AMD Radeon Pro W5500 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains a single direct comparison between the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570, and the result is decisive. In the Geekbench OpenCL test, the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 scored 45,615 points, while the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 scored 13,515 points. That is a delta of 237.5% in favor of the AMD card, meaning the Radeon Pro W5500 delivered more than triple the compute score of the older NVIDIA part. This is not a close contest by any measure, and the gap is large enough to place these two products in completely different performance tiers.

The AMD Radeon Pro W5500's average benchmark score across all recorded tests is 15,679, with a percentile rank of 58 among all GPUs in the database. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti at 15,548 (just 0.8% lower), the AMD Radeon R9 M380 at 15,521 (1% lower), and the AMD Radeon RX 7700 at 15,852 (1.1% higher). The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570, by contrast, has an average benchmark score of 13,515, which places it at the 54th percentile. Its nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon HD 7770M at 13,536 (0.2% higher), the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT at 13,543 (0.2% higher), and the NVIDIA P106-090 at 13,470 (0.3% lower). The GTX 570's average score is roughly 14% below the W5500's average, though the direct OpenCL head-to-head shows a far wider spread than the overall averages suggest.

The Radeon Pro W5500 also has a much richer benchmark profile. The database records scores for the W5500 in Geekbench Metal (54,302), Geekbench OpenCL (45,615), Geekbench Vulkan (42,021), Passmark DirectX 10 (47), DirectX 11 (56), DirectX 12 (39), DirectX 9 (126), G2D (806), G3D (8,978), and GPU compute (4,804). The GTX 570 has only one recorded benchmark result, the Geekbench OpenCL score of 13,515. This means the W5500's performance can be assessed across a wide range of APIs and workloads, while the GTX 570's data is limited to a single compute-oriented test.

Where Each One Wins

Based on the recorded data, the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 wins the only directly comparable benchmark, and it wins by a massive margin. The 237.5% advantage in Geekbench OpenCL indicates that the W5500 is substantially faster in general-purpose compute tasks, which are common in professional workloads such as rendering, simulation, and data processing. The GTX 570 has no recorded wins in any benchmark, so there is no scenario in the database where it outperforms the W5500.

However, the broader benchmark suite for the W5500 shows where it excels and where it does not. The Passmark DirectX scores are low in absolute terms: 47 in DirectX 10, 56 in DirectX 11, 39 in DirectX 12, and 126 in DirectX 9. These are far below the Geekbench scores, which suggests the W5500's strength is concentrated in compute-oriented APIs like Metal, OpenCL, and Vulkan rather than legacy DirectX workloads. The Passmark G2D score of 806 and G3D score of 8,978 indicate moderate 2D and 3D graphics performance, while the GPU compute score of 4,804 is respectable but not exceptional.

For the GTX 570, the absence of DirectX, Vulkan, or Metal results means the database offers no evidence of its gaming or graphics strengths. The only recorded result is OpenCL, where it trails the W5500 by a wide margin. Users looking for a card with proven performance across multiple APIs would favor the W5500 based on the available data.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon Pro W5500 is built on the Navi 14 chip using RDNA 1.0 architecture, fabricated on a 7 nm process at TSMC. The GTX 570 uses the GF110 chip with Fermi 2.0 architecture, fabricated on a 40 nm process, also at TSMC. The process node difference is substantial: 7 nm versus 40 nm, which explains the dramatic differences in transistor density. The W5500 packs 6,400 million transistors into a 158 mm² die, yielding a density of 40.5 million transistors per square millimeter. The GTX 570 has 3,000 million transistors on a 520 mm² die, for a density of 5.8 million per square millimeter. The W5500 achieves more than double the transistor count on a die less than one-third the size.

Memory configurations differ sharply. The W5500 has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, delivering 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth with an effective data rate of 14 Gbps. The GTX 570 has 1,280 MB of GDDR5 on a 320-bit bus, delivering 152.0 GB/s with an effective data rate of 3.8 Gbps. Although the GTX 570 uses a wider memory bus, the W5500's much faster memory technology gives it nearly 50% more bandwidth. The W5500's memory size advantage is also enormous: 8 GB versus 1.28 GB, a factor of more than six.

Compute resources are heavily skewed toward the W5500. It has 1,408 shading units, 88 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. The GTX 570 has 480 shading units, 60 TMUs, and 40 ROPs. The W5500 has nearly three times the shading units and more TMUs, though the GTX 570 has more ROPs. Pixel rates reflect this: the W5500 achieves 59.36 GPixel/s versus 21.96 GPixel/s for the GTX 570. Texture rates are 163.2 GTexel/s versus 43.92 GTexel/s. Floating-point performance is 5.224 TFLOPS for the W5500 versus 1,405.4 GFLOPS for the GTX 570, a difference of roughly 3.7 times. The W5500 also supports FP16 at 10.45 TFLOPS (2:1 ratio), while the GTX 570 has no recorded FP16 capability.

Power and interface specs also diverge. The W5500 has a TDP of 125 W, uses a single-slot design, requires one 6-pin power connector, and suggests a 300 W power supply. The GTX 570 has a TDP of 219 W, uses a dual-slot design, requires two 6-pin connectors, and suggests a 550 W power supply. The W5500 uses PCIe 4.0 x8, while the GTX 570 uses PCIe 2.0 x16. Display outputs are 4x DisplayPort 1.4a for the W5500 versus 2x DVI and 1x mini-HDMI 1.3a for the GTX 570. API support shows the W5500 with DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, while the GTX 570 has DirectX 12 (11_0), OpenGL 4.6, and no Vulkan support recorded.

The Verdict

The data points to a clear winner. The AMD Radeon Pro W5500 beats the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 in the only shared benchmark by 237.5%, has a higher average benchmark score (15,679 versus 13,515), a higher percentile rank (58 versus 54), more memory, more compute units, higher bandwidth, and lower power consumption. The GTX 570 is from an older generation (GeForce 500, released in late 2010) and uses a much older architecture and process node. The W5500 is a Radeon Pro Navi card released in early 2020.

Users who need a card for modern compute workloads, particularly those using OpenCL, Metal, or Vulkan, should choose the Radeon Pro W5500. The recorded benchmarks show it is not only faster than the GTX 570 but also competitive with much newer cards: it sits within about 1% of the GTX 1080 Ti, the R9 M380, the RX 7700, and the R9 370X in average score. Its 8 GB memory capacity and 224 GB/s bandwidth make it suitable for larger datasets and higher-resolution textures than the GTX 570's 1.28 GB and 152 GB/s can handle.

The GTX 570 offers no recorded advantage in any benchmark. Its only data point is the OpenCL score, where it loses badly. Its higher TDP (219 W versus 125 W), dual-slot cooler, and 550 W suggested power supply make it less efficient and harder to integrate into compact systems. The GTX 570's wider memory bus (320-bit versus 128-bit) and higher ROP count (40 versus 32) are the only hardware specs where it leads, but these do not translate into a benchmark win. For anyone choosing strictly on recorded performance, the W5500 is the only defensible option.

FAQ

Q: Which card has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro W5500 has an average benchmark score of 15,679, while the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 has an average score of 13,515.

Q: How much faster is the W5500 in the Geekbench OpenCL test?

A: The W5500 scored 45,615 versus 13,515 for the GTX 570, a delta of 237.5% in favor of the W5500.

Q: Does the GTX 570 support Vulkan?

A: The database records no Vulkan support for the GTX 570, while the W5500 supports Vulkan 1.4.

Q: What are the memory sizes of the two cards?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro W5500 has 8 GB of GDDR6, and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 has 1,280 MB of GDDR5.

Q: Which card has a lower power consumption?

A: The W5500 has a TDP of 125 W, while the GTX 570 has a TDP of 219 W.

Q: What is the process node for each chip?

A: The W5500 uses a 7 nm process, and the GTX 570 uses a 40 nm process, both from TSMC.

Specification Differences

| Specification | AMD Radeon Pro W5500 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 |

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

| Chip | Navi 14 | GF110 |

| Architecture | RDNA 1.0 | Fermi 2.0 |

| Process Node | 7 nm | 40 nm |

| Transistors | 6,400 million | 3,000 million |

| Die Size | 158 mm² | 520 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 40.5M / mm² | 5.8M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 1744 MHz | N/A |

| Boost Clock | 1855 MHz | N/A |

| Memory Clock | 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective | 950 MHz, 3.8 Gbps effective |

| Memory Size | 8 GB | 1280 MB |

| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |

| Memory Bus Width | 128 bit | 320 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 224.0 GB/s | 152.0 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 1408 | 480 |

| TMUs | 88 | 60 |

| ROPs | 32 | 40 |

| Pixel Rate | 59.36 GPixel/s | 21.96 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 163.2 GTexel/s | 43.92 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 5.224 TFLOPS | 1,405.4 GFLOPS |

| FP16 | 10.45 TFLOPS (2:1) | N/A |

| TDP | 125 W | 219 W |

| Slot Width | Single-slot | Dual-slot |

| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin | 2x 6-pin |

| Suggested PSU | 300 W | 550 W |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |

| Display Outputs | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1.3a |

| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (11_0) |

| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |

| Vulkan | 1.4 | N/A |

| Length | 241 mm (9.5 inches) | 267 mm (10.5 inches) |

| Height | 111 mm (4.4 inches) | N/A |

| Release Date | 2020-02-09 | 2010-12-06 |

| Launch MSRP | 399 USD | 349 USD |