GPU Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only directly comparable benchmark recorded in the database is Geekbench OpenCL, and the result is decisive. The AMD Radeon Pro VII scores 90,148, while the Intel Arc A570M scores 58,239. That puts the Radeon Pro VII ahead by 54.8%, a massive margin that underscores the gulf in raw compute throughput between these two designs.

To contextualize the AMD's score, the database shows it sits at the 93rd percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 97,131 across all tests. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 7900M, averages 97,487, which is only 0.4% higher. The Radeon Pro VII is also 4.7% behind the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (101,872) but 5% ahead of the AMD Radeon Instinct MI60 (92,466) and 6% ahead of the NVIDIA RTX A4500 (91,671). These figures place the Pro VII firmly in professional workstation territory, trading blows with much newer and more power-hungry competitors.

The Intel Arc A570M, by contrast, sits at the 88th percentile with an average score of 58,239. Its nearest rivals are clustered tightly: the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT averages 58,392 (0.3% higher), the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM averages 58,085 (0.3% lower), the NVIDIA P102-100 averages 58,528 (0.5% higher), and the AMD Radeon PRO V710 averages 58,657 (0.7% higher). The Arc A570M is therefore competitive with mid-range desktop GPUs from several generations ago, but it is not in the same performance class as the Radeon Pro VII.

The head-to-head comparison records only one test, and the AMD wins it outright. There is no benchmark in the database where the Intel part takes the lead. The delta of 54.8% is not a marginal edge; it is a dominant victory. For any workload relying on OpenCL compute, the Radeon Pro VII delivers more than one and a half times the performance of the Arc A570M.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous. The AMD Radeon Pro VII is the faster GPU by a wide margin, winning the only direct benchmark comparison with a 54.8% advantage in OpenCL. Its average benchmark score of 97,131 versus 58,239 for the Intel Arc A570M reinforces this conclusion. The Radeon Pro VII also holds a higher percentile rank (93rd versus 88th), meaning it outperforms a larger fraction of the GPU population.

Who should choose the Radeon Pro VII? Anyone running professional compute workloads, OpenCL-based rendering, or scientific applications that can exploit its 13.06 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 1.02 TB/s of memory bandwidth. The data shows it competes with modern workstation cards like the NVIDIA RTX A4500 and even edges out the AMD Radeon Instinct MI60. It is an end-of-life product, but its benchmark scores remain relevant.

Who should choose the Intel Arc A570M? The data shows it is a much lower-power part (75 W versus 250 W) with a smaller footprint (integrated into a mobile platform versus a dual-slot card). For users constrained by power budgets, thermal limits, or portability, the Arc A570M offers respectable performance at a fraction of the power draw. Its 88th percentile ranking means it still beats the majority of GPUs, and its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, a desktop flagship from a previous generation. If the workload is light OpenCL compute or gaming on a portable device, the Arc A570M is the practical choice. But for pure performance, the Radeon Pro VII wins every recorded comparison.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from fundamentally different design philosophies. The AMD Radeon Pro VII uses the Vega 20 chip built on GCN 5.1 architecture, a mature compute-oriented design. It is fabricated on a 7 nm process at TSMC, packing 13,230 million transistors into a 331 mm² die. The transistor density is 40.0 million per mm². This architecture prioritizes raw throughput and memory bandwidth, which explains its dominance in OpenCL.

The Intel Arc A570M uses the DG2-256 chip based on Xe-HPG architecture, specifically the Alchemist generation for mobile. It is built on a 6 nm process, also at TSMC, with 11,500 million transistors on a 269 mm² die, giving a slightly higher transistor density of 42.8 million per mm². Xe-HPG is a newer architecture designed for gaming and mobile efficiency, with dedicated ray tracing hardware. The Arc A570M includes 16 ray tracing cores, a feature the Radeon Pro VII completely lacks.

Memory subsystems diverge sharply. The Radeon Pro VII uses 16 GB of HBM2 with a 4096-bit bus, delivering 1.02 TB/s of bandwidth. The Arc A570M uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, yielding 224.0 GB/s. That is a 4.5x difference in memory bandwidth, a critical factor for compute workloads. The Radeon Pro VII also has more shading units (3,840 versus 2,048), more texture mapping units (240 versus 128), and the same number of raster operation units (64 versus 64). The AMD part has no ray tracing cores or tensor cores; the Intel part has ray tracing cores but no tensor cores.

API support differs as well. The Radeon Pro VII supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.3. The Arc A570M supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The Intel part has a more modern feature set, including the latest DirectX and Vulkan revisions, which matters for newer games and applications. However, the Radeon Pro VII's older API support does not hinder its OpenCL performance, as the benchmark shows.

Specification Differences

The database lists several fields where the two parts differ. The most obvious is power: the Radeon Pro VII has a TDP of 250 W, while the Arc A570M is rated at 75 W. That is a 175 W gap. The Radeon Pro VII requires a 6-pin plus 8-pin power connector and a suggested 600 W power supply. The Arc A570M has no power connectors listed, as it is an integrated GPU (IGP) for portable devices.

Clock speeds also differ significantly. The Radeon Pro VII runs at a base clock of 1400 MHz and boosts to 1700 MHz, with memory at 1000 MHz (2 Gbps effective). The Arc A570M has a base clock of 900 MHz and a boost of 1300 MHz, with memory at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective). Despite the Intel part's faster memory clock, its narrower bus and smaller capacity limit overall bandwidth.

Memory capacity is 16 GB versus 8 GB. The Radeon Pro VII has a 4096-bit bus versus 128-bit. Bandwidth is 1.02 TB/s versus 224.0 GB/s. Pixel rate is 108.8 GPixel/s versus 83.20 GPixel/s. Texture rate is 408.0 GTexel/s versus 166.4 GTexel/s. FP32 performance is 13.06 TFLOPS versus 5.325 TFLOPS. FP16 performance is 26.11 TFLOPS versus 10.65 TFLOPS, both at 2:1 ratio.

Form factor differs: the Radeon Pro VII is a dual-slot card measuring 305 mm in length and 111 mm in height, with six mini-DisplayPort 1.4a outputs. The Arc A570M is an integrated part with dimensions not listed and display outputs described as "Portable Device Dependent." Bus interface is PCIe 4.0 x16 for the AMD part and PCIe 4.0 x8 for the Intel part. Production status is end-of-life for the AMD, active for the Intel. Release dates are May 12, 2020, for the Radeon Pro VII and July 31, 2023, for the Arc A570M. The Radeon Pro VII has a launch MSRP of 1,899 USD; the Arc A570M has no launch MSRP listed.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU is faster in OpenCL compute?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro VII scores 90,148 in Geekbench OpenCL, which is 54.8% higher than the Intel Arc A570M's score of 58,239. The AMD part wins the only head-to-head benchmark recorded.

Q: How do these GPUs compare to their nearest rivals?

A: The Radeon Pro VII (average score 97,131) is 0.4% behind the AMD Radeon RX 7900M, 4.7% behind the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000, 5% ahead of the AMD Radeon Instinct MI60, and 6% ahead of the NVIDIA RTX A4500. The Arc A570M (average score 58,239) is 0.3% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, 0.3% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM, 0.5% behind the NVIDIA P102-100, and 0.7% behind the AMD Radeon PRO V710.

Q: What is the memory bandwidth difference?

A: The Radeon Pro VII has 1.02 TB/s of bandwidth from 16 GB of HBM2 on a 4096-bit bus. The Arc A570M has 224.0 GB/s from 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus. The AMD part has roughly 4.5 times the memory bandwidth.

Q: Does the Intel Arc A570M support ray tracing?

A: Yes, the Arc A570M has 16 ray tracing cores. The AMD Radeon Pro VII has no ray tracing cores, as its GCN 5.1 architecture predates dedicated RT hardware.

Q: Which GPU has a higher power draw?

A: The Radeon Pro VII has a TDP of 250 W and requires a 6-pin plus 8-pin power connector. The Arc A570M has a TDP of 75 W and is an integrated part with no power connectors listed.

Q: What API versions does each GPU support?

A: The Radeon Pro VII supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.3. The Arc A570M supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon Pro VII wins decisively in raw compute performance. Its 54.8% OpenCL advantage over the Arc A570M is the headline result. It also wins on memory bandwidth (1.02 TB/s versus 224.0 GB/s), FP32 throughput (13.06 TFLOPS versus 5.325 TFLOPS), texture rate (408.0 GTexel/s versus 166.4 GTexel/s), and pixel rate (108.8 GPixel/s versus 83.20 GPixel/s). For professional workloads such as scientific simulation, machine learning inference, or high-resolution rendering, the Radeon Pro VII is the clear choice. Its 16 GB of HBM2 memory also allows larger datasets to reside on the GPU without spilling to system memory.

The Intel Arc A570M wins on efficiency and portability. Its 75 W TDP is one-third of the Radeon Pro VII's 250 W TDP. It is an integrated part, meaning no separate power connectors or bulky dual-slot cooler are needed. It fits into portable devices, as indicated by its "Portable Device Dependent" display outputs. For users on the go who need moderate GPU compute without a dedicated power supply, the Arc A570M is the practical pick. It also has a modern feature set: DirectX 12 Ultimate and Vulkan 1.4 support, plus 16 ray tracing cores, which the Radeon Pro VII lacks entirely.

The performance gap is not close. The Radeon Pro VII is a workstation-class card from 2020, designed for maximum throughput. The Arc A570M is a mobile part from 2023, designed for balanced performance within tight power limits. The database shows one winner in every recorded benchmark, and that is the AMD part. The Intel part wins only in the practical considerations of power, size, and mobility, none of which appear in the benchmark scores.