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 960 might be the entry-level flagship of the latest Maxwell 2.0 set of graphics cards, but their prices keep them out of the reach of most budget PC gamers. On the other hand, the GTX 950 is closer to being reasonably affordable at a price tag of $ 159. 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 Maxwell 2.0 graphics card inside the GTX 950, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend.
The GTX 950 is much more expensive than the GTX 750 as it costs a whopping $ 159. Compare this to the GTX 750, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti, which came originally at a price of $ 119, $ 149. Meanwhile, the AMD closest equivalent card is the RX 460 which costs $ 140. Compared to its AMD 's closest rival, RX 460, the GTX 950 was 7.9 % faster.
For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Valorant at 61 fps to 61 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 61 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 | GTX 950 | |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 9.5 inches 241 mm | 7.94 inches 202 mm |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort | 1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| TDP | 120 W | 90 W |
| RX 570 | GTX 950 | |
|---|---|---|
| Boost Clock | 1244 MHz | 1188 MHz |
| GPU Clock | 1168 MHz | 1024 MHz |
| Memory Clock | 1750 MHz 7000 MHz effective | 1653 MHz 6612 MHz effective |
| RX 570 | GTX 950 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Generation | Polaris (RX 500) | GeForce 900 |
| Launch Price | 169 USD | 159 USD |
| Production | Active | Active |
| Release Date | Apr 18th, 2017 | Aug 20th, 2015 |
| RX 570 | GTX 950 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 950 | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | Maxwell 2.0 |
| Die Size | 244 mm² | 228 mm² |
| GPU Name | Polaris 20 | GM206 |
| GPU Variant | Polaris 20 XL (215-0910052) | GM206-250-A1 |
| Process Size | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Transistors | 5,700 million | 2,940 million |
| RX 570 | GTX 950 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bandwidth | 224.0 GB/s | 105.8 GB/s |
| Memory Bus | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory Size | 4096 MB | 2048 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| RX 570 | GTX 950 | |
|---|---|---|
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Shading Units | 2048 | 768 |
| TMUs | 128 | 48 |
| RX 570 | GTX 950 | |
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| FP32 (float) performance | 5,095 GFLOPS | 1,825 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 318.5 GFLOPS (1:16) | 57.02 GFLOPS (1:32) |
| Pixel Rate | 39.81 GPixel/s | 38.02 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 159.2 GTexel/s | 57.02 GTexel/s |
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