AMD Radeon Pro 570 vs NVIDIA Tesla P4 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database records two shared benchmark tests between the NVIDIA Tesla P4 and the AMD Radeon Pro 570, and the results are decisively one-sided. In Geekbench OpenCL, the Tesla P4 scores 34947 against the Radeon Pro 570's 27702, a 26.2% advantage. That is not a marginal lead; it is a substantial gap that places the Tesla P4 firmly ahead in raw compute workloads that rely on OpenCL. The Vulkan test tells a similar story, with the Tesla P4 posting 40309 versus 31974, a 26.1% delta. Both wins belong to NVIDIA, and the consistency of the margin across two different APIs suggests the performance difference is architectural rather than workload-specific.

It is worth remembering the Radeon Pro 570 does not fight back in any recorded benchmark. The head-to-head data shows 2 wins for the Tesla P4 and 0 for the AMD card. The closest the Radeon Pro 570 comes to competitiveness is in the Vulkan test, where its score of 31974 is still roughly 8,300 points behind. In percentage terms, the Tesla P4's lead is nearly identical in both tests, which indicates that the NVIDIA card's advantage holds steady whether the workload is compute-oriented or graphics-oriented.

Looking at the broader database context, the Tesla P4's average benchmark score is 37628, placing it in the 81st percentile of all GPUs. The Radeon Pro 570 averages 33207, which lands in the 78th percentile. That three-percentile gap translates into a meaningful real-world difference, especially for users who rely on these cards for sustained professional workloads. The Tesla P4's nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, scores 37648, a delta of only -0.1%, meaning the Tesla P4 is essentially on par with that much newer card in average benchmark score. The Radeon Pro 570's nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile, scores 33170, a 0.1% delta, so the AMD card sits right at the level of an entry-level laptop GPU in the database's aggregate measurements.

FAQ

Q: Which card wins in OpenCL performance?

A: The NVIDIA Tesla P4 wins decisively. It scores 34947 in Geekbench OpenCL, while the AMD Radeon Pro 570 scores 27702, giving the Tesla P4 a 26.2% lead.

Q: Is the Radeon Pro 570 competitive in Vulkan?

A: No. The Tesla P4 scores 40309 in Geekbench Vulkan versus the Radeon Pro 570's 31974, a 26.1% advantage for NVIDIA. The AMD card trails by roughly 8,300 points.

Q: How do these cards compare in overall benchmark average?

A: The Tesla P4 averages 37628 across its recorded benchmarks, while the Radeon Pro 570 averages 33207. That puts the Tesla P4 in the 81st percentile of all GPUs and the Radeon Pro 570 in the 78th percentile.

Q: Does the Radeon Pro 570 have any benchmark win over the Tesla P4?

A: No. In the shared tests recorded in the database, the Tesla P4 wins both the OpenCL and Vulkan tests. The head-to-head tally is 2 wins for NVIDIA and 0 for AMD.

Q: What is the memory configuration difference?

A: The Tesla P4 has 8 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus with 192.3 GB/s bandwidth. The Radeon Pro 570 has 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus with 217.0 GB/s bandwidth. The AMD card has higher bandwidth but half the capacity.

Q: Which card has higher pixel throughput?

A: The Tesla P4 has a pixel rate of 71.30 GPixel/s, while the Radeon Pro 570 has 35.36 GPixel/s. The NVIDIA card delivers more than double the pixel fill rate.

Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA Tesla P4 is the clear winner in every recorded benchmark category. Its OpenCL score of 34947 and Vulkan score of 40309 both outclass the Radeon Pro 570's 27702 and 31974 respectively. For users running compute-heavy tasks, scientific simulations, or rendering workloads that leverage OpenCL, the Tesla P4's 26.2% lead is the deciding factor. Similarly, for Vulkan-based applications, the 26.1% advantage means the Tesla P4 will handle graphics and compute workloads with noticeably more headroom.

The Radeon Pro 570 does have one theoretical advantage in the memory subsystem: its bandwidth of 217.0 GB/s exceeds the Tesla P4's 192.3 GB/s. That higher bandwidth could help in bandwidth-sensitive tasks, but the database's benchmark results do not show this translating into any actual performance win. The AMD card's 4 GB memory capacity is also half the Tesla P4's 8 GB, which limits its ability to handle large datasets or high-resolution textures without spilling to slower storage.

For raw compute throughput, the Tesla P4 offers 5.704 TFLOPS of FP32 performance versus the Radeon Pro 570's 3.960 TFLOPS. That is a 44% advantage for NVIDIA in theoretical single-precision compute. The texture rate also favors the Tesla P4 at 178.2 GTexel/s versus 123.8 GTexel/s. These theoretical numbers align with the benchmark results, reinforcing that the Tesla P4 is the stronger compute card across the board.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ significantly in core configuration. The Tesla P4 has 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs. The Radeon Pro 570 has 1792 shading units, 112 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. That means the Tesla P4 has 44% more shading units, 43% more TMUs, and double the ROP count. These differences directly explain the pixel rate and texture rate gaps: the Tesla P4's 71.30 GPixel/s versus the Radeon Pro 570's 35.36 GPixel/s, and 178.2 GTexel/s versus 123.8 GTexel/s.

Memory capacity differs, with the Tesla P4 carrying 8 GB and the Radeon Pro 570 carrying 4 GB, both GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus. The memory clock also differs: the Tesla P4 runs at 1502 MHz with 6 Gbps effective, while the Radeon Pro 570 runs at 1695 MHz with 6.8 Gbps effective. This gives the AMD card higher peak bandwidth at 217.0 GB/s versus 192.3 GB/s, but the capacity difference limits its practical advantage.

The power profiles are starkly different. The Tesla P4 has a 75 W TDP, while the Radeon Pro 570 has a 150 W TDP. The Tesla P4 is a single-slot card with no power connectors and a suggested PSU of 250 W. The Radeon Pro 570 is listed as an integrated graphics processor, has no power connectors, and has no suggested PSU listed. The Tesla P4 has no display outputs, while the Radeon Pro 570's display outputs are listed as "Portable Device Dependent."

Release timing also differs. The Tesla P4 launched on September 12, 2016, while the Radeon Pro 570 launched on June 4, 2017. Both are marked as end-of-life products, and neither has a recorded launch MSRP in the database.

Architecture Differences

The NVIDIA Tesla P4 is built on the GP104 chip using the Pascal architecture and a 16 nm process at TSMC. The AMD Radeon Pro 570 uses the Ellesmere chip with GCN 4.0 architecture and a 14 nm process at GlobalFoundries. The transistor counts differ notably: the Tesla P4 packs 7,200 million transistors on a 314 mm² die, while the Radeon Pro 570 has 5,700 million transistors on a 232 mm² die. This means the Tesla P4 has a lower transistor density at 22.9 million per mm² versus the Radeon Pro 570's 24.6 million per mm², but the NVIDIA chip is physically larger and has more total transistors.

The FP16 capability is a major architectural divergence. The Tesla P4 delivers only 89.12 GFLOPS of FP16 performance at a 1:64 ratio, meaning it heavily favors FP32 compute. The Radeon Pro 570, by contrast, delivers 3.960 TFLOPS of FP16 at a 1:1 ratio, meaning it can match its FP32 throughput when operating in half precision. This makes the Radeon Pro 570 more suited to workloads that can exploit FP16 arithmetic, though the Tesla P4's overall FP32 advantage at 5.704 TFLOPS versus 3.960 TFLOPS still gives it the edge in most real-world tasks.

The API support also differs slightly. The Tesla P4 supports DirectX 12_1, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The Radeon Pro 570 supports DirectX 12_0, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.3. The NVIDIA card has a higher DirectX feature level and a newer Vulkan version, which may matter for compatibility with the latest graphics APIs. Both cards have no ray tracing cores and no tensor cores, so neither offers hardware-accelerated ray tracing or AI acceleration.

The Verdict

The data points to a straightforward conclusion: the NVIDIA Tesla P4 is the stronger card in every recorded benchmark. Its 26.2% lead in OpenCL and 26.1% lead in Vulkan are consistent and decisive. The Tesla P4 also has double the memory capacity, double the ROP count, and significantly higher FP32 throughput. For anyone choosing between these two for compute-heavy professional workloads, the Tesla P4 is the clear pick based on the database's measurements.

However, the Radeon Pro 570 is not without its own niche. Its 1:1 FP16 ratio makes it more capable in half-precision workloads, and its higher memory bandwidth at 217.0 GB/s could benefit tasks that are bandwidth-bound rather than compute-bound. The Radeon Pro 570 also has a lower transistor density but a smaller die, which might make it easier to cool in constrained chassis. Its 150 W TDP is double the Tesla P4's 75 W, so the NVIDIA card is more power-efficient per unit of performance.

For users building a system around a dedicated GPU with no display outputs, the Tesla P4's 8 GB memory and higher compute throughput make it the better server or workstation accelerator. For users who need a card with portable-device-dependent outputs and can tolerate higher power draw, the Radeon Pro 570 offers a different feature set but loses on raw benchmark performance. The 78th versus 81st percentile gap in the database's overall rankings reflects this: the Tesla P4 sits measurably higher in the aggregate, and the head-to-head results confirm that the NVIDIA card is the one to choose when performance is the priority.