AMD Radeon RX 560 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data shows a clear overall winner in this comparison. The NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A wins both benchmark tests against the AMD Radeon RX 560 XT, taking a 2-0 victory in the head-to-head results. The most decisive margin comes in the Geekbench OpenCL test, where the NVIDIA part scores 39,780 against the AMD card's 31,387. That represents a 26.7% advantage, a significant gap that indicates the MX570 A is in a different performance tier for compute workloads that leverage OpenCL.

The Geekbench Vulkan result is much closer. The NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A scores 37,601, while the AMD Radeon RX 560 XT trails with 36,879. The delta here is only 2%, so while the NVIDIA part still claims the win, the two graphics cards are nearly equivalent in this particular API. This pattern suggests that the NVIDIA architecture has a pronounced strength in OpenCL execution, while Vulkan performance is far more balanced between the two.

Looking at the broader database context, the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A sits at the 81st percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 38,691. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon Pro 580X, scores 38,706, essentially a dead heat with a 0% delta. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile trails by just 0.9% with 38,349, and the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 (the non-A variant) is 1% behind at 38,299. The only rival ahead is the AMD Radeon Pro 575X at 39,116, which beats the MX570 A by 1.1%.

The AMD Radeon RX 560 XT, by comparison, is at the 79th percentile with an average score of 34,133. Its closest competition includes the NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB at 34,154 (a 0.1% deficit for the RX 560 XT), the NVIDIA RTX A1000 at 34,207 (0.2% deficit), the AMD Radeon RX 480 at 33,997 (the RX 560 XT leads by 0.4%), and the AMD Radeon HD 7950 at 33,951 (a 0.5% lead). The average score gap between the two cards in this comparison is substantial: 38,691 versus 34,133, which translates to the NVIDIA part holding a roughly 13% advantage in aggregate performance across the database's recorded benchmarks.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from fundamentally different design philosophies. The NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A is built on the Ampere architecture using the GA107SB chip, manufactured on Samsung's 8 nm process. The AMD Radeon RX 560 XT uses the older GCN 4.0 architecture with the Ellesmere chip, fabricated by GlobalFoundries on a 14 nm node. This process gap is significant: the NVIDIA chip packs 8,700 million transistors into a 200 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 43.5 million per square millimeter. The AMD chip contains 5,700 million transistors on a larger 232 mm² die, resulting in a density of just 24.6 million per square millimeter. The data shows the NVIDIA part achieves nearly double the transistor density, a direct consequence of the more advanced manufacturing node.

The memory subsystems diverge sharply as well. The NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A comes with 2 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 64-bit bus, delivering 96.00 GB/s of bandwidth. The AMD Radeon RX 560 XT offers 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 224.0 GB/s. That is more than double the memory bandwidth for the AMD card, along with double the capacity. The memory clock rates reflect the different technologies: the NVIDIA part runs its memory at 1500 MHz with 12 Gbps effective speed, while the AMD card runs at 1750 MHz with 7 Gbps effective.

Compute resources tell a mixed story. The NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A has 2,048 shading units, 64 texture mapping units, 32 ROPs, 16 RT cores, and 64 tensor cores. The AMD Radeon RX 560 XT has fewer shading units at 1,792, but more texture units at 112, with the same 32 ROPs. The AMD card has no RT cores and no tensor cores, reflecting its older GCN architecture that predates dedicated ray tracing and AI acceleration hardware. In terms of raw throughput, the NVIDIA part reaches 4.731 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 4.731 TFLOPS of FP16 (1:1), while the AMD card manages 4.394 TFLOPS in both FP32 and FP16 (also 1:1). The NVIDIA GPU holds a modest edge in raw FLOPs, despite having fewer texture units.

Pixel and texture rates also differ. The NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A achieves 36.96 GPixel/s and 73.92 GTexel/s. The AMD Radeon RX 560 XT reaches 39.23 GPixel/s and 137.3 GTexel/s. The AMD card is clearly ahead in texture fill rate, a result of its 112 TMUs versus the NVIDIA part's 64. It also edges out the NVIDIA GPU in pixel throughput. This makes sense given the AMD card's wider memory bus and higher memory bandwidth.

Where Each One Wins

The benchmark results indicate that the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A is the stronger pick for OpenCL-heavy compute workloads. Its 26.7% lead in the Geekbench OpenCL test is the single largest margin in this comparison, showing that the Ampere architecture with its 8 nm process and tensor core hardware excels at general-purpose GPU compute tasks. The MX570 A also wins the Vulkan test, though by a much slimmer 2% margin, so it is the safer choice for cross-API compatibility if the priority is simply winning both recorded tests.

The AMD Radeon RX 560 XT, despite losing both head-to-head tests, has clear strengths in memory-centric scenarios. Its 4 GB of VRAM and 224.0 GB/s bandwidth make it better suited for workloads that need large textures or large datasets resident in video memory. The 256-bit bus is a major advantage for bandwidth-bound tasks, and the 137.3 GTexel/s texture rate suggests strong performance in texture-heavy rendering. The AMD card also has a higher pixel rate at 39.23 GPixel/s, which can benefit fill-rate-limited scenarios.

For gaming at higher resolutions or with high-resolution texture packs, the AMD card's memory advantage is meaningful despite the lower overall benchmark scores. For compute tasks that fit within the NVIDIA card's 2 GB frame buffer, the MX570 A's superior OpenCL showing makes it the data-backed choice. The NVIDIA part also wins on power efficiency: its TDP is 25 W compared to the AMD card's 150 W, a sixfold difference that is impossible to ignore in any system-level analysis.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ across nearly every major specification category. The NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A uses the GA107SB chip on a Samsung 8 nm process, while the AMD Radeon RX 560 XT uses the Ellesmere chip on GlobalFoundries' 14 nm node. The NVIDIA part has 8,700 million transistors on a 200 mm² die; the AMD card has 5,700 million on 232 mm². Transistor density is 43.5M per mm² for NVIDIA and 24.6M per mm² for AMD.

Clock speeds: the NVIDIA GPU runs at a base of 832 MHz with a boost of 1155 MHz, while the AMD GPU has a higher base of 1074 MHz and a boost of 1226 MHz. Memory configurations are starkly different: 2 GB GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus with 96.00 GB/s bandwidth for NVIDIA, versus 4 GB GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus with 224.0 GB/s for AMD. The NVIDIA memory runs at 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective), the AMD at 1750 MHz (7 Gbps effective).

Compute unit counts: NVIDIA has 2,048 shading units, 64 TMUs, 32 ROPs, 16 RT cores, and 64 tensor cores. AMD has 1,792 shading units, 112 TMUs, 32 ROPs, and no RT or tensor cores. FP32 performance is 4.731 TFLOPS for NVIDIA and 4.394 TFLOPS for AMD. Pixel rate is 36.96 GPixel/s versus 39.23 GPixel/s; texture rate is 73.92 GTexel/s versus 137.3 GTexel/s.

Power and physical specs: the NVIDIA card draws 25 W and is an IGP (integrated graphics processor) with no power connectors. The AMD card draws 150 W, is dual-slot, and requires a single 6-pin power connector with a suggested PSU of 450 W. The AMD card measures 241 mm (9.5 inches) in length. Bus interfaces also differ: PCIe 4.0 x8 for NVIDIA, PCIe 3.0 x16 for AMD. Display outputs are portable-device-dependent on the NVIDIA part, while the AMD card offers 1x HDMI 2.0b and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a.

API support: the NVIDIA GPU supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The AMD GPU supports DirectX 12 (12_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.3. The NVIDIA part has a newer DirectX feature level and a newer Vulkan version. Release dates and production status: the NVIDIA part launched on 2021-12-16 and is end-of-life; the AMD card launched on 2019-03-12 and is also end-of-life. The AMD card's predecessor is Arctic Islands and its successor is Vega.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A has an average benchmark score of 38,691, compared to 34,133 for the AMD Radeon RX 560 XT. The NVIDIA part also sits at the 81st percentile versus the AMD card's 79th percentile.

Q: How large is the OpenCL performance gap?

A: In the Geekbench OpenCL test, the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A scores 39,780 against the AMD Radeon RX 560 XT's 31,387, a 26.7% advantage for the NVIDIA part.

Q: Does the AMD card have any advantages in memory?

A: Yes. The AMD Radeon RX 560 XT has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus with 224.0 GB/s bandwidth. The NVIDIA card has 2 GB of GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus with 96.00 GB/s. The AMD card offers double the capacity and more than double the bandwidth.

Q: What is the TDP difference between the two?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A has a TDP of 25 W, while the AMD Radeon RX 560 XT has a TDP of 150 W. The NVIDIA part also requires no power connectors, whereas the AMD card needs a single 6-pin connector and a suggested 450 W PSU.

Q: Which card supports ray tracing?

A: Only the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A has dedicated RT cores (16) and tensor cores (64). The AMD Radeon RX 560 XT has neither, as it is based on the older GCN 4.0 architecture.

Q: How do they compare in the Vulkan benchmark?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A scores 37,601 in Geekbench Vulkan, just 2% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 560 XT's 36,879. This is a much closer margin than the OpenCL result.

The Verdict

The data points to the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A as the overall winner in this head-to-head. It wins both recorded benchmarks, holds a 26.7% lead in OpenCL, and offers a significantly more modern feature set with RT cores, tensor cores, DirectX 12 Ultimate support, and a 25 W TDP that is a fraction of the AMD card's 150 W. The 81st percentile ranking versus the 79th percentile reinforces its standing.

However, the AMD Radeon RX 560 XT is not without a case. Its 4 GB VRAM and 224.0 GB/s bandwidth are major assets for memory-heavy workloads, and its texture rate of 137.3 GTexel/s is nearly double the NVIDIA part's 73.92 GTexel/s. The 2% Vulkan gap shows that in some APIs, the two are nearly interchangeable. Users who need large frame buffers or maximum memory bandwidth should consider the AMD card despite its lower aggregate scores.

For most compute-oriented tasks, the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A is the clear pick based on benchmark results. For memory-bound rendering or applications that exceed 2 GB of VRAM, the AMD Radeon RX 560 XT has the specification-level advantage. The choice ultimately depends on whether the workload is compute-limited or memory-limited. The recorded data gives the NVIDIA part the overall win, but the AMD card wins the specification battle in memory capacity, bandwidth, and texture throughput.