AMD FirePro S10000 vs NVIDIA GeForce MX570 Comparison

The NVIDIA GeForce MX570 and AMD FirePro S10000 occupy opposite ends of the hardware spectrum, one a low-power mobile chip from 2021, the other a dual-slot server accelerator from 2012. The database records only a single shared benchmark, Geekbench OpenCL, where the MX570 posts 38,299 points against the FirePro S10000’s 30,631. That is a 25% advantage for the NVIDIA part. The MX570 also holds a higher overall percentile rank, sitting at 81st among all GPUs in the database, while the FirePro S10000 ranks at 77th. Its average benchmark score across all recorded tests is 38,299, whereas the FirePro S10000 averages 32,388 when including its Vulkan result of 34,145 alongside the OpenCL score.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The sole direct comparison in the database is the Geekbench OpenCL test. The NVIDIA GeForce MX570 scores 38,299, and the AMD FirePro S10000 scores 30,631. The delta is 25%, meaning the MX570 finishes roughly a quarter ahead of the older AMD part. This is a substantial margin for a chip designed for thin-and-light laptops. The MX570’s nearest rivals in the database include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile at 38,349 (a 0.1% difference), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile at 38,135 (0.4% ahead of the MX570), the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A at 38,691 (1% ahead), and the AMD Radeon Pro 580X at 38,706 (1.1% ahead). The MX570’s score places it within a tight cluster of high-end mobile and workstation parts, all within roughly 1.5% of each other. That suggests the MX570 delivers compute performance comparable to much larger, higher-power GPUs in this specific workload.

The FirePro S10000, by contrast, sits near the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE, which averages 32,456 (0.2% higher), the AMD FirePro S9300 X2 at 32,540 (0.5% higher), the AMD Radeon Pro 570X at 32,176 (0.7% lower), and the AMD Radeon RX 590 GME at 32,601 (0.7% higher). The FirePro S10000’s OpenCL result is its strongest recorded score, but even that falls short of the MX570’s number. In Vulkan, the FirePro S10000 reaches 34,145, which is higher than its OpenCL result but still below the MX570’s OpenCL figure. No Vulkan score is recorded for the MX570, so the only apples-to-apples comparison remains the 25% OpenCL win for the NVIDIA part.

The head-to-head table in the database shows exactly one win for the MX570 and zero for the FirePro S10000. That outcome aligns with the raw scores. The MX570’s 38,299 is not a marginal victory; it is a decisive one. Even the FirePro S10000’s secondary Vulkan score of 34,145, which is 11.5% higher than its own OpenCL score, does not close the gap to the MX570’s OpenCL result. For any application relying on OpenCL compute, the data points clearly to the MX570 as the faster processor.

Where Each One Wins

The MX570 wins the only benchmark where both devices have recorded results. In OpenCL compute, it outperforms the FirePro S10000 by 25%. This suggests the MX570 is better suited for general-purpose GPU compute tasks, such as image processing, physics simulation, or machine learning inference, where OpenCL kernels dominate. Its 38,299 score places it in the 81st percentile of all GPUs in the database, meaning it outperforms the majority of recorded hardware despite its 15 W power envelope. The FirePro S10000, at the 77th percentile, still performs above the median, but its 30,631 OpenCL score places it in a lower tier.

The FirePro S10000 does have one advantage in the recorded data: its Vulkan score of 34,145. While no Vulkan test exists for the MX570, the FirePro S10000’s Vulkan result is 11.5% higher than its own OpenCL score. For workloads that leverage Vulkan compute, the FirePro S10000 may show relatively better performance than its OpenCL numbers suggest. However, without a direct Vulkan comparison, this remains speculative. The FirePro S10000 also carries a larger memory pool of 3 GB versus the MX570’s 2 GB, and a wider 384-bit bus with 240.0 GB/s bandwidth against the MX570’s 64-bit bus and 96.00 GB/s. For datasets that exceed 2 GB or rely heavily on memory bandwidth, the FirePro S10000 could hold an edge, but the benchmark data does not isolate memory-bound scenarios.

The MX570 wins on efficiency metrics. Its 15 W thermal design power contrasts sharply with the FirePro S10000’s 375 W. The MX570 requires no power connectors and fits as an integrated graphics package, while the FirePro S10000 needs dual 8-pin connectors and a 750 W suggested power supply. In any use case where power draw or physical space is a constraint, the MX570 is the only viable option. The FirePro S10000’s dual-slot design and 305 mm length are intended for server chassis, not portable systems.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs are built on fundamentally different architectures. The NVIDIA GeForce MX570 uses the GA107S chip with Ampere architecture, manufactured on an 8 nm process at Samsung. It integrates 8,700 million transistors on a 200 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 43.5 million per square millimeter. The AMD FirePro S10000 uses the Tahiti chip with GCN 1.0 architecture, built on a 28 nm process at TSMC. It packs 4,313 million transistors onto a 352 mm² die, for a density of 12.3 million per square millimeter. The MX570’s newer process allows nearly 3.5 times the transistor density, which explains how it achieves higher compute with far less power.

The MX570 features 2,048 shading units, 64 texture mapping units, 32 ROPs, 16 ray tracing cores, and 64 tensor cores. The FirePro S10000 has 1,792 shading units, 112 TMUs, and 32 ROPs, with no ray tracing or tensor cores. Despite fewer TMUs, the FirePro S10000’s texture rate is 106.4 GTexel/s, which is higher than the MX570’s 73.92 GTexel/s. The MX570 compensates with a higher pixel rate of 36.96 GPixel/s versus 30.40 GPixel/s. In raw floating point, the MX570 delivers 4.731 TFLOPS in FP32, while the FirePro S10000 delivers 3.405 TFLOPS. The MX570 also supports FP16 at 4.731 TFLOPS with a 1:1 ratio, a feature the FirePro S10000 lacks entirely.

Clock speeds differ notably. The MX570 runs at a base clock of 832 MHz and a boost clock of 1155 MHz. The FirePro S10000 has a base clock of 825 MHz and a boost of 950 MHz. The MX570’s higher boost clock contributes to its compute advantage. Memory also diverges: the MX570 uses 2 GB of GDDR6 at 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective) over a 64-bit bus, yielding 96.00 GB/s. The FirePro S10000 uses 3 GB of GDDR5 at 1250 MHz (5 Gbps effective) over a 384-bit bus, yielding 240.0 GB/s. The FirePro S10000 has more than double the memory bandwidth, a legacy of its server-oriented design.

API support differs as well. The MX570 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The FirePro S10000 supports DirectX 12 (11_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.170. The MX570’s newer DirectX feature level and Vulkan revision reflect its modern architecture. The FirePro S10000’s GCN 1.0 design, dating from 2012, lacks hardware ray tracing and tensor cores, which are present in the MX570’s Ampere design. The MX570’s bus interface is PCIe 4.0 x8, while the FirePro S10000 uses PCIe 3.0 x16. The MX570’s narrower but newer interface still offers competitive bandwidth for its class.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher OpenCL benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce MX570 scores 38,299 in Geekbench OpenCL, while the AMD FirePro S10000 scores 30,631. That gives the MX570 a 25% advantage.

Q: Does the AMD FirePro S10000 have any benchmark where it outperforms the MX570?

A: The database records no direct head-to-head win for the FirePro S10000. Its best score is 34,145 in Geekbench Vulkan, but no Vulkan score is recorded for the MX570, so no comparison exists.

Q: What are the memory specifications for each GPU?

A: The MX570 has 2 GB of GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus with 96.00 GB/s bandwidth. The FirePro S10000 has 3 GB of GDDR5 on a 384-bit bus with 240.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: How do their power requirements compare?

A: The MX570 has a thermal design power of 15 W and requires no power connectors. The FirePro S10000 has a thermal design power of 375 W and requires two 8-pin power connectors, with a suggested power supply of 750 W.

Q: Which GPU supports ray tracing and tensor cores?

A: Only the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 includes hardware ray tracing cores (16) and tensor cores (64). The AMD FirePro S10000 has neither.

Q: What is the release date for each product?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce MX570 was released on December 16, 2021. The AMD FirePro S10000 was released on November 11, 2012.

Specification Differences

The following table lists only the fields where the two GPUs differ, based on the recorded data.

| Field | NVIDIA GeForce MX570 | AMD FirePro S10000 |

|-------|---------------------|-------------------|

| Architecture | Ampere | GCN 1.0 |

| Process node | 8 nm | 28 nm |

| Foundry | Samsung | TSMC |

| Transistors | 8,700 million | 4,313 million |

| Die size | 200 mm² | 352 mm² |

| Transistor density | 43.5M / mm² | 12.3M / mm² |

| Base clock | 832 MHz | 825 MHz |

| Boost clock | 1155 MHz | 950 MHz |

| Memory clock | 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective | 1250 MHz, 5 Gbps effective |

| Memory size | 2 GB | 3 GB |

| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |

| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 384 bit |

| Memory bandwidth | 96.00 GB/s | 240.0 GB/s |

| Shading units | 2048 | 1792 |

| TMUs | 64 | 112 |

| ROPs | 32 | 32 |

| Ray tracing cores | 16 | None |

| Tensor cores | 64 | None |

| Pixel rate | 36.96 GPixel/s | 30.40 GPixel/s |

| Texture rate | 73.92 GTexel/s | 106.4 GTexel/s |

| FP32 performance | 4.731 TFLOPS | 3.405 TFLOPS |

| FP16 performance | 4.731 TFLOPS (1:1) | None |

| TDP | 15 W | 375 W |

| Slot width | IGP | Dual-slot |

| Power connectors | None | 2x 8-pin |

| Suggested PSU | None | 750 W |

| Bus interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |

| Display outputs | Portable Device Dependent | 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 |

| DirectX support | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (11_1) |

| Vulkan support | 1.4 | 1.2.170 |

| Dimensions | Not recorded | 305 mm length, 111 mm height |

| Release date | December 16, 2021 | November 11, 2012 |

| Predecessor | None | FirePro Terascale |

| Successor | None | Radeon Pro GCN |

| OpenCL benchmark | 38,299 | 30,631 |

| Vulkan benchmark | Not recorded | 34,145 |

| Average benchmark score | 38,299 | 32,388 |

| Percentile vs all GPUs | 81 | 77 |

| Launch MSRP | Not recorded | 3,599 USD |

The MX570 is newer, denser, and more efficient, while the FirePro S10000 offers more memory and bandwidth. In the only recorded shared test, the MX570 wins decisively.