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 GTX 1060 6GB might be the entry-level flagship of the latest Pascal set of graphics cards, but their prices keep them out of the reach of most budget PC gamers. On the other hand, the GTX 1050 is closer to being reasonably affordable at a price tag of $ 169. The good news is, with the release of the GTX 1050 Ti, the GTX 1050 's price is getting more discount.
NVIDIA ’s xx50 cards have always been defined by budget prices with performance that knocks on the door of entry-level graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the Pascal graphics card inside the GTX 1050, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend. Spec for spec, this GTX 1050 leapfrogs its direct predecessor, the GTX 950, by boasting 11 % more fps.
The GTX 1050 has 3 GB RAM compared to the GTX 950 's 2 GB video memory. Compared to its AMD 's closest rival, RX 560, the GTX 1050 was 9.2 % faster.
Fortunately, gaming performance was quite impressive. The GTX 1050 consistently delivers great frame rate increases over the GTX 950 and it really justifies an upgrade. For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Valorant at 64 fps to 64 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 64 fps.
| RX 570 | GTX 1050 | |
|---|---|---|
| Board Number | C940, D000 | PG210 |
| Length | 9.5 inches 241 mm | 5.7 inches 145 mm |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| TDP | 120 W | 75 W |
| RX 570 | GTX 1050 | |
|---|---|---|
| Boost Clock | 1244 MHz | 1518 MHz |
| GPU Clock | 1168 MHz | 1392 MHz |
| Memory Clock | 1750 MHz 7000 MHz effective | 1752 MHz 7008 MHz effective |
| RX 570 | GTX 1050 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Generation | Polaris (RX 500) | GeForce 1000 |
| Launch Price | 169 USD | 109 USD |
| Production | Active | Active |
| Release Date | Apr 18th, 2017 | May 21st, 2018 |
| RX 570 | GTX 1050 | |
|---|---|---|
| DirectX | 12.0 (12_0) | 12.0 (12_1) |
| OpenCL | 2 | 1.2 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| Shader Model | 6 | 6.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.82 | 1.1.82 |
| RX 570 | GTX 1050 | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | Pascal |
| Die Size | 244 mm² | 132 mm² |
| GPU Name | Polaris 20 | GP107 |
| GPU Variant | Polaris 20 XL (215-0910052) | GP107-301-K1-A1 |
| Process Size | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Transistors | 5,700 million | 3,300 million |
| RX 570 | GTX 1050 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bandwidth | 224.0 GB/s | 84.10 GB/s |
| Memory Bus | 256 bit | 96 bit |
| Memory Size | 4096 MB | 3072 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| RX 570 | GTX 1050 | |
|---|---|---|
| ROPs | 32 | 24 |
| Shading Units | 2048 | 768 |
| TMUs | 128 | 48 |
| RX 570 | GTX 1050 | |
|---|---|---|
| FP16 (half) performance | 5,095 GFLOPS (1:1) | 36.43 GFLOPS (1:64) |
| FP32 (float) performance | 5,095 GFLOPS | 2,332 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 318.5 GFLOPS (1:16) | 72.86 GFLOPS (1:32) |
| Pixel Rate | 39.81 GPixel/s | 36.43 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 159.2 GTexel/s | 72.86 GTexel/s |
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