NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only directly comparable benchmark recorded in the database for both cards is Geekbench OpenCL, and the result is decisive. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 scores 65014, while the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 scores 13515. That translates to a 381.1% advantage for the RTX 2060, meaning it delivers roughly 4.8 times the compute throughput in this workload. This is not a close contest; it is a generational gap expressed in raw numbers.

Looking at the broader database context, the RTX 2060’s average benchmark score sits at 15290, placing it in the 58th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the GTX 580 (15283, 0% delta), the AMD Radeon 680M (15270, 0.1% delta), the RTX 3050 OEM (15199, 0.6% delta), and the AMD Radeon RX 7600 (15171, 0.8% delta). The RTX 2060 is effectively at parity with these cards, with all deltas under 1%. This means the RTX 2060 is a solid mid-tier performer, but it is not a top-tier card; it trades blows with entry-level modern parts and older flagship cards.

The GTX 570, by contrast, has an average benchmark score of 13515, and sits in the 54th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon HD 7770M (13536, -0.2% delta), the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT (13543, -0.2% delta), the NVIDIA P106-090 (13470, 0.3% delta), and the AMD Rade Pro 555 (13407, 0.8% delta). The GTX 570 is slightly below the HD 7770M and RX 9070 XT, and slightly above the P106-090 and Pro 555. These are all within a 1% band, so the GTX 570 is a very consistent performer relative to its peers, but its peers are generally older or lower-tier parts.

The RTX 2060 also has a much wider benchmark footprint in the database. It has recorded scores across 3DMark Steel Nomad (1242), Geekbench Vulkan (65846), Passmark DirectX 10 (98), DirectX 11 (110), DirectX 12 (53), DirectX 9 (190), G2D (745), G3D (14111), and GPU Compute (5488). The GTX 570 has only one recorded benchmark, Geekbench OpenCL, which makes direct comparisons limited. However, the single data point we have is enough to show the RTX 2060’s dominance in compute-heavy tasks.

The Verdict

The data makes this straightforward: the RTX 2060 is the clear winner in every measurable way. If you are building a system today and can choose between these two, the RTX 2060 is the only rational pick based on benchmark results. It offers a 381.1% lead in the one shared test, and its average score is 15290 versus 13515 for the GTX 570, a gap of roughly 13% in overall database standing.

The GTX 570 is an end-of-life product from its era, and the benchmark data reflects that. It sits in the 54th percentile, barely above half of all GPUs, while the RTX 2060 sits in the 58th percentile. The RTX 2060 also has a higher percentile ranking despite being a mid-range card, which means it is better positioned relative to the entire GPU population.

Who should pick the GTX 570? Only someone constrained by legacy system compatibility, such as a PCIe 2.0 motherboard with older power connectors, or a collector interested in the Fermi architecture. From a pure performance standpoint, there is no reason to choose it. Who should pick the RTX 2060? Anyone who wants modern API support, ray tracing hardware, and a card that competes with contemporary entry-level offerings. The benchmark data does not support any other conclusion.

FAQ

Q: How much faster is the RTX 2060 than the GTX 570 in the shared benchmark?

A: In the Geekbench OpenCL test, the RTX 2060 scores 65014 versus 13515 for the GTX 570, which is a 381.1% difference.

Q: Which card has a higher average benchmark score across the database?

A: The RTX 2060 has an average benchmark score of 15290, while the GTX 570 has an average score of 13515. The RTX 2060 is higher by about 13%.

Q: What is the percentile ranking of each card?

A: The RTX 2060 is in the 58th percentile of all GPUs, and the GTX 570 is in the the 54th percentile.

Q: Does the GTX 570 have any benchmark wins over the RTX 2060?

A: No. The database records zero wins for the GTX 570 and one win for the RTX 2060 in their head-to-head comparison.

Q: Are these cards close in performance to their nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 2060 is within 0.8% of its nearest rivals (GTX 580, Radeon 680M, RTX 3050 OEM, RX 7600), while the GTX 570 is within 0.8% of its nearest rivals (HD 7770M, RX 9070 XT, P106-090, Pro 555). Both cards are tightly clustered with their peers.

Q: Which card has more recorded benchmark data?

A: The RTX 2060 has ten recorded benchmarks across multiple tests, while the GTX 570 has only one recorded benchmark (Geekbench OpenCL). The database coverage is much broader for the RTX 2060.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ on nearly every core specification. The RTX 2060 uses a 12 nm process node, while the GTX 570 uses a 40 nm node. The RTX 2060 has 10,800 million transistors on a 445 mm² die, giving a density of 24.3M per mm². The GTX 570 has 3,000 million transistors on a larger 520 mm² die, with a density of only 5.8M per mm².

Memory is another major split. The RTX 2060 has 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, with bandwidth of 336.0 GB/s and an effective speed of 14 Gbps. The GTX 570 has 1280 MB of GDDR5 memory on a 320-bit bus, with bandwidth of 152.0 GB/s and an effective speed of 3.8 Gbps. The RTX 2060 has more capacity and more than double bandwidth.

Compute resources are heavily skewed. The RTX 2060 has 1920 shading units, 120 TMUs, 48 ROPs, 30 RT cores, and 240 tensor cores. The GTX 570 has 480 shading units, 60 TMUs, and 40 ROPs, with no RT or tensor cores. Pixel rate is 80.64 GPixel/s for the RTX 2060 versus 21.96 GPixel/s for the GTX 570. Texture rate is 201.6 GTexel/s versus 43.92 GTexel/s. FP32 throughput is 6.451 TFLOPS versus 1,405.4 GFLOPS.

Power and connectivity differ too. The RTX 2060 has a TDP of 160 W with a single 8-pin connector and a suggested PSU of 450 W. The GTX 570 has a TDP of 219 W with two 6-pin connectors and a suggested PSU of 550 W. The RTX 2060 uses PCIe 3.0 x16, while the GTX 570 uses PCIe 2.0 x16. Display outputs are also different: the RTX 2060 has 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, and 1x USB Type-C, while the GTX 570 has 2x DVI and 1x mini-HDMI 1.3a.

Architecture Differences

The RTX 2060 is built on the Turing architecture, using the TU106 chip, while the GTX 570 uses the Fermi 2.0 architecture with the GF110 chip. Turing is a newer generation (GeForce 20) compared to Fermi (GeForce 500). The process node difference is stark: 12 nm for Turing versus 40 nm for Fermi, which is a major reason for the transistor density gap (24.3M per mm² versus 5.8M per mm²).

The RTX 2060 includes dedicated ray tracing cores (30) and tensor cores (240), which are absent on the GTX 570. This enables hardware-accelerated ray tracing and AI workloads on the RTX 2060, while the GTX 570 has no such specialized units. The RTX 2060 also supports FP16 compute at 12.90 TFLOPS (2:1 ratio), while the GTX 570 has no recorded FP16 capability.

API support is another architectural difference. The RTX 2060 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 recorded. This means the RTX 2060 is future-proofed for modern graphics APIs, while the GTX 570 is limited to older feature levels.

Memory architecture is also different. The RTX 2060 uses GDDR6 with a 192-bit bus, while the GTX 570 uses GDDR5 with a 320-bit bus. The RTX 2060’s higher bandwidth (336.0 GB/s) compensates for the narrower bus, and its larger capacity (6 GB versus 1280 MB) is a clear advantage for modern textures and resolutions. The GTX 570’s wider bus is a legacy design that cannot match the newer memory technology.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 2060 wins in every benchmark category where data exists. It wins the Geekbench OpenCL test by 381.1%, and it has recorded scores in DirectX 9, 10, 11, 12, Vulkan, 3DMark, and compute tests that the GTX 570 does not even have entries for. The RTX 2060 is the clear choice for modern gaming, ray tracing workloads, and any compute-heavy task such as rendering or machine learning inference.

The GTX 570 has no recorded benchmark wins in the database. Its only data point is Geekbench OpenCL, where it loses heavily. It is also a less efficient card, with a higher TDP (219 W) and a lower performance ceiling. However, it does have a wider memory bus (320-bit versus 192-bit), which could theoretically help in certain bandwidth-sensitive legacy applications, but the actual bandwidth is lower (152.0 GB/s versus 336.0 GB/s), so this is not a practical advantage.

For use cases, the RTX 2060 is suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming with modern APIs, content creation with CUDA acceleration, and any task that benefits from tensor cores. The GTX 570 is only viable for retro gaming or as a display adapter for very old systems, given its lack of modern feature support and limited memory. The database shows no scenario where the GTX 570 outperforms the RTX 2060.