Intel Arc A570M vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Comparison

# FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 posts an average benchmark score of 60,347, while the Intel Arc A570M scores 58,239. The RTX 4090 leads by roughly 2,108 points, which corresponds to a 3.6% advantage overall.

Q: How does the RTX 4090 compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 4090 sits at the 88th percentile among all GPUs. Its closest competitors are the Intel Arc Pro A60 (60,326, 0% delta), the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48 (60,140, +0.3%), and the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M (61,896, -2.5%). Notably, the AMD Radeon PRO V710 trails by 2.9%.

Q: What is the single head-to-head benchmark result between these two cards?

A: In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 4090 scores 255,416 versus 58,239 for the Arc A570M. This represents a 338.6% advantage for the NVIDIA card, meaning it delivers more than four times the compute performance in this test.

Q: Which GPU has a higher transistor density?

A: The RTX 4090 achieves a transistor density of 125.3 million transistors per square millimeter, compared to 42.8 million for the Arc A570M. This is despite both being fabricated by TSMC, albeit on different nodes (5 nm for NVIDIA, 6 nm for Intel).

Q: Are both GPUs at the same performance percentile?

A: Yes, both the RTX 4090 and the Arc A570M are listed at the 88th percentile against all GPUs. However, the average scores differ, with the RTX 4090 holding a 3.6% edge in aggregate performance.

Q: What are the memory specifications for each card?

A: The RTX 4090 features 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus with 1.01 TB/s bandwidth. The Arc A570M has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 224.0 GB/s bandwidth.

# Architecture Differences

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture using the AD102 chip, manufactured on a 5 nm process at TSMC. It packs 76,300 million transistors into a 609 mm² die, resulting in a transistor density of 125.3 million per mm². The Intel Arc A570M uses the Xe-HPG architecture with the DG2-256 chip, fabricated on a 6 nm TSMC process. It contains 11,500 million transistors on a 269 mm² die, for a density of 42.8 million per mm².

The RTX 4090 is a desktop-class part with a triple-slot cooling solution, a 450 W TDP, and a 1x 16-pin power connector, requiring an 850 W power supply. The Arc A570M is an integrated graphics product (IGP) with a 75 W TDP, no dedicated power connectors, and no suggested PSU rating. The physical dimensions reflect this: the RTX 4090 measures 304 mm in length, 137 mm in height, and 61 mm in width, while the Arc A570M has no listed dimensions.

The RTX 4090 features 16,384 shading units, 512 texture mapping units, 176 ROPs, 128 ray tracing cores, and 512 tensor cores. The Arc A570M has 2,048 shading units, 128 TMUs, 64 ROPs, and 16 ray tracing cores, with no tensor core count listed. The NVIDIA card supports FP32 and FP16 at a 1:1 ratio (82.58 TFLOPS each), while the Intel part runs FP32 at 5.325 TFLOPS and FP16 at 10.65 TFLOPS (2:1).

Both GPUs support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The RTX 4090 uses a PCIe 4.0 x16 interface, while the Arc A570M uses PCIe 4.0 x8. Display outputs differ as well: the RTX 4090 has 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, whereas the Arc A570M's outputs are listed as "Portable Device Dependent."

# Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only direct benchmark comparison available is Geekbench OpenCL, and the result is decisive. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 scores 255,416, while the Intel Arc A570M scores 58,239. The delta is 338.6% in favor of the RTX 4090.

To contextualize this, consider that the RTX 4090's nearest rivals in overall average score are the Intel Arc Pro A60 (60,326) and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48 (60,140), both within 0.3%. The RTX 4090's OpenCL score of 255,416 is more than four times the Arc A570M's 58,239, yet the overall average score gap between the two cards is only about 3.6% (60,347 vs 58,239). This discrepancy suggests that the OpenCL test heavily favors the RTX 4090's raw compute architecture, while other benchmarks in the aggregate likely narrow the gap considerably.

The Arc A570M's nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT (58,392, -0.3%), the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM (58,085, +0.3%), the NVIDIA P102-100 (58,528, -0.5%), and the AMD Radeon PRO V710 (58,657, -0.7%). These deltas are all within 1%, indicating that the Arc A570M sits in a tightly contested performance cluster despite its much lower OpenCL score relative to the RTX 4090.

The RTX 4090 wins the head-to-head benchmark count 1-0, with no tests where the Arc A570M emerges victorious. However, the limited benchmark set for the Intel part (only Geekbench OpenCL) constrains the comparison; the aggregate average score field shows a far smaller overall performance gap.

# Specification Differences

| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | Intel Arc A570M |

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

| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Xe-HPG |

| Chip | AD102 | DG2-256 |

| Process Node | 5 nm | 6 nm |

| Transistors | 76,300 million | 11,500 million |

| Die Size | 609 mm² | 269 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 125.3M / mm² | 42.8M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 2235 MHz | 900 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 2520 MHz | 1300 MHz |

| Memory Clock | 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective) | 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) |

| Memory Size | 24 GB | 8 GB |

| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |

| Memory Bus Width | 384 bit | 128 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 1.01 TB/s | 224.0 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 16,384 | 2,048 |

| TMUs | 512 | 128 |

| ROPs | 176 | 64 |

| RT Cores | 128 | 16 |

| Tensor Cores | 512 | Not listed |

| Pixel Rate | 443.5 GPixel/s | 83.20 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 1,290.2 GTexel/s | 166.4 GTexel/s |

| FP32 Performance | 82.58 TFLOPS | 5.325 TFLOPS |

| FP16 Performance | 82.58 TFLOPS (1:1) | 10.65 TFLOPS (2:1) |

| TDP | 450 W | 75 W |

| Slot Width | Triple-slot | IGP |

| Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin | None |

| Suggested PSU | 850 W | Not listed |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |

| Display Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Portable Device Dependent |

| Production Status | End-of-life | Active |

| Release Date | 2022-09-19 | 2023-07-31 |

# The Verdict

The data presents a stark contrast between two GPUs with identical percentile rankings (88th) but vastly different design philosophies. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is a flagship desktop part with 76,300 million transistors, 24 GB of GDDR6X, and a 450 W TDP, clearly engineered for maximum compute throughput. The Intel Arc A570M is an integrated mobile part with 11,500 million transistors, 8 GB of GDDR6, and a 75 W TDP, optimized for efficiency rather than raw performance.

In the single head-to-head test, the RTX 4090 dominates with a 338.6% OpenCL advantage (255,416 vs 58,239). This aligns with the specification differences: the RTX 4090 has 8x the shading units, 4x the TMUs, 2.75x the ROPs, 8x the RT cores, and roughly 15.5x the FP32 throughput (82.58 vs 5.325 TFLOPS). The memory bandwidth gap is 4.5x (1.01 TB/s vs 224.0 GB/s).

However, the average benchmark scores tell a more nuanced story. The RTX 4090's average of 60,347 is only 3.6% higher than the Arc A570M's 58,239. This suggests that in aggregate workloads, the two GPUs perform far closer than the raw specifications imply. The RTX 4090's nearest rival is the Intel Arc Pro A60 (60,326, 0% delta), while the Arc A570M's nearest rival is the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT (58,392, -0.3%). Both cards occupy similar performance tiers in the broader GPU landscape.

The RTX 4090 is end-of-life, released in September 2022, while the Arc A570M is active, released in July 2023. The NVIDIA card has a launch MSRP of 1,599 USD, while the Intel part has no listed launch MSRP.

# Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 wins decisively in the head-to-head Geekbench OpenCL test, delivering 255,416 points versus 58,239 for the Arc A570M. This 338.6% advantage indicates that applications leveraging OpenCL compute — such as scientific simulations, machine learning inference, or rendering workloads — will see dramatic performance gains on the RTX 4090. Its 82.58 TFLOPS FP32 and FP16 performance, combined with 1.01 TB/s memory bandwidth and 128 RT cores, positions it for heavy compute and ray-traced workloads.

The Intel Arc A570M, despite losing the head-to-head, holds its own in the aggregate benchmark landscape. Its average score of 58,239 places it within 1% of the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT (58,392), the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM (58,085), and the NVIDIA P102-100 (58,528). For integrated graphics, the Arc A570M's 75 W TDP and 8 GB of GDDR6 memory make it suitable for portable devices where power efficiency is paramount. Its 10.65 TFLOPS FP16 performance (2:1 ratio) suggests it can handle compute tasks requiring half-precision arithmetic more efficiently than its FP32 throughput would imply.

For users prioritizing raw compute performance in a desktop environment with a 450 W TDP budget, the RTX 4090 is the clear choice based on the OpenCL result and specification advantages. For portable device integration where power draw is limited to 75 W and the GPU must fit an IGP form factor, the Arc A570M offers a practical balance, as evidenced by its 88th percentile ranking despite far lower absolute specifications. The production status difference — end-of-life for NVIDIA versus active for Intel — further suggests that the Arc A570M remains a current option for system builders, while the RTX 4090 has been succeeded in the product stack.