AMD Radeon RX 570 vs AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The benchmark data splits these two AMD cards into clearly distinct roles. The RX 570 wins in exactly one of the four head-to-head tests, while the RX 6750 XT takes the other three. That single RX 570 victory is in Geekbench OpenCL, where it scores 32084 against the RX 6750 XT's 16360. That is a massive 96.1% margin, and it suggests the older GCN architecture retains a strong lead in compute-oriented OpenCL workloads. For users running OpenCL acceleration, the RX 570 is the better pick despite being the older product.

The RX 6750 XT dominates everywhere else. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2548 crushes the RX 570's 880, a 65.5% deficit for the older card. In Geekbench Vulkan, the RX 6750 XT scores 98089 versus 42752, a 56.4% gap. The Geekbench Metal result is even more lopsided: 137249 versus 39349, a 71.3% difference. Across the four tests, the RX 6750 XT wins three and the RX 570 wins one, but the magnitude of the losses matters more than the count. The RX 570 loses by 56% to 71% in the modern graphics API tests, while the RX 6750 XT loses by 96% in OpenCL. The data shows that the RX 570 is a special-purpose compute card in this comparison, whereas the RX 6750 XT is the general-purpose performer.

Architecture Differences

The architectural gap is fundamental. The RX 570 uses the Polaris 20 chip built on GCN 4.0, a 14 nm design from GlobalFoundries with 5,700 million transistors on a 232 mm² die. The RX 6750 XT uses Navi 22 on RDNA 2.0, fabricated by TSMC at 7 nm with 17,200 million transistors on a 335 mm² die. The transistor density difference is stark: 24.6M per mm² for the RX 570 versus 51.3M per mm² for the RX 6750 XT. That density gap explains why the newer card packs roughly three times the transistor count into only 44% more die area.

The core configurations differ substantially. The RX 570 has 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. The RX 6750 XT has 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. The RX 6750 XT also includes 40 ray tracing cores, a feature completely absent from the RX 570. This is the single most important architectural addition: RDNA 2.0 brings hardware ray tracing, while GCN 4.0 has none.

Clock speeds have moved dramatically. The RX 570 runs at a 1168 MHz base and 1244 MHz boost, while the RX 6750 XT runs at 2150 MHz base, 2495 MHz game clock, and 2600 MHz boost. The boost clock alone is more than double the RX 570's. Memory technology also changed. The RX 570 uses 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 256 bit bus at 1750 MHz (7 Gbps effective), yielding 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RX 6750 XT uses 12 GB of GDDR6 on a 192 bit bus at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective), yielding 432.0 GB/s. Despite the narrower bus, the newer card achieves nearly double the bandwidth.

API support reflects the generational leap. The RX 570 supports DirectX 12 (12_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.3. The RX 6750 XT supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The DirectX 12 Ultimate designation includes the ray tracing and mesh shader features that the RX 570 cannot access. The RX 6750 XT also moves to PCIe 4.0 x16, doubling the bus bandwidth available to the RX 570's PCIe 3.0 x16.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test shows the largest relative separation in the modern graphics workload. The RX 6750 XT scores 2548, which is 65.5% ahead of the RX 570's 880. In percentile terms, the RX 6750 XT sits at the 71st percentile of all GPUs, while the RX 570 sits at the 74th percentile. This is a curious inversion: the older card has a slightly higher overall percentile despite losing this test by a wide margin. The explanation lies in the OpenCL result, which is strong enough to lift the RX 570's average. The RX 570's average benchmark score is 28766, actually higher than the RX 6750 XT's 26011, and its nearest rivals include the RX 6800M at 28874 (0.4% higher) and the RX 470 at 28996 (0.8% higher). The RX 6750 XT's nearest rivals are much slower cards: the R9 M395X at 25891 (0.5% higher), the FirePro W7100 at 25856 (0.6% higher), and the FirePro D700 at 25842 (0.7% higher). The RTX 3080 Ti Mobile at 25740 is 1.1% higher.

Geekbench Metal shows the RX 6750 XT at 137249 versus the RX 570's 39349, a 71.3% lead. This is the widest margin in the head-to-head set. Metal is Apple's graphics API, and the data indicates the RDNA 2.0 architecture handles it far more efficiently than GCN 4.0. The RX 570's OpenCL score of 32084 against the RX 6750 XT's 16360 is the outlier. A 96.1% margin for the older card is unusual, and it suggests that the RX 570's GCN compute pipeline is better optimized for OpenCL in this benchmark environment. The RX 6750 XT's OpenCL score is so low that it drags down its overall average, contributing to the 71st percentile ranking.

Geekbench Vulkan lands between the extremes: the RX 6750 XT scores 98089, the RX 570 scores 42752, a 56.4% gap. Vulkan is a low-level API, and RDNA 2.0's newer instruction set and memory subsystem give it a clear advantage. The RX 6750 XT also has additional benchmark entries that the RX 570 lacks entirely, including Passmark tests for DirectX 9 (263), DirectX 10 (125), DirectX 11 (180), DirectX 12 (80), G2D (972), G3D (20700), and GPU compute (9550). These scores are not directly comparable to the RX 570 because the RX 570 has no Passmark entries in the database, but they provide context for the RX 6750 XT's overall performance profile.

FAQ

Q: Which card wins more benchmarks?

A: The RX 6750 XT wins three of the four head-to-head tests: 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, Geekbench Metal, and Geekbench Vulkan. The RX 570 wins only Geekbench OpenCL.

Q: How large is the RX 6750 XT's lead in DirectX 12?

A: In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, the RX 6750 XT scores 2548 against the RX 570's 880, a 65.5% advantage.

Q: Why does the RX 570 have a higher overall percentile?

A: The RX 570 sits at the 74th percentile of all GPUs, while the RX 6750 XT sits at the 71st. The RX 570's average benchmark score is 28766, which is higher than the RX 6750 XT's 26011, largely due to its 96.1% OpenCL win.

Q: Does the RX 6750 XT support ray tracing?

A: Yes, it has 40 ray tracing cores. The RX 570 has no ray tracing cores at all, as it is built on the older GCN 4.0 architecture.

Q: What is the memory bandwidth difference?

A: The RX 570 has 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth from its 256 bit GDDR5 memory. The RX 6750 XT has 432.0 GB/s from its 192 bit GDDR6 memory.

Q: How does the RX 6750 XT compare to its nearest rivals?

A: Its nearest rival is the R9 M395X at 25891, just 0.5% higher, followed by the FirePro W7100 at 25856 (0.6% higher) and the FirePro D700 at 25842 (0.7% higher). The RTX 3080 Ti Mobile at 25740 is 1.1% higher.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in nearly every recorded specification. The RX 6750 XT uses the Navi 22 chip on RDNA 6.0's 7 nm process, while the RX 570 uses Polaris 20 on GCN 4.0's 14 nm. The RX 6750 XT has 17,200 million transistors on a 335 mm² die with a density of 51.3M per mm², versus the RX 570's 5,300 million transistors on 232 mm² with 24.6M per mm² density. The clocks differ across the board: the RX 570 has a 1168 MHz base and 1244 MHz boost, while the RX 6750 XT has a 2150 MHz base, 2495 MHz game clock, and 2600 MHz boost. Memory differs in size, type, and speed: 4 GB GDDR5 at 1750 MHz (7 Gbps effective) versus 12 GB GDDR6 at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective). The RX 6750 XT 192 bit bus and 432.0 GB/s versus RX 570's 256 bit bus and 224.0 GB/s. Compute resources: 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, 32 ROPs versus 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs, 64 ROPs, plus 40 RT cores on the RX 6750 XT. Pixel rate is 39.81 GPixel/s versus 166.4 GPixel/s, texture rate 159.2 GTexel/s versus 416.0 GTexel/s, and FP32 is 5.095 TFLOPS versus 13.31 TFLOPS. FP16 is 5.095 TFLOPS (1:1) versus 26.62 TFLOPS (2:1). Power draw is 150 W versus 250 W, with the suggested PSU at 450 W versus 600 W. Display outputs differ: the RX 570 has 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0b, and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, while the RX 6750 XT has 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a. Dimensions: the RX 570 is 241 mm long, the RX 6750 XT is 267 mm long, 110 mm tall, and 40 mm wide. The RX 570 uses PCIe 3.0 x16, the RX 6750 XT uses PCIe 4.0 x16. Launch dates are 2017-04-17 for the RX 570 and 2022-03-02 for the RX 6750 XT. Launch MSRP is 169 USD for the RX 570 and 549 USD for the RX 6750 XT. Both cards are dual-slot and end-of-life. The RX 570's predecessor is Arctic Islands and its successor is Vega; the RX 6750 XT's predecessor is Navi and its successor is Navi III.