GPU Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The sole benchmark result in the data is Geekbench OpenCL, and it shows a clear but modest win for the NVIDIA GeForce MX570. The MX570 scores 38,299 points against the Radeon Pro Duo's 35,860, a delta of 6.8% in NVIDIA's favor. That is not a dominant margin, but in a benchmark where both cards land within the same percentile band among all GPUs, the MX570 at the 81st percentile, the Pro Duo at the 80th, a 6.8% lead is enough to separate the two on paper.

Context from the nearest-rival lists sharpens the picture. The MX570's score sits nearly level with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile (38,349, a -0.1% delta) and the RTX 4080 Mobile (38,135, a +0.4% delta). That is surprising company for a chip with a 15 W TDP, but the data places it there. The Pro Duo, meanwhile, edges out the NVIDIA Quadro GV100 (35,520, +1%) and the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile (35,435, +1.2%), while trailing the NVIDIA T1000 (36,289, -1.2%) and AMD Radeon RX 5300M (36,529, -1.8%). In other words, the Pro Duo's score is competitive with a range of modern mobile and workstation parts, even though it is an older, higher-power design.

The win count is decisive in structure: the MX570 takes 1 win, the Pro Duo takes 0. But with only one benchmark test in the dataset, that tally is less meaningful than the underlying delta. A 6.8% swing could be explained by driver maturity, workload characteristics, or the specific OpenCL implementation on each architecture. The data does not tell us which factor dominates; it only shows the final number.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from fundamentally different eras and design philosophies. The NVIDIA GeForce MX570 is built on the GA107S chip using the Ampere architecture, fabricated on an 8 nm process at Samsung. It packs 8,700 million transistors into a 200 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 43.5 million per square millimeter. The AMD Radeon Pro Duo uses the Capsaicin chip with GCN 3.0 architecture, on a 28 nm process at TSMC. Its 8,900 million transistors are spread across a much larger 596 mm² die, giving a density of just 14.9 million per square millimeter, roughly one-third the density of the NVIDIA part.

The memory subsystems could hardly be more different. The MX570 has 2 GB of GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus, providing 96.00 GB/s of bandwidth. The Pro Duo carries 4 GB of HBM on a 4096-bit bus, delivering 512.0 GB/s, more than five times the bandwidth. The Pro Duo's memory clock is listed at 500 MHz (1000 Mbps effective), while the MX570's memory runs at 1500 MHz with 12 Gbps effective. These are different memory technologies optimized for different constraints: the MX570 for low power and compact integration, the Pro Duo for raw throughput in compute-heavy workloads.

Compute resources tell a similar story. The MX570 has 2,048 shading units, 64 TMUs, and 32 ROPs, along with 16 ray-tracing cores and 64 tensor cores. The Pro Duo has 4,096 shading units, 256 TMUs, and 64 ROPs, but no ray-tracing or tensor cores at all. The Pro Duo's raw FP32 throughput is 8.192 TFLOPS versus the MX570's 4.731 TFLOPS, a 73% advantage for AMD on paper. Yet the OpenCL benchmark does not reflect that gap, which suggests the Pro Duo's theoretical compute headroom is not translating into real-world OpenCL performance in this test.

Feature support diverges as well. The MX570 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The Pro Duo supports DirectX 12 (12_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.170. The MX570's newer API levels give it access to features like hardware ray tracing and mesh shaders, which the Pro Duo cannot offer.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU wins the Geekbench OpenCL benchmark?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce MX570 wins with a score of 38,299 versus the AMD Radeon Pro Duo's 35,860, a 6.8% advantage.

Q: How does the MX570 compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The MX570 scores within 0.1% of the RTX 5080 Mobile (38,349) and 0.4% above the RTX 4080 Mobile (38,135), while trailing the MX570 A by 1% and the Radeon Pro 580X by 1.1%.

Q: What is the memory bandwidth difference between the two cards?

A: The Radeon Pro Duo has 512.0 GB/s of bandwidth from 4 GB of HBM on a 4096-bit bus, while the MX570 has 96.00 GB/s from 2 GB of GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus.

Q: Does the Radeon Pro Duo support ray tracing?

A: No. The Pro Duo has no ray-tracing cores or tensor cores, while the MX570 includes 16 ray-tracing cores and 64 tensor cores.

Q: What are the TDP ratings for each card?

A: The MX570 is rated at 15 W and is an integrated form factor (IGP) with no power connectors. The Pro Duo is rated at 350 W, is dual-slot, and requires three 8-pin power connectors with a suggested 750 W power supply.

Q: How do the release dates differ?

A: The Radeon Pro Duo was released in April 2016, while the GeForce MX570 was released in December 2021, a gap of roughly five and a half years.

Specification Differences

| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce MX570 | AMD Radeon Pro Duo |

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

| Process Node | 8 nm (Samsung) | 28 nm (TSMC) |

| Transistors | 8,700 million | 8,900 million |

| Die Size | 200 mm² | 596 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 43.5M / mm² | 14.9M / mm² |

| Memory Size | 2 GB GDDR6 | 4 GB HBM |

| Memory Bus Width | 64 bit | 4096 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 96.00 GB/s | 512.0 GB/s |

| Memory Clock | 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective) | 500 MHz (1000 Mbps effective) |

| Shading Units | 2048 | 4096 |

| TMUs | 64 | 256 |

| ROPs | 32 | 64 |

| Ray Tracing Cores | 16 | None |

| Tensor Cores | 64 | None |

| FP32 Performance | 4.731 TFLOPS | 8.192 TFLOPS |

| Pixel Rate | 36.96 GPixel/s | 64.00 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 73.92 GTexel/s | 256.0 GTexel/s |

| TDP | 15 W | 350 W |

| Slot Width | IGP | Dual-slot |

| Power Connectors | None | 3x 8-pin |

| Suggested PSU | None | 750 W |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |

| Display Outputs | Portable Device Dependent | 1x HDMI 1.4a, 3x DisplayPort 1.2 |

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

| Vulkan Support | 1.4 | 1.2.170 |

| Dimensions | Not specified | 277 mm length, 111 mm height |

| Release Date | 2021-12-16 | 2016-04-25 |

| Launch MSRP | None listed | 1,499 USD |

| Predecessor | None | FirePro GCN |

| Successor | None | Radeon Pro Polaris |

The Verdict

The data presents a straightforward choice for a specific metric: if the task is Geekbench OpenCL performance, the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 is the faster card. Its 6.8% lead over the Radeon Pro Duo is consistent, and its percentile ranking (81st vs. 80th) confirms it sits in a slightly higher performance tier overall. The MX570 achieves this with a 15 W TDP, an IGP form factor, and no power connectors, a staggering efficiency contrast to the Pro Duo's 350 W draw, dual-slot cooler, and triple 8-pin power requirement.

However, the raw compute specifications heavily favor the Pro Duo. It has double the shading units (4,096 vs. 2,048), quadruple the TMUs (256 vs. 64), double the ROPs (64 vs. 32), and 73% higher FP32 throughput (8.192 vs. 4.731 TFLOPS). Its memory bandwidth is over five times higher. These are not trivial differences; they suggest that in workloads that scale with raw compute or memory bandwidth, such as certain rendering tasks, scientific simulations, or large data transfers, the Pro Duo could outperform the MX570 despite losing the single benchmark in this dataset.

The MX570's advantages go beyond the benchmark. It supports newer API versions (DirectX 12 Ultimate, Vulkan 1.4), includes ray-tracing and tensor cores, and was released nearly six years later. The Pro Duo, by contrast, is an end-of-life product with a predecessor (FirePro GCN) and successor (Radeon Pro Polaris) already named, and its launch MSRP of 1,499 USD reflects its original workstation positioning. The MX570 has no listed MSRP and no predecessor or successor, indicating it occupies a more niche, mobile-oriented slot.

Where Each One Wins

NVIDIA GeForce MX570 wins in: the Geekbench OpenCL benchmark (38,299 vs. 35,860), overall GPU percentile ranking (81st vs. 80th), API support (DirectX 12 Ultimate and Vulkan 1.4 vs. DirectX 12_0 and Vulkan 1.2.170), power efficiency (15 W vs. 350 W), and integrated form factor (IGP vs. dual-slot with external power). It is also the only one of the two with ray-tracing and tensor cores, making it the choice for workloads that leverage those hardware features. Its transistor density is nearly three times higher, reflecting a much more modern manufacturing process.

AMD Radeon Pro Duo wins in: raw compute specifications across the board. It has double the shading units, quadruple the texture units, double the ROPs, and 73% higher FP32 performance. Its memory bandwidth is 512.0 GB/s versus 96.00 GB/s, a 5.3x advantage, and its 4 GB of HBM doubles the MX570's 2 GB capacity. The Pro Duo also has a wider memory bus (4096-bit vs. 64-bit), a larger physical footprint (277 mm length vs. unspecified but IGP-class), and a higher pixel rate (64.00 vs. 36.96 GPixel/s) and texture rate (256.0 vs. 73.92 GTexel/s). For any application that is memory-bandwidth-bound or that can saturate 4,096 shading units, the Pro Duo's hardware headroom is significant.

The practical takeaway from the data is that the MX570 wins the only measured test, but the Pro Duo wins on nearly every architectural specification that would matter for compute-heavy, memory-intensive tasks. The benchmark results indicate a narrower real-world gap than the spec sheet suggests, but the Pro Duo's theoretical advantages remain unmeasured in this dataset.