AMD Radeon RX 570 vs AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE Comparison

FAQ

Q: How much faster is the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE than the AMD Radeon RX 570 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12?

A: The RX 7900 GRE scores 4,814 versus 880 for the RX 570, a 447% advantage in this DX12 workload.

Q: Which card has more memory bandwidth?

A: The RX 7900 GRE offers 576.0 GB/s across a 256-bit bus with 16 GB of GDDR6, while the RX 570 provides 224.0 GB/s on the same 256-bit bus but with only 4 GB of GDDR5.

Q: What is the process node difference between the two?

A: The RX 7900 GRE is built on TSMC's 5 nm node with 57,700 million transistors on a 529 mm² die, while the RX 570 uses GlobalFoundries' 14 nm process with 5,700 million transistors on a 232 mm² die.

Q: How do the two cards compare in Geekbench Vulkan?

A: The RX 7900 GRE scores 99,850, which is 133.6% higher than the RX 570's 42,752.

Q: Does the RX 7900 GRE support ray tracing?

A: Yes, it includes 80 dedicated RT cores. The RX 570 has no RT cores listed in the database.

Q: What is the power draw difference?

A: The RX 7900 GRE is rated at 260 W TDP with a 600 W suggested PSU, versus 150 W TDP and a 450 W suggested PSU for the RX 570.

The Verdict

The data paints a clear generational gap. The RX 7900 GRE wins all three head-to-head benchmark comparisons, with deltas ranging from 133.6% to 447.8%. Its average benchmark score of 32,456 places it at the 77th percentile of all GPUs, while the RX 570's average of 28,766 sits at the 74th percentile.

Buyers who need modern features should pick the RX 7900 GRE. It has 16 GB of VRAM, DirectX 12 Ultimate support, and Vulkan 1.4. The RX 570 is end-of-life, uses the older GCN 4.0 architecture, and supports only DirectX 12 (12_0) and Vulkan 1.3. Its 4 GB frame buffer will limit modern titles at high resolutions.

The RX 570 still has a role for legacy systems. It is a dual-slot card at 241 mm, uses a single 6-pin connector, and requires only a 450 W power supply. Users upgrading an older build without changing the PSU or chassis may find it the only practical option. However, the benchmark data shows it is over 4.4x slower in the most demanding DX12 test, so the performance compromise is severe.

For any new build or GPU upgrade where power supply and case clearance allow, the RX 7900 GRE is the clear choice based on raw scores, memory capacity, and API support. The RX 570 should be reserved for low-power legacy systems or as a stopgap where its 150 W TDP and compact length are mandatory constraints.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test shows the widest gap. The RX 7900 GRE posts 4,814 points against 880 for the RX 570, a 447% lead. This test stresses modern rendering paths, and the RX 570's GCN 4.0 architecture is clearly outclassed.

Geekbench OpenCL is similarly lopsided. The RX 7900 GRE scores 175,758 versus 32,084 for the RX 570, a 447.8% delta. This compute workload scales strongly with the RX 7900 GRE's 5,120 shading units, 320 TMUs, and 45.98 TFLOPS FP32 throughput. The RX 570 manages only 2,048 shaders and 5.128 TFLOPS.

Geekbench Vulkan narrows the margin somewhat, though the result remains decisive. The RX 7900 GRE scores 99,850 versus 42,425 for the RX 570, a 133.6% advantage. Vulkan on the RX 570 is limited by its older 14 nm process and 224 GB/s bandwidth, while the RX 7900 GRE leverages RDNA 3.0's improved memory subsystem.

The RX 7900 GRE's nearest rivals in the database are within 1% of its average score: the AMD FirePro S10000 sits at 32,388 (0.2% ahead of the RX 7900 GRE), while the Radeon RX 590 GME at 32,601 is 0.4% behind. The RX 570's closest competitor, the AMD Radeon RX 6800M at 28,874 is 0.4% behind. These rival deltas show the RX 570 is firmly mid-range in the database, far below the RX 7900 GRE's tier.

Specification Differences

Memory capacity and type differ substantially. The RX 7900 GRE has 16 GB GDDR6 with 576.0 GB/s, while the RX 570 has 4 GB GDDR5 at 224.0 GB/s. The RX 7900 GRE also leads in pixel rate (359.2 GPixel/s versus 39.81 GPixel/s), texture rate (718.2 GTexel/s versus 118.2 GTexel/s), and FP32 (45.98 TFLOPS versus 5.095 TFLOPS), which are directly comparable numbers.

Clocks also separate the pair. The RX 7900 GRE runs at a base of 1287 MHz, a boost clock of 2245 MHz, a game clock of 1880 MHz, and memory at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective). The RX 570 has a base clock of 1168 MHz, boost clock of 1244 MHz, and memory at 1750 MHz (7 Gbps effective). The RX 570 has no game clock field in the database.

Power and connectivity differ as well. The RX 7900 GRE uses a 260 W TDP with 2x 8-pin connectors and a 600 W suggested PSU; the RX 570 uses 150 W, a single 6-pin, and a 450 W recommended PSU. Bus interface upgrades from PCIe 3.0 x16 on the RX 570 to PCIe 4.0 x16 on the RX 7900 GRE. Outputs change from 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0b, and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a to 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, and 1x USB Type-C.

Architecture Differences

The RX 7900 GRE uses the Navi 31 chip with RDNA 3.0 architecture (codenamed Plum Bonito) and belongs to the Navi III (RX 7000) generation. The RX 570 uses the Polaris 20 chip with GCN 4.0 architecture and belongs to the Polaris (RX 500) generation.

Process nodes differ sharply: the RX 7900 GRE is on TSMC 5 nm, while the RX 570 is on GlobalFoundries 14 nm. Transistor counts scale accordingly: 57,700 million on the RX 7900 GRE versus 5,700 million on the RX 570. Die area also differs: 529 mm² versus 232 mm², giving transistor densities of 109.1M/mm² and 24.6M/mm² respectively.

Compute resources diverge widely. The RX 7900 GRE has 5,120 shading units, 320 TMUs, 160 ROPs, and 80 RT cores. The RX 570 has 2,048 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 32 ROPs, with no RT cores listed. The RX 7900 GRE also supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) and Vulkan 1.4, whereas the RX 570 supports DirectX 12 (12_0) and Vulkan 1.3.

The RX 7900 GRE is listed as Active in production status, while the RX 570 is End-of-life. The RX 7900 GRE's predecessor is Navi II and its successor is listed as Navi IV; the RX 570's predecessor is Arctic Islands and its successor is Vega. The RX 7900 GRE has a launch MSRP of 549 USD, while the RX 570 has a launch MSRP of 169 USD.