RX 570 | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Sun, 15 Aug 2021 08:21:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png RX 570 | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 Sapphire is apparently making a dual-GPU RX 570 graphics card https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/joao-silva/sapphire-is-apparently-making-a-dual-gpu-rx-570-graphics-card/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/joao-silva/sapphire-is-apparently-making-a-dual-gpu-rx-570-graphics-card/#respond Sat, 14 Aug 2021 10:00:59 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=527566 We've seen a number of graphics card makers launching bespoke cards aimed at crypto mining rather than gaming. It looks like Sapphire is currently making a new card for this market, a dual-GPU version of the Radeon RX 570.  The card has been spotted by @Zed_Wang (via VideoCardz) on the saraba1st forums. As per the photos and screenshots uploaded, …

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We've seen a number of graphics card makers launching bespoke cards aimed at crypto mining rather than gaming. It looks like Sapphire is currently making a new card for this market, a dual-GPU version of the Radeon RX 570. 

The card has been spotted by @Zed_Wang (via VideoCardz) on the saraba1st forums. As per the photos and screenshots uploaded, this card seems to feature two RX 570 GPUs on its PCB and a single HDMI connector. Given the lack of video outputs, understated design and simple cooler, this does appear to be a crypto-mining card. 

Although there are none of the usual Sapphire brandings in the card, taking a good look at the photos allows you to see Sapphire's logo on a choke below the shroud. If the specifications of the Polaris-based RX 570 are anything to go by, this card should have 2x 2048 stream processors and 2x8GB of GDDR6 memory with a TBP of 150W.

GPU-Z doesn't seem to recognise this card properly but it identifies the card as a Radeon RX 570 GPU. The owner of the card also ran some mining performance tests, with each GPU managing about 30MH/s, or 60MH/s combined, while using 156W of power.

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KitGuru says: Even when compared to today's graphics cards, the AMD Polaris-based GPUs are still quite efficient at mining. So, it's not that surprising to see an AiB partner launching a dual-GPU card like this.

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Here are the most affordable RX 580 and RX 570 cards in the US at launch https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/paul-taylor/here-are-the-most-affordable-rx-580-and-rx-570-cards-in-the-us-at-launch/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/paul-taylor/here-are-the-most-affordable-rx-580-and-rx-570-cards-in-the-us-at-launch/#comments Wed, 19 Apr 2017 20:41:05 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=331055 With the official announcement of AMD's Radeon 500-Series GPUs yesterday, its partner ecosystem has followed suit and delivered on the goods. But there's more to the cards than meets the eye, if we consider that AMD is already putting them on sale. If you are a follower of graphics cards news, you'll have heard about the …

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With the official announcement of AMD's Radeon 500-Series GPUs yesterday, its partner ecosystem has followed suit and delivered on the goods. But there's more to the cards than meets the eye, if we consider that AMD is already putting them on sale.

If you are a follower of graphics cards news, you'll have heard about the credentials on PowerColor's Red Devil series, Sapphire's NITRO+ Limited Editions, Gigabyte's Aorus series, MSI's Gaming X series or the hands-down most-expensive ASUS STRIX series. The thing is, they all carry price tags far exceeding the RSP that AMD put out for them. And why is that? Because partners also have not-so-glam RX 580s and RX 570s galore, on sale right now. This, of course, also implies they are clocked ever-so-slightly lower than their brethren. But don't discard them just yet, the price may be right.

If you're in the US, you're quite lucky to be able to pick up these cards. Unfortunately for the rest of us, we can only keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best.

SAPPHIRE PULSE ITX Radeon™ RX 570 4GD5, the ITX card, is selling for $169.99 right now.

Here's a non-comprehensive list of RX 580 and RX 570 cards that are currently selling on the “cheap” on NewEgg:

In the RX 570 field you can also find the PowerColor Red Dragon RX 570 4GB or even the Sapphire PULSE RX 570 ITX-version for just $169.99, that's $20~$25 cheaper than their non-discounted counterparts. The Sapphire PULSE RX 570 ITX-version seems particularly interesting for those looking for a small form-factor card.

Just a word to the wise, most of these deals expire Monday the 24th of April.

KitGuru Says: It seems AMD has been providing buyers a little incentive by discounting the RX 580 and RX 570 right out of the gate, and not by mail-in rebates! Shame we don't see the same level of discounted hardware extended to Europe.

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ASUS RX 570 STRIX Gaming OC 4GB Review https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/ryan-martin/asus-rx-570-strix-gaming-oc-4gb-review/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/ryan-martin/asus-rx-570-strix-gaming-oc-4gb-review/#comments Tue, 18 Apr 2017 13:00:03 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=330519 The RX 470 is back except faster, and don't forget to swap that 4 for a 5, RX 570, that's better.

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AMD is looking to keep the ball rolling with new GPU releases until the new Vega architecture arrives later this year. One of the methods AMD is doing this by is refreshing its existing GPU range to stay competitive, both the RX 470 and RX 480 are being refreshed to produce the RX 570 and RX 580.

This refresh is nothing AMD hasn't tried before, it executed a similar strategy when it refreshed the R9 290 and 290X GPUs in 2015 to release the R9 390 and 390X. RX 570, the focus of this review, is based upon the RX 470 from the current RX 400 series. At a fundamental level this is still the same graphics processing unit as before, 14nm and based on the Polaris architecture, but with a few tweaks to improve the end product.

These tweaks concern two key areas, standard clock speeds and power consumption. In terms of clock speeds the default clock speed for the RX 570 is now higher with a peak clock speed of 1244MHz compared to 1206MHz and a considerably higher base clock, 1168MHz versus 926MHz. The end result is that on average a stock RX 570 will always be operating at a higher frequency than an equivalent RX 470, though this comes at the expense of an increased TDP which rises from 120- to 150-watts.

The default memory frequency is also now higher, to the tune of 100 MHz actual, 400MHz effective, but the standard memory configuration of 4GB of memory remains unchanged. AMD may still allow board partners to offer 8GB versions of the RX 570, like it did with the RX 470, but for the capability of the RX 570 GPU anything above 4GB is likely excessive.

The second area of change, power consumption, is where AMD has altered power management techniques to increase power efficiency under a number of scenarios including multi-monitor, multimedia playback and system idle.

AMD has been able to achieve this by adding a third intermediate memory state to reduce power consumption, which sits alongside two existing memory states. To over-simplify, the current Polaris GPU effectively has two memory states, low and high, and most GPU activities (including having a second display) alter the memory state from low to high, increasing power consumption in the process. The new third intermediate memory stage now means the refined Polaris GPU has low, medium and high. In many cases a load activity can increase it to medium, before high, thus resulting in lower overall power draw.

AMD is using the RX 500 series launch as a platform to introduce a new feature it's calling Radeon Chill, which effectively reduces the frame-rate when the user is in-game but idle or AFK (away from keyboard) and then increases the frame-rate again when the user becomes active. It also caps “excessively high” frame rates to further reduce power consumption, though how this will be implemented is not clearly specified.

Our RX 570 review sample for today is the ASUS RX 570 Strix Gaming OC 4GB graphics card. This is factory overclocked 56MHz above AMD's stock settings for the RX 570 GPU while the GDDR5 memory remains unchanged at 1750 (7000) MHz. At a specification level the ASUS RX 570 Strix Gaming OC 4GB is virtually identical to the ASUS RX 470 Strix Gaming OC 4GB (see our review of that here) except with an extra 50MHz on the core clock and 100 (400) MHz on the memory.

Like its RX 470 predecessor the ASUS RX 570 can toggle an OC Mode if the user installs the ASUS GPU Tweak software. In the case of the RX 470 it bumped the core clock from 1250 to 1270MHz, with the RX 570 it increases it from 1300 to 1310MHz and increases the power target from 100 to 110%. A minor change but an easy one for buyers who lack the confidence to overclock themselves.

GPU AMD RX 480 AMD RX 580 AMD RX 470 AMD RX 570 AMD R9 390
Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti Nvidia GTX 1060
Streaming Multiprocessors / Compute Units
 36 36 32 32 40 6 10
GPU Cores  2304 2304  2048 2048 2560 768 1280
Texture Units 144 144  128 128  160 48 80
ROPs 32  32  32 32  64 32 48
Base Clock  1120 MHz 1257 MHz  926 MHz 1168 MHz Up to 1000MHz 1290 MHz 1506 MHz
GPU Boost Clock  1266 MHz 1340 MHz  1206 MHz  1244 MHz Up to 1000MHz 1392 MHz 1708 MHz
Total Video memory 4096 or 8192 MB 4096 or 8192 MB  4096 or 8192 MB 4096 MB  8192 MB 4096 MB 6144 MB
Memory Clock (Effective)
1750 (7000) or 2000 (8000) MHz 2000 (8000) MHz  1650 (6600) MHz  1750 (7000) MHz  1500 (6000) MHz  1752 (7008) MHz 2002 (8008) MHz
Memory Bandwidth  224 or 256 GB/s  256 GB/s 211 GB/s  224 GB/s 384 GB/s 112 GB/s 192 GB/s
Bus Width  256-bit   256-bit    256-bit  256-bit  512-bit 128-bit 192-bit
Manufacturing Process 14nm  14nm 14nm  14nm 28nm 16nm 16nm
TDP  150 W  185 W 120 W 150 W 275 W 75W 120 W

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AMD RX 580 and RX 570 confirmed to be using Polaris 20 https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/matthew-wilson/amd-rx-580-and-rx-570-confirmed-to-be-using-polaris-20/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/matthew-wilson/amd-rx-580-and-rx-570-confirmed-to-be-using-polaris-20/#comments Mon, 10 Apr 2017 17:19:22 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=329763 Following several weeks of leaks and a tiny bit of conflicting information regarding the GPU used on AMD's upcoming RX 580 and RX 570 graphics cards, we finally have confirmation of Polaris 20 XTX and Polaris 20 XL. Thanks to a driver leak this week, we now know that AMD's upcoming GPUs will be using …

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Following several weeks of leaks and a tiny bit of conflicting information regarding the GPU used on AMD's upcoming RX 580 and RX 570 graphics cards, we finally have confirmation of Polaris 20 XTX and Polaris 20 XL. Thanks to a driver leak this week, we now know that AMD's upcoming GPUs will be using updated Polaris chips.

While the RX 500 series will largely be a rebrand of the RX 400 series, it should feature some unique selling points. Back in 2016, it was reported that AMD had managed to improve the performance per watt of Polaris and shortly after that, Polaris 12 and Polaris XT2 details leaked.

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Now it seems those reports were true. This week, Videocardz managed to get its hands on the launch driver for the RX 500 series and quickly combed through it to find whatever bits of information they could. In doing so, they came across codenames used for different graphics chips, confirming that the RX 580 would use a Polaris 20 XTX chip, meanwhile, the RX 570 will use a Polaris 20 XL chip.

The RX 560 was lacking from the list entirely but the RX 550 did make an appearance, sporting a Polaris 12 chip. Unfortunately, no details on the RX Vega were found.

KitGuru Says: With AMD implementing these revised Polaris parts into its graphics card lineup, it will be interesting to see how things stack up against last year's RX 400 series. There may not end up being a huge difference in raw performance but perhaps power savings will have received a boost. Either way, we should find out more soon as we get closer to launch.

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AMD RX 500 series GPUs are starting to pop up at retail https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/matthew-wilson/amd-rx-500-series-gpus-are-starting-to-pop-up-at-retail/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/matthew-wilson/amd-rx-500-series-gpus-are-starting-to-pop-up-at-retail/#comments Tue, 04 Apr 2017 18:42:27 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=328798 Rumours and leaks over the past month have all led us to believe that AMD's RX 580, RX 570 and RX 560 reveal would be happening by the middle of April. Now, it seems that we are very close to launch indeed as retailers have begun leaking listings for AMD's upcoming Polaris refresh, giving us …

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Rumours and leaks over the past month have all led us to believe that AMD's RX 580, RX 570 and RX 560 reveal would be happening by the middle of April. Now, it seems that we are very close to launch indeed as retailers have begun leaking listings for AMD's upcoming Polaris refresh, giving us an idea on specs and pricing.

While we continue to wait for the RX Vega, AMD is going to bridge the gap with a Polaris refresh. These cards will reportedly feature new graphics cores based on a tweaked version of Polaris, with better performance per watt. These new GPUs will be dropping very soon too if these retail listing are anything to go by.

The first board partner spotted with RX 500 series GPUs out in the wild was ASUS, which has RX 580, 570 and 550 GPUs listed on the company website. The lowest end RX 550 will pack either 2GB or 4GB of RAM depending on which version you go for. Meanwhile, the RX 570 and RX 580 both come in 4GB and 8GB variants. As expected, STRIX versions of these GPUs will be available with slightly higher clock speeds, though specific numbers aren't known just yet.

Next on the list is MSI, with an RX 570 and RX 580 spotted from the company. The Twin Frozr cooler will once again be making its return, so we can expect low temperatures and some overclocking headroom.

Finally, Sapphire also makes the list. The company will be offering the same 550, 570 and 580 stack according to a retail leak spotted by Videocardz. While ASUS appears to only be offering the RX 580 in an 8GB variant, Sapphire will have a 4GB version on offer too. There will also be a Mini ITX version of the RX 570 apparently. The Nitro cooler will be making a return but similarly to MSI and ASUS, we don't know much in the way of clock speeds just yet.

These retail leaks all came from European vendors, so price leaks are all marked down in euros. According to the leaks, we can expect the RX 550 to sit around the 100 Euro mark, while the RX 570 will be 180 euros for the 4GB version and 240 euros for the 8GB version. The RX 580 will apparently go for as much as 300 euros for the 8GB version.

These prices can all be considered placeholder as none of these graphics cards have officially been announced yet. That said, even as estimates, the prices here are quite a bit higher than the RX 480 and RX 470 at launch. It also doesn't help that pricing can vary heavily depending on which European country you reside in, so perhaps hang tight for some more concrete information when it comes to prices.

KitGuru Says: It seems that the RX 500 series launch is right around the corner. It will be interesting to see how much benefit AMD will be able to bring to the table when jumping from the RX 400 series. Are any of you planning on buying a new graphics card soon? Will you be waiting to see what the RX 500 series brings?

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AMD RX 500 series leaks continue as new details and images land on the web https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/matthew-wilson/amd-rx-500-series-leaks-continue-as-new-details-and-images-land-on-the-web/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/matthew-wilson/amd-rx-500-series-leaks-continue-as-new-details-and-images-land-on-the-web/#comments Thu, 30 Mar 2017 16:03:01 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=328027 Over the last few weeks, we have been hearing more and more about AMD's upcoming Radeon RX-500 series. These new graphics cards are set to be a refresh of the Polaris lineup and according to what we have heard previously, they are set to be announced in just a couple of weeks time. In the …

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Over the last few weeks, we have been hearing more and more about AMD's upcoming Radeon RX-500 series. These new graphics cards are set to be a refresh of the Polaris lineup and according to what we have heard previously, they are set to be announced in just a couple of weeks time. In the meantime though, the leaks shall continue, with images of the RX 570 and RX 580 hitting the web today.

This particular leak comes to us via Videocardz, which managed to obtain some images of AMD's upcoming GPUs on reference coolers.

On the RX 580 side, we can see that this card will ship with a single 8-pin connector for power. A look at the engineering label confirms this has a Polaris GPU and this particular sample shows it being manufactured on the 3rd of March, so it's quite recent.

As for the RX 570, here we see that this card will use the exact same PCB as the Radeon RX 480/470 series of graphics cards. However, unlike the RX 580, the 570 will have a 6-pin power connector. The reference design also lacks a DVI port, so those of you running an older monitor will need to find an adapter.

As for other specifications, we have previously heard that the RX 500 series will be based on the Polaris 20 XTX and Polaris 12 chips. These are slight revisions of Polaris with improved performance per watt. All signs are pointing to an April release and recently, AMD's drivers were updated to add support for these upcoming cards, indicating that release is imminent.

KitGuru Says: If you are currently looking at grabbing an AMD RX 400 series GPU, then it might be worth holding off for a couple of weeks as new cards are right around the corner by the sounds of it. 

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