC gamers. On the other hand, the RX 570 is closer to being reasonably affordable at a price tag of $ 169. AMD ’s xx70 cards have always been defined by entry-level prices with performance that knocks on the door of mid-range graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the GCN 4.0 graphics card inside the RX 570, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend.
Spec for spec, this RX 570 leapfrogs its direct predecessor, the RX 470, by boasting 12.7 % more fps. Fortunately, gaming performance was quite impressive. The RX 570 consistently delivers great frame rate increases over the RX 470 and it really justifies an upgrade.
Compared to its NVIDIA 's closest rival, GTX 1060 3GB, the RX 570 was -6.4 % slower. For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Spider-Man Remastered, Fallout 76, Overwatch 2, Apex Legends, Battlefield V at 60 fps to 71 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 64 fps.
For 1440p Quad HD, we were able to play Valorant at 98 fps to 98 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 98 fps. For 2160p 4K, we were able to play Valorant at 85 fps to 85 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 85 fps.
The R9 390 might be the extreme flagship of the latest GCN 3.0 set of graphics cards, but their prices keep them out of the reach of most high-end PC gamers. On the other hand, the R9 380X is closer to being reasonably affordable at a price tag of $ 229. AMD ’s xx80 cards have always been defined by high-end prices with performance that knocks on the door of extreme graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the GCN 3.0 graphics card inside the R9 380X, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend.
The R9 380X is much more cheaper than the R9 280 as it costs $ 229. Compare this to the R9 280, AMD Radeon R9 280X, which came originally at a price of $ 279, $ 299. Meanwhile, the NVIDIA closest equivalent card is the GTX 970 which costs $ 329. Spec for spec, this R9 380X leapfrogs its direct predecessor, the R9 280, by boasting 14.5 % more fps.
The R9 380X has 4 GB RAM compared to the R9 280 's 3 GB video memory. Compared to its NVIDIA 's closest rival, GTX 970, the R9 380X was -28.9 % slower.
For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Valorant at 87 fps to 87 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 87 fps. For 1440p Quad HD, we were able to play Valorant at 71 fps to 71 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 71 fps.
For 2160p 4K, we were able to play Valorant at 62 fps to 62 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 62 fps.
| Year | Game | Frames Per Second |
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| 2019 | Apex Legends |
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| 2019 | Anthem |
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| 2019 | Far Cry New Dawn |
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| 2019 | Resident Evil 2 |
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| 2019 | Metro Exodus |
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| 2019 | World War Z |
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| 2019 | Gears of War 5 |
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| 2019 | F1 2019 |
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| 2019 | GreedFall |
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| 2019 | Borderlands 3 |
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| 2019 | Call of Duty Modern Warfare |
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| 2019 | Red Dead Redemption 2 |
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| 2019 | Need For Speed: Heat |
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| 2018 | Forza Horizon 4 |
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| 2018 | Hitman 2 |
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| 2018 | Just Cause 4 |
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| 2018 | Monster Hunter: World |
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| 2018 | Strange Brigade |
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| 2017 | PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds |
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| 2017 | Fortnite Battle Royale |
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| 2017 | Need For Speed: Payback |
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| 2017 | For Honor |
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| 2017 | Project CARS 2 |
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| 2017 | Forza Motorsport 7 |
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| 2016 | Overwatch |
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| 2016 | Dishonored 2 |
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| 2015 | Rocket League |
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| 2015 | Need For Speed |
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| 2015 | Project CARS |
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| 2015 | Rainbow Six Siege |
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| 2012 | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
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| 2009 | League of Legends |
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| RX 570 | R9 380X | |
|---|---|---|
| Board Number | C940, D000 | C766, C784 |
| Length | 9.5 inches 241 mm | 8.7 inches 221 mm |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort | 2x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| TDP | 120 W | 190 W |
| RX 570 | R9 380X | |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Clock | 1168 MHz | 970 MHz |
| Memory Clock | 1750 MHz 7000 MHz effective | 1425 MHz 5700 MHz effective |
| RX 570 | R9 380X | |
|---|---|---|
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Generation | Polaris (RX 500) | Pirate Islands (R9 300) |
| Launch Price | 169 USD | 229 USD |
| Production | Active | Active |
| Release Date | Apr 18th, 2017 | Nov 19th, 2015 |
| RX 570 | R9 380X | |
|---|---|---|
| DirectX | 12.0 (12_0) | 12.0 (12_0) |
| OpenCL | 2 | 2 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Shader Model | 6 | 6 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.82 | 1.1.82 |
| RX 570 | R9 380X | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | GCN 3.0 |
| Die Size | 244 mm² | 366 mm² |
| GPU Name | Polaris 20 | Antigua |
| GPU Variant | Polaris 20 XL (215-0910052) | Antigua XT (215-0877016) |
| Process Size | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Transistors | 5,700 million | 5,000 million |
| RX 570 | R9 380X | |
|---|---|---|
| Bandwidth | 224.0 GB/s | 182.4 GB/s |
| Memory Bus | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Size | 4096 MB | 4096 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| RX 570 | R9 380X | |
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| Compute Units | 32 | 32 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Shading Units | 2048 | 2048 |
| TMUs | 128 | 128 |
| RX 570 | R9 380X | |
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| FP16 (half) performance | 5,095 GFLOPS (1:1) | 3,973 GFLOPS (1:1) |
| FP32 (float) performance | 5,095 GFLOPS | 3,973 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 318.5 GFLOPS (1:16) | 248.3 GFLOPS (1:16) |
| Pixel Rate | 39.81 GPixel/s | 31.04 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 159.2 GTexel/s | 124.2 GTexel/s |
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