AMD Radeon Pro 570X vs NVIDIA RTX A1000 Comparison

The NVIDIA RTX A1000 and AMD Radeon Pro 570X represent two very different generations of workstation graphics, separated by five years of architectural evolution. The data shows a clear overall winner in raw performance, but the Radeon Pro 570X retains specific strengths in texture throughput and memory bandwidth that reveal a more nuanced picture than a simple score comparison. Benchmark results indicate the RTX A1000 leads in average score (34,207 vs 32,176), but the Radeon Pro 570X’s 256-bit memory bus and higher texture fill rate suggest it was designed for a different class of workload entirely.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX A1000 wins decisively in compute-oriented benchmarks. In Geekbench OpenCL, it scores 52,078 against the Radeon Pro 570X’s 27,604, an 88.7% advantage. The Vulkan gap is similarly lopsided: 49,574 vs 28,859, a 71.8% lead. These are not marginal victories; they represent a fundamental performance tier difference. The RTX A1000’s 6.737 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput versus the Radeon Pro 570X’s 3.960 TFLOPS explains most of this, but the architectural support for ray tracing and tensor operations gives it additional headroom in modern workloads.

The Radeon Pro 570X does not win any of the shared benchmarks, but its specification sheet hints at where it could theoretically excel. Its texture rate of 123.8 GTexel/s outpaces the RTX A1000’s 105.3 GTexel/s, and its memory bandwidth of 217.0 GB/s on a 256-bit bus exceeds the RTX A1000’s 192.0 GB/s on a 128-bit bus. For texture-heavy legacy OpenGL applications or workloads that saturate memory bandwidth, the Radeon Pro 570X could close the gap, though the data does not include a direct test of this scenario.

The RTX A1000 also wins on efficiency. Its 50 W TDP is one-third of the Radeon Pro 570X’s 150 W, and it achieves this while delivering roughly 1.7 times the FP32 compute. The Radeon Pro 570X is an integrated graphics processor (IGP) for portable devices, which explains its lower performance ceiling but does not excuse its power draw. The RTX A1000’s single-slot design and lack of power connectors make it far easier to integrate into compact workstations.

Architecture Differences

The RTX A1000 is built on NVIDIA’s Ampere architecture using an 8 nm Samsung process, packing 8,700 million transistors into a 200 mm² die. The Radeon Pro 570X uses AMD’s GCN 4.0 architecture on a 14 nm GlobalFoundries process, with 5,700 million transistors on a larger 232 mm² die. The transistor density difference is stark: 43.5M / mm² for the RTX A1000 versus 24.6M / mm² for the Radeon Pro 570X. This explains why the RTX A1000 can fit 2,304 shading units, 72 TMUs, and 32 ROPs into a smaller package, while the Radeon Pro 570X manages 1,792 shading units, 112 TMUs, and 32 ROPs.

The RTX A1000 includes 18 ray tracing cores and 72 tensor cores, features entirely absent from the Radeon Pro 570X. This is a generational leap: the Radeon Pro 570X’s GCN 4.0 architecture predates dedicated ray tracing hardware. The RTX A1000 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) and Vulkan 1.4, while the Radeon Pro 570X tops out at DirectX 12 (12_0) and Vulkan 1.3. Memory technology differs as well: the RTX A1000 uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, while the Radeon Pro 570X uses 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus. The RTX A1000’s memory runs at 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective), while the Radeon Pro 570X’s runs at 1695 MHz (6.8 Gbps effective).

The Radeon Pro 570X is designated as an IGP and depends on the host portable device for display output, whereas the RTX A1000 is a discrete single-slot card with four mini-DisplayPort 1.4a outputs. The RTX A1000 uses PCIe 4.0 x8, while the Radeon Pro 570X uses PCIe 3.0 x16. The Radeon Pro 570X was released in March 2019 and is now end-of-life, while the RTX A1000 was released in April 2024 and remains active.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The Geekbench OpenCL result is the single largest performance gap in the head-to-head data. The RTX A1000 scores 52,078, which is 88.7% higher than the Radeon Pro 570X’s 27,604. This is not a subtle difference; it means the RTX A1000 nearly doubles the Radeon Pro 570X’s compute throughput in a cross-platform API. The RTX A1000’s FP16 performance matches its FP32 at 6.737 TFLOPS, while the Radeon Pro 570X also achieves 1:1 FP16/FP32 at 3.960 TFLOPS, but the raw advantage remains with the newer card.

The Vulkan benchmark tells a similar story. The RTX A1000 scores 49,574 versus 28,859, a 71.8% lead. Vulkan is a low-level API that tends to expose raw hardware capabilities, so this gap reflects the architectural efficiency of Ampere versus GCN 4.0. The Radeon Pro 570X’s higher texture rate (123.8 vs 105.3 GTexel/s) does not translate into a Vulkan win, suggesting that compute shader performance dominates in this benchmark.

The RTX A1000 also has a dedicated Metal benchmark score of 49,574 via its Vulkan result, though the Radeon Pro 570X shows a Geekbench Metal score of 40,066. This Metal score is notably higher than its OpenCL or Vulkan results, indicating that the Radeon Pro 570X was optimized for Apple’s ecosystem, which aligns with its "Radeon Pro Mac" generation label. The RTX A1000 does not have a Metal benchmark listed, so a direct comparison in that API is impossible from the data.

FAQ

Q: Which card has higher FP32 compute performance?

A: The NVIDIA RTX A1000 delivers 6.737 TFLOPS of FP32, while the AMD Radeon Pro 570X delivers 3.960 TFLOPS. The RTX A1000 has a 70% advantage in raw single-precision compute.

Q: Does the Radeon Pro 570X have any specification advantage over the RTX A1000?

A: Yes. The Radeon Pro 570X has a higher texture fill rate (123.8 GTexel/s vs 105.3 GTexel/s) and higher memory bandwidth (217.0 GB/s vs 192.0 GB/s) due to its 256-bit memory bus, despite having less total memory (4 GB vs 8 GB).

Q: What is the performance gap in the shared benchmarks?

A: In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX A1000 leads by 88.7%. In Geekbench Vulkan, the RTX A1000 leads by 71.8%. The RTX A1000 wins both head-to-head benchmarks.

Q: Which card supports ray tracing hardware?

A: The NVIDIA RTX A1000 includes 18 ray tracing cores and 72 tensor cores. The AMD Radeon Pro 570X has no ray tracing or tensor cores listed.

Q: How do their power requirements compare?

A: The RTX A1000 has a TDP of 50 W and requires no power connectors. The Radeon Pro 570X has a TDP of 150 W and also uses no power connectors, but it is an IGP rather than a discrete card.

Q: Which card is newer and still in production?

A: The NVIDIA RTX A1000 was released in April 2024 and is marked as Active. The AMD Radeon Pro 570X was released in March 2019 and is marked as End-of-life.

The Verdict

The data points to a clear choice for modern compute workloads: the NVIDIA RTX A1000. Its 88.7% lead in OpenCL and 71.8% lead in Vulkan are decisive, and its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory doubles the Radeon Pro 570X’s 4 GB. The RTX A1000 also offers ray tracing and tensor cores, which the Radeon Pro 570X lacks entirely. For any task involving GPU-accelerated compute, rendering with ray tracing, or modern DirectX 12 Ultimate features, the RTX A1000 is the only viable option between the two.

The Radeon Pro 570X’s case rests on niche advantages. Its 123.8 GTexel/s texture rate and 217.0 GB/s bandwidth could theoretically benefit legacy OpenGL applications that are fill-rate limited, and its 40,066 Metal score suggests it was well-tuned for macOS environments. However, its end-of-life status and 150 W power draw make it a poor long-term investment. The RTX A1000’s 50 W TDP and active production status mean it will receive ongoing driver support and can be deployed in power-constrained systems.

For users locked into older software that relies on GCN-specific optimizations or who require a portable device with integrated graphics, the Radeon Pro 570X has a reason to exist. For everyone else, the RTX A1000’s performance per watt and feature set make it the superior choice. The percentile rankings reinforce this: the RTX A1000 sits at the 79th percentile of all GPUs, while the Radeon Pro 570X sits at the 76th, and the RTX A1000’s nearest rivals include the RTX A2000 12 GB and TITAN V, whereas the Radeon Pro 570X competes with the FirePro S10000 and RX 7900 GRE.

Specification Differences

| Specification | NVIDIA RTX A1000 | AMD Radeon Pro 570X |

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

| Architecture | Ampere | GCN 4.0 |

| Process node | 8 nm (Samsung) | 14 nm (GlobalFoundries) |

| Transistors | 8,700 million | 5,700 million |

| Die size | 200 mm² | 232 mm² |

| Transistor density | 43.5M / mm² | 24.6M / mm² |

| Base clock | 727 MHz | 1000 MHz |

| Boost clock | 1462 MHz | 1105 MHz |

| Memory size | 8 GB | 4 GB |

| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |

| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit |

| Memory bandwidth | 192.0 GB/s | 217.0 GB/s |

| Memory clock | 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective) | 1695 MHz (6.8 Gbps effective) |

| Shading units | 2304 | 1792 |

| TMUs | 72 | 112 |

| ROPs | 32 | 32 |

| Ray tracing cores | 18 | None |

| Tensor cores | 72 | None |

| Pixel rate | 46.78 GPixel/s | 35.36 GPixel/s |

| Texture rate | 105.3 GTexel/s | 123.8 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 6.737 TFLOPS | 3.960 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 6.737 TFLOPS (1:1) | 3.960 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 50 W | 150 W |

| Slot width | Single-slot | IGP |

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

| Display outputs | 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a | Portable Device Dependent |

| DirectX support | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_0) |

| Vulkan support | 1.4 | 1.3 |

| Release date | April 2024 | March 2019 |

| Production status | Active | End-of-life |