AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The head-to-head data records nine benchmark comparisons between the AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile. The AMD part wins six of those tests, while the NVIDIA part wins three. The margin of victory, however, tells a more nuanced story.

The AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 delivers its largest win in Passmark GPU Compute, scoring 15300 against 8279 for the RTX 5070 Mobile, a delta of 84.8%. That is the single biggest gap in either direction across the entire comparison. The AMD card also wins Passmark DirectX 9 by a wide margin, 363 versus 214, good for a 69.6% advantage. In Passmark DirectX 11, the AMD part scores 272 against 192, a 41.7% lead. The Passmark G2D test shows AMD ahead at 1236 versus 896, a 37.9% gap, and Passmark G3D puts the AMD card at 26979 against 20355, a 32.5% margin. Finally, Passmark DirectX 10 goes to AMD with 155 versus 129, a 20.2% lead.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile counters with its own decisive wins. The Geekbench Vulkan score is the standout: 116960 versus 63550 for AMD, a 45.7% advantage. That is the second-largest delta in the entire set, and it flips the narrative toward NVIDIA in that specific API. In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 5070 Mobile scores 122238 against 118202, a narrower 3.3% edge. The Passmark DirectX 12 test also goes to NVIDIA, with 93 versus 83, a 10.8% margin.

The average benchmark score for the AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 is 23315, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile averages 29928. The NVIDIA part sits at the 75th percentile among all GPUs in the database, while the AMD card lands at the 69th percentile. Despite losing six of nine head-to-head tests, the RTX 5070 Mobile holds a higher average score and a higher percentile rank, indicating that its wins carry more weight in the overall scoring aggregation.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 dominates legacy DirectX workloads. It wins DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and DirectX 11 tests by margins ranging from 20.2% to 69.6%. Its compute performance is also clearly superior, as shown by the 84.8% lead in Passmark GPU Compute. The 2D performance advantage, a 37.9% gap in Passmark G2D, suggests the AMD card handles rasterization and framebuffer operations more efficiently. The G3D result, a 32.5% lead, reinforces that the AMD part is stronger in general 3D rendering tasks.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile excels in modern API workloads. The Vulkan score is nearly double that of the AMD card, a 45.7% gap that indicates a substantial architectural advantage in that specific graphics API. OpenCL performance also favors NVIDIA, though by a much smaller margin of 3.3%. The DirectX 12 result goes to NVIDIA as well, with a 10.8% lead. These three wins align with the RTX 5070 Mobile's higher average benchmark score of 29928, which sits 28.4% above the AMD card's 23315 average.

The pattern is clear: AMD wins in older DirectX paths and compute, NVIDIA wins in Vulkan, OpenCL, and DirectX 12. The data suggests the RTX 5070 Mobile is better suited to modern graphics workloads, while the Radeon AI PRO R9700 retains strength in compatibility-heavy scenarios and raw compute throughput.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 uses the Navi 48 chip built on RDNA 4.0 architecture. It is fabricated on a 4 nm process at TSMC and contains 53,900 million transistors on a 357 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 151.0M per mm². The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile uses the GB206 chip built on Blackwell 2.0 architecture. It is also fabricated at TSMC but on a 5 nm process, and it contains 21,900 million transistors on a 181 mm² die, yielding a density of 121.0M per mm². The AMD chip is substantially larger in both transistor count and die area.

The AMD card features 4096 shading units, 256 texture mapping units, and 128 raster operation pipelines. It includes 64 ray tracing cores. The NVIDIA part has 4608 shading units, 144 TMUs, and 48 ROPs, with 36 ray tracing cores and 144 tensor cores. The AMD card has no listed tensor cores, while the NVIDIA part includes them. The shading unit count favors NVIDIA by 512 units, but AMD leads in TMUs by 112 and ROPs by 80.

Both cards support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The AMD card is a dual-slot design with a 16-pin power connector and requires a 700 W power supply. The NVIDIA part is an IGP (integrated graphics processor) form factor with no power connectors and no suggested PSU rating. The AMD card has a 267 mm length, 111 mm height, and 40 mm width; the NVIDIA part has no recorded dimensions.

Specification Differences

The memory subsystems differ significantly. The AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 uses 32 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 644.6 GB/s of bandwidth. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile uses 8 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering 384.0 GB/s. The AMD card has four times the memory capacity and 67.9% more bandwidth. Memory clock rates also differ: AMD runs at 2518 MHz (20.1 Gbps effective), while NVIDIA runs at 1500 MHz (24 Gbps effective).

Clock speeds show a different balance. The AMD card has a base clock of 1660 MHz, a boost clock of 2920 MHz, and a game clock of 2350 MHz. The NVIDIA part has a base clock of 907 MHz and a boost clock of 1425 MHz, with no recorded game clock. The AMD card's boost clock is more than double that of the NVIDIA part.

Compute throughput heavily favors AMD. The Radeon AI PRO R9700 delivers 47.84 TFLOPS FP32 and 47.84 TFLOPS FP16 (1:1). The RTX 5070 Mobile delivers 13.13 TFLOPS FP32 and 13.13 TFLOPS FP16 (1:1). AMD leads by a factor of 3.6 in both precisions. Pixel rate is 373.8 GPixel/s for AMD versus 68.40 GPixel/s for NVIDIA. Texture rate is 747.5 GTexel/s for AMD versus 205.2 GTexel/s for NVIDIA.

Power consumption differs by a wide margin. The AMD card has a TDP of 300 W, while the NVIDIA part has a TDP of 50 W. The AMD card is a dual-slot design with a 16-pin connector and a 700 W suggested PSU. The NVIDIA part is an IGP with no connectors and no PSU suggestion. The AMD card is a discrete graphics card with display outputs including 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1a. The NVIDIA part has display outputs listed as "Portable Device Dependent."

Release dates differ by about three months. The AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 was released on 2025-07-22, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile was released on 2025-04-14. The AMD card has a launch MSRP of 1,299 USD. The NVIDIA part has no recorded launch MSRP. The AMD card's predecessor is the Radeon Pro Vega, while the NVIDIA part's predecessor is the GeForce 40 Mobile. Both are listed as Active in production status.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has a higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile has an average benchmark score of 29928, compared to 23315 for the AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700.

Q: In which test does the AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 have its largest win?

A: The AMD card wins Passmark GPU Compute by 84.8%, scoring 15300 against 8279 for the NVIDIA part.

Q: In which test does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile have its largest win?

A: The NVIDIA part wins Geekbench Vulkan by 45.7%, scoring 116960 against 63550 for the AMD card.

Q: How do the memory capacities compare?

A: The AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 has 32 GB of GDDR6 memory, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile has 8 GB of GDDR7 memory.

Q: What is the transistor density for each GPU?

A: The AMD card has a transistor density of 151.0M per mm², while the NVIDIA part has 121.0M per mm².

Q: How many benchmark wins does each GPU record?

A: The AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 wins 6 of the 9 head-to-head tests, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile wins 3.

The Verdict

The data records two very different products. The AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 is a high-power discrete workstation card with 32 GB of memory, 47.84 TFLOPS FP32, and a 300 W TDP. It wins six of nine head-to-head benchmarks, including every legacy DirectX test and both compute-oriented tests. Its 84.8% lead in Passmark GPU Compute and 69.6% lead in DirectX 9 indicate strong raw throughput and compatibility with older APIs. The 32.5% margin in Passmark G3D confirms general 3D rendering strength.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile is a low-power integrated GPU with 8 GB of memory, 13.13 TFLOPS FP32, and a 50 W TDP. It wins three tests, but those wins are decisive in modern APIs. The 45.7% Vulkan lead and the 10.8% DirectX 12 margin show a clear advantage in current-generation graphics workloads. Its higher average score of 29928 and 75th percentile rank, versus the AMD card's 69th percentile, indicate that its wins carry more weight in overall database scoring.

For users prioritizing modern API performance, Vulkan, OpenCL, and DirectX 12, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile delivers the better results in the recorded data. For users prioritizing legacy DirectX compatibility, compute throughput, and memory capacity, the AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 is the stronger choice. The power envelope difference is substantial, with the AMD card drawing 300 W versus 50 W for the NVIDIA part, but the AMD card also offers four times the memory and nearly four times the FP32 throughput. The selection depends on which workload profile matches the recorded strengths of each GPU.