AMD Radeon Pro 570 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile Comparison

# NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile vs AMD Radeon Pro 570

The database places these two mobile graphics processors at opposite ends of the performance spectrum. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile sits in the 84th percentile of all GPUs, while the AMD Radeon Pro 570 lands in the 78th percentile. Their average benchmark scores are 43,667 and 33,207 respectively, a gap of roughly 31.5%. The RTX 4090 Mobile is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process, while the Radeon Pro 570 uses the older GCN 4.0 architecture on a 14 nm process. These are not direct competitors in the traditional sense, but the head-to-head data reveals how far mobile GPU technology has advanced between the 2017-era Radeon Pro 570 and the 2023-era GeForce flagship.

Where Each One Wins

The use-case split is stark and unambiguous. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile wins every benchmark in the shared test suite, taking both head-to-head comparisons with margins exceeding 430%. In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 4090 Mobile scores 180,831 against the Radeon Pro 570's 27,702, a delta of 552.8%. In Geekbench Vulkan, the NVIDIA part scores 170,774 versus 31,974, a delta of 434.1%. There is no workload category in the recorded data where the AMD part comes out ahead.

The Radeon Pro 570 does have one unique benchmark result that the RTX 4090 Mobile does not share: a Geekbench Metal score of 39,945. This reflects its positioning in the Radeon Pro Mac (500 Series) generation, where Metal API performance matters for macOS compatibility. However, this single data point does not offset the NVIDIA part's dominance in cross-platform compute and graphics workloads.

For users running OpenCL or Vulkan applications, the RTX 4090 Mobile is the clear choice. Its 5.5x advantage in OpenCL and 4.3x advantage in Vulkan indicate that compute-heavy tasks, machine learning inference, and modern graphics APIs will all favor the NVIDIA solution. The Radeon Pro 570's strengths, such as they are, lie in legacy Metal workloads on Apple platforms, but the recorded data shows no scenario where it wins a shared benchmark.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs represent fundamentally different design philosophies separated by nearly six years of silicon evolution. The RTX 4090 Mobile uses the AD103 chip on TSMC's 5 nm process, packing 45,900 million transistors into a 379 mm² die. This yields a transistor density of 121.1 million transistors per square millimeter. The Radeon Pro 570 uses the Ellesmere chip on GlobalFoundries' 14 nm process, with 5,700 million transistors on a 232 mm² die, giving a density of 24.6 million per square millimeter. The NVIDIA part has 7x more transistors and nearly 5x higher density.

The compute resources scale accordingly. The RTX 4090 Mobile has 9,728 shading units, 304 texture mapping units, and 112 raster output pipelines. It also includes 76 ray tracing cores and 304 tensor cores, reflecting Ada Lovelace's dedicated hardware for ray tracing and AI workloads. The Radeon Pro 570 has 1,792 shading units, 112 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. It has no ray tracing cores and no tensor cores, as GCN 4.0 predates both technologies in AMD's consumer lineup.

Memory architecture differs as well. The RTX 4090 Mobile pairs 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus with 576.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The Radeon Pro 570 has 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus with 217.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Both use a 256-bit interface, but the newer GDDR6 memory at 18 Gbps effective versus 6.8 Gbps effective gives the NVIDIA part 2.65x the memory bandwidth. The RTX 4090 Mobile also supports PCIe 4.0 x16, while the Radeon Pro 570 is limited to PCIe 3.0 x16. Both are integrated into portable devices with no power connectors and IGP slot width, though the RTX 4090 Mobile carries a 120 W TDP versus 150 W for the AMD part.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has higher raw compute throughput?

A: The RTX 4090 Mobile delivers 32.98 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, which is 8.3x the Radeon Pro 570's 3.960 TFLOPS. Both achieve a 1:1 FP16 to FP32 ratio.

Q: Does the Radeon Pro 570 support ray tracing hardware?

A: No. The database lists no ray tracing cores for the Radeon Pro 570. The RTX 4090 Mobile includes 76 dedicated ray tracing cores.

Q: How do the memory capacities compare?

A: The RTX 4090 Mobile has 16 GB of GDDR6, while the Radeon Pro 570 has 4 GB of GDDR5. Memory bandwidth is 576.0 GB/s versus 217.0 GB/s respectively.

Q: What is the production status of each GPU?

A: The RTX 4090 Mobile is marked as Active, while the Radeon Pro 570 is End-of-life. The RTX 4090 Mobile released in January 2023, the Radeon Pro 570 in June 2017.

Q: Which API versions does each support?

A: The RTX 4090 Mobile supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The Radeon Pro 570 supports DirectX 12 (12_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.3.

Q: Are there any benchmarks where the Radeon Pro 570 appears?

A: Yes, the database includes a Geekbench Metal score of 39,945 for the Radeon Pro 570. No Metal score is listed for the RTX 4090 Mobile.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every specification field. The RTX 4090 Mobile uses the AD103 chip on a 5 nm process from TSMC, while the Radeon Pro 570 uses Ellesmere on 14 nm from GlobalFoundries. Transistor count is 45,900 million versus 5,700 million, and die size is 379 mm² versus 232 mm². The clock speeds differ: the NVIDIA part runs at 1335 MHz base and 1695 MHz boost, while the AMD part runs at 1000 MHz base and 1105 MHz boost.

Memory configurations diverge completely. The RTX 4090 Mobile has 16 GB GDDR6 at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) with 576.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Radeon Pro 570 has 4 GB GDDR5 at 1695 MHz (6.8 Gbps effective) with 217.0 GB/s bandwidth. Both use 256-bit buses. The compute units: 9,728 shading units, 304 TMUs, 112 ROPs, 76 RT cores, and 304 tensor cores for the RTX 4090 Mobile; 1,792 shading units, 112 TMUs, and 32 ROPs for the Radeon Pro 570, with no RT or tensor cores.

Rates and TDP also differ. The RTX 4090 Mobile achieves 189.8 GPixel/s pixel rate and 515.3 GTexel/s texture rate. The Radeon Pro 570 achieves 35.36 GPixel/s and 123.8 GTexel/s. The NVIDIA part has a 120 W TDP, the AMD part 150 W. Bus interfaces are PCIe 4.0 x16 versus PCIe 3.0 x16. Both are IGP slot width with no power connectors and portable device dependent display outputs. API support: DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) versus DirectX 12 (12_0), Vulkan 1.4 versus 1.3, both OpenGL 4.6.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The head-to-head results show a dominant NVIDIA victory in both shared tests. In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 4090 Mobile scores 180,831 against 27,702 for the Radeon Pro 570, a delta of 552.8%. This is the largest margin in the recorded data. The OpenCL result reflects the massive difference in raw compute resources: 9,728 shading units versus 1,792, and 32.98 TFLOPS versus 3.960 TFLOPS.

The Geekbench Vulkan test shows a slightly smaller but still overwhelming gap. The RTX 4090 Mobile scores 170,774, while the Radeon Pro 570 scores 31,974, a delta of 434.1%. Vulkan performance benefits from the newer architecture's improved command processing and the dedicated ray tracing hardware, though the benchmark itself does not necessarily exercise RT cores. The 5.3x advantage in Vulkan aligns with the architectural generational leap.

Beyond the shared tests, the RTX 4090 Mobile's broader benchmark suite includes PassMark results that demonstrate its range. It scores 27,212 in PassMark G3D, 12,347 in GPU Compute, 984 in G2D, and various DirectX tests: 310 in DX9, 262 in DX11, 173 in DX10, and 107 in DX12. The Radeon Pro 570 has no PassMark entries in the database, only Geekbench OpenCL, Vulkan, and Metal scores. The RTX 4090 Mobile's average benchmark score of 43,667 places it 0.8% ahead of the NVIDIA Quadro M6000, 0.9% ahead of the RTX 5050 Mobile, and 0.9% ahead of the Quadro M6000 24 GB, while sitting 0.9% behind the RTX A6000. The Radeon Pro 570's average of 33,207 puts it 0.1% ahead of the RTX 3050 Mobile, 0.1% ahead of the T550 Mobile, 0.7% ahead of the P104-100, and 1.1% ahead of the T600 Mobile.

The specification table reinforces the performance gap. The RTX 4090 Mobile has 5.4x the shading units, 2.7x the TMUs, 3.5x the ROPs, and 2.65x the memory bandwidth. Its FP32 throughput is 8.3x higher. The pixel rate is 5.4x higher at 189.8 GPixel/s versus 35.36 GPixel/s, and the texture rate is 4.2x higher at 515.3 GTexel/s versus 123.8 GTexel/s. The RTX 4090 Mobile achieves these numbers at a lower TDP of 120 W versus 150 W, which is notable for mobile implementations.

The data shows a complete generational and performance-tier separation. The RTX 4090 Mobile is a current-generation flagship mobile GPU, while the Radeon Pro 570 is an end-of-life product from 2017. Every measured metric favors the NVIDIA part, and the margins are consistent across compute APIs. The only unique data point for the Radeon Pro 570 is its Metal score, which has no NVIDIA counterpart in the database, leaving that comparison unquantified.