GeForce RTX 2060 vs ATI Radeon HD 3570
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 127 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 20 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 41.03 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 15.87 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | RV620 | TU106 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 5 July 2010 (14 years ago) | 7 January 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $349 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 40 | 1920 |
| Core clock speed | 796 MHz | 1365 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1680 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 181 million | 10,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 160 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 3.184 | 201.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.06368 TFLOPS | 6.451 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 48 |
| TMUs | 4 | 120 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 240 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 30 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 229 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 8-pin |
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 | DDR2 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 495 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 7.92 GB/s | 336.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
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 DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
| HDMI | - | + |
| G-SYNC support | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 12 |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | - | 7.5 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 5 July 2010 | 7 January 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 160 Watt |
ATI HD 3570 has 433.3% lower power consumption.
RTX 2060, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 358.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 3570 and GeForce RTX 2060. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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