AMD FirePro S9300 X2 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded database contains two direct benchmark comparisons between the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 and the AMD FirePro S9300 X2: Geekbench OpenCL and Geekbench Vulkan. In both tests, the NVIDIA card dominates decisively.

In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 5070 scores 172,660 points against 27,971 for the FirePro S9300 X2. That is a 517.3% advantage for the NVIDIA part. To put that in perspective, the RTX 5070 delivers more than six times the raw compute throughput in this workload. The gap is not marginal; it is a generational chasm.

In Geekbench Vulkan, the RTX 5070 scores 178,923 points while the FirePro S9300 X2 manages 37,109. The delta here is 382.2% in favor of NVIDIA. While Vulkan is a lower-level API that can sometimes benefit older architectures with direct control, the FirePro still falls far behind. The RTX 5070 outperforms the FirePro by a factor of nearly five in this test.

Across both head-to-head benchmarks, the RTX 5070 wins 2 out of 2 tests. The FirePro S9300 X2 records zero wins. The average benchmark score in the database reinforces this trend: the RTX 5070 sits at 40,377 points across all recorded tests, while the FirePro S9300 X2 averages 32,540. That difference is roughly 24% in favor of the NVIDIA card when looking at the broader benchmark suite, though the direct comparisons show far larger margins.

The RTX 5070 also holds a higher percentile ranking among all GPUs in the database. It sits at the 82nd percentile, while the FirePro S9300 X2 ranks at the 77th percentile. The NVIDIA card is positioned above a wider swath of the GPU landscape, meaning it outperforms a larger fraction of all recorded graphics cards.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 5070 wins in every recorded direct comparison. There is no benchmark in the database where the FirePro S9300 X2 takes the lead. This extends across both OpenCL and Vulkan, which represent different programming models and driver paths. The NVIDIA card also has a broader set of recorded benchmark results: ten tests total, including 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, several Passmark DirectX tests, and Passmark compute tests. The FirePro has only two recorded benchmarks, both in Geekbench.

The RTX 5070's wins are not narrow. In OpenCL, the margin is 517.3%, and in Vulkan it is 382.2%. These are not close calls; they are outright sweeps. The FirePro S9300 X2, despite being a dual-GPU server card from its era, cannot match the modern NVIDIA architecture in either API.

The RTX 5070 also shows strength in its other recorded benchmarks. It scores 5,077 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, a modern DirectX 12 test that stresses ray tracing and mesh shaders. In Passmark G3D, it records 29,137 points, and in Passmark GPU Compute it reaches 15,787. The FirePro has no comparable data points, so the only direct apples-to-apples comparisons remain the two Geekbench tests.

For the FirePro, the only positive observation is that its nearest rivals in the database (AMD Radeon RX 590 GME, AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE, AMD FirePro S10000, NVIDIA T600 Mobile) all sit within roughly 1% of its average score. That suggests it performs consistently with its peer group from the same era. But the RTX 5070's nearest rivals (AMD Radeon Pro 580, AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100, AMD Radeon Pro 5300, NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile) are also within about 2%, and the RTX 5070 still outperforms all of them by a small margin.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from completely different architectural eras. The RTX 5070 uses the GB205 chip built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture, manufactured on a 5 nm process at TSMC. The FirePro S9300 X2 uses the Capsaicin chip based on GCN 3.0, manufactured on a 28 nm process, also at TSMC. The process node difference alone is massive: 5 nm versus 28 nm. This explains much of the performance and efficiency gap.

Transistor counts tell a similar story. The RTX 5070 packs 31,100 million transistors onto a die of 263 mm². That yields a transistor density of 118.3 million per square millimeter. The FirePro S9300 X2 has 8,900 million transistors on a much larger die of 596 mm², giving it a density of just 14.9 million per square millimeter. The NVIDIA chip is both denser and faster per transistor.

Memory configurations also diverge sharply. The RTX 5070 has 12 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The FirePro S9300 X2 has 4 GB of HBM memory on a 4096-bit bus, delivering 512.0 GB/s. While the FirePro has a wider bus, the older HBM standard and lower clock speed (500 MHz, 1000 Mbps effective) cap its bandwidth below the GDDR7 implementation. The RTX 5070's memory runs at 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective.

Compute resources also favor NVIDIA. The RTX 5070 has 6,144 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, and 80 render output units. It also includes 48 ray tracing cores and 192 tensor cores. The FirePro S9300 X2 has 4,096 shading units, 256 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. It has no ray tracing cores and no tensor cores. The FirePro's FP32 throughput is 7.987 TFLOPS, while the RTX 5070 reaches 30.87 TFLOPS. The NVIDIA card also delivers FP16 at the same 30.87 TFLOPS (1:1 ratio), while the FirePro has no recorded FP16 figure.

Pixel and texture rates follow the same pattern. The RTX 5070 outputs 201.0 GPixel/s and 482.3 GTexel/s. The FirePro manages 62.40 GPixel/s and 249.6 GTexel/s. The NVIDIA card is roughly three times faster in pixel fill and nearly twice as fast in texture fill.

API support also differs. The RTX 5070 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The FirePro supports DirectX 12 (12_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.170. The NVIDIA card supports the newer DirectX feature level and a newer Vulkan version.

The FirePro S9300 X2 has no display outputs, reflecting its server-oriented design. The RTX 5070 offers 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b. The FirePro uses a PCIe 3.0 x16 interface, while the RTX 5070 uses PCIe 5.0 x16.

FAQ

Q: Which card has higher raw compute performance?

A: The RTX 5070 delivers 30.87 TFLOPS FP32, while the FirePro S9300 X2 manages 7.987 TFLOPS. The NVIDIA card is roughly 3.9 times faster in raw FP32 throughput.

Q: How do the memory bandwidth figures compare?

A: The RTX 5070 has 672.0 GB/s bandwidth with 12 GB of GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus. The FirePro S9300 X2 has 512.0 GB/s with 4 GB of HBM on a 4096-bit bus.

Q: Does the FirePro S9300 X2 support ray tracing?

A: No. The FirePro has no ray tracing cores recorded in the database. The RTX 5070 includes 48 ray tracing cores and 192 tensor cores.

Q: Which card is newer?

A: The RTX 5070 was released on March 3, 2025. The FirePro S9300 X2 was released on March 30, 2016. The RTX 5070 is roughly nine years newer.

Q: Which card has a better percentile ranking?

A: The RTX 5070 sits at the 82nd percentile among all GPUs. The FirePro S9300 X2 ranks at the 77th percentile.

Q: Can the FirePro S9300 X2 output to a display?

A: No. The database lists no display outputs for the FirePro. The RTX 5070 has 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 outperforms the AMD FirePro S9300 X2 in every recorded benchmark. The margins are enormous: 517.3% in OpenCL and 382.2% in Vulkan. The RTX 5070 also scores higher in the average benchmark across all tests (40,377 versus 32,540) and holds a better percentile position (82 versus 77).

For anyone choosing between these two cards, the RTX 5070 is the clear pick based on performance alone. It offers more memory (12 GB versus 4 GB), newer memory technology (GDDR7 versus HBM), higher bandwidth, more shading units, and dedicated ray tracing and tensor cores. Its architecture is from a much newer generation, built on a 5 nm process versus 28 nm.

The FirePro S9300 X2 does have some advantages in the specification sheet. It has a wider memory bus (4096-bit versus 192-bit) and more texture mapping units (256 versus 192). But these do not translate into performance wins in the recorded data. Its 4 GB memory capacity is a severe limitation for modern workloads, and its lack of display outputs restricts it to compute-only server roles.

The RTX 5070 also has a lower TDP (250 W versus 300 W) and a suggested PSU of 600 W versus 700 W for the FirePro. Both are dual-slot cards, but the RTX 5070 is shorter (245 mm versus 267 mm) and slightly taller (115 mm versus 111 mm).

Production status also favors the RTX 5070. It is listed as Active, while the FirePro is End-of-life. The RTX 5070 has a successor (GeForce 60), while the FirePro's successor is Radeon Pro GCN. The RTX 5070 is the modern, supported choice.

The launch MSRP for the RTX 5070 is 549 USD. The FirePro S9300 X2 launched at 5,999 USD. The price disparity is notable, but the performance disparity is even larger, making the NVIDIA card the logical selection for any workload measured in the database.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in nearly every specification field.

Chip and architecture: NVIDIA GB205 on Blackwell 2.0 versus AMD Capsaicin on GCN 3.0.

Process node: 5 nm versus 28 nm, both TSMC.

Transistors: 31,100 million versus 8,900 million.

Die size: 263 mm² versus 596 mm².

Transistor density: 118.3M / mm² versus 14.9M / mm².

Memory: 12 GB GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus with 672.0 GB/s bandwidth versus 4 GB HBM on a 4096-bit bus with 512.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Memory clock: 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective) versus 500 MHz (1000 Mbps effective).

Shading units: 6,144 versus 4,096.

Texture mapping units: 192 versus 256.

Render output units: 80 versus 64.

Ray tracing cores: 48 versus none.

Tensor cores: 192 versus none.

Pixel rate: 201.0 GPixel/s versus 62.40 GPixel/s.

Texture rate: 482.3 GTexel/s versus 249.6 GTexel/s.

FP32 performance: 30.87 TFLOPS versus 7.987 TFLOPS.

FP16 performance: 30.87 TFLOPS (1:1) versus not recorded.

TDP: 250 W versus 300 W.

Power connectors: 1x 16-pin versus 2x 8-pin.

Suggested PSU: 600 W versus 700 W.

Bus interface: PCIe 5.0 x16 versus PCIe 3.0 x16.

Display outputs: 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b versus no outputs.

DirectX support: 12 Ultimate (12_2) versus 12 (12_0).

Vulkan support: 1.4 versus 1.2.170.

Dimensions: 245 mm length, 115 mm height, 40 mm width versus 267 mm length, 111 mm height, no recorded width.

Production status: Active versus End-of-life.

Release date: March 3, 2025 versus March 30, 2016.

Predecessor: GeForce 40 versus FirePro Terascale.

Successor: GeForce 60 versus Radeon Pro GCN.

Launch MSRP: 549 USD versus 5,999 USD.