GPU AMD GCN 4.0
Radeon RX 570

Radeon RX 570

Polaris 20 Released: April 18, 2017
Memory
4
GB GDDR5
Boost Clock
1244
MHz
TGP
150
W

Technical Highlights

Architecture : GCN 4.0
Generation : Polaris (RX 500)
Shading Units : 2048
RT Cores : -

About this GPU Card

Radeon RX 570 is a discrete graphics card from AMD released on April 18, 2017 based on the GCN 4.0 architecture with 4 GB GDDR5 memory on a PCIe 3.0 x16 bus interface. It runs at 1168 MHz base clock, reaches up to 1244 MHz boost clock, and has a 150 W power rating. It supports DirectX 12 (12_0), Vulkan 1.3, and OpenGL 4.6.

Last updated: March 29, 2026

Overall Score Of Radeon RX 570

This summarizes how Radeon RX 570 scores across key areas like gaming, rendering, AI, and Energy Efficiency.

50
Overall
Gaming Performance
43
AI & Machine Learning
22
Hardware Architecture
60
Workstation
18
Energy Efficiency
19

General Info of Radeon RX 570

Vendor

AMD

Release Date

April 18, 2017

Foundry

GlobalFoundries

Architecture

GCN 4.0

Process Size

14 nm

29% of the current best Process Size score

Transistors

5.7 billion

Launch Price

169

Graphics Processor of Radeon RX 570

Base Clock

1168 MHz

44% of the current best Base Clock score

Boost Clock

1244 MHz

40% of the current best Boost Clock score

Shading Units

2048

9% of the current best Shading Units score

Compute Units

32

19% of the current best Compute Units score

Textured Mapping Units (TMUs)

128

19% of the current best Textured Mapping Units (TMUs) score

Render Output Units (ROPs)

32

13% of the current best Render Output Units (ROPs) score

Die Size

232 mm²

Density

24.6 MTr/mm²

L1 Cache

16 KB (per CU)

6% of the current best L1 Cache score

L2 Cache

2 MB

2% of the current best L2 Cache score

Raw Performance of Radeon RX 570

Pixel Fill Rate

39.81 GPixel/s

8% of the current best Pixel Fill Rate score

Texture Fill Rate

159.2 GTexel/s

10% of the current best Texture Fill Rate score

FP32 Performance

5.095 TFLOPs

5% of the current best FP32 Performance score

Memory of Radeon RX 570

Memory Size

4 GB

13% of the current best Memory Size score

Memory Type

GDDR5

40% of the current best Memory Type score

Bus Width

256-bit

Memory Clock

Good

1750 MHz

67% of the current best Memory Clock score

Effective Speed

7000 Mbps

23% of the current best Effective Speed score

Bandwidth

224 GB/s

13% of the current best Bandwidth score

Board Design of Radeon RX 570

Bus Interface

Good

PCIe 3.0 x16

60% of the current best Bus Interface score

PCIe Version

Good

3.0

60% of the current best PCIe Version score

PCIe Lanes

16

TGP

150 W

Length

241 mm

APIs of Radeon RX 570

DirectX

Excellent

12 (12_0)

80% of the current best DirectX score

OpenGL

Top tier

4.6

100% of the current best OpenGL score

OpenCL

Good

2.1

70% of the current best OpenCL score

Vulkan

Top tier

1.3

91% of the current best Vulkan score

HDMI

Good

2.0b

70% of the current best HDMI score

DisplayPort

Excellent

1.4a

80% of the current best DisplayPort score

Ray Tracing

0

DLSS

0

Benchmarks of Radeon RX 570

3D Mark

A standardized suite that approximates real-world gaming workloads to compare graphics performance.

Steel Nomad Lite:
3701
7% of max
Time Spy:
8% of max
Fire Strike:
13443
15% of max
Wild Life Extreme:
7939
7% of max
Night Raid:
50377
24% of max

GeekBench 6 OpenCL

GPU compute benchmark focused on workloads like image processing and parallel compute tasks.

Compute Score:
37147 (102nd)
9% of max
Background Blur:
55.7 img/sec
13% of max
Face Detection:
31.3 img/sec
10% of max
Horizon Detection:
1.41 Gpixels/sec
6% of max
Edge Detection:
2.82 Gpixels/sec
8% of max
Gaussian Blur:
2.57 Gpixels/sec
7% of max
Feature Matching:
0.31 Gpixels/sec
12% of max
Stereo Matching:
143.2 Gpixels/sec
5% of max
Particle Physics:
5080.1 FPS
9% of max

Passmark Graphics

A multi-test benchmark that evaluates raster, memory bandwidth, and compute performance.

G3D Mark Score:
20% of max
G2D Mark Score:
724
51% of max
DirectX 12:
39
22% of max
GPU Compute:
2890 Ops/s
11% of max

Blender

Rendering performance benchmark using Blender Cycles throughput as a practical content-creation metric.

Render Score:
2% of max

GeekBench 6 ML

AI benchmark measuring common ML workloads like classification, detection, and super resolution.

ML Single Precision:
13% of max
ML Half Precision:
7446
9% of max
ML Quantized:
4931
13% of max
Image Classification:
2676
14% of max
Object Detection:
3048
11% of max
Image Segmentation:
3757
7% of max
Face Detection:
10752
9% of max
Image Super Resolution:
6179
11% of max
Style Transfer:
71201
10% of max
Text Classification:
1051
20% of max
Machine Translation:
1933
22% of max
Depth Estimation:
12040
14% of max
Pose Estimation:
35488
10% of max

FurMark

Stress test designed to push sustained load for thermal stability and cooling behavior.

1080p Vulkan:
3275
10% of max
1440p Vulkan:
2155
8% of max
2160p Vulkan:
1156
8% of max
1080p OpenGL:
3412
12% of max
1440p OpenGL:
2299
10% of max
2160p OpenGL:
1168
8% of max

Performance Charts Of Radeon RX 570

These charts give a quick view of FPS scaling across resolutions and how this GPU compares against market top benchmark values.

Gaming FPS Analysis

Ultra settings performance of Radeon RX 570
1080p Ultra
1440p Ultra
4K Ultra

Performance Benchmarks

Grey is the market top value. Colored bar is Radeon RX 570.
Market Top
Radeon RX 570

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Frequently Asked Questions about Radeon RX 570

The Radeon RX 570 was officially released in April 18, 2017. It was launched as a graphics solution by AMD.

The Radeon RX 570 scores 3,855 on 3DMark Time Spy, indicating its solid capabilities in modern gaming scenarios. This benchmark is the industry standard for measuring DirectX 12 gaming performance.

The Radeon RX 570 is equipped with 4 GB of VRAM, providing adequate memory for 1080p gaming and standard workloads.

The Radeon RX 570 has a Total Graphics Power (TGP) of 150 W. This value dictates your power supply (PSU) requirements, so ensure your system can handle this draw effectively.

The Radeon RX 570 operates at a base clock speed of 1168 MHz. This is the minimum clock frequency the graphics card runs at under standard workloads before boosting.

The Radeon RX 570 features a boost clock speed of 1244 MHz. This clock speed represents the maximum frequency the graphics card can dynamically reach during intense gaming or rendering workloads.

The Radeon RX 570 is built on the GCN 4.0 architecture. This foundational design determines the GPU's power efficiency and support for modern features like hardware Ray Tracing and AI upscaling (DLSS/FSR).

With a performance score of 50%, the Radeon RX 570 is ranked as a capable mid-range graphics card in our extensive GPU database.

The Radeon RX 570 uses the PCIe 3.0 x16 interface, ensuring high-speed data transfer and minimal bottlenecking between the graphics card and the motherboard.

The Radeon RX 570 features 2,048 shading units (cores), which are directly responsible for rendering complex visual effects and lighting in modern games.

The Radeon RX 570 contains approximately 5.7 billion transistors, packed into its silicon to deliver massive parallel processing capabilities.

The Radeon RX 570 is manufactured on a 14 nm node. A smaller process node generally translates to better energy efficiency and improved thermal management.