NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded database contains a single shared benchmark result between these two cards, but that result is decisive. In the Geekbench OpenCL test, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti scores 78,927 points, while the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 scores 13,515 points. This translates to a 484% advantage for the RTX 3060 Ti, meaning the newer card delivers nearly five times the raw compute performance in this specific workload. The delta is so large that it underscores a generational gap rather than a close contest.

Looking at the broader benchmark landscape, the RTX 3060 Ti has a much deeper set of recorded results. It appears in ten different tests, including 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 with a score of 2,626, Passmark G3D with 20,349 points, and Passmark GPU Compute with 10,006 points. The GTX 570, by contrast, has only one recorded benchmark result in the entire database, which is the Geekbench OpenCL score mentioned above. This asymmetry limits direct comparisons, but the single shared test provides a clear picture of relative compute capability.

The average benchmark score also tells a story. The RTX 3060 Ti holds an average score of 16,129 across its recorded tests, while the GTX 570 sits at 13,515. That is a 19.3% gap in average performance, though it is notably the averages are computed over different test sets. In terms of percentile ranking against all GPUs in the database, the RTX 3060 Ti lands at the 59th percentile, while the GTX 570 is at the 54th percentile. Both cards sit in the middle of the pack, but the RTX 3060 Ti is clearly higher.

The RTX 3060 Ti also has a richer set of nearest rivals. Its closest competitor is the AMD Radeon RX 9060 with an average score of 16,014, putting the RTX 3060 Ti just 0.7% ahead. The AMD Radeon Pro 5600M and AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT both score 16,351 and 16,361 respectively, placing them 1.4% ahead of the RTX 3060 Ti. The AMD Radeon R9 370X trails at 15,862, which is 1.7% behind. For the GTX 570, the nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon HD 7770M at 13,536 (0.2% ahead), the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT at 13,543 (0.2% ahead), and the NVIDIA P106-090 at 13,470 (0.3% behind). These rival clusters show that the GTX 570 sits in a much lower performance tier than the RTX 3060 Ti.

The Verdict

The data points to an unambiguous winner. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti wins the only head-to-head benchmark available, and it does so by a margin of 484%. No recorded test shows the GTX 570 winning any category. The wins tally shows 1 win for the RTX 3060 Ti and 0 wins for the GTX 570.

For anyone choosing between these two cards based strictly on the database, the RTX 3060 Ti is the only sensible pick for compute-heavy tasks. Its Geekbench OpenCL score of 78,927 is more than five times the GTX 570's 13,515, which indicates a fundamental shift in processing power. The GTX 570, despite its higher launch MSRP of 349 USD compared to the RTX 3060 Ti's 399 USD, cannot compete on any measured metric.

The percentile rankings reinforce this. The RTX 3060 Ti sits at the 59th percentile of all GPUs, while the GTX 570 is at the 54th. Even though both are mid-pack, the RTX 3060 Ti is measurably closer to the upper half of the distribution. The GTX 570's nearest rivals, such as the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT with a score of 13,543, are all clustered within 1% of its score, indicating that it is squarely in a lower performance band.

The verdict is straightforward: the RTX 3060 Ti is the superior card in every recorded benchmark. The GTX 570 should only be considered if the workload is so old or so specific that it does not benefit from modern architecture, but the database offers no evidence of such a scenario.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 3060 Ti wins the only shared test, the Geekbench OpenCL benchmark. This is a compute-oriented test that measures raw GPU throughput for general-purpose workloads, so the win indicates that the RTX 3060 Ti is better suited for tasks like physics simulation, data processing, or any application that offloads parallel computation to the GPU.

The GTX 570 does not win any recorded benchmark. Its single score of 13,515 in Geekbench OpenCL places it far behind, and there are no other tests in the database where it appears. As a result, there is no measurable workload, at least among the recorded tests, where the GTX 570 comes out ahead.

Looking at the RTX 3060 Ti's other benchmark scores, it shows strength across a variety of APIs and test types. In Passmark DirectX 9 it scores 234, in DirectX 11 it scores 163, and in DirectX 12 it scores 78. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test yields 2,626 points, which is a modern ray-tracing-capable workload. The Passmark G2D score of 989 indicates reasonable 2D performance, while the Passmark G3D score of 20,349 and GPU Compute score of 10,006 show strong overall graphics and compute capabilities.

For the GTX 570, the absence of data means that any use-case recommendation is speculative. The database records no DirectX 9, 10, 11, or 12 results for it, no 3DMark results, and no Passmark results. The only insight is that its OpenCL performance is roughly 17% of the RTX 3060 Ti's, which suggests it would struggle with any modern compute workload.

FAQ

Q: Which card has the higher Geekbench OpenCL score?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti scores 78,927 points, while the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 scores 13,515 points. The RTX 3060 Ti is 484% higher.

Q: How do the two cards compare in terms of average benchmark score?

A: The RTX 3060 Ti has an average benchmark score of 16,129, while the GTX 570 has an average of 13,515. The RTX 3060 Ti is about 19.3% higher on average.

Q: What are the nearest rivals for each card?

A: The RTX 3060 Ti's closest rival is the AMD Radeon RX 9060 with an average score of 16,014, which is 0.7% behind. The GTX 570's closest rival is the AMD Radeon HD 7770M with a score of 13,536, which is 0.2% ahead.

Q: What is the memory configuration difference?

A: The RTX 3060 Ti has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth. The GTX 570 has 1280 MB of GDDR5 memory on a 320-bit bus with 152.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Which card has a higher transistor count and what is the process node?

A: The RTX 3060 Ti has 17,400 million transistors on an 8 nm process from Samsung. The GTX 570 has 3,000 million transistors on a 40 nm process from TSMC.

Q: What is the performance percentile for each card?

A: The RTX 3060 Ti is at the 59th percentile of all GPUs in the database, while the GTX 570 is at the 54th percentile.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from entirely different architectural eras. The RTX 3060 Ti is built on the Ampere architecture (chip GA104), which is part of the GeForce 30 generation. The GTX 570 uses the Fermi 2.0 architecture (chip GF110), belonging to the GeForce 500 generation. The manufacturing process differs substantially: the RTX 3060 Ti uses an 8 nm node from Samsung, while the GTX 570 uses a 40 nm node from TSMC.

The transistor counts highlight the scale of the difference. The RTX 3060 Ti packs 17,400 million transistors on a die of 392 mm², giving a transistor density of 44.4 million per square millimeter. The GTX 570 has 3,000 million transistors on a larger die of 520 mm², resulting in a density of just 5.8 million per square millimeter. This means the RTX 3060 Ti fits over seven times more transistors per area, which is a direct consequence of the smaller process node.

The RTX 3060 Ti includes modern hardware features that the GTX 570 lacks entirely. It has 38 ray tracing cores and 152 tensor cores, which enable hardware-accelerated ray tracing and AI-based features like DLSS. The GTX 570 has no such dedicated units. The shading unit count also differs greatly: the RTX 3060 Ti has 4,864 shading units, while the GTX 570 has 480. Texture mapping units number 152 versus 60, and ROPs number 80 versus 40.

Clock speeds and compute rates reflect the architectural leap. The RTX 3060 Ti has a base clock of 1410 MHz and a boost clock of 1665 MHz, while the GTX 570 has no recorded base or boost clocks. The RTX 3060 Ti delivers 16.20 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, compared to 1,405.4 GFLOPS for the GTX 570. The RTX 3060 Ti also supports FP16 at a 1:1 ratio (16.20 TFLOPS), while the GTX 570 has no recorded FP16 capability.

Memory technology is another major divergence. The RTX 3060 Ti uses GDDR6 with a memory clock of 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective), while the GTX 570 uses GDDR5 at 950 MHz (3.8 Gbps effective). The bus widths are 256-bit and 320-bit respectively, but the newer memory type gives the RTX 3060 Ti a much higher bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s versus 152.0 GB/s for the GTX 570.

API support also separates the two. The RTX 3060 Ti supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the GTX 570 supports DirectX 12 (11_0). Both support OpenGL 4.6, but the RTX 3060 Ti also has Vulkan 1.4 support, while the GTX 570 does not have a recorded Vulkan version.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in nearly every recorded specification field. The memory size is a stark contrast: 8 GB for the RTX 3060 Ti versus 1280 MB for the GTX 570. Memory type is GDDR6 versus GDDR5. Bandwidth is 448.0 GB/s versus 152.0 GB/s, a difference of roughly 195%.

The processing power scales similarly. The RTX 3060 Ti has 4,864 shading units, 152 TMUs, and 80 ROPs. The GTX 570 has 480 shading units, 60 TMUs, and 40 ROPs. Pixel rate is 133.2 GPixel/s versus 21.96 GPixel/s, and texture rate is 253.1 GTexel/s versus 43.92 GTexel/s. FP32 compute is 16.20 TFLOPS versus 1,405.4 GFLOPS.

Power specifications are close in TDP but different in connectors. The RTX 3060 Ti has a TDP of 200 W and uses a single 12-pin power connector. The GTX 570 has a TDP of 219 W and uses two 6-pin connectors. Both cards suggest a 550 W power supply, and both are dual-slot designs.

The bus interface differs: the RTX 3060 Ti uses PCIe 4.0 x16, while the GTX 570 uses PCIe 2.0 x16. Display outputs are also different, with the RTX 3060 Ti offering 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, while the GTX 570 offers 2x DVI and 1x mini-HDMI 1.3a.

Physical dimensions vary. The RTX 3060 Ti is 242 mm (9.5 inches) long and 112 mm (4.4 inches) tall. The GTX 570 is 267 mm (10.5 inches) long with no recorded height. The RTX 3060 Ti includes ray tracing cores (38) and tensor cores (152), while the GTX 570 has none. The transistor density is 44.4 million per mm² for the RTX 3060 Ti versus 5.8 million per mm² for the GTX 570. The RTX 3060 Ti was released later and has a different predecessor (GeForce 20 versus GeForce 400) and successor (GeForce 40 versus GeForce 600). The launch MSRP is 399 USD for the RTX 3060 Ti and 349 USD for the GTX 570.