AMD Radeon RX 5600M vs NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The benchmark data splits cleanly in favor of the AMD Radeon RX 5600M. In the two directly comparable head-to-head tests, the AMD part wins both. The AMD Radeon RX 5600M leads in Geekbench OpenCL with a score of 59589 against 39780 for the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A, a 49.8% advantage. In Geekbench Vulkan, the AMD card posts 48843 versus 37601, a 29.9% lead. There is no recorded test where the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A comes out ahead.

The AMD Radeon RX 5600M also holds a higher overall benchmark average: 46601 points against 38691 for the NVIDIA part. This places the AMD card at the 85th percentile among all GPUs, while the NVIDIA card sits at the 81st percentile. The AMD part's closest rival in the database is the Intel Arc A530M with an average score of 46614, a negligible 0% delta. The NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A's nearest comparable is the AMD Radeon Pro 580X at 38706, also a 0% delta.

For users prioritizing raw compute throughput in OpenCL workloads, the AMD Radeon RX 5600M is the clear choice. For Vulkan-based applications, the AMD card again takes the lead, though by a narrower margin. The NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A does not win any recorded benchmark category, so its role is limited to scenarios where its lower power envelope is more critical than performance.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU is faster in Geekbench OpenCL?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 5600M scores 59589, while the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A scores 39780. That is a 49.8% difference in favor of AMD.

Q: How do the two compare in Vulkan performance?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 5600M scores 48843, and the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A scores 37601. The AMD part leads by 29.9%.

Q: Are there any benchmarks where the NVIDIA GPU wins?

A: No. In the recorded head-to-head data, the AMD Radeon RX 5600M wins both tests. The win count is 2 for AMD and 0 for NVIDIA.

Q: What is the overall average benchmark score for each?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 5600M has an average benchmark score of 46601. The NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A has an average of 38691.

Q: How do their percentile rankings compare?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 5600M ranks at the 85th percentile among all GPUs. The NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A ranks at the 81st percentile.

Q: Which GPU has a higher transistor density?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A has a transistor density of 43.5M per mm², slightly higher than the AMD Radeon RX 5600M's 41.0M per mm². However, the AMD chip uses a 7 nm process versus NVIDIA's 8 nm.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The direct comparison between these two mobile GPUs is limited to two tests, but both reveal a consistent pattern. In Geekbench OpenCL, the AMD Radeon RX 5600M achieves 59589 points. The NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A manages 39780 points. The delta of 49.8% means the AMD card delivers roughly half again as much performance in this compute workload. This is the largest margin in the entire comparison.

In Geekbench Vulkan, the gap narrows but remains substantial. The AMD Radeon RX 5600M scores 48843, while the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A scores 37601. The 29.9% difference indicates that the AMD architecture maintains a strong lead even in a lower-level API that tends to favor NVIDIA's driver maturity. The absolute scores are lower for both cards in Vulkan compared to OpenCL, but the relative ordering does not change.

Looking at the broader database context, the AMD Radeon RX 5600M's average score of 46601 places it within 0% of the Intel Arc A530M (46614) and 0.2% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6550M (46702). It is 1.2% ahead of the NVIDIA RTX A2000 (46043). The NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A's average of 38691 is 0% from the AMD Radeon Pro 580X (38706), 0.9% from the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile (38349), and 1% from the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 (38299). The AMD Radeon Pro 575X is 1.1% faster than the MX570 A.

These figures show that the AMD Radeon RX 5600M competes in a higher performance tier. Its nearest rivals are mid-range discrete GPUs, whereas the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A sits alongside older workstation and entry-level parts. The 49.8% OpenCL gap is not an outlier; it reflects a fundamental difference in compute capability that carries over to the average scores.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs diverge sharply on core specifications. The AMD Radeon RX 5600M features 2304 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, and 64 render output units. The NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A has 2048 shading units, 64 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. AMD's advantage in TMUs and ROPs is 2x and 2x respectively, which directly contributes to its higher pixel rate (80.96 GPixel/s versus 36.96 GPixel/s) and texture rate (182.2 GTexel/s versus 73.92 GTexel/s).

Memory configuration also differs significantly. The AMD card has 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus, yielding 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The NVIDIA card has 2 GB of GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus, yielding 96.00 GB/s. The bandwidth difference is 3x in favor of AMD. Memory clock is identical at 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective) for both.

Clock speeds favor AMD as well. The RX 5600M has a base clock of 1035 MHz and a boost of 1265 MHz, plus a game clock of 1190 MHz. The MX570 A has a base of 832 MHz and a boost of 1155 MHz, with no game clock listed. Floating-point performance follows: the AMD card delivers 5.829 TFLOPS FP32 and 11.66 TFLOPS FP16 (2:1 ratio), while the NVIDIA card delivers 4.731 TFLOPS for both FP32 and FP16 (1:1 ratio).

Power draw is a major differentiator. The AMD Radeon RX 5600M has a TDP of 150 W, while the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A has a TDP of 25 W. That is a 6x difference. Both are integrated into the motherboard (IGP slot width) with no power connectors and portable-device-dependent display outputs. The bus interface differs: PCIe 4.0 x16 for AMD versus PCIe 4.0 x8 for NVIDIA.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon RX 5600M is built on the RDNA 1.0 architecture using the Navi 10 chip, manufactured on TSMC's 7 nm process. The die size is 251 mm² with 10,300 million transistors, resulting in a density of 41.0M per mm². The NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A uses the Ampere architecture with the GA107SB chip, manufactured on Samsung's 8 nm process. Its die is 200 mm² with 8,700 million transistors, giving a density of 43.5M per mm².

The NVIDIA part includes dedicated hardware features that AMD lacks. The MX570 A has 16 ray tracing cores and 64 tensor cores. The RX 5600M has no RT cores and no tensor cores listed. This means the NVIDIA card supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the AMD card is limited to DirectX 12 (12_1). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4.

The generation naming reflects their positions: AMD lists the RX 5600M under "Navi Mobile (RX 5000M)", while NVIDIA lists the MX570 A under "GeForce MX (5xx)". The AMD card's predecessor is Polaris Mobile, whereas the NVIDIA card has no listed predecessor. Release dates differ by about 17 months: the RX 5600M launched on 2020-07-06, and the MX570 A on 2021-12-16. Both are end-of-life products.

Transistor density is slightly higher on the NVIDIA chip despite the larger process node, but the AMD chip has more total transistors and a larger die. The absence of RT and tensor cores on the AMD part is notable, but the recorded benchmarks do not include any ray tracing or DLSS-style tests, so the practical impact in this dataset is limited to the raw compute and graphics scores.

The Verdict

The data favors the AMD Radeon RX 5600M across every recorded benchmark. It wins both head-to-head tests with margins of 49.8% in OpenCL and 29.9% in Vulkan. Its average benchmark score of 46601 is 20.5% higher than the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A's 38691. The AMD card also ranks higher in the overall GPU percentile distribution: 85th versus 81st.

Buyers who need raw compute performance, higher memory bandwidth, or better texture and pixel throughput should choose the AMD Radeon RX 5600M. Its 6 GB memory, 192-bit bus, and 288.0 GB/s bandwidth are decisive for memory-heavy workloads. The 3x bandwidth advantage and 2x TMU/ROP counts translate directly to the benchmark results.

The NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A has one clear advantage: power consumption. At 25 W versus 150 W, it draws one-sixth the power. For ultra-thin laptops where battery life and thermals are paramount, this makes it a viable option despite the performance deficit. It also offers ray tracing and tensor cores, which the AMD part lacks, and supports DirectX 12 Ultimate.

However, none of those features appear in the benchmark results. In the recorded data, the NVIDIA card wins nothing. The verdict is straightforward: the AMD Radeon RX 5600M is the faster GPU by a wide margin, and the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A is the lower-power alternative for users who prioritize efficiency over performance. There is no benchmark-based case for choosing the NVIDIA part on speed alone.