AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT vs AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The benchmark split between these two Navi 10 cards is decisively lopsided: the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT takes 9 of 10 head-to-head tests, while the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT wins only one. That single victory, however, is a massive outlier in Geekbench OpenCL, where the Pro card scores 59,467 against the RX card's 9,524, a 524.4% advantage. This suggests the Pro variant is heavily optimized for compute workloads that scale under the OpenCL API, while the RX card dominates everything else.

For gaming and general graphics workloads, the RX 5700 XT is the clear winner across every DirectX test, all PassMark graphics tests, and both Geekbench Metal and Vulkan. The RX card leads by double-digit margins in most cases: DirectX 9 by 32.3%, DirectX 11 by 26.7%, and PassMark G3D by 22.9%. Even the closest win, DirectX 12, still favors the RX card by 7.8%. The Pro card's only other competitive area is PassMark G2D, where it trails by just 12.1%, a smaller gap than the 3D tests.

The data indicates a use-case split: the RX 5700 XT is the general-purpose performer for gaming, DirectX-based applications, and Vulkan titles, while the Pro 5700 XT excels specifically in OpenCL compute environments. The Pro card's 16 GB memory capacity, double the RX card's 8 GB, likely supports its compute-oriented positioning, even though the benchmarks show its overall average score is lower than the RX card's.

Architecture Differences

Both cards share the same fundamental silicon: the Navi 10 chip on TSMC's 7 nm process, with 10,300 million transistors and a 251 mm² die size. The transistor density is identical at 41.0M per square millimeter. They both use RDNA 1.0 architecture, feature 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 64 render output units. Neither card includes ray tracing or tensor cores. API support is identical: DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

The differences begin with clock speeds. The Pro 5700 XT runs a base clock of 1243 MHz and a boost of 1499 MHz, while the RX 5700 XT runs a base of 1605 MHz and a boost of 1905 MHz, plus a game clock of 1755 MHz. The RX card's higher clocks translate directly into higher pixel rate (121.9 GPixel/s versus 95.94 GPixel/s), texture rate (304.8 GTexel/s versus 239.8 GTexel/s), and FP32 throughput (9.754 TFLOPS versus 7.675 TFLOPS). The FP16 figures also differ: 19.51 TFLOPS for the RX, 15.35 TFLOPS for the Pro.

Memory is another major split. The Pro card offers 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus with 384.0 GB/s bandwidth, while the RX card has 8 GB of GDDR6 on the same bus width but with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth due to faster 14 Gbps effective memory versus the Pro's 12 Gbps. The RX card's higher memory speed gives it a bandwidth advantage despite having half the capacity.

Power and physical design differ substantially. The Pro card is an integrated graphics processor (IGP) with no power connectors, no display outputs, and a 130 W TDP, requiring a 300 W power supply. The RX card is a dual-slot add-in board measuring 272 mm long, 111 mm tall, and 36 mm wide, with 1x HDMI 2.0b and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a outputs, a 225 W TDP, requiring a 550 W power supply and one 8-pin plus one 6-pin connector.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The largest margin in the entire comparison is the Geekbench OpenCL result. The Pro 5700 XT scores 59,467 against the RX 5700 XT's 9,524, a 524.4% delta. This is the only test where the Pro card wins, and it does so by an order of magnitude. That type of split suggests the Pro card's drivers are optimized for OpenCL compute tasks, while the RX card's OpenCL performance is comparatively weak.

The second-largest margin is in DirectX 9, where the RX card scores 226 versus the Pro's 153, a 32.3% advantage. DirectX 11 follows with the RX card at 116 versus 85, a 26.7% lead. PassMark G3D shows the RX card at 16,277 versus 12,547, a 22.9% gap. PassMark GPU Compute also favors the RX card, 7,650 versus 5,787, a 24.4% difference. Vulkan sees the RX card at 68,310 versus 56,593, a 17.2% lead.

DirectX 10 shows the RX card ahead by 21.6% (97 versus 76), and DirectX 12 has the narrowest margin among the 3D tests at 7.8% (64 versus 59). PassMark G2D rounds out the list with the RX card at 922 versus 810, a 12.1% lead. In the Geekbench Metal test, the RX card scores 74,647 versus the Pro's 51,272, a 31.3% advantage.

Across all ten benchmarks, the average score for the Pro card is 18,685, while the RX card averages 16,361. The Pro card's average is higher only because of the massive OpenCL outlier; excluding that one result, the RX card leads in every other metric. The Pro card's percentile rank among all GPUs is 63, while the RX card sits at 59.

The Verdict

The data supports a clear verdict for gamers and general graphics users: choose the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT. It wins 9 of 10 benchmarks, including every graphics API test, every PassMark test, and both Metal and Vulkan. Its strengths are particularly pronounced in legacy DirectX scenarios (9 and 11), where it leads by 32.3% and 26.7%, respectively. The RX card also delivers higher pixel rate, texture rate, and FP32 throughput, which are directly relevant to rendering workloads. Its 8 GB memory is sufficient for most gaming titles, and its 448.0 GB/s bandwidth exceeds the Pro card's.

The Pro 5700 XT's case is narrow but real: it is for OpenCL-focused compute tasks. Its 524.4% lead in Geekbench OpenCL indicates a specialized driver or hardware optimization that the RX card lacks. The Pro card also offers 16 GB of memory, double the RX card, which matters for large data sets or multi-application compute pipelines. However, its lower clocks and lower bandwidth mean it falls behind in every other measured test.

The data shows the Pro card's average benchmark score (18,685) is higher than the RX card's (16,361), but this is skewed by the OpenCL outlier and its percentile of 63 versus 58. For a user whose primary workload is OpenCL compute, the Pro card is the only sensible choice given the metric is nearly 6x faster. For any other use case, the RX card is the superior performer across the board.

FAQ

Q: Which card wins the most benchmarks?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT wins 9 out of 10 head-to-head benchmarks, while the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT wins only one.

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

A: The largest gap is in Geekbench OpenCL, where the Pro 5700 XT scores 59,467 versus the RX 5700 XT's 9,524, a 524.4% advantage for the Pro.

Q: Which card has more memory?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT has 16 GB of GDDR6, while the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT has 8 GB of GDDR6. The RX card has higher memory bandwidth at 448.0 GB/s versus 384.0 GB/s.

Q: What is the difference in power consumption?

A: The Pro 5700 XT has a 130 W TDP and requires a 300 W power supply, while the RX 5700 XT has a 225 W TDP with a 550 W power supply recommendation.

Q: Which card is better for gaming?

A: The RX 5700 XT wins every gaming-relevant benchmark, including DirectX 9, 10, 11, and 12, Vulkan, and PassMark G3D, with margins from 7.8% to 32.3%.

Q: Do both cards support the same graphics APIs?

A:** Yes, both support DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Neither has RT cores or tensor cores.

Specification Differences

| Specification | AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT | AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT |

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

| Base Clock | 1243 MHz | 1605 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 1499 MHz | 1905 MHz |

| Game Clock | None | 1755 MHz |

| Memory Size | 16 GB | 8 GB |

| Memory Clock | 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective) | 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) |

| Memory Bandwidth | 384.0 GB/s | 448.0 GB/s |

| Pixel Rate | 95.94 GPixel/s | 121.9 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 239.8 GTexel/s | 304.8 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 7.675 TFLOPS | 9.754 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 15.35 TFLOPS | 19.51 TFLOPS |

| TDP | 130 W | 225 W |

| Slot Width | IGP | Dual-slot |

| Power Connectors | None | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |

| Suggested PSU | 300 W | 550 W |

| Display Outputs | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |

| Dimensions | None | 272 mm length, 111 mm height, 36 mm width |