AMD Radeon RX 570 vs AMD Radeon RX 7700S Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon RX 7700S claims the majority of benchmark victories in this comparison, winning two of the three recorded head-to-head tests. Its decisive advantages appear in DirectX 12 workloads and OpenCL compute, where the modern RDNA 3.0 architecture delivers substantial performance headroom. The RX 7700S outperforms the RX 570 by 148.3% in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, a margin that separates a contemporary mobile part from a desktop GPU from a previous generation.

The RX 570, by contrast, secures a single but notable win in the Geekbench Vulkan test, scoring 42752 against the RX 7700S's 36380. This 14.9% advantage in Vulkan is curious given the RX 7700S's overwhelming lead elsewhere, and it suggests that the older GCN 4.0 architecture retains particular strengths in certain low-level API scenarios. However, this single victory does not offset the broader pattern: the RX 7700S leads in average benchmark score, with 33849 versus 28766 for the RX 570, a gap of roughly 17.7%.

The database's percentile rankings reinforce this split. The RX 7700S sits at the 78th percentile among all GPUs, while the RX 570 rests at the 74th. Both are competent performers in their respective contexts, but the RX 7700S occupies a higher tier of overall capability. For users prioritizing raw frame rates in modern DirectX 12 titles or compute-heavy applications, the RX 7700S is the clear choice. For those working within Vulkan-based workloads or seeking a desktop card with a specific API advantage, the RX 570 retains relevance despite its age.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from entirely different architectural eras. The RX 7700S is built on RDNA 3.0, using the Navi 33 chip with the codename "Hotpink Bonefish," and belongs to the Navi Mobile generation within the RX 7000M series. It is fabricated on a 6 nm process at TSMC, packing 13,300 million transistors into a 204 mm² die. This yields a transistor density of 65.2 million per square millimeter. The RX 570, meanwhile, uses the Polaris 20 chip on GCN 4.0, fabricated on a 14 nm process at GlobalFoundries. It contains 5,700 million transistors across a larger 232 mm² die, resulting in a density of only 24.6 million per square millimeter.

These process and density differences explain much of the performance gap. The RX 7700S operates with a base clock of 1500 MHz, a boost clock of 2500 MHz, and a game clock of 2200 MHz. The RX 570 is far more conservative, with a base of 1168 MHz and a boost of 1244 MHz. Memory configurations also diverge sharply. The RX 7700S uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, delivering 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RX 570 uses 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus, providing 224.0 GB/s. Despite the narrower bus, the newer memory type gives the RX 7700S a 28.6% bandwidth advantage.

Compute resources tell a similar story. Both cards feature 2048 shading units and 128 texture mapping units, but the RX 7700S doubles the render output units to 64 versus 32 on the RX 570. The RX 7700S also includes 32 ray tracing cores, a feature entirely absent from the RX 570. Pixel rate for the RX 7700S is 160.0 GPixel/s, four times the RX 570's 39.81 GPixel/s. Texture rate is 320.0 GTexel/s versus 159.2 GTexel/s, and FP32 performance reaches 20.48 TFLOPS against 5.095 TFLOPS. The RX 7700S supports FP16 at a 2:1 ratio (40.96 TFLOPS), while the RX 570 runs FP16 at 1:1 (5.095 TFLOPS).

API support also differs. The RX 7700S supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) and Vulkan 1.4, while the RX 570 is limited to DirectX 12 (12_0) and Vulkan 1.3. Both support OpenGL 4.6. The RX 7700S uses PCIe 4.0 x16, the RX 570 uses PCIe 3.0 x16. Power characteristics are reversed: the RX 7700S draws 100 W and is an integrated graphics package with no power connectors, while the RX 570 draws 150 W, requires a single 6-pin connector, and ships as a dual-slot card with a suggested 450 W power supply.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The largest single victory for the RX 7700S comes in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, where it scores 2185 against the RX 570's 880. That is a 148.3% delta, meaning the RX 7700S delivers more than two and a half times the performance of the RX 570 in this modern DirectX 12 test. This result aligns with the architectural advantages: the RX 7700S's ray tracing cores, higher pixel and texture rates, and significantly faster memory all contribute to a dominant showing in a workload designed to stress contemporary GPU features.

In Geekbench OpenCL, the RX 7700S again wins decisively, posting 62983 versus 32084 for the RX 570, a 96.3% advantage. This nearly doubles the compute performance of the older card, reflecting the massive FP32 throughput difference (20.48 TFLOPS versus 5.095 TFLOPS) and the efficiency of the 6 nm process. OpenCL workloads that scale with raw compute throughput will strongly favor the RX 7700S.

The RX 570's sole victory comes in Geekbench Vulkan, where it scores 42752 against the RX 7700S's 36380, a 14.9% delta in its favor. This is a counterintuitive result given the RX 7700S's superior specifications, but the data is clear. The GCN architecture's mature Vulkan driver stack and the RX 570's wider 256-bit memory bus may play a role in this specific test. Regardless of the cause, the recorded measurements show the RX 570 outperforming the RX 7700S in this particular Vulkan benchmark, making it the only scenario where the older card takes the lead.

Across the three tests, the RX 7700S wins two and the RX 570 wins one. The average benchmark score for the RX 7700S is 33849, while the RX 570 averages 28766. The nearest rivals in the database provide context: the RX 7700S sits within 0.7% of the NVIDIA RTX A5000 and 0.5% of the GTX 1060 5 GB, while the RX 570 is within 1.2% of the Quadro RTX 8000 and 0.7% of the R9 M295X.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU wins in DirectX 12 performance?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7700S wins decisively in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, scoring 2185 versus 880 for the RX 570, a 148.3% advantage.

Q: Does the RX 570 beat the RX 7700S in any benchmark?

A: Yes, the RX 570 wins in Geekbench Vulkan, scoring 42752 against the RX 7700S's 36380, a 14.9% margin.

Q: How do their memory configurations differ?

A: The RX 7700S has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth. The RX 570 has 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus with 224.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: What is the transistor density difference?

A: The RX 7700S has 65.2 million transistors per mm² on a 6 nm process. The RX 570 has 24.6 million per mm² on a 14 nm process.

Q: Does the RX 7700S support ray tracing?

A: Yes, the RX 7700S includes 32 ray tracing cores. The RX 570 has no ray tracing cores.

Q: What are their production statuses?

A: The RX 7700S is active, while the RX 570 is end-of-life.

Specification Differences

| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 7700S | AMD Radeon RX 570 |

|---|---|---|

| Architecture | RDNA 3.0 | GCN 4.0 |

| Process Node | 6 nm | 14 nm |

| Foundry | TSMC | GlobalFoundries |

| Transistors | 13,300 million | 5,700 million |

| Die Size | 204 mm² | 232 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 65.2M / mm² | 24.6M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 1500 MHz | 1168 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 2500 MHz | 1244 MHz |

| Memory Size | 8 GB | 4 GB |

| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |

| Memory Bus Width | 128 bit | 256 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 288.0 GB/s | 224.0 GB/s |

| ROPs | 64 | 32 |

| RT Cores | 32 | null |

| Pixel Rate | 160.0 GPixel/s | 39.81 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 320.0 GTexel/s | 159.2 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 20.48 TFLOPS | 5.095 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 40.96 TFLOPS (2:1) | 5.095 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 100 W | 150 W |

| Slot Width | IGP | Dual-slot |

| Power Connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |

| Suggested PSU | null | 450 W |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |

| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_0) |

| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.3 |

| Production Status | Active | End-of-life |

| Release Date | 2023-01-03 | 2017-04-17 |

| Predecessor | Polaris Mobile | Arctic Islands |

| Successor | null | Vega |

| Launch MSRP | null | 169 USD |

The Verdict

The RX 7700S is the superior GPU in nearly every measurable dimension. Its 148.3% lead in DirectX 12, 96.3% lead in OpenCL, higher average benchmark score, and 78th percentile ranking versus the RX 570's 74th make it the obvious choice for modern gaming and compute workloads. The 6 nm process, ray tracing support, double the memory capacity, and significantly higher bandwidth all support this conclusion. The RX 7700S also consumes less power (100 W versus 150 W) despite delivering over four times the FP32 throughput.

The RX 570 does have one concrete advantage: a 14.9% lead in Geekbench Vulkan. This single result, combined with its lower average score, makes it a niche option for users whose primary workloads are Vulkan-based and who require a desktop card with a 256-bit memory bus. Its 4 GB GDDR5 capacity is limiting for modern titles, and its end-of-life status means no further driver optimizations are likely.

For anyone choosing between these two, the RX 7700S is the verdict for nearly all use cases. The RX 570 only makes sense if the specific Vulkan benchmark advantage matters more than every other metric, or if the user requires a dual-slot desktop card. The RX 7700S is an integrated mobile solution, while the RX 570 is a discrete desktop part. The data shows a generational leap: the RX 7700S outperforms the RX 570 comprehensively in overall performance, with the RX 570's Vulkan win standing as the sole exception to its otherwise dominant rival.