AMD FirePro S10000 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data leaves no ambiguity: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile dominates the AMD FirePro S10000 in every benchmark where both were measured. The database includes two direct comparisons, and the NVIDIA part wins both by an enormous margin.

In the Geekbench OpenCL test, the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile scores 143,870 against the FirePro S10000's 30,631. That is a delta of 369.7%, meaning the newer NVIDIA GPU delivers roughly 4.7 times the OpenCL performance. The FirePro S10000 is not merely behind; it is in a different performance class entirely. The Vulkan result tells the same story, though with a slightly smaller gap. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile reaches 139,213, while the AMD part manages 34,145, a delta of 307.7%. In both cases, the winner is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile, and the database credits it with 2 wins out of 2 head-to-head tests.

Looking at the average benchmark scores reinforces the scale of the separation. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile posts an average of 35,435, which places it in the 80th percentile of all GPUs in the database. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Quadro GV100 at 35,520 (0.2% lower), the AMD Radeon Pro Duo at 35,860 (1.2% lower), the NVIDIA A2 at 34,690 (2.1% higher), and the NVIDIA T1000 at 36,289 (2.4% lower). These are all close competitors, and the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile sits comfortably among them. The FirePro S10000, by contrast, averages 32,388 and sits in the 77th percentile. Its nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE at 32,456 (0.2% higher), the AMD FirePro S9300 X2 at 32,540 (0.5% higher), the AMD Radeon Pro 570X at 32,176 (0.7% lower), and the AMD Radeon RX 590 GME at 32,601 (0.7% higher). The FirePro S10000 is competitive within its own peer group, but that group is far below the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile's tier.

The raw numbers from the broader benchmark suite further illustrate the NVIDIA part's strengths. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile records a Passmark G3D score of 24,004, a Passmark GPU Compute score of 10,101, and a Passmark G2D score of 981. In the older DirectX tests, it scores 259 in DirectX 9, 237 in DirectX 11, 151 in DirectX 10, and 102 in DirectX 12. The FirePro S10000 has no recorded Passmark results in the database, so direct comparisons there are impossible. What the data does show is that the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has a much broader and stronger benchmark profile, with substantial compute and graphics scores across multiple APIs.

The delta between the two GPUs is so large that it is tempting to treat the FirePro S10000 as a non-competitor. That would be a mistake. The FirePro S10000 was designed for a different era and a different purpose, and its 77th percentile ranking shows it was a capable part in its time. But against the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile, the data is decisive: the NVIDIA GPU wins every recorded comparison by a factor of roughly 3 to 5.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU wins the Geekbench OpenCL benchmark?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile wins with a score of 143,870 against the AMD FirePro S10000's 30,631, a delta of 369.7%.

Q: How large is the Vulkan performance gap?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile scores 139,213 in Geekbench Vulkan, while the FirePro S10000 scores 34,145. The NVIDIA part leads by 307.7%.

Q: What is the average benchmark score for each GPU?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile averages 35,435, placing it in the 80th percentile of all GPUs. The FirePro S10000 averages 32,388, placing it in the 77th percentile.

Q: What are the closest rivals to the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile?

A: Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA Quadro GV100 (35,520, 0.2% lower), the AMD Radeon Pro Duo (35,860, 1.2% lower), the NVIDIA A2 (34,690, 2.1% higher), and the NVIDIA T1000 (36,289, 2.4% lower).

Q: Does the FirePro S10000 have any recorded Passmark results?

A: No. The database contains only Geekbench OpenCL and Geekbench Vulkan scores for the FirePro S10000. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has Passmark scores across DirectX 9, 10, 11, 12, G2D, G3D, and GPU Compute tests.

Q: What is the memory configuration of each GPU?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has 12 GB of GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus with 672.0 GB/s bandwidth. The FirePro S10000 has 3 GB of GDDR5 on a 384-bit bus with 240.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from completely different architectural generations. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile uses the GB205 chip built on Blackwell 2.0 architecture, fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC. The chip contains 31,100 million transistors on a 263 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 118.3 million per mm². The AMD FirePro S10000 uses the Tahiti chip based on GCN 1.0 architecture, built on a 28 nm process, also at TSMC. It contains 4,313 million transistors on a 352 mm² die, for a density of 12.3 million per mm². The contrast is stark: the NVIDIA chip packs over seven times more transistors into a smaller die.

The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile includes dedicated ray tracing cores (46 of them) and tensor cores (184 of them), features that simply do not exist on the FirePro S10000. The database lists no RT cores and no tensor cores for the AMD part. This reflects the architectural divide: Blackwell 2.0 is designed for modern workloads including ray tracing and AI acceleration, while GCN 1.0 predates those specialized units entirely.

Shading resources also differ substantially. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has 5,888 shading units, 184 texture mapping units, and 80 render output units. The FirePro S10000 has 1,792 shading units, 112 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. The NVIDIA part has more than three times the shading units, about 1.6 times the TMUs, and 2.5 times the ROPs. Pixel rate and texture rate follow the same pattern: the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile delivers 115.8 GPixel/s and 266.2 GTexel/s, while the FirePro S10000 delivers 30.40 GPixel/s and 106.4 GTexel/s.

Compute throughput is another major divider. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile delivers 17.04 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 17.04 TFLOPS of FP16 performance at a 1:1 ratio. The FirePro S10000 delivers 3.405 TFLOPS of FP32 and has no recorded FP16 figure. The NVIDIA part offers roughly five times the FP32 throughput. API support also differs: the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, while the FirePro S10000 supports DirectX 12 (11_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.170.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every specification field in the database. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile uses a PCIe 5.0 x16 interface, while the FirePro S10000 uses PCIe 3.0 x16. The NVIDIA part has a base clock of 847 MHz and a boost clock of 1447 MHz; the AMD part has a base clock of 825 MHz and a boost clock of 950 MHz. Memory clocks also diverge: the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile runs at 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective speed, while the FirePro S10000 runs at 1250 MHz with 5 Gbps effective speed.

Memory capacity and type differ sharply. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has 12 GB of GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus, delivering 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The FirePro S10000 has 3 GB of GDDR5 on a 384-bit bus, delivering 240.0 GB/s. Although the AMD part has a wider bus, the NVIDIA part's much faster memory technology gives it nearly three times the bandwidth.

Power characteristics are also very different. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has a TDP of 60 W, uses no power connectors, and is an integrated form factor (IGP). The FirePro S10000 has a TDP of 375 W, requires two 8-pin power connectors, and is a dual-slot card with a suggested PSU of 750 W. The FirePro S10000 measures 305 mm in length and 111 mm in height. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile is portable-device dependent and has no recorded dimensions.

Production status and release dates place the two parts in different eras. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile is active, released on 2025-02-28, and its predecessor is the GeForce 40 Mobile. The FirePro S10000 is end-of-life, released on 2012-11-11, with the FirePro Terascale as predecessor and the Radeon Pro GCN as successor. Display outputs also differ: the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has portable-device-dependent outputs, while the FirePro S10000 offers 1x DVI and 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.2.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile wins every measured category. In Geekbench OpenCL, it leads by 369.7%. In Geekbench Vulkan, it leads by 307.7%. Its average benchmark score of 35,435 versus 32,388 for the FirePro S10000 gives it a clear overall advantage. The NVIDIA part also has the benefit of a much more complete benchmark profile, with Passmark scores across DirectX 9, 10, 11, 12, G2D, G3D, and GPU Compute, whereas the FirePro S10000 has no Passmark data recorded at all.

The FirePro S10000's wins are more contextual than numeric. It is a dual-slot, 375 W server card with 3 GB of GDDR5 memory and a 384-bit bus. For workloads that require high-bandwidth memory access on a wide bus, the FirePro S10000's 384-bit interface is a legacy strength, though its 240.0 GB/s bandwidth is far below the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile's 672.0 GB/s. The FirePro S10000 also has a 305 mm length and 111 mm height, making it a physically large card intended for server chassis. Its display outputs (1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.2) suit fixed workstation setups.

The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile, by contrast, is built for mobility: 60 W TDP, no power connectors, integrated form factor, and portable-device-dependent outputs. It is the clear choice for modern compute tasks that leverage FP16, ray tracing, or tensor cores, none of which the FirePro S10000 supports. The NVIDIA part's 17.04 TFLOPS FP32 and FP16 performance, combined with its 46 RT cores and 184 tensor cores, make it suited to AI inference, ray-traced rendering, and modern game workloads. The FirePro S10000's 3.405 TFLOPS FP32 and lack of RT and tensor cores limit it to older, simpler compute tasks.

The Verdict

The data points to one conclusion: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile is the superior GPU by every measured metric. It wins both head-to-head benchmarks by margins of 369.7% and 307.7%, has a higher average benchmark score (35,435 versus 32,388), and offers more shading units, more memory, faster memory, higher clock speeds, and modern architecture features like ray tracing and tensor cores. It also consumes far less power: 60 W versus 375 W, with no power connectors required.

The AMD FirePro S10000 is not without its place in the database. Its 77th percentile ranking shows it was a solid performer among its peers, and its nearest rivals include capable cards like the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE and the AMD Radeon Pro 570X. But against the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile, it is simply outclassed. The FirePro S10000 is end-of-life, released in 2012, and its GCN 1.0 architecture lacks the specialized cores and API support of modern GPUs.

Who should pick the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile? Anyone who needs strong compute performance in a mobile or power-constrained environment. The 60 W TDP, integrated form factor, and portable-device-dependent outputs make it suitable for laptops and compact systems. Its 12 GB of GDDR7 memory and 672.0 GB/s bandwidth support demanding workloads, and its 17.04 TFLOPS FP32 and FP16 performance handles modern compute tasks.

Who should pick the FirePro S10000? Users with legacy server infrastructure that requires a dual-slot, 375 W card with two 8-pin power connectors, a 305 mm length, and a 750 W suggested PSU. Its 3 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 384-bit bus and 240.0 GB/s bandwidth are modest by modern standards, but the card remains functional for older DirectX 11 and Vulkan 1.2 workloads. The FirePro S10000's launch MSRP was 3,599 USD, a figure that reflects its original server-grade positioning rather than current performance. For any new deployment, the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile is the clear choice based on the recorded benchmark data.