XFX Radeon RX 570 8GB GDDR5
The 8GB GDDR5 frame buffer and 2048 stream processors on this GCN 4th-gen card provide a solid 1080p gaming experience, with the XFX Double Dissipation cooling keeping the 1286MHz boost clock stable. Its dual BIOS switch and VR-ready triple DisplayPort 1.4 outputs offer practical flexibility for multi-monitor setups. This card is best for budget-focused PC builders targeting 1080p gaming in older esports titles and light AAA games at medium settings.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong social proof (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong user sentiment (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
- Below average compute (13th percentile)
- Below average rt (18th percentile)
- Below average efficiency (18th percentile)
- Below average raster (19th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Based on 11 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 570 |
| Brand | AMD |
| Architecture | GCN 4th Generation Architecture |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 14 |
Memory
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 256 |
| Bandwidth | 112 |
Compute
| Stream Processors | 2048 |
| Base Clock | 1286 |
| Boost Clock | 1286 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 2.611 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 2.611 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 7914 |
| GPU Compute | 2896 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 150 |
| Recommended PSU | 550 |
| Power Connectors | 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 2 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 6 |
| Max Resolution | 4096 x 2160 |
Physical
| Length | 243 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Form Factor | Full Height |
| Weight | 0.9 kg / 2.0 lbs |
Features
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 |
vs Competition
| Spec | XFX Radeon RX 570 | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon RX 570 | GeForce RTX 5090 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 8GB GDDR5 | 32GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1286 | 2407 | 2730 | 2482 | 2730 | 2680 |
| Tdp W | 150 | 575 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 339 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 512 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 |
| Ray Tracing | - | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XFX Radeon RX 570 | 23.8 | 17.6 | 21.6 | 19.4 | 13.4 | 26.1 | 55.9 | 86 | 18 | 51 | 88.8 | 94.4 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING Compare | 96.9 | 90.1 | 97.6 | 98.7 | 97.6 | 96.2 | 72.4 | 86 | 24.6 | 99.3 | 99.1 | 3.5 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 85.3 | 95.2 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 71.9 | 57.8 | 94 | 88.8 | 15.1 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 79.2 | 92.2 | 85.6 | 88.8 | 87.9 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 80.4 | 72.9 | 94 | 88.8 | 21 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 85.3 | 97.5 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 99.4 | 57.8 | 94 | 99.1 | 19.1 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.9 | 96.1 | 91.7 | 83.8 | 95.5 | 83.9 | 91.5 | 86 | 52.7 | 98.7 | 78.4 | 17.6 |
Usage Scores
- Overall34.6
- AI/LLM15.8
- Budget73.9
- Gaming 4k18.5
- Ray Tracing23.8
- Workstation22
- Gaming 1080p31.5
- Gaming 1440p28.6
- Content Creation20.6
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