AMD Radeon Pro 5300 vs AMD Radeon RX 7700S Comparison

Head-to-High Benchmarks

The head-to-head data records two shared benchmark comparisons between the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 and the AMD Radeon RX 7700S. In Geekbench OpenCL, the RX 7700S scores 62983 against the Pro 5300’s 38747, a delta of 38.5% in favor of the newer part. That is the decisive margin in this pairing, and it aligns with the broader compute gap visible in their recorded specifications. The Geekbench Vulkan result is much closer: 36380 for the RX 7700S versus 35793 for the Pro 5300, a delta of only 1.6%. So while the RX 7700S wins both shared tests, the Vulkan race is nearly a tie, suggesting that API-specific workloads can compress the architectural advantage.

Looking at the database averages, the picture shifts. The Pro 5300 posts an average benchmark score of 40870, while the RX 7700S averages 33849. That puts the Pro 5300 ahead by roughly 21% in the aggregate, even though it loses the direct OpenCL comparison. The reason is sample composition: the Pro 5300 has three recorded tests (Geekbench Metal, OpenCL, Vulkan) with scores of 48070, 38747, and 35793, while the RX 7700S has three different tests (3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, Geekbench OpenCL, Vulkan) with scores of 2185, 62983, and 36380. The 3DMark result, being a very different workload, drags the RX 7700S average down. This is a useful reminder that average scores across heterogeneous test suites should be read with caution.

Relative to their nearest rivals, the two cards sit in different performance neighborhoods. The Pro 5300’s average of 40870 is 0.8% behind the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (41187), 1.2% ahead of the RTX 5070 (40377), 1.4% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro 580 (40318), and 2% ahead of the Radeon Pro WX 7100 (40063). That is a tight cluster, meaning the Pro 5300 is competitive with a range of much larger desktop parts in the database’s aggregate metric. The RX 7700S, by contrast, sits in a lower band: its 33849 average is 0.3% behind the AMD Radeon HD 7950 (33951), 0.4% behind the Radeon RX 480 (33997), 0.5% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB (33694), and 0.7% ahead of the NVIDIA RTX A5000 (33622). Those deltas are all under 1%, so the RX 7700S is effectively bracketed by cards from a much older era in this metric.

The percentile rankings reinforce the split. The Pro 5300 sits at the 82nd percentile of all GPUs in the database, while the RX 7700S sits at the 78th. Despite losing the direct OpenCL test, the Pro 5300’s overall standing is higher, again driven by its stronger showing in Metal and Vulkan. In the head-to-head wins tally, the RX 7700S takes both shared benchmarks (2 wins, 0 for the Pro 5300), but the aggregate data tells a more nuanced story about where each card excels.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different generations of AMD’s RDNA architecture. The Radeon Pro 5300 is built on RDNA 1.0 using the Navi 14 chip, fabricated on TSMC’s 7 nm process. The Radeon RX 7700S uses RDNA 3.0 with the Navi 33 chip (codenamed Hotpink Bonefish) on a 6 nm process. That process shrink is accompanied by a major transistor increase: the Navi 33 packs 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, versus 6,400 million transistors on 158 mm² for Navi 14. Transistor density rises from 40.5M per mm² to 65.2M per mm², a direct consequence of the smaller node and newer design.

Clock behavior also diverges sharply. The Pro 5300 runs a 1000 MHz base and 1650 MHz boost, while the RX 7700S starts at 1500 MHz base, lists a 2200 MHz game clock, and boosts to 2500 MHz. Memory clocks jump from 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) to 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective). The RX 7700S also has twice the memory capacity: 8 GB GDDR6 versus 4 GB GDDR6, both on a 128-bit bus, with bandwidth rising from 224.0 GB/s to 288.0 GB/s.

Compute resources are also doubled or more. The RX 7700S has 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs, against 1280 shaders, 80 TMUs, and 32 ROPs on the Pro 5300. It also adds 32 ray tracing cores, a feature entirely absent from the older RDNA 1.0 part. Pixel rate jumps from 52.80 GPixel/s to 160.0 GPixel/s, texture rate from 132.0 GTexel/s to 320.0 GTexel/s. FP32 throughput rises from 4.224 TFLOPS to 20.48 TFLOPS, and FP16 from 8.448 TFLOPS to 40.96 TFLOPS, both expressed with a 2:1 ratio. These are not incremental changes; the RX 7700S is a fundamentally more capable compute engine on paper.

The interface also differs. The Pro 5300 uses PCIe 4.0 x8, while the RX 7700S uses PCIe 4.0 x16. The RX 7700S supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) versus DirectX 12 (12_1) on the Pro 5300. Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4. The Pro 5300 has no display outputs, consistent with its IGP slot width and Mac-oriented positioning, while the RX 7700S lists portable-device-dependent outputs. Power draw is modest on both: 85 W for the Pro 5300, 100 W for the RX 7700S, with no power connectors on either.

The Verdict

The data supports a clear split by workload type. If the target is raw compute throughput, the RX 7700S is the stronger card by a wide margin. Its FP32 figure of 20.48 TFLOPS is roughly 4.8 times the Pro 5300’s 4.224 TFLOPS, its texture rate is 2.4 times higher, and its pixel rate is about 3 times higher. The OpenCL head-to-head result, 62983 versus 38747, confirms this in practice. It also brings ray tracing hardware, double the memory, and a faster memory bus in bandwidth terms.

If the target is aggregate benchmark standing or compatibility with a specific ecosystem, the Pro 5300 has its own arguments. Its average score of 40870 is about 21% higher than the RX 7700S’s 33849, and it sits at the 82nd percentile versus the 78th. It also wins the Vulkan comparison by a hair in the shared tests, and its nearest rivals include the RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 5070, which are much larger desktop parts. The Pro 5300 is end-of-life while the RX 7700S is active, but for someone working in a Mac-based environment with no display outputs needed, the Pro 5300 appears well-matched to that niche.

Who should pick which? A workload dominated by OpenCL compute, ray tracing, or high-throughput FP32 should favor the RX 7700S. A workload that relies on the broader set of benchmark scores, Metal performance, or a tight power envelope (85 W versus 100 W) may favor the Pro 5300. The RX 7700S also offers 8 GB of memory, which matters for larger datasets. The Pro 5300’s 4 GB is a limiting factor. There is no single winner; the choice depends on whether the priority is peak compute or aggregate consistency.

Specification Differences

| Specification | AMD Radeon Pro 5300 | AMD Radeon RX 7700S |

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

| Architecture | RDNA 1.0 | RDNA 3.0 |

| Chip | Navi 14 | Navi 33 |

| Codename | (none listed) | Hotpink Bonefish |

| Generation | Radeon Pro Mac (Navi Series) | Navi Mobile (RX 7000M) |

| Process Node | 7 nm | 6 nm |

| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |

| Transistors | 6,400 million | 13,300 million |

| Die Size | 158 mm² | 204 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 40.5M / mm² | 65.2M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 1000 MHz | 1500 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 1650 MHz | 2500 MHz |

| Game Clock | (none listed) | 2200 MHz |

| Memory Clock | 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) | 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) |

| Memory Size | 4 GB | 8 GB |

| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |

| Memory Bus Width | 128 bit | 128 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 224.0 GB/s | 288.0 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 1280 | 2048 |

| TMUs | 80 | 128 |

| ROPs | 32 | 64 |

| Ray Tracing Cores | (none listed) | 32 |

| Pixel Rate | 52.80 GPixel/s | 160.0 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 132.0 GTexel/s | 320.0 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 4.224 TFLOPS | 20.48 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 8.448 TFLOPS (2:1) | 40.96 TFLOPS (2:1) |

| TDP | 85 W | 100 W |

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

| Display Outputs | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |

| DirectX Support | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |

| Production Status | End-of-life | Active |

| Release Date | 2020-08-03 | 2023-01-03 |

| Predecessor | (none listed) | Polaris Mobile |

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher FP32 throughput?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7700S, at 20.48 TFLOPS, versus 4.224 TFLOPS for the Radeon Pro 5300. That is a roughly 4.8 times difference in the recorded data.

Q: How much memory does each card have?

A: The RX 7700S has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory, while the Pro 5300 has 4 GB of GDDR6. Both use a 128-bit bus, but the RX 7700S has higher bandwidth at 288.0 GB/s versus 224.0 GB/s.

Q: What is the average benchmark score difference?

A: The Pro 5300 averages 40870 across its three recorded tests, while the RX 7700S averages 33849 across its three tests. That puts the Pro 5300 about 21% higher in the aggregate, despite losing the direct OpenCL comparison.

Q: Does the RX 7700S support ray tracing?

A: Yes. The RX 7700S lists 32 ray tracing cores and supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2). The Pro 5300 has no ray tracing cores listed and only supports DirectX 12 (12_1).

Q: What are the nearest rivals for each card in the database?

A: The Pro 5300’s nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (0.8% faster), RTX 5070 (1.2% slower), AMD Radeon Pro 580 (1.4% slower), and Radeon Pro WX 7100 (2% slower). The RX 7700S’s nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon HD 7950 (0.3% faster), Radeon RX 480 (0.4% faster), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB (0.5% slower), and NVIDIA RTX A5000 (0.7% slower).

Q: Which card has the higher percentile ranking?

A: The Pro 5300 sits at the 82nd percentile of all GPUs, while the RX 7700S sits at the 78th percentile. This is consistent with the Pro 5300’s higher average score.