AMD Radeon Pro 560X vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 Comparison

The Verdict

The recorded data presents a clear but narrow picture. The AMD Radeon Pro 560X and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 are separated by a single head-to-head benchmark, and the database shows the NVIDIA card winning that contest decisively. In the Geekbench OpenCL test, the GTX 570 scores 13,515 against the Radeon Pro 560X’s 9,663, a delta of 28.5% in NVIDIA’s favor. That is the only direct comparison available, so any verdict must lean on this result.

The GTX 570 is the pick for raw compute performance in OpenCL workloads. Its average benchmark score of 13,515 places it at the 54th percentile of all GPUs, while the Radeon Pro 560X sits at the 57th percentile with a higher average of 15,082. This is the twist: the AMD card has a better overall percentile and a higher average score across all its recorded benchmarks, yet it loses the only direct head-to-head test. The GTX 570’s nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon HD 7770M (13,536, delta -0.2%) and the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT (13,543, delta -0.2%), meaning the NVIDIA card is essentially tied with those parts. The Radeon Pro 560X, meanwhile, is within 0.1% of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti (15,063) and trails the AMD Radeon RX 7600 by just 0.6%.

For users who need OpenCL compute, the GTX 570 is the stronger choice based on the head-to-head result. For users who care about the broader benchmark suite, the Radeon Pro 560X offers higher average performance and a better percentile ranking. The GTX 570 also carries a launch MSRP of 349 USD, but this is a historical figure and not a reflection of current market value. In short, the data says: pick the GTX 570 for that specific OpenCL test, but the Radeon Pro 560X has the more balanced overall profile.

Where Each One Wins

The Radeon Pro 560X wins in three of the four recorded benchmarks. It scores 18,763 in Geekbench Metal, 16,819 in Geekbench Vulkan, and 9,663 in Geekbench OpenCL. The GTX 570 only has a single recorded benchmark, Geekbench OpenCL at 13,515, which it wins. That means the AMD card dominates in Metal and Vulkan, two modern API tests that the NVIDIA card cannot even attempt, since it has no Vulkan score in the database and its DirectX support is limited to 12 (11_0) versus the AMD’s 12 (12_0).

The GTX 570’s win in OpenCL is substantial, but it is the only arena where it competes. The Radeon Pro 560X’s average benchmark score of 15,082 is 11.6% higher than the GTX 570’s 13,515. That overall advantage comes from the Metal and Vulkan results, which are strong enough to lift the AMD card above the NVIDIA part despite the OpenCL loss. The percentile difference confirms this: 57th for AMD versus 54th for NVIDIA.

For use cases like macOS Metal acceleration, the Radeon Pro 560X is clearly superior. For Vulkan-based workloads, the AMD card has a recorded score while the GTX 570 has none. For OpenCL compute, the GTX 570 is the winner, and the margin is large enough to matter in compute-heavy tasks. The GTX 570 also has a higher pixel rate (21.96 GPixel/s versus 16.06 GPixel/s) and a much wider memory bus (320 bit versus 128 bit), which could benefit certain rasterization workloads, but no benchmark data exists to confirm that advantage.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different eras and foundries. The AMD Radeon Pro 560X uses the Polaris 21 chip built on GCN 4.0 architecture, manufactured by GlobalFoundries on a 14 nm process. It packs 3,000 million transistors into a die size of 123 mm², giving a transistor density of 24.4 million per square millimeter. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 uses the GF110 chip on Fermi 2.0 architecture, built by TSMC on a 40 nm process. It also has 3,000 million transistors, but spread across a much larger 520 mm² die, yielding a density of just 5.8 million per square millimeter. The process node difference is stark: 14 nm versus 40 nm, which explains the AMD card’s far higher density and lower power draw.

The Radeon Pro 560X features 1,024 shading units, 64 texture mapping units, and 16 raster operators. Its FP32 throughput is 2.056 TFLOPS, and it supports FP16 at a 1:1 ratio (2.056 TFLOPS). The GTX 570 has 480 shading units, 60 TMUs, and 40 ROPs. Its FP32 throughput is 1,405.4 GFLOPS, and it has no FP16 support recorded. The AMD card has more than double the shading units, but the NVIDIA card has 2.5 times the ROPs (40 versus 16).

Memory configurations differ significantly. The Radeon Pro 560X has 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 128 bit bus, delivering 94.08 GB/s of bandwidth. The GTX 570 has 1,280 MB of GDDR5 on a 320 bit bus, delivering 152.0 GB/s. The NVIDIA card has a 61.6% bandwidth advantage despite having less capacity. The AMD card’s memory runs at 1470 MHz (5.9 Gbps effective), while the GTX 570’s runs at 950 MHz (3.8 Gbps effective).

Power and physical characteristics also diverge. The Radeon Pro 560X is an IGP (integrated graphics processor) with a 75 W TDP and no power connectors. The GTX 570 is a dual-slot card with a 219 W TDP, two 6-pin power connectors, and a suggested PSU of 550 W. The GTX 570 measures 267 mm (10.5 inches) in length. The Radeon Pro 560X has no length recorded, reflecting its portable-device-dependent nature. The GTX 570 uses PCIe 2.0 x16, while the Radeon Pro 560X uses PCIe 3.0 x8.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU wins the only direct head-to-head benchmark?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 wins the Geekbench OpenCL test with a score of 13,515 against the AMD Radeon Pro 560X’s 9,663, a delta of 28.5% in NVIDIA’s favor.

Q: Does the AMD Radeon Pro 560X have any benchmark wins?

A: Yes, the Radeon Pro 560X has higher scores in Geekbench Metal (18,763) and Geekbench Vulkan (16,819), but the GTX 570 has no recorded scores for those tests.

Q: What is the average benchmark score for each GPU?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro 560X averages 15,082 across all its recorded benchmarks, while the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 averages 13,515 from its single OpenCL result.

Q: How do their percentiles compare?

A: The Radeon Pro 560X sits at the 57th percentile of all GPUs, while the GTX 570 sits at the 54th percentile.

Q: Which GPU has more memory bandwidth?

A: The GTX 570 has 152.0 GB/s of bandwidth, compared to the Radeon Pro 560X’s 94.08 GB/s, despite the AMD card having 4 GB versus 1,280 MB.

Q: What are the power requirements?

A: The Radeon Pro 560X has a 75 W TDP and no power connectors, while the GTX 570 has a 219 W TDP, two 6-pin connectors, and a suggested PSU of 550 W.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database records only one direct head-to-head benchmark between these two GPUs: Geekbench OpenCL. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 scores 13,515, and the AMD Radeon Pro 560X scores 9,663. That is a 28.5% advantage for NVIDIA, a substantial margin that indicates the GTX 570 is significantly faster in this specific compute workload. The GTX 570’s result is close to its nearest rivals: the AMD Radeon HD 7770M (13,536, delta -0.2%) and the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT (13,543, delta -0.2%), both of which essentially match it. The NVIDIA P106-090 trails by 0.3% (13,470), and the AMD Radeon Pro 555 trails by 0.8% (13,407).

The Radeon Pro 560X’s OpenCL score of 9,663 is far below its own average of 15,082, which is driven by its Metal (18,763) and Vulkan (16,819) results. The GTX 570 has no Metal or Vulkan scores, so a full head-to-head in those APIs is impossible. The OpenCL loss is the only direct comparison, and it is decisive. However, the Radeon Pro 560X’s average score is 11.6% higher than the GTX 570’s, meaning that in a broader benchmark suite, the AMD card would likely come out ahead.

The rasterization specifications hint at other possible advantages. The GTX 570 has a pixel rate of 21.96 GPixel/s versus 16.06 GPixel/s for the AMD card, a 36.7% advantage. Its texture rate is 43.92 GTexel/s versus 64.26 GTexel/s for the AMD card, which flips the advantage to AMD by 46.3%. The FP32 throughput also favors AMD: 2.056 TFLOPS versus 1,405.4 GFLOPS, a 46.3% lead. These numbers suggest the AMD card should win compute-heavy tasks that use FP32, but the OpenCL result contradicts that expectation. The GTX 570’s wider memory bus (320 bit versus 128 bit) and higher bandwidth (152.0 GB/s versus 94.08 GB/s) may explain why it wins in OpenCL despite lower theoretical compute.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in nearly every major specification category. The process node is 14 nm for AMD (GlobalFoundries) versus 40 nm for NVIDIA (TSMC). Die size is 123 mm² for AMD versus 520 mm² for NVIDIA. Transistor density is 24.4M per mm² for AMD versus 5.8M per mm² for NVIDIA. Both have 3,000 million transistors, but the AMD card achieves this in a much smaller package.

Memory capacity is 4 GB for AMD versus 1,280 MB for NVIDIA. The bus width is 128 bit for AMD versus 320 bit for NVIDIA. Bandwidth is 94.08 GB/s for AMD versus 152.0 GB/s for NVIDIA. Memory clock is 1470 MHz (5.9 Gbps effective) for AMD versus 950 MHz (3.8 Gbps effective) for NVIDIA. The Radeon Pro 560X has 1,024 shading units, 64 TMUs, and 16 ROPs. The GTX 570 has 480 shading units, 60 TMUs, and 40 ROPs. FP32 is 2.056 TFLOPS for AMD versus 1,405.4 GFLOPS for NVIDIA. FP16 is 2.056 TFLOPS for AMD, while NVIDIA has no FP16 score.

TDP is 75 W for AMD versus 219 W for NVIDIA. Slot width is IGP for AMD versus dual-slot for NVIDIA. Power connectors are none for AMD versus two 6-pin for NVIDIA. The suggested PSU is 550 W for NVIDIA, with no value for AMD. Bus interface is PCIe 3.0 x8 for AMD versus PCIe 2.0 x16 for NVIDIA. Display outputs are portable-device-dependent for AMD versus 2x DVI and 1x mini-HDMI 1.3a for NVIDIA. Length is 267 mm (10.5 inches) for NVIDIA, with no length for AMD.

API support differs: DirectX 12 (12_0) for AMD versus 12 (11_0) for NVIDIA. OpenGL is 4.6 for both. Vulkan is 1.3 for AMD, while NVIDIA has no Vulkan score. Release dates are July 2018 for AMD versus December 2010 for NVIDIA. The GTX 570 has a predecessor (GeForce 400) and successor (GeForce 600), while the Radeon Pro 560X has neither. The GTX 570 also has a launch MSRP of 349 USD. Both are end-of-life.