AMD Radeon RX 570 vs NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data includes two direct benchmark comparisons between the AMD Radeon RX 570 and the NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile. The NVIDIA part wins both of these head-to-head matchups, and the margins are substantial.

In Geekbench OpenCL, the RX 570 scores 32,084 points, while the RTX A5000 Mobile scores 110,877 points. That is a delta of 71.1% in favor of the NVIDIA part, meaning the RTX A5000 Mobile delivers roughly 3.5 times the OpenCL compute throughput of the RX 570 in this test. This is the single largest gap between the two cards in the recorded data.

The second head-to-head test, Geekbench Vulkan, shows a narrower but still decisive margin. The RX 570 scores 42,752 points, while the RTX A5000 Mobile scores 88,144 points. The delta is 51.5% in favor of the RTX A5000 Mobile. In other words, the NVIDIA part is more than twice as fast in Vulkan compute workloads, though the relative gap is smaller than in OpenCL.

The RX 570 holds no wins in the head-to-head set. The overall wins tally is 0 for the AMD part and 2 for the NVIDIA part. However, the average benchmark score across all tests tells a slightly different story. The RX 570 has an average benchmark score of 28,766 points, while the RTX A5000 Mobile has an average of 24,763 points. This is because the RX 570 has fewer benchmark entries in the database, and its recorded scores (including a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 880 and a Geekbench Metal score of 39,349) pull its average up. The RTX A5000 Mobile has a much larger benchmark set, including multiple Passmark scores, which lowers its overall average despite its dominance in the two direct comparisons.

Looking at the percentile ranking, the RX 570 places in the 74th percentile of all GPUs, while the RTX A5000 Mobile places in the 70th percentile. These are close, but the RX 570 is slightly higher in this metric, which reflects its stronger average score across its smaller test set.

The nearest rivals in the database provide additional context. The RX 570 sits within a tight cluster: it is 0.4% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6800M, 0.7% ahead of the AMD Radeon R9 M295X, 0.8% behind the AMD Radeon RX 470, and 1.2% ahead of the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000. The RTX A5000 Mobile, by contrast, is 0.1% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 590, 0.5% ahead of the Intel Arc A350M, 1.3% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, and 2% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630. These rival clusters show that the RX 570 is competitive with a group of mid-range desktop and mobile parts, while the RTX A5000 Mobile is surrounded by a wider spread of competitors.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 570 has an average benchmark score of 28,766 points, while the NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile has an average score of 24,763 points.

Q: What is the biggest performance gap in the head-to-head tests?

A: In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX A5000 Mobile scores 110,877 versus the RX 570's 32,084, a delta of 71.1% in favor of the NVIDIA part.

Q: How do the two compare in Geekbench Vulkan?

A: The RTX A5000 Mobile scores 88,144 points, while the RX 570 scores 42,752 points, a margin of 51.5% for the NVIDIA part.

Q: What is the percentile ranking for each GPU?

A: The RX 570 ranks in the 74th percentile of all GPUs, while the RTX A5000 Mobile ranks in the 70th percentile.

Q: Which GPUs are the closest rivals to the RX 570?

A: The RX 570 is 0.4% behind the RX 6800M, 0.7% ahead of the R9 M295X, 0.8% behind the RX 470, and 1.2% ahead of the Quadro RTX 8000.

Q: Which GPUs are the closest rivals to the RTX A5000 Mobile?

A: The RTX A5000 Mobile is 0.1% ahead of the RX 590, 0.5% ahead of the Arc A350M, 1.3% ahead of the RX 6600 XT, and 2% ahead of the GTX 1630.

The Verdict

The data points in opposite directions depending on which metric is chosen. In the two recorded head-to-head tests, the NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile is overwhelmingly faster, with a 71.1% advantage in OpenCL and a 51.5% advantage in Vulkan. If the workload is compute-heavy and uses these APIs, the RTX A5000 Mobile is the clear choice.

However, the average benchmark score across the entire database favors the AMD Radeon RX 570, which posts 28,766 points versus 24,763 points for the RTX A5000 Mobile. The RX 570 also has a higher percentile ranking (74th versus 70th), and it has a single recorded 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 880, which is not present for the NVIDIA part. This suggests that in certain specific workloads, particularly the DX12 test included in the database, the RX 570 can be competitive. The RX 570's nearest rivals are all within 1.2% of its average score, while the RTX A5000 Mobile's rivals span a slightly wider range.

For buyers who prioritize raw compute in OpenCL or Vulkan, the RTX A5000 Mobile is the clear choice. For buyers who want a card with a higher average across diverse workloads and a better percentile standing, the RX 570 is the safer pick based on the database. The RTX A5000 Mobile is a mobile part, so its performance is tied to the laptop chassis, while the RX 570 is a desktop card. The choice between them ultimately depends on whether the specific benchmark tests matter more than the overall average.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in almost every measurable hardware category. The RX 570 is built on a 14 nm process at GlobalFoundries, using the Polaris 20 chip with GCN 4.0 architecture. The RTX A5000 Mobile uses an 8 nm Samsung process, the GA104 chip, and the Ampere architecture.

Memory differs significantly. The RX 570 has 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus, delivering 224.0 GB/s bandwidth. The RTX A5000 Mobile has 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, delivering 448.0 GB/s bandwidth. That is double the memory capacity and exactly double the bandwidth.

Clock speeds are structured differently. The RX 570 has a base clock of 1168 MHz and a boost clock of 1244 MHz. The RTX A5000 Mobile has a lower base clock of 900 MHz but a much higher boost clock of 1575 MHz. The memory clock is listed at 1750 MHz for both, but the RX 570 runs at 7 Gbps effective, while the RTX A5000 Mobile runs at 14 Gbps effective.

The compute units are far apart. The RX 570 has 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. The RTX A5000 Mobile has 6144 shading units, 192 TMUs, and 96 ROPs. It also includes 48 ray tracing cores and 192 tensor cores, features absent from the RX 570. Pixel rate is 39.81 GPixel/s for the RX 570 versus 151.2 GPixel/s for the RTX A5000 Mobile. Texture rate is 159.2 GTexel/s versus 302.4 GTexel/s. FP32 throughput is 5.095 TFLOPS versus 19.35 TFLOPS, and FP16 is 5.095 TFLOPS (1:1) versus 19.35 TFLOPS (1:1).

Both have a TDP of 150 W, but this is the only field where they match. The RX 570 uses a dual-slot cooler with a 1x 6-pin power connector and a suggested PSU of 450 W. The RTX A5000 Mobile has no power connectors listed and no suggested PSU. The RX 570 is 241 mm (9.5 inches) long, while the RTX A5000 Mobile has no listed dimensions. The bus interface is PCIe 3.0 x16 for the RX 570 and PCIe 4.0 x16 for the RTX A5000 Mobile. The RX 570 has display outputs of 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0b, and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, while the RTX A5000 Mobile's outputs are portable device dependent.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs belong to completely different architectural generations. The RX 570 uses the Polaris 20 chip with GCN 4.0 architecture, produced on a 14 nm GlobalFoundries process. The RTX A5000 Mobile uses the GA104 chip with Ampere architecture, produced on an 8 nm Samsung process.

Transistor counts and die sizes illustrate the scale difference. The RX 570 packs 5,700 million transistors on a 232 mm² die, for a density of 24.6 million transistors per square millimeter. The RTX A5000 Mobile packs 17,400 million transistors on a 392 mm² die, for a density of 44.4 million transistors per square millimeter. That is a die over 60% larger, with three times the transistors.

The RTX A5000 Mobile includes dedicated ray tracing cores (48) and tensor cores (192), which the RX 570 lacks entirely. This changes the feature set, as the RTX A5000 Mobile supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) and Vulkan 1.4, while the RX 570 supports DirectX 12 (12_0) and Vulkan 1.3. Both support OpenGL 4.6. The RX 570's FP16 is rated at 1:1 with FP32, and the RTX A5000 Mobile also runs FP16 at 1:1, but at much higher absolute throughput (19.35 TFLOPS versus 5.095 TFLOPS).

The production status is end-of-life for both. The RX 570's predecessor is listed as Arctic Islands and its successor is Vega. The RTX A5000 Mobile's predecessor is Quadro Turing-M and its successor is Ada-MW. The RX 570 has a launch MSRP of 169 USD, while the RTX A5000 Mobile has no recorded launch MSRP. The release dates are separated by four years: the RX 570 launched on 2017-04-17, the RTX A5000 Mobile on 2021-04-11.

The architectural differences explain the benchmark results. The larger transistor count, higher shading unit count, doubled memory bandwidth, and newer process node all contribute to the RTX A5000 Mobile's dominance in the recorded head-to-head tests. The RX 570's smaller GPU, older GCN design, and older memory technology limit its compute throughput, even though its average overall score in the database is higher.