AMD Radeon RX 570 vs NVIDIA RTX A1000 Comparison

The Verdict

The benchmark data presents a clear hierarchy: the NVIDIA RTX A1000 wins all three recorded head-to-head tests against the AMD Radeon RX 570. The RTX A1000 leads by 10.1% in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, by 62.3% in Geekbench OpenCL, and by 16% in Geekbench Vulkan. Its average benchmark score of 34,207 places it in the 79th percentile of all GPUs, while the RX 570's average of 28,766 lands in the 74th percentile. The RTX A1000 is the superior performer across every measured workload, making it the default choice for users who prioritize raw compute and modern API performance.

However, the RX 570 is not without its merits. It is an end-of-life product from the Polaris generation, whereas the RTX A1000 is an active workstation product. The RX 570 offers a 256-bit memory bus and higher memory bandwidth (224.0 GB/s) compared to the A1000's 128-bit bus and 192.0 GB/s bandwidth. This gives the RX 570 an edge in memory-throughput-heavy scenarios, even though it loses on raw compute. Users working with legacy applications or relying on AMD's ecosystem may still find the RX 570 relevant, but the data indicates it is outclassed across the board.

For professional workloads, the RTX A1000 is the clear pick. Its Ampere architecture brings dedicated RT and Tensor cores, features entirely absent from the RX 570. Its 8 GB GDDR6 memory doubles the RX 570's 4 GB GDDR5 capacity, which is crucial for modern datasets. The RX 570, with its 2017 release date and 14 nm process, represents an older generation, and its performance ceiling is firmly below the A1000. In short: choose the RTX A1000 for any current or future-facing task; choose the RX 570 only if you are locked into legacy drivers or require its specific memory bandwidth profile.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX A1000 wins in every benchmark recorded in the database, so its areas of dominance are broad. Its largest margin comes in Geekbench OpenCL, where it scores 52,078 versus 32,084, a 62.3% advantage. This suggests a massive lead in general-purpose compute tasks, which is expected given its 6.737 TFLOPS FP32 performance versus 5.095 TFLOPS on the RX 570. The A1000 also wins in modern graphics APIs, as shown by its 16% lead in Geekbench Vulkan and 10.1% lead in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12.

The RX 570 does not win any benchmark in the head-to-head table, but the hardware specifications reveal where it can compete. Its texture rate of 159.2 GTexel/s is significantly higher than the A1000's 105.3 GTexel/s, indicating a potential advantage in fill-rate-limited scenarios. Similarly, its 224.0 GB/s memory bandwidth exceeds the A1000's 192.0 GB/s, which could help in situations where memory bandwidth is the bottleneck, such as certain large-texture or multi-sample anti-aliasing workloads. However, no benchmark in the database confirms these advantages in practice.

The RTX A1000 also wins on efficiency. Its 50 W TDP is one-third of the RX 570's 150 W, and it requires no power connectors, a single-slot design, and a 250 W suggested PSU versus the RX 570's dual-slot layout and 450 W suggested PSU. This makes the A1000 a much better fit for low-power, compact systems. The RX 570 has no such wins in the recorded data; its only advantage is the lower launch MSRP, which is not considered in performance analysis.

Architecture Differences

The two cards are architectural opposites. The NVIDIA RTX A1000 uses the GA107 chip built on the Ampere architecture, fabricated by Samsung on an 8 nm process. It packs 8,700 million transistors into a 200 mm² die, achieving a transistor density of 43.5M / mm². In contrast, the AMD Radeon RX 570 uses the Polaris 20 chip on the GCN 4.0 architecture, built by GlobalFoundries on a 14 nm process. It has 5,700 million transistors on a larger 232 mm² die, giving a lower density of 24.6M / mm².

The A1000 has more shading units (2304 vs 2048) and more ROPs (32 vs 32, tied), but the RX 570 has more texture mapping units (128 vs 72). The RX 570 has a higher base clock (1168 MHz vs 727 MHz) and boost clock (1244 MHz vs 1462 MHz, where the A1000 is higher). The A1000 compensates with a more modern architecture and higher FP32 throughput. The A1000 also has 18 RT cores and 72 tensor cores, features with no equivalent in the RX 570, which lacks any dedicated ray tracing or tensor hardware.

Memory differences are stark. The A1000 offers 8 GB GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, running at 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective), yielding 192.0 GB/s bandwidth. The RX 570 offers 4 GB GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus, running at 1750 MHz (7 Gbps effective), yielding 224.0 GB/s bandwidth. The A1000 has more capacity but lower total bandwidth. This is a trade-off: the A1000 can hold more data but moves it slower.

The feature set also diverges. The A1000 supports PCIe 4.0 x8, while the RX 570 uses PCIe 3.0 x16. The A1000 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the RX 570 only supports DirectX 12 (12_0). The A1000 has Vulkan 1.4 support compared to 1.3 on the RX 570. The A1000 is a single-slot card with 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a outputs, while the RX 570 is dual-slot with a mix of DVI, HDMI 2.0b, and DisplayPort 1.4a. The RX 570 requires a 6-pin power connector, while the A1000 draws power directly from the PCIe slot.

FAQ

Q: Which card has better overall performance?

A: The NVIDIA RTX A1000 has a higher average benchmark score of 34,207 (79th percentile) compared to the AMD Radeon RX 570's score of 28,766 (74th percentile). It wins all three head-to-head benchmarks: 16% in Vulkan, 62.3% in OpenCL, and 10.1% in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12.

Q: Is the RX 570 better at anything?

A: In the recorded data, it does not win any benchmark. However, the RX 570 has a higher texture rate (159.2 GTexel/s vs 105.3 GTexel/s) and higher memory bandwidth (224.0 GB/s vs 192.0 GB/s). Its 256-bit memory bus is wider than the A1000's 128-bit bus.

Q: Which card is more power-efficient?

A: The RTX A1000 has a 50 W TDP, which is three times lower than the RX 570's 150 W TDP. The A1000 also has no power connectors and a suggested PSU of 250 W, while the RX 570 needs a 1x 6-pin connector and a 450 W PSU.

Q: Can the RX 570 handle ray tracing?

A: No. The RX 570 has no RT cores or tensor cores. The RTX A1000 includes 18 RT cores and 72 tensor cores, though no ray tracing benchmarks are present in the database to measure the difference.

Q: How do they compare in memory capacity?

A: The RTX A1000 has 8 GB GDDR6, while the RX 570 has 4 GB GDDR5. The A1000 doubles capacity but uses a narrower 128-bit bus, resulting in lower bandwidth (192.0 GB/s) versus the RX 570's 224.0 GB/s.

Q: Which has better API support?

A: The RTX A1000 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), Vulkan 1.4, and OpenGL 4.64.6. The RX 570 supports DirectX 12 (12_0), Vulkan 1.3, and OpenGL 4.6. The A1000's DX12 Ultimate support is more modern.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The data shows a sweep for the NVIDIA RTX A1000. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, the A1000 scores 969 against the RX 570's 880, a 10.1% victory. This is the most representative test of modern DirectX 12 gaming and low-level graphics workloads. The A1000's architecture with hardware RT cores and support for DX12 Ultimate likely contributes to this lead, though the score gap of 89 points is relatively modest.

The largest margin comes in Geekbench OpenCL, where the A1000 scores 52,078 and the RX 570 scores 32,084, a difference of 20 points (62.3%). This test is compute-heavy and the A1000's 6.737 TFLOPS FP32 performance versus 5.095 TFLOPS on the RX 570 explains the overwhelming advantage. The OpenCL result indicates the A1000 is far more capable for GPU-accelerated compute, such as scientific simulations, rendering, or AI workloads.

The Vulkan test shows a more moderate win for the A1000: 49,574 versus 42,752, a 16% lead. Vulkan is a low-level API that often scales with raw throughput and driver efficiency. The A1000's newer architecture and higher clock speeds (boost 1462 MHz versus 1244 MHz) likely contribute to this 6,822-point advantage.

In total, the RTX A1000 wins 3 benchmarks and the RX 570 wins 0. The average benchmark score difference is 5,441 points (34,207 vs 28,766). The RX 570's closest recorded performance is in the Steel Nomad DX12 test, where it only loses by 89 points, suggesting it can keep up in rasterization-limited scenarios. However, the compute gap (OpenCL) is nearly three times larger in percentage terms, showing a fundamental processing power gap between the Ampere and Polaris architectures. These results consistently place the RTX A1000 in a higher performance tier, aligned with its 79th percentile ranking versus the RX 570's 74th percentile.