Intel Arc A570M vs NVIDIA CMP 50HX Comparison

The Intel Arc A570M and NVIDIA CMP 50HX represent two divergent paths in GPU design: one is a mobile-first, power-efficient part built on a modern process, and the other is a desktop mining card with a massive, older die. The benchmark data reveals a close contest in raw compute, with the Arc A570M edging ahead in the single shared test, but the two cards are built for entirely different realities. The data shows a 3.7% performance delta in favor of Intel, yet the architectural and physical disparities suggest each has a distinct purpose.

Where Each One Wins

The Arc A570M wins the only direct benchmark comparison available. In the Geekbench OpenCL test, it scores 58,239 points against the CMP 50HX’s 56,135 points, a 3.7% advantage. This places the Intel part in the 88th percentile of all GPUs, while the NVIDIA card sits at the 86th percentile. The Arc A570M’s nearest rival is the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, which averages 58,392 points, making the Intel card just 0.3% slower than that high-end desktop part. It also outperforms the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM (58,085 points, +0.3%) and the NVIDIA P102-100 (58,528 points, -0.5%), showing that it holds its own against a wide range of desktop-class hardware.

The CMP 50HX, despite losing the head-to-head, wins in the context of its own competitive set. Its average benchmark score of 51,790 points is 1.6% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (50,951 points) and 3.6% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (50,001 points). It also leads the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti by 3.7% (49,957 points) and the Intel Arc A550M by 4.1% (49,737 points). This suggests that while the CMP 50HX is slower than the Arc A570M in OpenCL, it is a stronger performer relative to its immediate peers than the Intel card is relative to its own rivals.

The wins are split by workload type. The Arc A570M dominates in OpenCL compute, a common API for general-purpose GPU tasks. The CMP 50HX also has a Vulkan score of 47,445 points, which is lower than its OpenCL result, but no direct comparison exists against the Intel card in that API. The data indicates that if a workload is built on OpenCL, the Intel part is the safer choice; for other scenarios, the NVIDIA card’s broader feature set and higher bandwidth may tip the balance.

The Verdict

The choice between these two GPUs depends entirely on the user’s constraints and priorities. For those who need a compact, low-power solution that can fit into a mobile or integrated form factor, the Arc A570M is the only viable option. Its IGP slot width, 75 W TDP, and lack of power connectors make it suitable for systems where space and thermals are at a premium. It also offers display outputs, though they are "Portable Device Dependent," meaning it can drive a screen in a laptop or compact device. The benchmark data supports this use case: it delivers 3.7% higher OpenCL performance than the CMP 50HX while consuming a fraction of the power.

For users who prioritize raw memory bandwidth and have the physical space for a dual-slot card, the CMP 50HX presents a different value proposition. Its 560.0 GB/s of bandwidth is 2.5 times that of the Arc A570M (224.0 GB/s), and its 10 GB of VRAM exceeds Intel’s 8 GB. However, these advantages come at a cost: the NVIDIA card requires a 250 W TDP, two 8-pin power connectors, a 600 W suggested PSU, and measures 267 mm in length. It is also an end-of-life product with no display outputs, meaning it is strictly a compute or mining accelerator. The data shows it is 3.7% slower in OpenCL, but its higher transistor count (18,600 million vs. 11,500 million) and larger die (754 mm² vs. 269 mm²) suggest it may handle memory-intensive workloads more gracefully, even if the raw compute score is lower.

The verdict is clear: the Arc A570M wins on efficiency, portability, and raw OpenCL score; the CMP 50HX wins on memory capacity, bandwidth, and raw throughput potential. Neither is a universal winner, and the data does not support recommending one over the other without knowing the specific application.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only direct comparison in the fact pack is the Geekbench OpenCL test, where the Intel Arc A570M scores 58,239 points and the NVIDIA CMP 50HX scores 56,135 points. This yields a 3.7% delta in favor of Intel. To put this in perspective, the Arc A570M’s score is within 0.3% of the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT (58,392 points), a card that typically occupies a much higher performance tier. The CMP 50HX, meanwhile, is 3.7% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (49,957 points) and 4.1% ahead of the Intel Arc A550M (49,737 points), indicating that it is a solid mid-to-high performer despite losing this specific test.

The delta between the two cards is small enough to be within run-to-run variance, but the consistency of the Intel part’s score against its rivals is notable. The Arc A570M is faster than 88% of all GPUs, while the CMP 50HX is faster than 86%, a marginal difference in percentile ranking. The CMP 50HX’s average benchmark score of 51,790 points is dragged down by its Vulkan result of 47,445 points, which is 15.5% lower than its OpenCL score. This suggests that the NVIDIA card is highly optimized for OpenCL but less so for Vulkan, whereas the Arc A570M only has an OpenCL score listed, making its performance in other APIs unknown.

The biggest win for Intel is the raw OpenCL score. The biggest win for NVIDIA is its memory subsystem: 560.0 GB/s of bandwidth and a 320-bit bus compared to Intel’s 224.0 GB/s and 128-bit bus. If a workload is bandwidth-bound, the CMP 50HX’s 2.5x advantage could easily overcome the 3.7% compute deficit. The data does not include a memory-bound benchmark, so this remains a qualitative inference from the specifications.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU is faster in Geekbench OpenCL?

A: The Intel Arc A570M is faster, scoring 58,239 points against the NVIDIA CMP 50HX’s 56,135 points, a 3.7% advantage.

Q: How does each card compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Arc A570M is 0.3% slower than the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT (58,392 points) and 0.3% faster than the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM (58,085 points). The CMP 50HX is 1.6% faster than the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (50,951 points) and 3.7% faster than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (49,957 points).

Q: What is the memory capacity and bandwidth difference?

A: The CMP 50HX has 10 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 320-bit bus with 560.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Arc A570M has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 224.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Which card has a higher power consumption?

A: The NVIDIA CMP 50HX has a 250 W TDP and requires two 8-pin power connectors and a 600 W suggested PSU. The Intel Arc A570M has a 75 W TDP and requires no external power connectors.

Q: Can either card output video to a display?

A: The Arc A570M has display outputs that are "Portable Device Dependent," meaning it can drive a screen in a suitable device. The CMP 50HX has no display outputs at all.

Q: What is the production status of each card?

A: The Intel Arc A570M is listed as "Active" production, while the NVIDIA CMP 50HX is "End-of-life."

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs are built on fundamentally different architectures and process nodes. The Intel Arc A570M uses the DG2-256 chip with the Xe-HPG architecture, fabricated on a 6 nm process at TSMC. It contains 11,500 million transistors on a 269 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 42.8 million per mm². The NVIDIA CMP 50HX uses the TU102 chip with the Turing architecture, also fabricated at TSMC but on a 12 nm process. It packs 18,600 million transistors onto a 754 mm² die, with a much lower density of 24.7 million per mm². The process advantage is clear: Intel achieves 59% of NVIDIA’s transistor count on 36% of the die area.

The compute configurations differ significantly. The Arc A570M has 2,048 shading units, 128 TMUs, 64 ROPs, and 16 ray tracing cores. The CMP 50HX has 3,584 shading units, 192 TMUs, 80 ROPs, and 56 ray tracing cores. NVIDIA also includes 448 tensor cores, which Intel’s card lacks entirely. Despite having 75% more shading units, the CMP 50HX’s FP32 throughput of 11.07 TFLOPS is only 108% higher than the Arc A570M’s 5.325 TFLOPS, reflecting the Intel card’s superior clock-for-clock efficiency at a 900 MHz base and 1300 MHz boost versus NVIDIA’s 1350 MHz base and 1545 MHz boost.

Memory architecture is another major divider. The Arc A570M uses a 128-bit bus with 8 GB of GDDR6 at 14 Gbps effective, delivering 224.0 GB/s. The CMP 50HX uses a 320-bit bus with 10 GB of GDDR6 at the same 14 Gbps effective speed, delivering 560.0 GB/s. Both cards support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, but the NVIDIA card’s PCIe interface is limited to PCIe 1.0 x4, a severe bottleneck for data transfer, while the Intel card uses PCIe 4.0 x8. The CMP 50HX is a dual-slot card measuring 267 mm in length, 116 mm in height, and 35 mm in width, whereas the Arc A570M is an IGP (integrated graphics processor) with no listed dimensions, reinforcing its mobile or embedded target. These differences explain why the two cards, despite similar benchmark scores, are not interchangeable in any real-world system.