AMD Radeon Pro 5600M vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data shows a decisive sweep for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 across every shared benchmark test. In nine head-to-head comparisons, the RTX 2070 wins all nine, with zero victories for the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M.

The largest single margin comes in the DirectX 11 PassMark test, where the RTX 2070 scores 129 against the Radeon Pro 5600M's 59. That is a 118.6% advantage, effectively double the performance in this legacy API workload. DirectX 9 shows a similar pattern: 211 versus 118, a 78.8% lead. Even in the more modern DirectX 12 test, the RTX 2070's 60 beats the Radeon Pro 5600M's 39 by 53.8%.

Compute workloads also favor the NVIDIA card heavily. In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 2070 posts 79,966 versus 47,783, a 67.4% advantage. Vulkan is even more lopsided, with the RTX 2070 reaching 82,521 against 46,425, a 77.8% lead. PassMark GPU Compute shows 6,411 versus 4,031, a 59% margin. These results indicate that the RTX 2070 is not just a gaming card; it handles general-purpose compute tasks with a significant edge.

Synthetic gaming workloads follow the same trend. PassMark G3D (the overall 3D graphics score) gives the RTX 2070 a 16,094 result, which is 73.4% above the Radeon Pro 5600M's 9,279. The DirectX 10 test yields 111 versus 62, a 79% delta. Even the 2D performance, which is less often decisive, favors the RTX 2070 by 20.6%, with 819 versus 679 on PassMark G2D.

Looking at the broader database context, the RTX 2070's average benchmark score is 18,789, placing it at the 63rd percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Tesla K80 (18,866, a 0.4% difference) and the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT (18,685, a 0.6% difference). The Radeon Pro 5600M's average is 16,351, sitting at the 59th percentile, with its closest competition being the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (16,361, a 0.1% difference) and the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell (16,408, a 0.3% difference). The 2,438-point gap in average scores between the two cards is substantial, equivalent to roughly a 15% overall deficit for the AMD part.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous: pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 for any workload where raw performance is the primary requirement. It wins every head-to-head test, and in most cases it wins by a large double-digit margin. The RTX 2070 is the right choice for desktop users running DirectX 11 or Vulkan titles, for compute tasks that can leverage OpenCL, and for any application where the highest possible frame rates or render times are needed.

The AMD Radeon Pro 5600M, however, has its own niche. The recorded data shows it is a 50 W part with an IGP (integrated graphics processor) form factor, meaning it is designed for mobile workstations. The benchmark data does not include a DirectX 12_2 or ray tracing test for the AMD card, but it does show it is suitable for portable devices. If the requirement is a low-power, mobile package with 8 GB of HBM2 memory and a 2048-bit bus, the Radeon Pro 5600M is the only option that fits that description. The RTX 2070, with a 175 W TDP and a dual-slot design, cannot be dropped into such a power-constrained chassis.

So the verdict splits: for performance, the RTX 2070 wins unambiguously. For a specific mobile workstation, the Radeon Pro 5600M is the only card in this comparison that can physically exist there. The data does not show any scenario where the AMD part outperforms the NVIDIA part in raw speed.

FAQ

Q: Which card is faster in the Geekbench Vulkan test?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 is faster, scoring 82,521 versus 46,425 for the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M, a 77.8% difference.

Q: Does the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M win any benchmark against the RTX 2070?

A: No. In the nine head-to-head benchmarks recorded, the RTX 2070 wins all nine, and the AMD card has zero wins.

Q: What is the average benchmark score for each card?

A: The RTX 2070 has an average benchmark score of 18,789, while the Radeon Pro 5600M has an average of 16,351. The RTX 2070's percentile is 63, while the AMD's is 59.

Q: Which card has a higher memory bandwidth per the spec sheet?

A: The RTX 2070 has a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s, while the Radeon Pro 5600M has 394.2 GB/s. The RTX 2070 is higher.

Q: Are both cards still in production?

A: No, both are listed as end-of-life. The RTX 2070 was released in October 2018, and the Radeon Pro 5600M was released in June 2020.

Q: What is the launch MSRP of the RTX 2070?

A: The launch MSRP of the RTX 2070 is 499 USD. The Radeon Pro 5600M has no recorded launch MSRP in the database.

Specification Differences

The two parts differ in nearly every physical and electrical spec. The RTX 2070 is a desktop card using a 12 nm TSMC process, with a 175 W TDP and a dual-slot width. It requires a 450 W power supply and a 1x 8-pin power connector. The Radeon Pro 5600M is a mobile IGP with a 50 W TDP, no power connectors, and no power supply recommendation.

The memory subsystems are completely distinct. The RTX 2070 uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, running at 14 Gbps effective and delivering 448.0 GB/s. The Radeon Pro 5600M uses 8 GB of HBM2 on a 2048-bit bus, running at 1540 Mbps effective and delivering 394.2 GB/s. The AMD card has a much wider bus but slower memory clocks.

The board dimensions differ, too. The RTX 2070 has a length of 229 mm (9 inches), a height of 113 mm (4.4 inches), and a width of 35 mm (1.4 inches). The Radeon Pro 5600M has no recorded dimensions, as it is an integrated part. The RTX 2070 has display outputs: DVI, HDMI 2.0, two DisplayPort 1.4a, and USB Type-C. The Radeon Pro 5600M's display output is "portable device dependent."

The bus interface also differs: the RTX 2070 uses PCIe 3.0 x16, while the Radeon Pro 5600M uses PCIe 4.0 x16. Neither card has a game clock listed. The RTX 2070's base clock is 1410 MHz with a boost of 1620 MHz, while the Radeon Pro 5600M's base clock is 822 MHz with a boost of 1144 MHz.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs are built on entirely different architectures from different generations. The RTX 2070 is based on the TU106 chip using NVIDIA's Turing architecture, with 10,800 million transistors on a 445 mm² die, fabricated by TSMC on a 12 nm node. The Radeon Pro 5600M uses the Navi 12 chip with AMD's RDNA 1.0 architecture, fabricated by TSMC on a 7 nm node. The data does not list a transistor count, die size, or transistor density for the AMD chip.

The compute units reflect the architectural divergence. The RTX 2070 has 2304 shading units, 144 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. It also includes 36 dedicated ray tracing cores and 288 tensor cores, making it a fully fledged Turing RTX card. The Radeon Pro 5600M has 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 64 ROPs, but it has no ray tracing cores and no tensor cores. The AMD card's shading unit count is higher, yet its overall throughput is lower because of the clock speed difference.

The pixel and texture rates tell the story. The RTX 2070 has a pixel rate of 103.7 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 233.3 GTexel/s, while the Radeon Pro 5600M has a pixel rate of 73.22 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 183.0 GTexel/s. The FP32 compute is also higher on the RTX 2070: 7.465 TFLOPS versus 5.857 TFLOPS. Both cards have FP16 at a 2:1 ratio, with the RTX 2070 at 14.93 TFLOPS and the Radeon Pro 5600M at 11.71 TFLOPS.

The API support differs. The RTX 2070 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), Vulkan 1.4, and OpenGL 4.6. The Radeon Pro 5600M supports DirectX 12 (12_1), Vulkan 1.3, and OpenGL 4.6. The RTX 2070's newer DirectX 12_2 feature set is a direct result of its Turing ray tracing hardware. The AMD card does not have that feature level.

The Radeon Pro 5600M is a mobile part, so it has no predecessor or successor listed, while the RTX 2070 has a predecessor (GeForce 10 series) and a successor (GeForce 30 series). Both cards are end-of-life.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 2070 wins every single benchmark in the database. There is no test where the Radeon Pro 5600M comes out ahead. Therefore, the use-case split is not about performance but about form factor and power.

Choose the RTX 2070 for any high-performance desktop build. It belongs in a system with a 450 W power supply and a full-size PCIe slot. It is the card for running DirectX 11 and 12 games, for Vulkan applications, for OpenCL compute, and for anyone who needs the highest frame rates in the database. It is also the only one with ray tracing hardware (36 RT cores) and tensor cores (288), so it is the only one capable of hardware-accelerated ray tracing and AI inferencing features. Its 103.7 GPixel/s pixel rate is best for pushing high resolutions.

Choose the Radeon Pro 5600M for a laptop or portable workstation where a 50 W TDP is a hard requirement. It is the only one of the two that exists in an IGP form factor with no external power connectors. It is for users who need 8 GB of HBM2 memory on a 2048-bit bus, which is a very different memory topology than the GDDR6 on the RTX 2070. The data shows it is slower in every benchmark, but the physical package is unique.

The RTX 2070 also has a higher average score percentile: 63rd percentile versus 59th. In the database's nearest rivals, the RTX 2070 is within 1% of the Tesla K80 and the Radeon Pro 5700 XT, while the Radeon Pro 5600M is within 1% of the RX 5700 XT and the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell. The RTX 2070's scores are meaningfully closer to much higher-end parts than the AMD card's.

In summary, the RTX 2070 is the faster card in absolute terms, with a 67.4% to 118.6% lead across all shared tests. The Radeon Pro 5600M is the only one that fits in a thin laptop, and that is its sole advantage.