AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile Comparison

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile and the AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 occupy the same overall performance percentile (69th), yet their benchmark profiles could not be more different. The AMD part wins 9 of the 10 head-to-head tests, often by wide margins, while the NVIDIA part claims a single, decisive victory in one API. Their average benchmark scores are nearly identical — 23,518 for the NVIDIA versus 23,315 for the AMD — but that aggregate figure masks a stark divergence in workload-specific strengths.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The most striking result in the comparison is the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test. The AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 scores 7,006, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile manages only 2,572. That is a 63.3% deficit for the NVIDIA part, the largest gap in any test. This is not a close contest; the AMD part more than doubles the NVIDIA score in a modern DirectX 12 workload.

The PassMark suite tells a similar story across its legacy and compute tests. In PassMark DirectX 11, the AMD part scores 272 versus 153 for the NVIDIA part, a 43.7% lead. The gap widens further in PassMark DirectX 9, where AMD scores 363 against NVIDIA's 196, a 46% advantage. Even in PassMark DirectX 10, a test where NVIDIA typically holds its own, the AMD part leads 155 to 124, a 20% margin. The PassMark DirectX 12 test is closer, with AMD ahead 83 to 73, a 12% delta.

The compute-oriented tests reinforce AMD's dominance. In PassMark GPU Compute, the AMD part scores 15,300 versus 7,504, a 51% lead. In GeekBench OpenCL, AMD scores 118,202 against NVIDIA's 106,022, a 10.3% advantage. The PassMark G3D test shows AMD ahead 26,979 to 17,727, a 34.3% margin, while PassMark G2D shows AMD leading 1,236 to 783, a 36.7% difference.

The one exception to AMD's sweep is GeekBench Vulkan. Here, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile scores 100,027, while the AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 scores 63,550. That gives NVIDIA a 57.4% lead, the second-largest delta in either direction across all tests. This is a significant outlier, suggesting NVIDIA's Vulkan driver stack or architecture handles this particular workload far more efficiently than AMD's.

Where Each One Wins

The data paints a clear picture of two different performance envelopes. The AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 wins decisively in DirectX 9, DirectX 10, DirectX 11, and DirectX 12 legacy tests. Its PassMark DirectX 9 score of 363 is nearly double the NVIDIA's 196, indicating strong raw geometry and fillrate performance in older APIs. The 43.7% lead in DirectX 11 and the 12% lead in DirectX 12 suggest that AMD's advantage persists even into modern API iterations, though the margin narrows.

AMD also dominates compute-heavy workloads. The 51% lead in PassMark GPU Compute and the 10.3% lead in GeekBench OpenCL point to a part that is substantially stronger for general-purpose GPU tasks. The 3DMark Steel Nomad result, with AMD ahead by 63.3%, further confirms that AMD's architecture is better suited to demanding, modern DirectX 12 rendering.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile wins exclusively in GeekBench Vulkan. Its 100,027 score versus AMD's 63,550 represents a 57.4% advantage, which is the single largest win for either part in any test. This suggests NVIDIA's Vulkan implementation is exceptionally optimized, or that the specific workload in GeekBench Vulkan favors NVIDIA's hardware design. For any application that relies heavily on Vulkan, the NVIDIA part is the clear choice based on this metric alone.

The Verdict

The choice between these two GPUs depends entirely on the target workload, and the benchmark data provides unambiguous guidance. For users prioritizing modern DirectX 12 gaming or compute-heavy tasks, the AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 is the superior option. Its 63.3% lead in 3DMark Steel Nomad and 51% lead in PassMark GPU Compute are not marginal differences; they represent different performance tiers. The AMD part also wins in every DirectX legacy test, from DirectX 9 through DirectX 12, with margins ranging from 12% to 46%.

For users whose primary applications are Vulkan-based, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile is the better pick. Its 57.4% lead in GeekBench Vulkan is the largest single-test advantage in the entire comparison. No other test comes close to matching this margin for NVIDIA. If a workload is Vulkan-heavy, the NVIDIA part will deliver substantially higher frame rates or compute throughput.

The overall averages are nearly tied — NVIDIA at 23,518 and AMD at 23,315, a 0.9% difference. This means that for mixed workloads, the two parts will perform similarly on aggregate. However, the variance is extreme. A user who runs a mix of DirectX and Vulkan applications will see massive swings in performance depending on the API, rather than consistent, predictable results. The AMD part is the safer choice for DirectX-centric environments, while the NVIDIA part is the safer choice for Vulkan-centric environments.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile has an average benchmark score of 23,518, while the AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 scores 23,315. The NVIDIA part leads by 0.9%.

Q: How large is the performance gap in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12?

A: The AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 scores 7,006, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile scores 2,572. This gives AMD a 63.3% lead, the largest margin in any head-to-head test.

Q: Does the NVIDIA part win any benchmark tests?

A: Yes, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile wins the GeekBench Vulkan test with a score of 100,027, compared to AMD's 63,550. This represents a 57.4% lead for NVIDIA.

Q: How do the two GPUs compare in PassMark DirectX 12?

A: The AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 scores 83, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile scores 73. AMD leads by 12% in this test.

Q: What is the difference in PassMark GPU Compute scores?

A: The AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 scores 15,300, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile scores 7,504. AMD leads by 51%.

Q: Do both GPUs fall in the same performance percentile?

A: Yes, both the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile and the AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 are in the 69th percentile against all GPUs.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs are built on fundamentally different architectures. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile uses the GA104 chip based on the Ampere architecture, manufactured on an 8 nm process at Samsung. It contains 17,400 million transistors on a 392 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 44.4 million per mm². The AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 uses the Navi 48 chip based on RDNA 4.0, manufactured on a 4 nm process at TSMC. It contains 53,900 million transistors on a 357 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 151.0 million per mm².

The AMD part has a significantly higher transistor count and density, despite a smaller physical die. It also has a different core configuration: 4,096 shading units, 256 TMUs, and 128 ROPs, compared to NVIDIA's 5,888 shading units, 184 TMUs, and 96 ROPs. AMD has 64 ray tracing cores, while NVIDIA has 46. NVIDIA includes 184 tensor cores, while the AMD part lists no tensor cores. Clock speeds differ substantially, with AMD's base clock at 1,660 MHz and boost at 2,920 MHz, while NVIDIA runs at 915 MHz base and 1,410 MHz boost.

The AMD part features a dual-slot design with a 16-pin power connector and a recommended 700 W power supply. The NVIDIA part is a mobile component with no power connectors and a 115 W TDP. The AMD part's TDP is 300 W. AMD also supports PCIe 5.0 x16, while NVIDIA uses PCIe 4.0 x16. Display outputs differ, with AMD offering 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1a, while NVIDIA's outputs are listed as portable device dependent.

Specification Differences

The memory configurations are a major differentiator. The AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 has 32 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, yielding 644.6 GB/s of bandwidth. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, yielding 448.0 GB/s. This is a 4x difference in capacity and a 44% difference in bandwidth.

The AMD part has a much higher memory clock at 2,518 MHz (20.1 Gbps effective), while NVIDIA's memory clock is 1,750 MHz (14 Gbps effective). The AMD part's boost clock is 2,920 MHz, and its game clock is 2,350 MHz, while NVIDIA's boost clock is 1,410 MHz. The AMD part also has a much higher pixel rate at 373.8 GPixel/s versus NVIDIA's 135.4 GPixel/s, and a higher texture rate at 747.5 GTexel/s versus 259.4 GTexel/s. FP32 performance is 47.84 TFLOPS for AMD versus 16.60 TFLOPS for NVIDIA, a 2.9x difference. Both parts support DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

The AMD part was released on 2025-07-22, while NVIDIA's release date was 2022-01-03. NVIDIA's production status is end-of-life, while AMD's is active. AMD's predecessor is the Radeon Pro Vega, while NVIDIA's predecessor is the GeForce 20 Mobile. The AMD part has a launch MSRP of 1,299 USD. The AMD part measures 267 mm in length, 111 mm in height, and 40 mm in width, while the NVIDIA part's dimensions are not listed.