Radeon HD 6570M vs GeForce 8800 GTS 512

Place in the ranking	998	993
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.04	no data
Power efficiency	0.73	3.35
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	G92	Capilano
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	11 December 2007 (17 years ago)	26 November 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$349	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	128	400
Core clock speed	650 MHz	650 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	627 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	30 Watt
Texture fill rate	41.60	13.00
Floating-point processing power	0.416 TFLOPS	0.52 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	8
TMUs	64	20

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	MXM-II
Length	254 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	1 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	820 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	52.48 GB/s	57.6 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

No outputs

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	4.0	5.0
OpenGL	3.3	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	1.1	-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD

21−24

−14.3%

24
+14.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

16.62

no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Elden Ring	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Dota 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Elden Ring	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Fortnite	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
World of Tanks	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Dota 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
World of Tanks	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Valorant	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Elden Ring	0−1	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Valorant	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

This is how 8800 GTS 512 and HD 6570M compete in popular games:

HD 6570M is 14% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 44 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.44	1.46
Recency	11 December 2007	26 November 2010
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	1 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	30 Watt

HD 6570M has a 1.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 62.5% more advanced lithography process, and 350% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce 8800 GTS 512 and Radeon HD 6570M.

Be aware that GeForce 8800 GTS 512 is a desktop card while Radeon HD 6570M is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.