AMD Radeon Pro 570X vs NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 Comparison

# AMD Radeon Pro 570X vs NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000

The NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 decisively outperforms the AMD Radeon Pro 570X in every benchmark where both cards were tested, while the AMD card holds a marginal edge in average benchmark score across its own test suite. The Quadro RTX 8000 wins 2 out of 2 head-to-head tests, with Geekbench scores that are roughly 4.5 times higher than the Radeon Pro 570X in both OpenCL and Vulkan workloads. However, the Radeon Pro 570X posts an average benchmark score of 31,682, slightly ahead of the Quadro RTX 8000's 31,401, indicating that the AMD card's available test results skew toward a different performance profile. The data reveals two GPUs engineered for entirely different segments: the Radeon Pro 570X is a low-power integrated-class solution for Apple Mac systems, while the Quadro RTX 8000 is a dual-slot workstation behemoth with 48 GB of memory and dedicated ray tracing hardware.

Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 wins outright in every direct comparison available in the benchmark data. In Geekbench OpenCL, the Quadro RTX 8000 scores 125,554 against the Radeon Pro 570X's 27,604, a delta of -78% for the AMD card. In Geekbench Vulkan, the NVIDIA card scores 125,781 versus 27,376, a -78.2% difference. These are not close contests; the Quadro RTX 8000 delivers more than four times the raw compute throughput in both APIs. This dominance extends to the specification sheet, where the NVIDIA card carries 4,608 shading units, 288 TMUs, and 96 ROPs, compared to the AMD card's 1,792 shading units, 112 TMUs, and 32 ROPs.

The AMD Radeon Pro 570X, despite losing every head-to-head benchmark, does claim a narrow victory in average benchmark score when considering all available tests. The Radeon Pro 570X averages 31,682 across its three Geekbench tests (Metal, OpenCL, and Vulkan), while the Quadro RTX 8000 averages 31,401 across its nine benchmark results, which include both Geekbench and Passmark tests. This is a 0.9% advantage for the AMD card, and it stems from the Radeon Pro 570X's strong Geekbench Metal score of 40,066, which has no direct counterpart in the NVIDIA card's test list. For macOS-specific workloads that leverage Metal, the Radeon Pro 570X demonstrates a capability not captured in the head-to-head data.

The Quadro RTX 8000 also wins on architectural features that matter for professional workloads. It includes 72 RT cores and 576 Tensor cores, enabling hardware-accelerated ray tracing and AI inference, while the Radeon Pro 570X has no equivalent dedicated hardware. In memory capacity, the NVIDIA card offers 48 GB of GDDR6 across a 384-bit bus, delivering 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth — versus 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus with 217.0 GB/s for the AMD card. These differences translate directly to the Quadro's ability to handle datasets and rendering tasks that the Radeon Pro 570X cannot approach.

The Verdict

Pick the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 if the workload demands maximum compute throughput, large memory capacity, or hardware ray tracing. The benchmark data is unambiguous: the Quadro RTX 8000 outperforms the Radeon Pro 570X by 78% or more in both OpenCL and Vulkan tests. The 48 GB memory pool is 12 times larger than the AMD card's 4 GB, and the 672.0 GB/s bandwidth is more than triple the Radeon's 217.0 GB/s. For 3D rendering, scientific computing, or AI training, the Quadro RTX 8000 is the only viable choice between these two.

Pick the AMD Radeon Pro 570X if the target platform is a Mac system requiring an integrated graphics processor with a 150 W TDP and no external power connectors. The Radeon Pro 570X is an IGP-class card, meaning it is designed for systems where space and power are constrained. Its Geekbench Metal score of 40,066 shows respectable performance for macOS applications that use Apple's Metal API, and its average benchmark score of 31,682 edges out the Quadro RTX 8000's 31,401. However, this advantage is an artifact of test selection — the AMD card has no Passmark results, while the NVIDIA card's Passmark scores (ranging from 79 to 19,799) pull its average down.

The data shows a clear segmentation: the Quadro RTX 8000 is a professional workstation card for compute-heavy tasks, while the Radeon Pro 570X is a mobile-class GPU for Apple's integrated systems. No user choosing between these two for a desktop workstation would select the AMD card, as the Quadro RTX 8000 dominates in every meaningful head-to-head metric. The only scenario where the Radeon Pro 570X makes sense is one where the system form factor mandates an IGP with no auxiliary power connectors.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The Geekbench OpenCL test delivers the most lopsided result in the entire dataset. The Quadro RTX 8000 scores 125,554, while the Radeon Pro 570X manages only 27,604 — a 78% deficit for the AMD card. This gap reflects the massive difference in shading units (4,608 vs 1,792), memory bandwidth (672.0 GB/s vs 217.0 GB/s), and FP32 throughput (16.31 TFLOPS vs 3.960 TFLOPS). OpenCL workloads that scale with compute units will see roughly a 4.5x performance advantage for the NVIDIA card.

Geekbench Vulkan shows a nearly identical pattern. The Quadro RTX 8000 scores 125,781, and the Radeon Pro 570X scores 27,376, a -78.2% delta. The similarity between the OpenCL and Vulkan deltas suggests that the performance gap is consistent across different compute APIs, driven by underlying hardware capabilities rather than driver optimization for one API. The Quadro RTX 8000's Vulkan 1.4 support versus the Radeon's Vulkan 1.3 also indicates a more modern driver stack for the NVIDIA card.

The one benchmark where the Radeon Pro 570X shows a comparative strength is Geekbench Metal, where it scores 40,066. This test is not available for the Quadro RTX 8000, so a direct comparison is impossible. However, the AMD card's Metal score is higher than its OpenCL (27,604) and Vulkan (27,376) scores, suggesting that AMD's Metal driver is better optimized than its other API paths. For macOS users running Metal-accelerated applications, the Radeon Pro 570X delivers its best relative performance.

The Quadro RTX 8000's Passmark results reveal a different performance envelope. Its Passmark G3D score is 19,799, while its G2D score is 866, and DirectX scores range from 79 (DX12) to 211 (DX9). The low DirectX 12 score of 79 is notable, especially given the card's DirectX 12 Ultimate support, but these Passmark tests are not directly comparable to the Geekbench numbers. The Quadro's Passmark GPU Compute score of 9,992 indicates strong compute performance, though again no Radeon Pro 570X equivalent exists for comparison.

FAQ

Q: Which card has a higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro 570X has an average benchmark score of 31,682, which is 0.9% higher than the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000's average of 31,401.

Q: How much faster is the Quadro RTX 8000 in Geekbench OpenCL?

A: The Quadro RTX 8000 scores 125,554 compared to the Radeon Pro 570X's 27,604, making it 78% faster in that test.

Q: Does the Radeon Pro 570X support hardware ray tracing?

A: No. The Radeon Pro 570X has no RT cores, while the Quadro RTX 8000 includes 72 RT cores specifically for ray tracing workloads.

Q: What is the memory capacity difference between the two cards?

A: The Quadro RTX 8000 has 48 GB of GDDR6 memory, while the Radeon Pro 570X has 4 GB of GDDR5 — a 12x difference in capacity.

Q: Which card has higher power consumption?

A: The Quadro RTX 8000 has a TDP of 260 W and requires both a 6-pin and an 8-pin power connector, while the Radeon Pro 570X has a 150 W TDP and uses no external power connectors.

Q: Are both cards end-of-life products?

A: Yes, both the AMD Radeon Pro 570X and the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 are listed as end-of-life production status.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from fundamentally different architectural generations and manufacturers. AMD's Radeon Pro 570X uses the Ellesmere chip built on GCN 4.0 architecture, manufactured on a 14 nm process at GlobalFoundries. The chip contains 5,700 million transistors on a 232 mm² die, resulting in a transistor density of 24.6M per mm². The Quadro RTX 8000 uses NVIDIA's TU102 chip built on Turing architecture, manufactured on a 12 nm process at TSMC. This chip packs 18,600 million transistors onto a 754 mm² die, for a density of 24.7M per mm² — nearly identical density despite the vastly different scale.

The Turing architecture introduces dedicated hardware that GCN 4.0 lacks entirely. The Quadro RTX 8000 has 72 RT cores for real-time ray tracing and 576 Tensor cores for AI acceleration, while the Radeon Pro 570X has neither. This is a generation-defining difference: Turing was designed for hybrid rendering and compute, while GCN 4.0 predates those workloads. The FP16 capability also diverges: the Radeon Pro 570X delivers FP16 at a 1:1 ratio with FP32 (3.960 TFLOPS each), while the Quadro RTX 8000 achieves FP16 at a 2:1 ratio (32.62 TFLOPS vs 16.31 TFLOPS FP32), showing a more aggressive use of packed math.

The memory subsystems reflect different design philosophies. AMD pairs the Ellesmere chip with 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus, delivering 217.0 GB/s. NVIDIA pairs TU102 with 48 GB of GDDR6 on a 384-bit bus, delivering 672.0 GB/s. The Radeon Pro 570X's memory clock is 1695 MHz (6.8 Gbps effective), while the Quadro RTX 8000's memory runs at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) — the GDDR6 standard allows double the data rate per pin. The Quadro's 96 ROPs and 288 TMUs also dwarf the AMD card's 32 ROPs and 112 TMUs, directly impacting pixel and texture throughput (169.9 GPixel/s and 509.8 GTexel/s versus 35.36 GPixel/s and 123.8 GTexel/s).

API support also differentiates the architectures. The Quadro RTX 8000 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) and Vulkan 1.4, while the Radeon Pro 570X supports DirectX 12 (12_0) and Vulkan 1.3. Both cards support OpenGL 4.6. The NVIDIA card's newer API support enables features like mesh shaders and variable rate shading that are unavailable on the AMD card.

Specification Differences

The most striking specification difference is memory capacity: the Quadro RTX 8000 offers 48 GB of GDDR6, compared to 4 GB of GDDR5 on the Radeon Pro 570X. Memory bandwidth follows suit, with NVIDIA at 672.0 GB/s versus AMD's 217.0 GB/s. The bus width differs accordingly: 384-bit for the Quadro, 256-bit for the Radeon.

Compute resources show a similar scale gap. The Quadro RTX 8000 has 4,608 shading units, 288 TMUs, and 96 ROPs. The Radeon Pro 570X has 1,792 shading units, 112 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. Pixel rate is 169.9 GPixel/s for NVIDIA versus 35.36 GPixel/s for AMD, and texture rate is 509.8 GTexel/s versus 123.8 GTexel/s. FP32 compute is 16.31 TFLOPS for the Quadro and 3.960 TFLOPS for the Radeon.

Clock speeds favor NVIDIA as well. The Quadro RTX 8000 has a base clock of 1395 MHz and a boost of 1770 MHz, while the Radeon Pro 570X runs at 1000 MHz base and 1105 MHz boost. Memory clocks are 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) for NVIDIA and 1695 MHz (6.8 Gbps effective) for AMD.

Physical and power characteristics differ completely. The Radeon Pro 570X is an IGP with no slot