AMD Radeon RX 9060 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only directly comparable benchmark between the AMD Radeon RX 9060 and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 is the Geekbench OpenCL test, and the result is a decisive victory for the modern card. The RX 9060 scores 88,183, while the GTX 570 scores 13,515. That is a delta of 552.5% in favor of the AMD part, meaning the RX 9060 delivers roughly six and a half times the raw compute throughput in this workload.

Context matters here. The RX 9060 sits at the 59th percentile among all GPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 16,014 across ten different tests. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (average score 16,129, delta -0.7%), the AMD Radeon RX 7700 (15,852, delta 1%), and the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 (15,679, delta 2.1%). The RX 9060 is effectively trading blows with a previous-generation mid-range card, which speaks to its positioning as a modern entry-level or mainstream part.

The GTX 570, by contrast, sits at the 54th percentile with an average score of 13,515, but that figure comes from a single benchmark entry. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT (average score 13,543, delta -0.2%) and the AMD Radeon HD 7770M (13,536, delta -0.2%). This places the GTX 570 in an unusual statistical neighborhood: it is bracketed by a high-end modern card and a laptop-class GPU from a decade ago, which highlights how sparse the data is for this ancient part.

The head-to-head table shows only one test, and the RX 9060 wins it outright. There are no tests where the GTX 570 comes out ahead. The wins tally is 1 for AMD, 0 for NVIDIA.

Where Each One Wins

The RX 9060 wins the only comparative benchmark, but its broader benchmark suite reveals where its strengths lie. In PassMark G3D, the RX 9060 scores 17,631, which is its best single result outside of OpenCL. Its PassMark GPU Compute score is 9,919, indicating solid general-purpose compute performance. In Geekbench Vulkan, it scores 39,476, showing that modern API support translates into strong cross-platform performance. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 result of 3,322 is a more modern, API-heavy workload, and the RX 9060 handles it without issue.

The GTX 570 has no such breadth. It only appears in the database with a single OpenCL score. That means there is no data on its DirectX 9, DirectX 10, or DirectX 11 performance, no Vulkan result, no compute-specific test. The only conclusion available is that it is dramatically outclassed in OpenCL, and there is no evidence to suggest it would fare better in other modern workloads.

For use cases, the RX 9060 is the clear choice for anyone running Vulkan or DirectX 12 workloads, given its API support list includes DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The GTX 570 supports DirectX 12 (11_0) and OpenGL 4.6, but has no Vulkan entry in its feature set. The RX 9060 also supports ray tracing with 28 dedicated RT cores, while the GTX 570 has none.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous. The AMD Radeon RX 9060 outperforms the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 in the only shared benchmark by a factor of 6.5, and it does so while drawing 132 W compared to 219 W for the GTX 570. The RX 9060 is built on a 4 nm process at TSMC, packs 29,700 million transistors, and offers 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GTX 570 uses a 40 nm process, has 3,000 million transistors, and offers 1,280 MB of GDDR5 on a 320-bit bus with 152.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

The RX 9060 is the only sensible pick for any modern application. It is still in active production, while the GTX 570 is end-of-life. The RX 9060 supports PCIe 5.0 x16, has DisplayPort 2.1a and HDMI 2.1b outputs, and its average benchmark score of 16,014 places it above the GTX 570's 13,515. The GTX 570's launch MSRP was 349 USD, but that figure is historical and does not change the performance gap.

Who should pick the RX 9060? Anyone building a system today or in the near future, especially if they plan to use Vulkan, DirectX 12, or ray tracing. Who should pick the GTX 570? Only someone with a legacy system that specifically requires a Fermi 2.0 GPU, or a collector interested in a 2010-era part. From a pure performance standpoint, there is no argument for the GTX 570.

FAQ

Q: How much faster is the AMD Radeon RX 9060 than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 in Geekbench OpenCL?

A: The RX 9060 scores 88,183 versus 13,515 for the GTX 570, a delta of 552.5% in favor of the AMD card.

Q: Does the GTX 570 win any benchmark against the RX 9060?

A: No. In the only head-to-head benchmark recorded, the RX 9060 wins. The wins tally is 1 for AMD and 0 for NVIDIA.

Q: What is the memory configuration difference between the two cards?

A: The RX 9060 has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth. The GTX 570 has 1,280 MB of GDDR5 on a 320-bit bus with 152.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Which card has better API support?

A: The RX 9060 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The GTX 570 supports DirectX 12 (11_0) and OpenGL 4.6, but has no Vulkan support listed.

Q: How do the cards compare in power draw?

A: The RX 9060 has a TDP of 132 W and requires a 300 W power supply. The GTX 570 has a TDP of 219 W and requires a 550 W power supply.

Q: What is the production status of each card?

A: The RX 9060 is listed as active, while the GTX 570 is end-of-life. The RX 9060 was released in August 2025, and the GTX 570 was released in December 2010.

Architecture Differences

The architectural gap between these two GPUs spans nearly fifteen years and multiple process generations. The AMD Radeon RX 9060 uses the Navi 44 chip, built on RDNA 4.0 architecture, with the codename Strix Point. It is fabricated on a 4 nm process at TSMC, packing 29,700 million transistors into a 199 mm² die for a transistor density of 149.2 million per square millimeter. The RX 9060 has 1,792 shading units, 112 texture mapping units, 64 ROPs, and 28 ray tracing cores. Its FP32 throughput is 21.43 TFLOPS, and its FP16 throughput is identical at 21.43 TFLOPS, indicating a 1:1 ratio. The pixel rate is 191.4 GPixel/s, and the texture rate is 334.9 GTexel/s.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 uses the GF110 chip, based on Fermi 2.0 architecture, fabricated on a 40 nm process, also at TSMC. It contains 3,000 million transistors on a 520 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 5.8 million per square millimeter. The GTX 570 has 480 shading units, 60 TMUs, and 40 ROPs. Its FP32 throughput is 1,405.4 GFLOPS, and it has no listed FP16 capability. The pixel rate is 21.96 GPixel/s, and the texture rate is 43.92 GTexel/s.

The clock speeds tell a similar story. The RX 9060 has a base clock of 1700 MHz, a boost of 2990 MHz, and a game clock of 2400 MHz. Its memory runs at 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective. The GTX 570 has no base or boost clock listed, but its memory runs at 950 MHz with 3.8 Gbps effective. The RX 9060 uses GDDR6, while the GTX 570 uses GDDR5.

The bus interfaces and display outputs also differ significantly. The RX 9060 uses PCIe 5.0 x16 and offers 1x HDMI 2.1b and 2x DisplayPort 2.1a. The GTX 570 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 and offers 2x DVI and 1x mini-HDMI 1.3a. The power connectors are 1x 8-pin for the RX 9060 and 2x 6-pin for the GTX 570. The RX 9060 is a dual-slot card, and the GTX 570 is also dual-slot, with a length of 267 mm or 10.5 inches.

The RX 9060 belongs to the Radeon RX 9000 series, specifically the Navi IV (RX 9000) generation, and its predecessor is Navi III. The GTX 570 belongs to the GeForce 500 generation, with a predecessor of GeForce 400 and a successor of GeForce 600. The RX 9060 has no successor listed and remains in active production, while the GTX 570 is end-of-life. The transistor density difference alone, 149.2 million per square millimeter versus 5.8 million, illustrates the scale of advancement between these two architectures.