NVIDIA GeForce MX570 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Comparison

The NVIDIA GeForce MX570 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 occupy opposite ends of the NVIDIA stack, and the benchmark data reflects that gulf clearly. In the only shared test, Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 4070 scores 154,858 against the MX570’s 38,299. That is a delta of -75.3% for the MX570, meaning the RTX 4070 is roughly 4x faster in raw compute throughput. The MX570 does manage to keep pace with its immediate rivals — it sits within 1.1% of the AMD Radeon Pro 580X and within 0.1% of the RTX 5080 Mobile — but against a desktop-class 40-series card, it is simply outclassed. The RTX 4070’s nearest rivals tell a similar story: it trades blows with the Tesla P4 (0.1% delta) and the RX Vega 56 (0.4% delta), but its 81st percentile ranking among all GPUs matches the MX570’s percentile, which highlights how different the scoring distributions are at these performance tiers.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The sole direct comparison in the data is Geekbench OpenCL, and it is not close. The RTX 4070 posts 154,858 points, while the MX570 manages 38,299. The deltaPct of -75.3% indicates the MX570 trails by three-quarters of the RTX 4070’s score. In practical terms, this means the RTX 4070 delivers more than four times the OpenCL compute performance. That gap is consistent with the specification disparity: the RTX 4070 has 5,888 shading units versus 2,048 on the MX570, and its 29.15 TFLOPS FP32 throughput is over six times the MX570’s 4.731 TFLOPS. The RTX 4070 also wins on memory bandwidth, with 504.2 GB/s against 96.00 GB/s, and its 12 GB GDDR6X frame buffer dwarfs the MX570’s 2 GB GDDR6.

Looking at the MX570’s other benchmark context, its 38,299 OpenCL score places it in the 81st percentile of all GPUs, but that percentile is inflated by the large number of weaker integrated and entry-level parts. Its nearest rivals — the RTX 5080 Mobile at 38,349 (delta -0.1%) and the MX570 A at 38,691 (delta -1%) — show that the MX570 is essentially at parity with other low-power mobile parts. The RTX 4070, by contrast, scores 154,858 in OpenCL, and its nearest rivals are the Tesla P4 at 37,628 (delta 0.1%) and the RX Vega 56 at 37,507 (delta 0.4%). Wait — that is a notable discrepancy: the RTX 4070’s nearestRivals list shows average scores around 37,600, which is far below its own 154,858 OpenCL score. That suggests the nearestRivals data is based on a different aggregate metric (avgBenchmarkScore), not the OpenCL run. The RTX 4070’s avgBenchmarkScore is 37,648, which puts it in the same ballpark as those rivals — but its individual OpenCL score is the standout number.

The RTX 4070 also has additional benchmark data points beyond OpenCL. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, it scores 3,854. In Geekbench Vulkan, it hits 174,152. PassMark results include 26,927 in G3D, 14,720 in GPU Compute, and 1,164 in G2D. The MX570 has no such data, so the only apples-to-apples comparison is OpenCL. Still, the RTX 4070’s Vulkan score of 174,152 exceeds its OpenCL score, suggesting strong API versatility. The MX570’s single OpenCL result gives no such comparison, but its 81st percentile ranking is identical to the RTX 4070’s, which is misleading given the raw score gap — the percentile is relative to all GPUs, and the RTX 4070 is competing at a much higher absolute level.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous: the RTX 4070 wins the only head-to-head benchmark by a 75.3% margin. There are zero wins for the MX570 across all recorded tests. Anyone choosing between these two for a gaming or compute workload should take the RTX 4070 without hesitation. The MX570’s 2 GB memory and 64-bit bus are simply inadequate for modern game textures or large datasets. The RTX 4070’s 12 GB GDDR6X and 192-bit bus provide 5.25x the bandwidth, which directly translates to higher frame rates and smoother asset streaming. The MX570 is an end-of-life IGP-class part with a 15 W TDP, designed for thin-and-light laptops where battery life is paramount. The RTX 4070 is a dual-slot, 200 W desktop card with a 16-pin power connector and a suggested 550 W PSU. These are different product categories, and the benchmark reflects that.

If the use case is strictly office work, web browsing, or lightweight media playback in a portable device, the MX570’s low power draw (15 W) and IGP form factor make it a sensible choice for that niche. But for any performance-sensitive task — gaming, 3D rendering, GPU compute — the RTX 4070 wins every measurable category. The MX570’s nearest rivals (RTX 5080 Mobile, MX570 A, Radeon Pro 580X) are all within 1.1% of its score, confirming it is a solid entry-level part, but the RTX 4070 is in a completely different league. The verdict is simple: the RTX 4070 is the only viable option for demanding workloads, while the MX570 is acceptable only for ultra-low-power systems where performance is secondary.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different architectural generations and foundries. The MX570 uses the GA107S chip built on Ampere architecture, fabricated by Samsung on an 8 nm process. It integrates 8,700 million transistors on a 200 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 43.5M per mm². The RTX 4070 uses the AD104 chip based on Ada Lovelace, fabricated by TSMC on a 5 nm process. It packs 35,800 million transistors into 294 mm², for a density of 121.8M per mm². That is nearly 3x the transistor density, which explains the RTX 4070’s massive performance advantage despite only a 47% larger die.

The core configurations differ sharply. The MX570 has 2,048 shading units, 64 TMUs, 32 ROPs, 16 RT cores, and 64 tensor cores. The RTX 4070 has 5,888 shading units, 184 TMUs, 64 ROPs, 46 RT cores, and 184 tensor cores. The RTX 4070 has nearly 3x the shading units, 2.9x the TMUs, 2.9x the RT cores, and 2.9x the tensor cores. The ROP count is exactly 2x (64 vs 32). These ratios align with the FP32 throughput difference: 29.15 TFLOPS vs 4.731 TFLOPS, a 6.2x gap. The pixel rate is 158.4 GPixel/s vs 36.96 GPixel/s (4.3x), and the texture rate is 455.4 GTexel/s vs 73.92 GTexel/s (6.2x).

Both GPUs support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, so feature-level API support is identical. The RTX 4070’s Ada Lovelace architecture brings architectural efficiency improvements over Ampere, but the fact pack does not list specific features like DLSS 3 or ray tracing accelerations. The memory subsystem is a major architectural divergence: the MX570 uses 2 GB GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus with 96.00 GB/s bandwidth, while the RTX 4070 uses 12 GB GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus with 504.2 GB/s. The 5.25x bandwidth difference is critical for high-resolution textures and compute workloads that stream large amounts of data.

Specification Differences

The table below highlights only the fields where the two differ, per the fact pack:

| Field | MX570 | RTX 4070 |

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

| Chip | GA107S | AD104 |

| Architecture | Ampere | Ada Lovelace |

| Generation | GeForce MX (5xx) | GeForce 40 |

| Process Node | 8 nm | 5 nm |

| Foundry | Samsung | TSMC |

| Transistors | 8,700 million | 35,800 million |

| Die Size | 200 mm² | 294 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 43.5M / mm² | 121.8M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 832 MHz | 1920 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 1155 MHz | 2475 MHz |

| Memory Clock | 1500 MHz / 12 Gbps effective | 1313 MHz / 21 Gbps effective |

| Memory Size | 2 GB | 12 GB |

| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |

| Memory Bus Width | 64 bit | 192 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 96.00 GB/s | 504.2 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 2048 | 5888 |

| TMUs | 64 | 184 |

| ROPs | 32 | 64 |

| RT Cores | 16 | 46 |

| Tensor Cores | 64 | 184 |

| Pixel Rate | 36.96 GPixel/s | 158.4 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 73.92 GTexel/s | 455.4 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 4.731 TFLOPS | 29.15 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 4.731 TFLOPS (1:1) | 29.15 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 15 W | 200 W |

| Slot Width | IGP | Dual-slot |

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

| Suggested PSU | None | 550 W |

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

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

| Dimensions | Not listed | 240 mm / 110 mm / 40 mm |

| Release Date | 2021-12-16 | 2023-04-11 |

| Predecessor | None | GeForce 30 |

| Successor | None | GeForce 50 |

| Launch MSRP | None | 599 USD |

The MX570 has no launch MSRP, while the RTX 4070 launched at 599 USD. The RTX 4070 is also physically larger (240 mm length, 110 mm height, 40 mm width) versus the MX570’s IGP form factor. The MX570 uses a PCIe 4.0 x8 interface; the RTX 4070 uses x16. Both are end-of-life, but the MX570 released December 2021 and the RTX 4070 in April 2023.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU is faster in Geekbench OpenCL?

A: The RTX 4070 scores 154,858 versus the MX570’s 38,299, a deltaPct of -75.3% for the MX570.

Q: How much memory bandwidth does each GPU have?

A: The MX570 has 96.00 GB/s (2 GB GDDR6, 64-bit bus), while the RTX 4070 has 504.2 GB/s (12 GB GDDR6X, 192-bit bus).

Q: Do both GPUs support the same DirectX version?

A: Yes, both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Q: What is the transistor density difference?

A: The MX570 has 43.5M transistors per mm² (8 nm Samsung), while the RTX 4070 has 121.8M per mm² (5 nm TSMC).

Q: Which GPU has more RT cores?

A: The RTX 4070 has 46 RT cores; the MX570 has 16.

Q: What is the TDP of each?

A: The MX570 is rated at 15 W, and the RTX 4070 is rated at 200 W.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 4070 wins every recorded benchmark category. In Geekbench OpenCL, it dominates with 154,858 vs 38,299. Its additional benchmark results — 174,152 in Vulkan, 26,927 in PassMark G3D, 14,720 in GPU Compute, and 3,854 in 3DMark Steel Nomad — are all strong scores for a desktop card. The MX570 has no wins in any test. The RTX 4070 also wins on memory capacity (12 GB vs 2 GB), bandwidth (504.2 GB/s vs 96.00 GB/s), and raw compute (29.15 TFLOPS vs 4.731 TFLOPS FP32).

The MX570’s only advantage is in power efficiency and physical footprint. Its 15 W TDP is a fraction of the RTX 4070’s 200 W, and its IGP form factor with no power connectors makes it suitable for ultra-thin laptops where the RTX 4070’s dual-slot, 240 mm length and 16-pin connector cannot fit. The MX570’s 81st percentile ranking matches the RTX 4070’s, but that is a quirk of the percentile calculation relative to all GPUs — the absolute scores are fourfold apart. For any workload that benefits from more shading units, tensor cores, or memory bandwidth, the RTX 4070 is the clear winner. The MX570 is only appropriate for basic display output in low-power portable devices, where its 2 GB memory and 96 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for light tasks but not for gaming or compute. The data shows no scenario where the MX570 outperforms the RTX 4070 in a measurable benchmark.