AMD Radeon Pro 5700 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The benchmark record leaves little ambiguity about the overall performance hierarchy between these two GPUs. Out of nine shared tests, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti claims eight victories, while the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 manages a single win. The magnitude of those victories, however, tells a more nuanced story than the raw win count.

The most lopsided result appears in PassMark's DirectX 11 test, where the RTX 3060 Ti scores 163 against the Radeon Pro 5700's 78, a 52.1% advantage. That pattern repeats across the legacy DirectX suite. In DirectX 10, the NVIDIA card posts 132 versus 71, a 46.2% gap. DirectX 9 shows 234 versus 143, a 38.9% difference, and DirectX 12 sees the RTX 3060 Ti at 78 against 48, a 38.5% lead. These are not close contests; the NVIDIA architecture consistently delivers roughly 40% to 50% more performance in these API-specific workloads.

Compute-oriented tests reinforce the same conclusion. In PassMark GPU Compute, the RTX 3060 Ti scores 10006, more than double the Radeon Pro 5700's 4961, a 50.4% delta. The Geekbench OpenCL result shows 78927 for NVIDIA versus 52787 for AMD, a 33.1% gap. The overall 3D rendering picture is captured by PassMark G3D, where the RTX 3060 Ti reaches 20349 and the Radeon Pro 5700 stops at 11583, a 43.1% deficit. Even the 2D workload, PassMark G2D, favors NVIDIA at 989 versus 805, an 18.6% edge.

The AMD card's sole victory comes in Geekbench Vulkan, where it scores 51289 against NVIDIA's 47784. That 7.3% margin is meaningful, but it stands as an isolated counterpoint to the broader trend. The data shows that the RTX 3060 Ti dominates across nearly every measured dimension, with margins ranging from modest in 2D to overwhelming in compute and legacy DirectX paths.

Context from the broader database places both cards in similar percentile territory. The Radeon Pro 5700 sits at the 62nd percentile of all GPUs, while the RTX 3060 Ti ranks at the 59th percentile. The average benchmark scores tell a different story than the head-to-head results, though. The AMD card's average across all recorded tests is 18189, while the NVIDIA card averages 16129. That discrepancy stems from the fact that the Radeon Pro 5700's benchmark set includes its strong Geekbench scores, which are not fully reflected in the head-to-head comparison.

Looking at nearest rivals in the database, the Radeon Pro 5700 sits within 1.1% of the AMD Radeon RX 460 and the Intel Arc A770M, and within 0.5% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER. The RTX 3060 Ti, meanwhile, lands within 1.7% of the AMD Radeon R9 370X and within 1.4% of both the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT. These proximity clusters suggest that each card competes in a crowded field, though the head-to-head measurements show the NVIDIA part pulling ahead decisively when directly compared.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from fundamentally different design philosophies. The AMD Radeon Pro 5700 uses the Navi 10 chip built on RDNA 1.0 architecture, manufactured on TSMC's 7 nm process. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti uses the GA104 chip built on Ampere architecture, manufactured on Samsung's 8 nm process. The process difference is notable: the AMD card packs 10,300 million transistors into a 251 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 41.0 million per square millimeter. The NVIDIA card contains 17,400 million transistors spread across a 392 mm² die, producing a density of 44.4 million per square millimeter. Despite the larger and denser chip, the NVIDIA GPU remains architecturally more complex.

Shading resources differ sharply. The Radeon Pro 5700 carries 2304 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, and 64 render output units. The RTX 3060 Ti more than doubles the shading unit count to 4864, while also increasing TMUs to 152 and ROPs to 80. These raw resource advantages translate directly into the measured performance gaps in fill-rate and texture-bound workloads. The pixel rate for the NVIDIA card is 133.2 GPixel/s versus 86.40 GPixel/s for AMD, and the texture rate is 253.1 GTexel/s versus 194.4 GTexel/s.

The most significant architectural divergence involves dedicated hardware features. The Radeon Pro 5700 has no ray tracing cores and no tensor cores. The RTX 3060 Ti includes 38 ray tracing cores and 152 tensor cores. This is a categorical difference, not a quantitative one. The AMD card cannot accelerate ray tracing or AI workloads through dedicated silicon, while the NVIDIA card brings both capabilities to the table.

Compute throughput reflects these design choices. The RTX 3060 Ti delivers 16.20 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, while the Radeon Pro 5700 delivers 6.221 TFLOPS. The FP16 comparison is equally stark: NVIDIA achieves 16.20 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio, while AMD reaches 12.44 TFLOPS at a 2:1 ratio. The NVIDIA card's FP16 throughput equals its FP32 throughput, indicating a different execution model, whereas the AMD card halves its FP16 rate relative to FP32.

The memory subsystems differ in bandwidth despite identical capacities. Both cards use 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus. The NVIDIA card runs its memory at 14 Gbps effective, producing 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The AMD card runs at 12 Gbps effective, yielding 384.0 GB/s. That 64 GB/s difference contributes to the NVIDIA card's advantage in bandwidth-sensitive workloads, though it is smaller than the compute gap.

Clock behavior also separates the two. The RTX 3060 Ti operates at a 1410 MHz base and 1665 MHz boost, while the Radeon Pro 5700 runs at 1243 MHz base and 1350 MHz boost. The NVIDIA card sustains higher clocks across the board, which compounds its architectural resource advantage. Power draw reflects the performance differential: the RTX 3060 Ti is rated at 200 W with a suggested 550 W power supply, while the Radeon Pro 5700 draws 130 W with a suggested 300 W power supply.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 3060 Ti is the clear choice for any workload that relies on the DirectX family of APIs. Its wins in DirectX 9, 10, 11, and 12 range from 38.5% to 52.1%, making it the dominant option for legacy and current Windows gaming titles. The 43.1% lead in PassMark G3D reinforces this, suggesting that general 3D rendering and gaming performance falls firmly in NVIDIA's favor. The 50.4% advantage in GPU compute also positions the RTX 3060 Ti as the stronger option for OpenCL-based compute tasks, as evidenced by its 33.1% lead in Geekbench OpenCL.

The Radeon Pro 5700's single win in Geekbench Vulkan is its only clear territory. That 7.3% margin in Vulkan performance suggests that applications built on the Vulkan API may see better results on the AMD card, though the sample size is limited to one test. The AMD card's higher overall average benchmark score of 18189 versus 16129 also hints that its full benchmark suite, which includes Geekbench Metal results not shared in the head-to-head comparison, may favor the AMD architecture in Apple-centric or Metal-based workloads.

For users prioritizing power efficiency, the Radeon Pro 5700 draws 130 W versus the RTX 3060 Ti's 200 W, a 70 W difference that could matter in thermally constrained systems. The AMD card's integrated form factor, listed as IGP with no power connectors and no display outputs, suggests it is designed for embedded or Mac-based systems rather than traditional desktop builds. The NVIDIA card, by contrast, is a dual-slot design with a 12-pin power connector and full display outputs including HDMI 2.1 and three DisplayPort 1.4a connections.

The RTX 3060 Ti's ray tracing cores and tensor cores give it capabilities the Radeon Pro 5700 simply does not possess. Any workload involving ray-traced rendering or DLSS-style AI upscaling will necessarily favor the NVIDIA card, since the AMD card lacks the dedicated hardware entirely. The NVIDIA card also supports DirectX 12 Ultimate with the 12_2 feature level, while the AMD card supports DirectX 12 with the 12_1 feature level, a difference that matters for games using the latest DirectX 12 Ultimate features.

Specification Differences

The two cards diverge on nearly every measurable specification. The AMD Radeon Pro 5700 uses the Navi 10 chip on RDNA 1.0 architecture with a 7 nm TSMC process, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti uses the GA104 chip on Ampere architecture with an 8 nm Samsung process. Transistor counts are 10,300 million for AMD and 17,400 million for NVIDIA, with die sizes of 251 mm² and 392 mm² respectively. Transistor density is 41.0M per mm² for AMD and 44.4M per mm² for NVIDIA.

Clock speeds favor NVIDIA: 1410 MHz base and 1665 MHz boost versus 1243 MHz base and 1350 MHz boost for AMD. Memory clocks run at 14 Gbps effective for NVIDIA and 12 Gbps effective for AMD. Both cards have 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, but bandwidth differs at 448.0 GB/s for NVIDIA and 384.0 GB/s for AMD.

Compute resources show the largest gap. The RTX 3060 Ti has 4864 shading units, 152 TMUs, and 80 ROPs, compared to 2304 shading units, 144 TMUs, and 64 ROPs for the Radeon Pro 5700. The NVIDIA card includes 38 ray tracing cores and 152 tensor cores; the AMD card has none. Pixel rate is 133.2 GPixel/s for NVIDIA versus 86.40 GPixel/s for AMD. Texture rate is 253.1 GTexel/s versus 194.4 GTexel/s. FP32 performance is 16.20 TFLOPS versus 6.221 TFLOPS, and FP16 performance is 16.20 TFLOPS at 1:1 versus 12.44 TFLOPS at 2:1.

Power specifications differ substantially. The RTX 3060 Ti is rated at 200 W TDP with a 550 W suggested power supply, a dual-slot form factor, and a single 12-pin connector. The Radeon Pro 5700 is rated at 130 W TDP with a 300 W suggested power supply, an IGP slot width, and no power connectors. The NVIDIA card measures 242 mm in length and 112 mm in height; the AMD card has no recorded dimensions. Display outputs also differ: NVIDIA provides 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, while AMD provides no outputs. The NVIDIA card supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while AMD supports DirectX 12 (12_1). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU wins more head-to-head benchmarks?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti wins 8 of 9 shared tests, with the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 winning only the Geekbench Vulkan test.

Q: What is the biggest performance gap between the two cards?

A: The largest margin is in PassMark DirectX 11, where the RTX 3060 Ti scores 163 against the Radeon Pro 5700's 78, a 52.1% advantage.

Q: Does the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 have ray tracing support?

A: No. The Radeon Pro 5700 has no ray tracing cores, while the RTX 3060 Ti includes 38 ray tracing cores and 152 tensor cores.

Q: How do their average benchmark scores compare?

A: The Radeon Pro 5700 averages 18189 across all recorded tests, while the RTX 3060 Ti averages 16129, placing them at the 62nd percentile and 59th percentile of all GPUs respectively.

Q: What is the only test where AMD beats NVIDIA?

A: The Geekbench Vulkan test, where AMD scores 51289 against NVIDIA's 47784, a 7.3% margin.

Q: What power supply wattage does each card suggest?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro 5700 suggests a 300 W power supply, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti suggests a 550 W power supply.