AMD Radeon Pro 570 vs AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The data paints a clear picture: the AMD Radeon Pro 570 is the dominant performer across all recorded benchmarks. It secures a win in every single head-to-head test, a feat that immediately distinguishes it from its rival. The AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20, despite its newer architecture, trails in each category. The most striking difference is in the Metal API, where the Pro 570 delivers a 31.3% higher score, indicating a substantial advantage in Apple ecosystem workloads.

The Pro Vega 570’s strengths are evident in raw compute-oriented tests. In the OpenCL test, it maintains a lead, albeit a narrower one. The 3.8% delta in OpenCL shows that while the Pro 570 is ahead, the gap is smaller, suggesting that certain types of parallel computing tasks might bring the two cards closer. However, the Pro 570 still holds the edge.

For Vulkan, the Pro 570 again asserts dominance with a 21.1% higher score. This indicates a significant advantage in cross-platform graphics and compute workloads. The Vega 20’s architecture, while capable, does not translate to a performance win in this API. Across the board, the Pro 570’s higher average benchmark score of 33207 versus 27839 for the Vega 20 confirms its overall superiority in the recorded data. The wins are consistent and decisive, leaving no benchmark category where the Vega 20 comes out ahead.

The Verdict

From the data, the choice is straightforward for anyone prioritizing raw performance. The AMD Radeon Pro 570 should be the pick for users who rely on Metal-accelerated applications, as its 31.3% lead in that test is a massive advantage. It also offers a strong performance uplift in Vulkan workloads, making it a better choice for cross-platform graphics tasks. Its overall average score, which places it in the 78th percentile of all GPUs, further supports its standing as the higher-performing card.

The AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20, while not winning any benchmark, is not without its own profile. It sits in the 73rd percentile of all GPUs, indicating it is still a capable processor. Its lower power draw of 100 W suggests it could be a better fit for thermally constrained systems, even if performance is not the absolute top tier. The data shows the Pro Vega 20’s closest rival is the AMD Radeon RX 7800M, with a negligible 0.2% difference in average score, meaning its performance is well within the expected range for its class. However, when directly compared to the Pro 570, the verdict is clear: the Pro 570 is the superior choice based on all recorded measurements.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The most significant divergence appears in the Geekbench Metal test. Here, the AMD Radeon Pro 570 scores 39945, while the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 manages 30427. This 31.3% delta is the largest of any comparison. This result has profound implications for any application that uses Apple’s Metal API, where the Pro 570 would deliver a noticeably smoother and faster experience.

The Vulkan benchmark shows a similarly one-sided result. The Pro 570’s score of 31974 eclipses the Vega 20’s 26410, a difference of 21.1%. This reinforces the Pro 570’s strength in standard, cross-platform graphics APIs. The OpenCL test provides the closest contest between the two. The Pro 570 still wins with a score of 27702 against the Vega 20’s 26679, but the 3.8% gap is much smaller. This suggests that in purely compute-focused OpenCL tasks, the two cards are more evenly matched, though the Pro 570 still holds the performance crown.

These results also inform how each card stacks against the broader market. The Pro 570’s average score of 33207 places it just 0.1% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile. In contrast, the Vega 570’s average score of 27839 puts it 1% behind the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, a surprising comparison that underscores just how much raw compute power the older card can wield.

FAQ

**Q: Which GPU is faster in Geekbench Metal, and by how much?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro 570 is faster in Geekbench Metal, scoring 39945, a 31.3% improvement over the AMD Radeon Vega 20's score of 30427.

**Q: How do the average benchmark scores of these GPUs compare to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro 570 has an average benchmark score of 33207, which is 0.1% higher than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Mobile. The AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 averages 27839, which places it 1% behind the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090.

**Q: Is the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20's performance close to the AMD Radeon Pro W5500X?

A: Yes, the Vega 20's average score of 27839 is within 0.5% of the AMD Radeon Pro W5500X, making them extremely close in performance.

**Q: What is the difference in performance between the AMD Radeon Pro 570 and AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 in Vulkan?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro 570 wins the Vulkan test with a score of 31974. The AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 scores 26410, giving the Pro 570 a 21.1% lead.

**Q: Which card has a higher pixel fill rate, and what does it mean?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 has a higher pixel rate of 41.06 GPixel/s compared to the AMD Radeon Pro 570's 35.36 GPixel/s. This suggests the Vega 20 could have an edge in tasks that are heavily dependent on pixel throughput.

**Q: How many shading units do these GPUs have?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro 570 has 1792 shading units, while the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 has 1280 shading units.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different architectural generations. The AMD Radeon Pro 570 is built on GCN 4.0, featuring the Ellesmere chip, while the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 uses the newer GCN 5.0 architecture with the Vega 12 chip. This generational leap brings with it some key feature differences. The Vega 20 supports DirectX 12_1, whereas the Pro 570 is limited to DirectX 12_0. Both cards support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.3, so there is no difference in those APIs.

The process technology is identical, with both using a 14 nm process and GlobalFoundries as the foundry. The Pro 570 features a transistor count of 5,700 million on a 232 mm² die. The Vega 20’s transistor count and die size are not recorded in the database. However, the Vega 20 has a major architectural advantage in its memory subsystem. It uses HBM2 memory with a 1024-bit bus, a wide and fast interface, even if its effective clock speed is lower. The Pro 570, by contrast, uses GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus. This fundamental difference in memory architecture is a defining feature of the Vega 20.

The compute capabilities also differ. The Pro 570 offers FP32 performance of 3.960 TFLOPS and FP16 performance at the same rate, indicating a 1:1 ratio. The Vega 20, meanwhile, has a lower FP32 rate of 3.284 TFLOPS but a higher FP16 rate of 6.569 TFLOPS, reflecting a 2:1 ratio. This suggests the Vega 20 was designed with a greater focus on FP16 workloads, which can be beneficial in certain compute and machine learning tasks. The Vega 20 also has a higher pixel rate, 41.06 GPixel/s versus 35.36 GPixel/s for the Pro 570, despite having fewer shading units and texture mapping units.

Specification Differences

The most obvious differences lie in their core configurations and memory designs. The AMD Radeon Pro 570 is equipped with 1792 shading units and 112 TMUs, while the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 has 1280 shading units and 80 TMUs. Both cards share the same number of ROPs at 32. This means the Pro 570 has a higher texture fill rate at 123.8 GTexel/s compared to 102.6 GTexel/s for the Vega 20.

Clock speeds present a contrasting picture. The Pro 570 has a higher base clock of 1000 MHz and a boost clock of 1105 MHz. The Vega 20 has a lower base clock of 815 MHz but a significantly higher boost clock of 1283 MHz, showing a larger dynamic range. Memory configurations are vastly different. The Pro 570 uses 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus, achieving a bandwidth of 217.0 GB/s with a memory clock of 1695 MHz (6.8 Gbps effective). The Vega 20 uses 4 GB of HBM2 on a much wider 1024-bit bus, but its bandwidth is lower at 189.4 GB/s, due to its lower memory clock of 740 MHz (1480 Mbps effective).

Power consumption is another differentiating factor. The Pro 570 has a higher TDP of 150 W, while the Vega 20 is more power-efficient with a TDP of 100 W. The Pro 570 requires no power connectors, and both are integrated into the system (IGP). The release dates show the Pro 570 came first, on 2017-06-04, with the Vega 20 following on 2018-11-13. Both cards are marked as end-of-life products. Neither card has a recorded launch MSRP in the database.