AMD Radeon RX 570 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The benchmark data draws a stark picture. Across every recorded test in the database, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile finishes ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 570. The most lopsided result appears in Geekbench OpenCL, where the RTX 3080 Ti Mobile scores 117,866 versus 32,084 for the RX 570, a delta of 72.8 percent in favor of NVIDIA. That is the single largest gap in the head-to-head set, and it reflects a massive advantage in raw compute throughput.

The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test tells a similar story, though with a slightly smaller margin. The RTX 3080 Ti Mobile records 2,869 points, while the RX 570 manages 880 points. The delta here is 69.3 percent, meaning NVIDIA’s mobile part is roughly three times faster in this modern DirectX 12 workload. For a GPU that launched in 2017, that kind of deficit is not surprising, but the magnitude is worth noting.

The closest matchup is in Geekbench Vulkan, where the RTX 3080 Ti Mobile scores 107,502 against the RX 570’s 42,752. The delta is 60.2 percent. Even in the test where the RX 570 performs best relative to its rival, it still trails by more than a factor of two and a half. Across all three head-to-head benchmarks, the RX 570 wins zero tests, while the RTX 3080 Ti Mobile wins all three.

The average benchmark score in the database reinforces this hierarchy. The RX 570 posts an average of 28,766, while the RTX 3080 Ti Mobile averages 25,740. This is an unusual inversion: the NVIDIA part wins every head-to-head test but has a lower average score once all recorded benchmarks are considered. The reason is that the RTX 3080 Ti Mobile’s average is dragged down by several Passmark tests that score very low relative to the Geekbench and 3DMark numbers. For example, the Passmark DirectX 12 score for the RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is just 88, and the DirectX 10 score is 131. These low scores, combined with high scores elsewhere, create an average that does not reflect the head-to-head results.

The percentile rankings also show a strange split. The RX 570 sits at the 74th percentile among all GPUs in the database, while the RTX 3080 Ti Mobile sits at the 71st percentile. This means the RX 570 is rated higher relative to the full GPU population, despite losing decisively in every direct comparison. The explanation lies in the benchmark mix and the different workloads represented. The RX 570’s nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 6800M (average score 28,874, delta of 0.4 percent) and the AMD Radeon RX 470 (average score 28,996, delta of 0.8 percent). The RTX 3080 Ti Mobile’s nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon Pro W5700 (average score 25,726, delta of 0.1 percent) and the AMD Radeon RX 6700M (average score 25,633, delta of 0.4 percent).

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different manufacturing generations and design philosophies. The AMD Radeon RX 570 uses the Polaris 20 chip built on GCN 4.0 architecture, fabricated on a 14 nm process at GlobalFoundries. The chip contains 5,700 million transistors on a 232 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 24.6 million per square millimeter. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile uses the GA103 chip built on Ampere architecture, fabricated on an 8 nm process at Samsung. That chip contains 22,000 million transistors on a 496 mm² die, for a transistor density of 44.4 million per square millimeter. The density difference is substantial: NVIDIA packs nearly twice as many transistors per unit area.

The compute resources differ by an even wider margin. The RX 570 has 2,048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 32 render output units. The RTX 3080 Ti Mobile has 7,424 shading units, 232 TMUs, and 96 ROPs. That is roughly 3.6 times more shading units and 3 times more ROPs. The NVIDIA part also includes 58 ray tracing cores and 232 tensor cores, features that simply do not exist on the RX 570. The RX 570 has no dedicated ray tracing or tensor hardware at all.

The memory subsystems are also generations apart. The RX 570 uses 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 256 bit bus, with memory clocks of 1750 MHz (7 Gbps effective) and total bandwidth of 224.0 GB/s. The RTX 3080 Ti Mobile uses 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256 bit bus, with memory clocks of 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) and total bandwidth of 512.0 GB/s. That is four times the capacity and more than double the bandwidth. The bus width is the same, but the memory technology and clock speeds change everything.

The pixel and texture rates reflect the hardware gap. The RX 570 delivers 39.81 GPixel/s and 159.2 GTexel/s. The RTX 3080 Ti Mobile delivers 121.0 GPixel/s and 292.3 GTexel/s. In floating point, the RX 570 reaches 5.095 TFLOPS for both FP32 and FP16 (at a 1:1 ratio). The RTX 3080 Ti Mobile reaches 18.71 TFLOPS for both FP32 and FP16, also at 1:1. The NVIDIA part is roughly 3.7 times faster in raw FP32 throughput.

The process node and transistor count tell a story of rapid advancement. The RX 570 launched in April 2017 as part of the Polaris generation, succeeding Arctic Islands and preceding Vega. The RTX 3080 Ti Mobile launched in January 2022 as part of the GeForce 30 Mobile generation, succeeding GeForce 20 Mobile. Nearly five years separate their release dates, and the architectural leap is evident in every metric except power draw. The RX 570 has a TDP of 150 W, while the RTX 3080 Ti Mobile has a TDP of 115 W. The NVIDIA part delivers vastly more performance while consuming less power, evidence of the efficiency gains from the newer 8 nm process and Ampere architecture.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 3080 Ti Mobile wins in every workload represented in the head-to-head benchmark set. For gamers targeting modern DirectX 12 titles, the 3DMark Steel Nomad result of 2,869 versus 880 shows a decisive advantage. The same holds for compute-heavy tasks: the Geekbench OpenCL score of 117,866 versus 32,084 indicates that the NVIDIA part is far better suited to general-purpose GPU compute, machine learning inference, and rendering workloads that rely on OpenCL. The Vulkan result, 107,502 versus 42,752, points to similar superiority in Vulkan-based games and applications.

The RX 570 still has a role in legacy scenarios, though the benchmark data provides no direct evidence of a win. Its 74th percentile ranking, higher than the RTX 3080 Ti Mobile’s 71st percentile, suggests that when measured against the broader GPU population, the RX 570 holds its own in certain older or less demanding workloads. The database shows the RX 570’s nearest rivals are all AMD parts: the RX 6800M, the R9 M295X, the RX 470, and the Quadro RTX 8000. This clustering implies the RX 570 sits in a competitive tier for its era, even if it cannot match a 2022 flagship mobile GPU.

For users running DirectX 9 or DirectX 10 applications, the RTX 3080 Ti Mobile’s Passmark scores are low (201 for DirectX 9, 131 for DirectX 10), but these numbers are not compared directly against the RX 570 in the head-to-head set. The RX 570’s lack of ray tracing cores means it cannot handle hardware-accelerated ray tracing at all, while the RTX 3080 Ti Mobile’s 58 RT cores enable that feature. Similarly, the 232 tensor cores on the NVIDIA part open up DLSS and other AI-accelerated features that the RX 570 cannot use.

The power envelope is another differentiator. The RX 570 requires a 450 W suggested PSU and a single 6-pin power connector, while the RTX 3080 Ti Mobile draws 115 W and lists no power connectors, being a mobile part. For a desktop user with an older power supply, the RX 570 is the more straightforward drop-in, but for anyone building a modern system, the efficiency of the RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is compelling.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU wins in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile wins with a score of 2,869 versus 880 for the AMD Radeon RX 570, a delta of 69.3 percent.

Q: How much faster is the RTX 3080 Ti Mobile in Geekbench OpenCL?

A: The RTX 3080 Ti Mobile scores 117,866, while the RX 570 scores 32,084, making the NVIDIA part 72.8 percent faster in that test.

Q: Does the RX 570 have any ray tracing or tensor cores?

A: No. The RX 570 has no RT cores or tensor cores. The RTX 3080 Ti Mobile has 58 RT cores and 232 tensor cores.

Q: What is the memory capacity difference?

A: The RX 570 has 4 GB of GDDR5, while the RTX 3080 Ti Mobile has 16 GB of GDDR6. The NVIDIA part also has higher bandwidth: 512.0 GB/s versus 224.0 GB/s.

Q: Which GPU has a higher percentile ranking among all GPUs?

A: The RX 570 sits at the 74th percentile, while the RTX 3080 Ti Mobile sits at the 71st percentile, despite the NVIDIA part winning every head-to-head test.

Q: What is the TDP for each GPU?

A: The RX 570 has a TDP of 150 W, while the RTX 3080 Ti Mobile has a TDP of 115 W.

Specification Differences

| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 570 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile |

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

| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | Ampere |

| Process node | 14 nm | 8 nm |

| Foundry | GlobalFoundries | Samsung |

| Transistors | 5,700 million | 22,000 million |

| Die size | 232 mm² | 496 mm² |

| Transistor density | 24.6M / mm² | 44.4M / mm² |

| Base clock | 1168 MHz | 810 MHz |

| Boost clock | 1244 MHz | 1260 MHz |

| Memory clock | 1750 MHz, 7 Gbps effective | 2000 MHz, 16 Gbps effective |

| Memory size | 4 GB | 16 GB |

| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |

| Memory bandwidth | 224.0 GB/s | 512.0 GB/s |

| Shading units | 2048 | 7424 |

| TMUs | 128 | 232 |

| ROPs | 32 | 96 |

| RT cores | None | 58 |

| Tensor cores | None | 232 |

| Pixel rate | 39.81 GPixel/s | 121.0 GPixel/s |

| Texture rate | 159.2 GTexel/s | 292.3 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 5.095 TFLOPS | 18.71 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 5.095 TFLOPS (1:1) | 18.71 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 150 W | 115 W |

| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |

| Suggested PSU | 450 W | None |

| Bus interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |

| DirectX support | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |

| Vulkan support | 1.3 | 1.4 |

| Release date | 2017-04-17 | 2022-01-24 |

| Launch MSRP | 169 USD | None |

| Production status | End-of-life | End-of-life |