AMD Radeon Pro 570 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile Comparison

The AMD Radeon Pro 570 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile are two end-of-life laptop GPUs that land in the same performance percentile (77th) and have nearly identical average benchmark scores (33258 vs 33170). But that surface similarity hides a lopsided head-to-head: in the two shared Geekbench tests, the NVIDIA part wins by a wide margin. This analysis breaks down where each GPU wins, which one to pick, and the architectural differences behind the results.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 3050 Mobile dominates the direct comparisons. In Geekbench OpenCL, it scores 50038 against the Radeon Pro 570’s 27702 — a 44.6% lead. In Geekbench Vulkan, the margin narrows to 34.5% (49051 vs 32110). These are the only two tests where both GPUs appear, and NVIDIA wins both. The RTX also posts a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 421, a test the AMD part does not appear in.

The Radeon Pro 570, however, has its own bright spot: its Geekbench Metal score of 39963 is higher than its own OpenCL (27702) and Vulkan (32110) results. That suggests a particular strength in Apple’s Metal API, though no Metal score exists for the RTX 3050 Mobile, so a direct comparison is impossible from the data. In terms of raw specifications, the AMD GPU also holds advantages in texture rate (123.8 GTexel/s vs 85.95 GTexel/s) and memory bandwidth (217.0 GB/s vs 192.0 GB/s), but those numbers do not translate into wins in the shared compute benchmarks. The RTX counters with a higher pixel rate (42.98 GPixel/s vs 35.36 GPixel/s) and more shading units (2048 vs 1792), and it alone has ray tracing cores (16) and tensor cores (64).

The Verdict

The data points to one clear choice for OpenCL and Vulkan workloads: the RTX 3050 Mobile. Its 44.6% and 34.5% leads in the two head-to-head tests are decisive, and its higher FP32 throughput (5.501 TFLOPS vs 3.960 TFLOPS) and boost clock (1343 MHz vs 1105 MHz) reinforce that edge. The Radeon Pro 570, despite its higher texture rate and memory bandwidth, cannot overcome the RTX’s raw compute advantage in these APIs.

For users who rely on Metal (e.g., in macOS environments), the Radeon Pro 570’s Metal score of 39963 is its strongest recorded result, but without a comparable RTX Metal number, it is impossible to declare a winner there. In the two tests that matter for cross-GPU comparison, the RTX wins outright. Given that both GPUs sit in the same percentile and have nearly identical average scores, the average masks the fact that they are optimized for different workloads. The RTX 3050 Mobile is the superior GPU for general compute and modern graphics APIs; the Radeon Pro 570’s only measurable strength is its Metal performance, which is untested against the NVIDIA part.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The Geekbench OpenCL result is the largest gap between the two. The RTX 3050 Mobile’s score of 50038 is 44.6% higher than the Radeon Pro 570’s 27702. This is a massive delta that reflects the RTX’s higher shading unit count (2048 vs 1792), higher boost clock (1343 vs 1105 MHz), and more advanced Ampere architecture. The Radeon Pro 570’s higher texture rate (123.8 vs 85.95 GTexel/s) and memory bandwidth (217 vs 192 GB/s) do not compensate for the raw compute deficit.

In Geekbench Vulkan, the RTX again wins, posting 49051 against 32110 — a 34.5% advantage. The gap is smaller than in OpenCL but still substantial. The Radeon Pro 570’s Vulkan support (1.3) is older than the RTX’s (1.4), which may contribute to the difference, but the fundamental compute gap remains. The RTX also holds a 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 421, a DX12 test that the AMD GPU does not appear in, further indicating its strength in modern API workloads.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has higher FP32 performance?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile has a FP32 throughput of 5.501 TFLOPS, while the AMD Radeon Pro 570 achieves 3.960 TFLOPS.

Q: Which GPU has more memory bandwidth?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro 570 has a memory bandwidth of 217.0 GB/s, compared to the RTX 3050 Mobile’s 192.0 GB/s.

Q: Does the RTX 3050 Mobile support ray tracing?

A: Yes, it has 16 ray tracing cores. The Radeon Pro 570 has no ray tracing cores.

Q: Which GPU has a higher pixel rate?

A: The RTX 3050 Mobile has a pixel rate of 42.98 GPixel/s, while the Radeon Pro 570’s is 35.36 GPixel/s.

Q: What is the difference in shading units?

A: The RTX 3050 Mobile has 2048 shading units; the Radeon Pro 570 has 1792.

Q: Which GPU has a larger die size?

A: The Radeon Pro 570 has a die size of 232 mm², while the RTX 3050 Mobile’s die is 200 mm².

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different architectural generations. The AMD Radeon Pro 570 is built on GCN 4.0 (chip: Ellesmere) using a 14 nm process from GlobalFoundries. It packs 5,700 million transistors into a 232 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 24.6 million per mm². The RTX 3050 Mobile uses NVIDIA’s Ampere architecture (chip: GA107) on Samsung’s 8 nm process, with 8,700 million transistors in a 200 mm² die — a density of 43.5 million per mm². The RTX is thus more densely packed and newer, having been released in May 2021 versus June 2017 for the AMD part.

Memory configurations also differ. The Radeon Pro 570 uses 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus, delivering 217.0 GB/s. The RTX 3050 Mobile uses 4 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, yielding 192.0 GB/s. The AMD part has a wider bus and higher bandwidth, but the RTX compensates with faster effective memory speed (12 Gbps vs 6.8 Gbps). The AMD GPU has 112 texture mapping units (TMUs) and 32 ROPs, while the RTX has 64 TMUs and 32 ROPs. The RTX’s lower TMU count is offset by its higher pixel rate.

Compute and feature differences are stark. The RTX 3050 Mobile has 16 ray tracing cores and 64 tensor cores, which the Radeon Pro 570 lacks entirely. The RTX also supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) and Vulkan 1.4, while the AMD part is limited to DirectX 12 (12_0) and Vulkan 1.3. Both support OpenGL 4.6. The RTX’s FP16 performance is identical to its FP32 (5.501 TFLOPS), and the AMD part also matches its FP16 to FP32 (3.960 TFLOPS). Power consumption differs dramatically: the Radeon Pro 570 has a TDP of 150 W, while the RTX 3050 Mobile draws only 45 W. Both are integrated into laptops (IGP slot) with no power connectors and portable-device-dependent display outputs. The RTX uses PCIe 4.0 x8, while the AMD GPU uses PCIe 3.0 x16.

In summary, the RTX 3050 Mobile is a newer, more power-efficient, and compute-capable GPU with dedicated ray tracing and tensor cores. The Radeon Pro 570 offers higher texture throughput and memory bandwidth, but its older architecture and higher power draw limit its performance in modern API benchmarks.