AMD Radeon Pro 570X vs NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile Comparison

FAQ

Q: How much faster is the NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile than the AMD Radeon Pro 570X in OpenCL?

A: The RTX A500 Mobile scores 41,263 in Geekbench OpenCL, while the Radeon Pro 570X scores 27,604. That is a 49.5% advantage for the NVIDIA card, which is the largest single-benchmark gap between these two.

Q: Which GPU wins in Vulkan performance?

A: The RTX A500 Mobile wins again. It scores 37,873 in Geekbench Vulkan versus 28,859 for the Radeon Pro 570X, a lead of 31.2%.

Q: Does the AMD Radeon Pro 570X have any benchmark where it outperforms the RTX A500 Mobile?

A: No. Across the two shared benchmark tests (OpenCL and Vulkan), the RTX A500 Mobile wins both. The head-to-head record is 2 wins for NVIDIA and 0 for AMD.

Q: How do their overall average benchmark scores compare?

A: The RTX A500 Mobile has an average benchmark score of 39,568, placing it in the 82nd percentile of all GPUs. The Radeon Pro 570X averages 32,176, putting it in the 76th percentile.

Q: What are the closest rivals for each card according to the database?

A: The RTX A500 Mobile sits near the AMD Radeon Pro 575 (average score 39,555, 0% delta) and the AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 (40,063, -1.2% delta). The Radeon Pro 570X is closest to the AMD FirePro S10000 (32,388, -0.7% delta) and the Intel Arc Pro A30M (31,894, 0.9% delta).

Q: What API levels do these cards support?

A: The RTX A500 Mobile supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The Radeon Pro 570X supports DirectX 12 (12_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.3.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous. If the workload runs on OpenCL or Vulkan, the NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile is the stronger choice. It beats the Radeon Pro 570X by 49.5% in OpenCL and by 31.2% in Vulkan. Its average benchmark score of 39,568 is roughly 23% higher than the Radeon Pro 570X's 32,176. The percentile ranking also favors NVIDIA: 82nd percentile versus 76th.

However, the Radeon Pro 570X is not without merit. It offers substantially higher memory bandwidth at 217.0 GB/s compared to 96.00 GB/s for the RTX A500 Mobile. Its 256-bit memory bus is four times wider than the RTX card's 64-bit bus. For workloads that are highly sensitive to memory bandwidth rather than raw compute throughput, the AMD card could hold its own despite the compute deficit.

The RTX A500 Mobile is the pick for general-purpose compute, modern API support, and efficiency. It consumes 30 W versus 150 W for the AMD card, a fivefold difference that matters in thermally constrained systems. The Radeon Pro 570X is the pick only if the software specifically benefits from its wider memory bus and higher bandwidth, or if the workload is locked to Metal (where the AMD card has a recorded score of 40,066, though no comparable Metal score exists for the NVIDIA card in this database).

For most buyers, the RTX A500 Mobile is the better investment based on the recorded data. It wins every head-to-head benchmark and does so while drawing far less power.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The most striking result is in Geekbench OpenCL. The RTX A500 Mobile posts 41,263 points, while the Radeon Pro 570X manages only 27,604 points. That is a 49.5% advantage, nearly half again as fast. This is not a marginal win; it is a decisive gap that will show up in any OpenCL-based renderer, physics simulation, or compute task.

The Vulkan test narrows the gap somewhat but still favors NVIDIA decisively. The RTX A500 Mobile scores 37,873, and the Radeon Pro 570X scores 28,859. The 31.2% lead confirms that the NVIDIA architecture handles modern low-level graphics APIs more efficiently, likely due to its newer feature set and higher shader count.

It is importantly the Radeon Pro 570X has a third recorded benchmark, Geekbench Metal, where it scores 40,066. The RTX A500 Mobile has no comparable Metal score in the database. This means that in macOS-specific Metal workloads, the AMD card might be competitive, but there is no direct comparison available to confirm this.

Looking at the rival landscape, the RTX A500 Mobile's average score of 39,568 places it essentially level with the AMD Radeon Pro 575 (39,555) and slightly behind the AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 (40,063, a -1.2% delta). The Radeon Pro 570X, by contrast, sits near the AMD FirePro S10000 (32,388) and the Intel Arc Pro A30M (31,894). The two cards occupy different performance tiers entirely, separated by roughly 7,400 points on average.

Specification Differences

The most obvious difference is power consumption. The RTX A500 Mobile is rated at 30 W, while the Radeon Pro 570X draws 150 W. Both are listed as IGP slot width with no power connectors, but the thermal and power delivery demands are vastly different.

Memory configuration also diverges sharply. The RTX A500 Mobile uses 4 GB of GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus, delivering 96.00 GB/s of bandwidth. The Radeon Pro 570X uses 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus, delivering 217.0 GB/s. The AMD card has more than double the memory bandwidth, a significant advantage for bandwidth-bound tasks.

Clock speeds tell a different story. The RTX A500 Mobile has a base clock of 832 MHz and a boost of 1537 MHz. The Radeon Pro 570X has a base of 1000 MHz and a boost of 1105 MHz. The NVIDIA card boosts much higher, which contributes to its compute advantage.

The bus interface differs as well: the RTX A500 Mobile uses PCIe 4.0 x8, while the Radeon Pro 570X uses PCIe 3.0 x16. The newer PCIe generation on the NVIDIA card partially compensates for the narrower lane count.

Process node and manufacturing also differ. The RTX A500 Mobile is built on an 8 nm process at Samsung, while the Radeon Pro 570X uses a 14 nm process at GlobalFoundries. This explains part of the efficiency gap.

Architecture Differences

The RTX A500 Mobile is built on NVIDIA's Ampere architecture, specifically the GA107S chip. It packs 8,700 million transistors on a 200 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 43.5 million per mm². The Radeon Pro 570X uses AMD's GCN 4.0 architecture with the Ellesmere chip, containing 5,700 million transistors on a 232 mm² die, for a density of 24.6 million per mm². The NVIDIA chip is denser and more modern.

Compute resources favor NVIDIA. The RTX A500 Mobile has 2,048 shading units, 64 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. It also features 16 ray tracing cores and 64 tensor cores, which are absent entirely from the Radeon Pro 570X. The AMD card has 1,792 shading units, 112 TMUs, and 32 ROPs, but no RT or tensor cores.

The raw throughput numbers reflect these differences. The RTX A500 Mobile delivers 6.296 TFLOPS of FP32 and FP16 performance (1:1 ratio). The Radeon Pro 570X delivers 3.960 TFLOPS in both FP32 and FP16. The NVIDIA card is about 59% faster in pure compute.

Pixel and texture rates show a trade-off. The RTX A500 Mobile achieves 49.18 GPixel/s and 98.37 GTexel/s. The Radeon Pro 570X achieves 35.36 GPixel/s but 123.8 GTexel/s. The AMD card has a higher texture rate due to its larger number of TMUs, which could benefit texture-heavy workloads.

API support also differs. The RTX A500 Mobile supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), the latest feature level, plus Vulkan 1.4. The Radeon Pro 570X is limited to DirectX 12 (12_0) and Vulkan 1.3. This means the NVIDIA card supports newer rendering features like mesh shaders and variable rate shading, which the AMD card cannot access.

Release dates differ as well: the RTX A500 Mobile launched on March 21, 2022, while the Radeon Pro 570X launched on March 17, 2019. Both are now end-of-life products. The NVIDIA card is part of the Ampere-MW generation, succeeding Quadro Turing-M, while the AMD card belongs to the Radeon Pro Mac 500X Series.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX A500 Mobile wins in every shared benchmark, so its territory is clear. It dominates OpenCL compute workloads, posting a 49.5% advantage. It also leads Vulkan by 31.2%. For any modern application that uses Vulkan, such as recent games or GPU compute frameworks, the NVIDIA card is the safer choice.

The RTX A500 Mobile also wins on efficiency. Its 30 W TDP versus 150 W for the AMD card means it can fit into much smaller thermal envelopes. For laptops, compact workstations, or any system where power draw and heat are concerns, the NVIDIA card is clearly superior.

The Radeon Pro 570X wins on memory bandwidth. Its 217.0 GB/s is more than double the RTX A500 Mobile's 96.00 GB/s. For workloads that stream large datasets, process high-resolution textures, or rely on frequent memory access rather than compute throughput, the AMD card could be faster despite its lower TFLOPS. The 256-bit bus is a genuine advantage that no amount of compute power can fully compensate for in bandwidth-limited scenarios.

The Radeon Pro 570X also has a recorded Metal score of 40,066, which is higher than its own OpenCL and Vulkan scores. If the software ecosystem is macOS-only and uses Metal, the AMD card may be the only option with verified performance data. The RTX A500 Mobile has no Metal benchmark in the database, so its behavior in that API is unknown.

In summary, the RTX A500 Mobile is the all-around winner for general compute, modern API support, and power efficiency. The Radeon Pro 570X is the specialist choice for bandwidth-heavy tasks and Metal-based environments, where its wider memory bus and verified Metal performance give it a fighting chance. Choose based on the specific API and workload profile, not on brand loyalty.