Intel Arc A550M vs NVIDIA GeForce MX570 Comparison

The Intel Arc A550M and NVIDIA GeForce MX570 occupy different corners of the mobile graphics market, and the benchmark data reflects that divide clearly. In the only recorded head-to-head test, Geekbench OpenCL, the Arc A550M scores 49,894 against the MX570’s 38,299, a 30.3% advantage. That is a substantial gap for a single test, and it sets the tone for the rest of the comparison. The Arc A550M sits in the 86th percentile of all GPUs, while the MX570 lands in the 81st percentile, so both are above average, but the Intel part is decisively stronger in raw compute.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The sole direct benchmark, Geekbench OpenCL, shows the Intel Arc A550M winning by a wide margin. The Arc scores 49,894 points, while the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 manages 38,299 points. That is a delta of 30.3%, meaning the Intel part delivers roughly a third more performance in this OpenCL workload. The data does not include a Vulkan score for the MX570, but the Arc A550M also posts a Geekbench Vulkan result of 49,580, which is nearly identical to its OpenCL score. This suggests the Arc performs consistently across different compute APIs, at least in its own recorded results.

Looking at the broader database, the Arc A550M’s average benchmark score is 49,737. That places it within a tight cluster of high-end parts: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti averages 49,957, just 0.4% higher, and the AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 averages 50,001, only 0.5% higher. The Arc A550M also trails the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT by 2.4%, which averages 50,951, but it beats the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT by 2.6%, which averages 48,477. For a mobile part, that is remarkable company. The MX570, by contrast, averages 38,299, and its nearest rivals are a mixed bag: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile averages 38,349, just 0.1% higher, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile averages 38,135, which is 0.4% lower. The MX570 also sits close to the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A, which averages 38,691, and the AMD Radeon Pro 580X at 38,706, with the MX570 trailing both by roughly 1%.

The takeaway from the numbers is straightforward. The Arc A550M is not just faster than the MX570; it is in a different performance class altogether. The 30.3% delta in the head-to-head is consistent with the average score gap of about 30% (49,737 versus 38,299). There is no benchmark where the MX570 wins, as the wins tally shows 1 win for Intel and 0 for NVIDIA.

The Verdict

From the recorded data, the Intel Arc A550M is the clear performance pick. It wins the only direct comparison by 30.3%, and its average score of 49,737 puts it near desktop-class GPUs like the RTX 5070 Ti and RX Vega 64. If raw compute is the priority, the Arc A550M is the obvious choice between these two.

The NVIDIA GeForce MX570 is not without merit, but its strengths lie elsewhere. Its average score of 38,299 is respectable, and it lands in the 81st percentile, but it is outclassed by the Arc in every measured metric. The MX570 does have a lower power draw, which we will discuss later, but the benchmark data cannot justify picking it for performance reasons.

For a user who needs the fastest possible mobile GPU in this comparison, the Arc A550M is the answer. For a user who prioritizes efficiency and is willing to accept a 30% performance deficit, the MX570 may be the more sensible choice, but that is a trade-off, not a recommendation based on speed.

Where Each One Wins

The Intel Arc A550M wins the only benchmark category available, Geekbench OpenCL, by 30.3%. It also holds a significant lead in average benchmark score, 49,737 versus 38,299, which is a 29.9% advantage. The Arc’s Vulkan score of 49,580 is nearly as high as its OpenCL score, so it appears to handle multiple compute workloads well. There are no recorded wins for the MX570 in this dataset.

However, the MX570 does have a clear advantage in power efficiency, though no numerical score captures this directly. The Arc A550M has a TDP of 60 W, while the MX570 is rated at 15 W. That is a 4x difference in thermal design power. In a laptop, this means the MX570 will generate far less heat and require less cooling, which can translate to thinner chassis, quieter fans, and longer battery life. The Arc A550M needs more power and more robust cooling, which limits its use to larger or more aggressively cooled laptops.

So, the use-case split is simple: the Arc A550M wins for compute-heavy tasks like rendering, simulation, or any OpenCL-accelerated workload. The MX570 wins for ultra-portable, low-power systems where battery life and thermals matter more than raw speed.

FAQ

Q: How much faster is the Intel Arc A550M than the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 in Geekbench OpenCL?

A: The Arc A550M scores 49,894, while the MX570 scores 38,299, giving the Intel part a 30.3% lead in that test.

Q: Does the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 win any benchmark in the database?

A: No. The recorded head-to-head shows 1 win for the Arc A550M and 0 wins for the MX570. The only shared test is Geekbench OpenCL, which Intel wins.

Q: How do these GPUs compare to their nearest rivals?

A: The Arc A550M averages 49,737, which is within 0.5% of the RTX 5070 Ti and RX Vega 64, and it beats the RX 6800 XT by 2.6%. The MX570 averages 38,299, which is within 0.4% of the RTX 5080 Mobile and RTX 4080 Mobile, and it trails the MX570 A by 1%.

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

A: The Intel Arc A550M has an average benchmark score of 49,737 across its recorded tests. The NVIDIA GeForce MX570 has an average benchmark score of 38,299 from its single recorded test.

Q: Which GPU has a higher percentile ranking?

A: The Intel Arc A550M sits in the 86th percentile of all GPUs, while the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 sits in the 81st percentile.

Q: Is the Vulkan performance of the Arc A550M similar to its OpenCL performance?

A: Yes, the Arc A550M scores 49,580 in Geekbench Vulkan, which is very close to its OpenCL score of 49,894.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different architectural lineages. The Intel Arc A550M uses the Xe-HPG architecture, built on a 6 nm process at TSMC, with the DG2-512 chip. This is part of Intel’s Alchemist generation, specifically the Arc 5 Mobile tier. The NVIDIA GeForce MX570 uses the Ampere architecture, built on an 8 nm process at Samsung, with the GA107S chip, part of the GeForce MX 5xx generation.

The transistor counts differ substantially. The Arc A550M packs 21,700 million transistors on a 406 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 53.4 million per mm². The MX570 has 8,700 million transistors on a 200 mm² die, with a density of 43.5 million per mm². The Intel chip is larger and denser, which partly explains its higher compute throughput.

Both GPUs support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, so API compatibility is identical. Both are also marked as IGP (integrated graphics processor) slot width, meaning they are designed to be soldered onto a motherboard rather than installed as a discrete card. Display outputs are listed as "Portable Device Dependent" for both, so there is no difference there.

Specification Differences

The most obvious specification gap is memory. The Intel Arc A550M comes with 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, delivering 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The NVIDIA GeForce MX570 has only 2 GB of GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus, providing 96.00 GB/s. That is a 2.33x difference in bandwidth and a 4x difference in capacity. For modern games and workloads, 2 GB is a severe limitation, and the Arc’s 8 GB is far more future-proof.

Compute resources also differ significantly. Both have 2048 shading units, but the Arc A550M has 128 texture mapping units (TMUs) and 64 render output units (ROPs), while the MX570 has 64 TMUs and 32 ROPs. This means the Arc can fill textures and pixels at double the rate. The pixel rate for the Arc is 131.2 GPixel/s, versus 36.96 GPixel/s for the MX570. The texture rate is 262.4 GTexel/s for the Arc, versus 73.92 GTexel/s for the MX570.

Both GPUs have 16 ray tracing cores, but the MX570 also includes 64 tensor cores, which the Arc does not list. In raw FP32 compute, the Arc delivers 8.397 TFLOPS, while the MX570 delivers 4.731 TFLOPS. The FP16 figures differ as well: the Arc hits 16.79 TFLOPS with a 2:1 ratio, while the MX570 achieves 4.731 TFLOPS with a 1:1 ratio, meaning it does not get a boost in half-precision workloads.

Clock speeds and power draw are also markedly different. The Arc A550M has a base clock of 900 MHz and a boost clock of 2050 MHz, with memory running at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective). The MX570 has a base clock of 832 MHz and a boost clock of 1155 MHz, with memory at 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective). The TDP tells the real story: the Arc is rated at 60 W, while the MX570 is rated at 15 W. That is a 4x difference in power consumption, which is the MX570’s main advantage. The MX570 has no power connectors, while the Arc’s are not specified, and both use PCIe 4.0, with the Arc at x16 and the MX570 at x8.

Finally, the production status is the same: both are end-of-life. The MX570 has a release date of December 16, 2021, while the Arc A550M has no recorded release date. Neither has a launch MSRP in the database, so pricing is not part of this analysis.