AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce MX570 Comparison

The NVIDIA GeForce MX570 and AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT occupy opposite ends of the GPU spectrum: the MX570 is a 15 W integrated-class mobile chip from the Ampere generation, while the RX 7900 XT is a 300 W dual-slot desktop flagship built on RDNA 3.0. Yet the database’s average benchmark scores place them within 0.4% of each other—38,494 for the MX570 versus 38,358 for the RX 7900 XT. That surprising proximity stems from a limited and mismatched test set; the single directly comparable benchmark, Geekbench OpenCL, shows the RX 7900 XT scoring 169,834 against the MX570’s 38,494, a 77.3% advantage. The following analysis unpacks these results, the architectural chasm between the two, and where each GPU’s strengths genuinely lie.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce MX570 holds a marginal edge with an average benchmark score of 38,494 versus the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT’s 38,358, a difference of 0.4%. However, this average is computed from very different test suites: the MX570 has only one recorded Geekbench OpenCL result, while the RX 7900 XT includes ten benchmarks spanning 3DMark, Geekbench, and PassMark.

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

A: In the only shared test, Geekbench OpenCL, the RX 7900 XT scores 169,834 against the MX570’s 38,494, giving the AMD card a 77.3% lead. This is the sole direct comparison available in the database.

Q: How do their memory configurations differ?

A: The MX570 has 2 GB of GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus with 96.00 GB/s bandwidth. The RX 7900 XT offers 20 GB of GDDR6 on a 320-bit bus with 800.0 GB/s bandwidth—roughly 8.3 times the memory capacity and 8.3 times the bandwidth.

Q: What are the process nodes and foundries?

A: The MX570 uses Samsung’s 8 nm process with 8,700 million transistors on a 200 mm² die. The RX 7900 XT uses TSMC’s 5 nm process with 57,700 million transistors on a 529 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 109.1M / mm² versus 43.5M / mm².

Q: Do both GPUs support the same APIs?

A: Yes, both list DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The RX 7900 XT also supports additional display outputs including 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, and 1x USB Type-C, while the MX570’s outputs are portable-device dependent.

Q: What is the launch MSRP of the RX 7900 XT?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT had a launch MSRP of 899 USD. The MX570 has no listed launch MSRP.

Where Each One Wins

Given the sparse head-to-head data, the wins are narrowly defined. The RX 7900 XT wins the only directly comparable benchmark—Geekbench OpenCL—by a decisive 77.3% margin. That result aligns with its far larger shading unit count (5,376 versus 2,048), higher boost clock (2,394 MHz versus 1,155 MHz), and 51.48 TFLOPS FP32 throughput against the MX570’s 4.731 TFLOPS. In any compute-heavy workload that scales with raw ALU throughput, the RX 7900 XT is the clear victor.

The MX570, however, holds a 0.4% lead in the database’s average benchmark score. This is an artifact of test selection: the MX570’s sole Geekbench OpenCL score of 38,494 is a single data point, whereas the RX 7900 XT’s average of 38,358 includes lower scores from PassMark DX9 (322), DX10 (158), and DX12 (110) tests that pull its average down. Thus, the MX570 “wins” in the aggregate only because its limited test set does not include those low-scoring legacy DirectX tests. In practical terms, the MX570’s win is a statistical quirk, not a reflection of real-world performance parity.

Where each GPU genuinely wins is in its intended deployment. The MX570’s 15 W TDP, IGP slot width, and no power connectors make it suitable for thin-and-light portable devices, whereas the RX 7900 XT’s 300 W TDP, dual-slot design, and 2x 8-pin power connectors target high-end desktop systems with a 700 W suggested PSU. The MX570’s display outputs are portable-device dependent, while the RX 7900 XT offers a full suite of modern connectors. These differences are not benchmark wins but define their respective use cases.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs are built on fundamentally different architectures. The MX570 uses NVIDIA’s Ampere architecture on the GA107S chip, fabricated by Samsung on an 8 nm process. It integrates 8,700 million transistors across a 200 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 43.5M / mm². The RX 7900 XT is AMD’s RDNA 3.0 architecture on the Navi 31 chip (codename Plum Bonito), built by TSMC on a 5 nm process. It packs 57,700 million transistors into a 529 mm² die, achieving a density of 109.1M / mm²—over twice the MX570’s density.

Core configuration differs starkly. The MX570 has 2,048 shading units, 64 TMUs, 32 ROPs, 16 RT cores, and 64 tensor cores. The RX 7900 XT has 5,376 shading units, 336 TMUs, 192 ROPs, and 84 RT cores, but no tensor cores (listed as null). The absence of tensor cores in the RX 7900 XT is notable because the MX570’s 64 tensor cores support AI-accelerated features, though the RX 7900 XT compensates with a 2:1 FP16 ratio (103.0 TFLOPS) versus the MX570’s 1:1 FP16 (4.731 TFLOPS).

Clock behavior also diverges. The MX570 runs at a base of 832 MHz and boost of 1,155 MHz, while the RX 7900 XT operates at 1,387 MHz base, 2,025 MHz game, and 2,394 MHz boost. The RX 7900 XT’s higher clocks, combined with its larger core count, yield pixel rates of 459.6 GPixel/s and texture rates of 804.4 GTexel/s—orders of magnitude above the MX570’s 36.96 GPixel/s and 73.92 GTexel/s.

Memory architecture is another chasm. The MX570 uses a 64-bit GDDR6 interface with 2 GB and 96.00 GB/s bandwidth. The RX 7900 XT uses a 320-bit GDDR6 interface with 20 GB and 800.0 GB/s bandwidth. The memory clock differs as well: 1,500 MHz (12 Gbps effective) for the MX570 versus 2,500 MHz (20 Gbps effective) for the RX 7900 XT.

Specification Differences

| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce MX570 | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT |

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

| Process Node | 8 nm (Samsung) | 5 nm (TSMC) |

| Transistors | 8,700 million | 57,700 million |

| Die Size | 200 mm² | 529 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 43.5M / mm² | 109.1M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 832 MHz | 1,387 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 1,155 MHz | 2,394 MHz |

| Game Clock | — | 2,025 MHz |

| Memory Clock | 1,500 MHz (12 Gbps effective) | 2,500 MHz (20 Gbps effective) |

| Memory Size | 2 GB | 20 GB |

| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |

| Memory Bus Width | 64 bit | 320 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 96.00 GB/s | 800.0 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 2,048 | 5,376 |

| TMUs | 64 | 336 |

| ROPs | 32 | 192 |

| RT Cores | 16 | 84 |

| Tensor Cores | 64 | (none) |

| Pixel Rate | 36.96 GPixel/s | 459.6 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 73.92 GTexel/s | 804.4 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 4.731 TFLOPS | 51.48 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 4.731 TFLOPS (1:1) | 103.0 TFLOPS (2:1) |

| TDP | 15 W | 300 W |

| Slot Width | IGP | Dual-slot |

| Power Connectors | None | 2x 8-pin |

| Suggested PSU | — | 700 W |

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

| Display Outputs | Portable Device Dependent | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C |

| Dimensions | — | 276 mm / 10.9 in (L), 110 mm / 4.3 in (H), 51 mm / 2 in (W) |

| Release Date | 2021-12-16 | 2022-11-02 |

| Launch MSRP | — | 899 USD |

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only head-to-head benchmark in the database is Geekbench OpenCL. The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT scores 169,834, while the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 scores 38,494. That is a 77.3% delta in favor of the RX 7900 XT—a decisive win that reflects the raw compute advantage of the larger GPU. The RX 7900 XT’s FP32 throughput of 51.48 TFLOPS is nearly 11 times the MX570’s 4.731 TFLOPS, and its memory bandwidth of 800.0 GB/s dwarfs the MX570’s 96.00 GB/s. These architectural disparities translate directly into the OpenCL result.

No other direct comparisons exist. However, the average benchmark scores—38,494 for the MX570 and 38,358 for the RX 7900 XT—show a 0.4% edge for the MX570. This apparent contradiction is explained by the test mix. The RX 7900 XT’s average includes PassMark DirectX 9, 10, and 12 scores of 322, 158, and 110, respectively, which drag its average down. The MX570, with only its Geekbench OpenCL score, avoids those low legacy results. Thus, while the aggregate average hints at near-parity, the single meaningful comparison reveals a massive performance gap.

In summary, the RX 7900 XT wins the only directly comparable workload by a wide margin, and its architectural specifications—core counts, clocks, memory, and bandwidth—overwhelmingly support that result. The MX570’s slight lead in the database average is a statistical artifact of