AMD Radeon 860M vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 72 GB Blackwell Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded database scores place these two GPUs in entirely different performance strata. The AMD Radeon 860M delivers an average benchmark score of 26,401, while the NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 72 GB Blackwell records an average of 6,407. This places the AMD part at the 72nd percentile among all GPUs, whereas the NVIDIA workstation card sits at the 37th percentile. The gap is substantial: the Radeon 860M outperforms the RTX PRO 5000 by roughly 4.1 times in average score. This result is counterintuitive given the NVIDIA card's professional positioning, but the benchmark composition explains the discrepancy.

The AMD Radeon 860M achieves 22,759 in Geekbench OpenCL and 30,043 in Geekbench Vulkan. These two scores anchor its strong average. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000, by contrast, has no Geekbench entries in the database. Its highest recorded result is 24,310 in Passmark G3D, which is actually higher than the Radeon's OpenCL score but lower than its Vulkan score. The NVIDIA card also posts 15,667 in Passmark GPU Compute, 914 in Passmark G2D, and lower legacy DirectX scores: 311 in DirectX 9, 219 in DirectX 11, 175 in DirectX 10, and 78 in DirectX 12. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score for the RTX PRO 5000 is 9,579.5.

The average benchmark score for the Radeon 860M is pulled upward by its two strong Geekbench results. The NVIDIA card's average is dragged downward by the very low Passmark DirectX scores, particularly the 78 in DirectX 12. These legacy tests may not reflect modern workloads, but they are what the database records. The nearest rivals for the Radeon 860M show it trading blows with NVIDIA GeForce MX550 (delta -0.1%), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (delta +0.3%), AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary (delta -0.6%), and NVIDIA RTX A4000 (delta -1.1%). The RTX PRO 5000's nearest rivals are much older or lower-tier parts: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE (delta +0.3%), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M (delta +0.3%), AMD Radeon Vega 10 Mobile (delta -1.1%), and NVIDIA Quadro M5000M (delta -1.1%).

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon 860M wins decisively in the two benchmarks it participates in. Its Geekbench Vulkan score of 30,043 is the single highest recorded number on either card, exceeding the RTX PRO 5000's best Passmark G3D result by 23.6%. The OpenCL score of 22,759 also beats the NVIDIA card's Passmark G3D of 24,310 by a smaller margin, actually the NVIDIA card wins that specific comparison. However, the AMD card has no entries in Passmark or 3DMark, so those comparisons cannot be made directly.

The NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 wins in every benchmark category where it has recorded data and the AMD card does not. This includes Passmark DirectX 9 (311), DirectX 10 (175), DirectX 11 (219), DirectX 12 (78), G2D (914), G3D (24,310), GPU Compute (15,667), and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 (9,579.5). The RTX PRO 5000 also wins the architectural comparison: it has 14,080 shading units versus 512, 440 texture mapping units versus 32, 160 ROPs versus 16, 110 ray tracing cores versus 8, and 440 tensor cores versus none on the AMD side.

The database shows zero head-to-head benchmark entries and zero wins for either card in direct competition. The wins must be inferred from the separate benchmark lists. For compute-heavy workloads measured by Geekbench, the Radeon 860M dominates. For traditional rasterization tests in Passmark, the RTX PRO 5000 shows higher raw scores in G3D and GPU Compute than the AMD card's OpenCL score, though the AMD Vulkan score surpasses all of them.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon 860M uses the Krackan Point chip built on RDNA 3.5 architecture, fabricated on a 4 nm process at TSMC. It belongs to the Navi III IGP (Strix Point Mobile) generation. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 uses the GB202 chip with Blackwell 2.0 architecture, fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC, and belongs to the Blackwell PRO W (x000) generation. The transistor counts differ enormously: the NVIDIA card contains 92,200 million transistors on a 750 mm² die, giving a density of 122.9 million transistors per square millimeter. The AMD card's transistor count and die size are recorded as unknown.

Clock speeds show a different design philosophy. The AMD Radeon 860M has a base clock of 600 MHz and a boost clock of 3,000 MHz. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 has a base clock of 1,740 MHz and a boost clock of 2,377 MHz. Despite the lower base clock, the AMD part reaches a higher boost frequency. Memory configurations are fundamentally different. The AMD card uses system shared memory with a system-dependent bandwidth. The NVIDIA card has 72 GB of GDDR7 on a 384-bit bus, delivering 1.34 TB/s of bandwidth. Its memory clock is 1,750 MHz, translating to 28 Gbps effective.

The NVIDIA card's compute resources dwarf the AMD part. The RTX PRO 5000 delivers 66.94 TFLOPS of FP32 and FP16 performance (1:1 ratio). The Radeon 860M delivers 3.072 TFLOPS in both FP32 and FP16. The pixel rate for NVIDIA is 380.3 GPixel/s versus 48.00 GPixel/s for AMD. Texture rates are 1,045.9 GTexel/s versus 96.00 GTexel/s. The NVIDIA card has 440 tensor cores and 110 ray tracing cores; the AMD card has no tensor cores and 8 ray tracing cores. API support matches on both cards: DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

The power envelope is stark. The AMD Radeon 860M has a TDP of 15 W, uses no power connectors, and is an IGP with a PCIe 4.0 x8 interface. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 has a TDP of 300 W, requires a 16-pin connector, suggests a 700 W PSU, and uses a dual-slot design with PCIe 5.0 x16. The NVIDIA card measures 267 mm in length, 111 mm in height, and 40 mm in width. Display outputs are portable device dependent on the AMD card, while the NVIDIA card provides 4x DisplayPort 2.1b.

The Verdict

The recorded data supports entirely different use cases for these two GPUs. The AMD Radeon 860M is an integrated processor graphics solution with a 15 W TDP, designed for mobile or compact systems where power efficiency and a small footprint are priorities. Its Geekbench scores of 22,759 (OpenCL) and 30,043 (Vulkan) indicate strong compute performance for an IGP, placing it at the 72nd percentile, ahead of parts like the RTX A4000 by 1.1% in average score. Its nearest rivals include the RTX 5060, which it beats by 0.3%, confirming that the Radeon 860M competes with discrete entry-level GPUs despite being integrated.

The NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 72 GB Blackwell is a professional workstation card with 72 GB of GDDR7 memory, 1.34 TB/s bandwidth, and 66.94 TFLOPS of FP32 compute. Its 37th percentile ranking reflects the fact that its recorded Passmark DirectX scores are unusually low, particularly the 78 in DirectX 12. However, its Passmark G3D score of 24,310 and GPU Compute score of 15,667 demonstrate real capability in those specific tests. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 9,579.5 is a modern workload result that the AMD card has no equivalent for.

The database indicates that the Radeon 860M is the better choice for anyone relying on Geekbench OpenCL or Vulkan measurements. The RTX PRO 5000 is the better choice for workloads that use Passmark's DirectX tests or 3DMark Steel Nomad. The NVIDIA card offers vastly more memory, bandwidth, and raw compute resources, which matter for large datasets or rendering tasks. The AMD card offers higher boost clocks and a much lower power draw. Neither card has head-to-head benchmark entries against the other, so direct comparisons rest entirely on the separate test lists.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon 860M has an average benchmark score of 26,401, compared to the NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000's 6,407.

Q: What is the best single benchmark score for each card?

A: The AMD Radeon 860M's best is 30,043 in Geekbench Vulkan. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000's best is 24,310 in Passmark G3D.

Q: How do the memory configurations differ?

A: The AMD Radeon 860M uses system shared memory with system-dependent bandwidth. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 has 72 GB of GDDR7 on a 384-bit bus with 1.34 TB/s bandwidth.

Q: Which card has more ray tracing cores?

A: The NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 has 110 ray tracing cores. The AMD Radeon 860M has 8 ray tracing cores.

Q: What are the TDP ratings?

A: The AMD Radeon 860M has a TDP of 15 W. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 has a TDP of 300 W.

Q: Which card uses a smaller manufacturing process?

A: The AMD Radeon 860M uses a 4 nm process. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 uses a 5 nm process. Both are fabricated by TSMC.

Specification Differences

| Specification | AMD Radeon 860M | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 72 GB Blackwell |

|---|---|---|

| Chip | Krackan Point | GB202 |

| Architecture | RDNA 3.5 | Blackwell 2.0 |

| Process Node | 4 nm | 5 nm |

| Transistors | Unknown | 92,200 million |

| Die Size | Unknown | 750 mm² |

| Base Clock | 600 MHz | 1740 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 3000 MHz | 2377 MHz |

| Memory Size | System Shared | 72 GB |

| Memory Type | System Shared | GDDR7 |

| Memory Bus | System Shared | 384 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | System Dependent | 1.34 TB/s |

| Shading Units | 512 | 14080 |

| TMUs | 32 | 440 |

| ROPs | 16 | 160 |

| Ray Tracing Cores | 8 | 110 |

| Tensor Cores | None | 440 |

| Pixel Rate | 48.00 GPixel/s | 380.3 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 96.00 GTexel/s | 1,045.9 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 3.072 TFLOPS | 66.94 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 3.072 TFLOPS (1:1) | 66.94 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 15 W | 300 W |

| Slot Width | IGP | Dual-slot |

| Power Connectors | None | 1x 16-pin |

| Suggested PSU | None | 700 W |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |

| Display Outputs | Portable Device Dependent | 4x DisplayPort 2.1b |

| Dimensions | Not recorded | 267 mm x 111 mm x 40 mm |

| Release Date | 2025-02-28 | 2025-10-20 |

| Predecessor | Navi II IGP | Workstation Ada |