AMD Radeon Pro 5700 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The recorded data separates these two cards cleanly by workload type and platform. The AMD Radeon Pro 5700 is a compute-oriented part with a wide spread of benchmark results across Metal, OpenCL, Vulkan, and several DirectX legacy tests. Its strongest recorded result is in Geekbench Metal at 60126, followed by Geekbench OpenCL at 52787 and Geekbench Vulkan at 51289. These three scores indicate that the card's best-case scenarios are compute-heavy, cross-platform API workloads rather than traditional rasterization tests. The Passmark G3D score of 11583 and GPU compute score of 4961 reinforce that pattern, with the card showing moderate rasterization performance but stronger compute throughput relative to its own averages.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2, in contrast, has only one recorded benchmark in the database: 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 at 16504. That single result reflects a modern DirectX 12 workload designed to stress current-generation graphics hardware. The data does not include legacy API scores, compute scores, or cross-platform results for this card, so any comparison must rely on that one measurement plus architectural and specification differences. The RTX 5090 D V2 wins the only directly comparable category present in the database, but the comparison is limited by the absence of overlapping test suites. Where the AMD card shows versatility across multiple APIs, the NVIDIA card shows a single, high-end DirectX 12 result that places it in a different performance class.

The use-case split is therefore straightforward: the Radeon Pro 5700 makes sense for environments where Metal, OpenCL, and Vulkan workloads matter, such as macOS-centric compute tasks or cross-platform development. The RTX 5090 D V2 is positioned for modern DirectX 12 gaming and workstation loads, where its Steel Nomad score indicates strong raw performance. The AMD card also has a significant advantage in legacy DirectX tests, with Passmark DirectX 9 at 143, DirectX 11 at 78, DirectX 10 at 71, and DirectX 12 at 48. These are low absolute numbers, but they represent the only available data for older API compatibility on the AMD side. The NVIDIA card has no recorded legacy scores, so no direct comparison is possible for those workloads.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different architectural generations and process nodes. The AMD Radeon Pro 5700 uses the Navi 10 chip built on RDNA 1.0 architecture, fabricated on a 7 nm process at TSMC. It contains 10,300 million transistors on a 251 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 41.0 million per mm². The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 uses the GB202 chip built on Blackwell 2.0 architecture, fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC. It contains 92,200 million transistors on a 750 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 122.9 million per mm². The transistor density difference is substantial, with the NVIDIA chip packing roughly three times more transistors per square millimeter.

Memory architecture differs fundamentally as well. The AMD card uses 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256 bit bus, with 12 Gbps effective speed and 384.0 GB/s bandwidth. The NVIDIA card uses 24 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 384 bit bus, with 28 Gbps effective speed and 1.34 TB/s bandwidth. The bandwidth advantage is more than threefold, which matters for high-resolution textures and compute workloads that stream large datasets. The AMD card's memory clock is recorded as 1500 MHz with 12 Gbps effective, while the NVIDIA card runs at 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective, reflecting the newer memory standard.

The compute architecture is also vastly different in scale. The AMD card has 2304 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs. The NVIDIA card has 21760 shading units, 680 texture mapping units, and 176 ROPs. Additionally, the NVIDIA card includes 170 ray tracing cores and 680 tensor cores, while the AMD card has no dedicated ray tracing or tensor core counts recorded in the database. The pixel rate for the AMD card is 86.40 GPixel/s, while the NVIDIA card reaches 423.6 GPixel/s. Texture rates are 194.4 GTexel/s versus 1,636.8 GTexel/s, and FP32 performance is 6.221 TFLOPS versus 104.8 TFLOPS. The FP16 figures also differ: 12.44 TFLOPS with a 2:1 ratio on AMD versus 104.8 TFLOPS with a 1:1 ratio on NVIDIA, meaning the NVIDIA card does not halve throughput for FP16.

Physical and power characteristics diverge sharply. The AMD card is listed as an integrated graphics package (IGP) with no power connectors, no display outputs, and a 130 W TDP with a suggested 300 W power supply. The NVIDIA card is a dual-slot design with a 1x 16-pin power connector, a 575 W TDP, a suggested 950 W power supply, and display outputs including 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b. The NVIDIA card measures 304 mm in length, 137 mm in height, and 48 mm in width. The AMD card has no recorded dimensions. The bus interface also differs: PCIe 4.0 x16 on AMD versus PCIe 5.0 x16 on NVIDIA. Production status separates them further, with the AMD card marked as end-of-life and released on 2020-08-03, while the NVIDIA card is active and released on 2025-08-14.

FAQ

Q: Which card has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro 5700 has an average benchmark score of 18189, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 has an average of 16504. However, these averages are not directly comparable because the AMD card has ten recorded benchmarks across multiple APIs, while the NVIDIA card has only one recorded benchmark in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12.

Q: How does the Radeon Pro 5700 compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The database lists the Radeon Pro 5700's nearest rivals as the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile with an average score of 18159 and a delta of 0.2%, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER with 18093 and a delta of 0.5%, the AMD Radeon RX 460 with 18373 and a delta of -1%, and the Intel Arc A770M with 18383 and a delta of -1.1%. The AMD card sits essentially at parity with these parts, within roughly one percent either way.

Q: What does the RTX 5090 D V2's nearest rival data indicate?

A: The RTX 5090 D V2's nearest rivals are the NVIDIA T400 with an average score of 16508 and a delta of 0%, the AMD Radeon PRO W7500 with 16415 and a delta of 0.5%, the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell with 16408 and a delta of 0.6%, and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT with 16361 and a delta of 0.9%. These deltas are all under one percent, meaning the recorded Steel Nomad score places the RTX card in a tight cluster despite its massive architectural advantage over the Radeon Pro 5700.

Q: Which card supports ray tracing and tensor cores?

A: Only the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 has recorded ray tracing cores (170) and tensor cores (680). The AMD Radeon Pro 5700 has no ray tracing or tensor core counts listed in the database.

Q: What are the memory capacity and type differences?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro 5700 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256 bit bus with 384.0 GB/s bandwidth. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 has 24 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 384 bit bus with 1.34 TB/s bandwidth.

Q: Which card has display outputs?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 has 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b outputs. The AMD Radeon Pro 5700 is listed with no outputs, consistent with its IGP slot width classification.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in nearly every recorded specification category. The AMD Radeon Pro 5700 uses RDNA 1.0 architecture on a 7 nm process, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 uses Blackwell 2.0 on a 5 nm process. Transistor counts are 10,300 million versus 92,200 million, die sizes are 251 mm² versus 750 mm², and transistor densities are 41.0M per mm² versus 122.9M per mm². Base clocks are 1243 MHz versus 2017 MHz, boost clocks are 1350 MHz versus 2407 MHz, and memory clocks are 1500 MHz with 12 Gbps effective versus 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective.

Memory capacity is 8 GB versus 24 GB, memory type is GDDR6 versus GDDR7, bus width is 256 bit versus 384 bit, and bandwidth is 384.0 GB/s versus 1.34 TB/s. Shading units are 2304 versus 21760, TMUs are 144 versus 680, and ROPs are 64 versus 176. The NVIDIA card adds 170 ray tracing cores and 680 tensor cores, neither of which is recorded for the AMD card. Pixel rate is 86.40 GPixel/s versus 423.6 GPixel/s, texture rate is 194.4 GTexel/s versus 1,636.8 GTexel/s, FP32 is 6.221 TFLOPS versus 104.8 TFLOPS, and FP16 is 12.44 TFLOPS (2:1) versus 104.8 TFLOPS (1:1). TDP is 130 W versus 575 W, slot width is IGP versus dual-slot, power connectors are none versus 1x 16-pin, suggested PSU is 300 W versus 950 W, and bus interface is PCIe 4.0 x16 versus PCIe 5.0 x16. Display outputs are none versus 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b. The AMD card is end-of-life with a release date of 2020-08-03, while the NVIDIA card is active with a release date of 2025-08-14. The NVIDIA card's launch MSRP is 2,299 USD.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no direct head-to-head benchmark entries between these two cards, and the win counts are recorded as zero for both. The comparison therefore rests on the single available benchmark for the NVIDIA card and the ten benchmarks for the AMD card. The only overlapping workload category is DirectX 12, where the AMD card records a Passmark DirectX 12 score of 48, while the NVIDIA card records a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 16504. These are different tests, so a direct numerical comparison is not meaningful, but the magnitude of difference is illustrative of the performance gap. The AMD card's Passmark DirectX 12 score is its lowest recorded benchmark result, while the NVIDIA card's Steel Nomad score is its only result and places it in the 59th percentile of all GPUs.

The AMD card's strongest results are in compute-oriented tests. Geekbench Metal at 60126, Geekbench OpenCL at 52787, and Geekbench Vulkan at 51289 all exceed its Passmark results by a wide margin. The Passmark G3D score of 11583 and GPU compute score of 4961 are comparatively modest, and the legacy DirectX scores are all below 150. The nearest rival data for the AMD card shows it clustering with mid-range parts like the RTX 3060 Mobile and RTX 2060 SUPER, all within about one percent of each other. The RTX 5090 D V2's nearest rival data shows a similar clustering effect, but around a different score level, with the NVIDIA T400, AMD Radeon PRO W7500, NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell, and AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT all within one percent of 16504.

The percentile rankings are close despite the performance gap. The AMD card sits at the 62nd percentile of all GPUs, while the NVIDIA card sits at the 59th percentile. This counterintuitive result likely reflects the different benchmark distributions: the AMD card has multiple scores across many tests, while the NVIDIA card has a single modern test result. The average benchmark scores reinforce this, with the AMD card at 18189 and the NVIDIA card at 16504. These averages are not apples-to-apples comparisons, but they are the only aggregate figures the database provides.

The Verdict

The data points to a clear split by use case and platform. The AMD Radeon Pro 5700 is the better choice for environments that rely on Metal, OpenCL, and Vulkan compute workloads, as indicated by its three strongest benchmark results all exceeding 51000. Its end-of-life status and integrated graphics package with no display outputs suggest it was designed for specific OEM or Mac-oriented systems rather than general consumer use. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 is the better choice for modern DirectX 12 workloads, based on its Steel Nomad score of 16504, and for tasks that benefit from ray tracing and tensor cores, which the AMD card does not have. The NVIDIA card also offers substantially more memory, newer memory technology, higher bandwidth, and a much larger compute footprint across every measured specification.

Users who need legacy DirectX API support will find recorded scores only for the AMD card, with Passmark DirectX 9 at 143, DirectX 11 at 78, DirectX 10 at 71, and DirectX 12 at 48. Users who need display outputs, a dual-slot form factor, and a PCIe 5.0 interface will need the NVIDIA card, as the AMD card has none of those. The power requirements differ dramatically, with the AMD card at 130 W and a 300 W suggested PSU, versus the NVIDIA card at 575 W and a 950 W suggested PSU. The NVIDIA card's launch MSRP is 2,299 USD. The choice ultimately depends on whether the workload matches the AMD card's compute-oriented, multi-API profile or the NVIDIA card's modern graphics and compute architecture. The database does not record a direct head-to-head result, so the verdict rests on the specification gaps and the available benchmark distributions.