AMD Radeon Pro 575X vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Comparison

# NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER vs AMD Radeon Pro 575X

The data presents a stark generational and architectural divide. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, built on the Ada Lovelace architecture, is a modern discrete desktop GPU, while the AMD Radeon Pro 575X is a 2019-era integrated-class part based on GCN 4.0. Across the two shared benchmark tests, the RTX 4070 SUPER wins decisively, with margins that exceed 390%. The Radeon Pro 575X holds a single unique benchmark category (Geekbench Metal) in which the NVIDIA card was not tested, but in every direct comparison, the results are one-sided.

Where Each One Wins

The use-case split is defined less by workload type and more by hardware capability. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER wins both head-to-head benchmarks available: Geekbench OpenCL and Geekbench Vulkan. In OpenCL, it scores 172,795 against the AMD's 34,773, a 396.9% advantage. In Vulkan, the gap widens further: 205,624 versus 37,919, a 442.3% lead. These results indicate that for any modern compute or graphics API workload, the RTX 4070 SUPER is in a different performance class entirely.

The AMD Radeon Pro 575X, however, is not without a niche. It is the only card of the two with a Geekbench Metal score, posting 44,655. This suggests its intended environment is Apple-centric software stacks that leverage Metal directly. No Metal score exists for the RTX 4070 SUPER in the data, so this remains the sole area where the AMD part can claim an uncontested result. For legacy or Metal-specific tasks, the Radeon Pro 575X retains a functional role. Outside of that, its 82nd percentile ranking versus the RTX 4070 SUPER's 83rd percentile is misleading; the percentile gap is small, but the raw average benchmark score difference is substantial: 39,116 for AMD versus 43,223 for NVIDIA. The AMD card's nearest rivals include the Radeon Pro 580X (1.1% ahead) and the Radeon Pro 575 (1.1% behind), placing it firmly in mid-range territory from its era.

Architecture Differences

The architectural gulf is immense. The RTX 4070 SUPER uses the AD104 chip on a 5 nm TSMC process, packing 35,800 million transistors into a 294 mm² die. That yields a transistor density of 121.8 million per mm². The Radeon Pro 575X uses the Ellesmere chip on a 14 nm GlobalFoundries process, with 5,700 million transistors on a 232 mm² die, for a density of 24.6 million per mm². The RTX 4070 SUPER has over six times the transistor count on a die that is only 27% larger.

In terms of compute resources, the NVIDIA card features 7,168 shading units, 224 texture mapping units (TMUs), and 80 raster operation pipelines (ROPs). It also includes 56 dedicated ray tracing cores and 224 tensor cores, neither of which the AMD part has. The Radeon Pro 575X has 2,048 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. The RTX 4070 SUPER's FP32 throughput is 35.48 TFLOPS, while the AMD card manages 4.489 TFLOPS. Both list FP16 at a 1:1 ratio with FP32, but the absolute numbers are vastly different.

The Radeon Pro 575X is classified with a slot width of "IGP," meaning it is an integrated graphics processor typically found in portable devices, and its display outputs are "Portable Device Dependent." The RTX 4070 SUPER is a dual-slot discrete card with a 16-pin power connector. The AMD part draws no additional power connectors, while the NVIDIA card has a 220 W TDP and suggests a 550 W power supply. The bus interface also differs: PCIe 4.0 x16 for NVIDIA versus PCIe 3.0 x16 for AMD. The API support reflects the newer architecture: the RTX 4070 SUPER supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) and Vulkan 1.4, while the Radeon Pro 575X supports DirectX 12 (12_0) and Vulkan 1.3.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The two shared benchmarks tell a clear story. In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 4070 SUPER scores 172,795, which is 396.9% higher than the Radeon Pro 575X's 34,773. This is not a marginal win; it is a four-fold increase in raw compute throughput. The NVIDIA card's FP32 rate of 35.48 TFLOPS versus 4.489 TFLOPS for AMD explains the bulk of this delta, but memory bandwidth also plays a role. The RTX 4070 SUPER delivers 504.2 GB/s over a 192-bit GDDR6X bus, while the Radeon Pro 575X provides 217.0 GB/s over a 256-bit GDDR5 bus. The wider bus on the AMD card cannot compensate for the slower memory type and lower clock speeds.

In Geekbench Vulkan, the margin grows even larger. The RTX 4070 SUPER posts 205,624, a 442.3% improvement over the AMD's 37,919. Vulkan is a low-overhead API that benefits from modern hardware scheduling and asynchronous compute features. The Ada Lovelace architecture's ray tracing cores and tensor cores likely contribute to this efficiency, even in non-ray-traced workloads, by offloading specific tasks. The Radeon Pro 575X, lacking these dedicated units, relies entirely on its GCN 4.0 shader array, which is over five generations old relative to the NVIDIA part.

Notably, the RTX 4070 SUPER also has a Geekbench Metal score? No, it does not. The data shows only the AMD card has a Metal benchmark (44,655). In the head-to-head list, only OpenCL and Vulkan appear. This means the NVIDIA card's 2 wins and 0 losses are based exclusively on those two tests. The AMD card's single unique benchmark does not appear in the head-to-head table, so it cannot be counted as a win. The overall average benchmark score for the RTX 4070 SUPER is 43,223, which is 10.5% higher than the AMD's 39,116, but this average includes many more tests for the NVIDIA card (10 benchmarks) versus only 3 for the AMD card.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in nearly every measurable specification. The RTX 4070 SUPER has a base clock of 1980 MHz and a boost clock of 2475 MHz, while the Radeon Pro 575X lists no base or boost clocks in the data. Memory size is 12 GB GDDR6X versus 4 GB GDDR5. The NVIDIA card's memory runs at 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective), while the AMD's runs at 1695 MHz (6.8 Gbps effective). The bus width favors AMD at 256-bit versus NVIDIA's 192-bit, but bandwidth heavily favors NVIDIA: 504.2 GB/s versus 217.0 GB/s.

Shading units, TMUs, and ROPs all favor NVIDIA by factors of 3.5x, 1.75x, and 2.5x respectively. Pixel rate is 198.0 GPixel/s for NVIDIA versus 35.07 GPixel/s for AMD. Texture rate is 554.4 GTexel/s versus 140.3 GTexel/s. The TDP is 220 W for NVIDIA and 150 W for AMD, but the AMD part is an IGP with no power connectors, meaning it shares power with a host system. The RTX 4070 SUPER requires a 16-pin connector and a 550 W power supply. The NVIDIA card is 267 mm long, 112 mm tall, and 42 mm wide; the AMD card has no listed dimensions. The release dates are far apart: January 2024 for NVIDIA versus March 2019 for AMD. The RTX 4070 SUPER has a launch MSRP of 599 USD; the Radeon Pro 575X has no listed launch MSRP.

FAQ

Q: Which card has a higher transistor density?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER has a transistor density of 121.8 million per mm², while the AMD Radeon Pro 575X has 24.6 million per mm².

Q: How much faster is the RTX 4070 SUPER in Geekbench Vulkan?

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER scores 205,624 versus 37,919 for the Radeon Pro 575X, a 442.3% difference.

Q: Does the AMD Radeon Pro 575X support ray tracing?

A: No. The Radeon Pro 575X has no ray tracing cores listed, while the RTX 4070 SUPER has 56 dedicated RT cores.

Q: What is the memory bandwidth of each card?

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER delivers 504.2 GB/s over a 192-bit GDDR6X bus. The Radeon Pro 575X delivers 217.0 GB/s over a 256-bit GDDR5 bus.

Q: Which card has a Metal benchmark score?

A: Only the AMD Radeon Pro 575X has a Geekbench Metal score (44,655). No Metal score is listed for the RTX 4070 SUPER.

Q: How do their average benchmark scores compare?

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 43,223, while the Radeon Pro 575X averages 39,116. The NVIDIA card sits at the 83rd percentile of all GPUs; the AMD card is at the 82nd percentile.

The Verdict

The data leaves no ambiguity. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is the superior GPU for any application that uses OpenCL or Vulkan, with margins of 396.9% and 442.3% respectively. Its architecture is newer, denser, and vastly more capable in raw compute terms, with 35.48 TFLOPS FP32 versus 4.489 TFLOPS. It also has dedicated ray tracing and tensor cores, 12 GB of faster GDDR6X memory, and higher bandwidth. The Radeon Pro 575X is an integrated part from 2019 with no discrete power connector, no ray tracing, and a much smaller memory pool. Its only unique advantage is a Metal benchmark score, which suggests it may still function in macOS-specific environments where NVIDIA drivers are absent.

Who should pick which? If the task involves modern Windows or Linux gaming, 3D rendering, or compute workloads via Vulkan or OpenCL, the RTX 4070 SUPER is the only rational choice from these two. The performance gap is so large that the Radeon Pro 575X would bottleneck any serious workload. However, if the system is a portable Mac device that relies exclusively on Metal for graphics acceleration, the Radeon Pro 575X is the only card here that even provides a Metal score. The RTX 4070 SUPER has no listed Metal support, so it cannot be recommended for that specific API. For everyone else, the RTX 4070 SUPER's 83rd percentile ranking and 10.5% higher average score relative to the AMD part make it the clear winner in every direct comparison available.