AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The benchmark data paints a one-sided picture. Across the nine shared tests, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER wins every single matchup, taking all 9 wins to the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT’s 0. The largest margin comes in DirectX 11 workloads, where the RTX 2060 SUPER scores 130 against the Radeon’s 85, a 34.6% lead. That is a substantial gap for older API titles, which still dominate many game libraries.

Vulkan performance shows a similar story, with NVIDIA posting 77402 versus AMD’s 56593, a 26.9% advantage. OpenCL follows closely behind: the RTX 2060 SUPER hits 76957 while the Radeon Pro 5700 XT manages 59467, a 22.7% deficit. These compute-oriented results suggest NVIDIA has a clear edge in general-purpose GPU workloads, not just gaming.

The closest contest is in DirectX 12, where the RTX 2060 SUPER scores 61 and the Radeon Pro 5700 XT scores 59, a mere 3.3% difference. This is the one area where the AMD card nearly keeps pace, indicating that its architecture handles modern low-level APIs reasonably well, even if it cannot close the gap elsewhere. Another tight result appears in 2D graphics, where NVIDIA leads 854 to 810, a 5.2% margin — negligible in practical terms.

The mid-range DirectX tests are unflattering for AMD. In DirectX 10, NVIDIA wins 111 to 76, a 31.5% lead. DirectX 9 shows a 29.8% gap, with scores of 218 and 153 respectively. The PassMark G3D aggregate score reinforces the trend: 16462 for NVIDIA against 12547 for AMD, a 23.8% difference. Even in GPU compute, a category where AMD’s RDNA architecture might be expected to compete, the RTX 2060 SUPER wins 6721 to 5787, a 13.9% margin.

When placed against the broader GPU population, both cards occupy similar territory. The Radeon Pro 5700 XT sits at the 63rd percentile of all GPUs, while the RTX 2060 SUPER sits at the 62nd. Their average benchmark scores are close in absolute terms — 18685 for AMD versus 18093 for NVIDIA — but the head-to-head results tell a different story. The AMD card’s nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070, which scores 18789 and beats it by 0.6%, and the AMD Radeon RX 560X at 18626, which trails by 0.3%. The RTX 2060 SUPER’s nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile at 18159 (0.4% ahead) and the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 at 18189 (0.5% ahead). These figures suggest that while the two cards are ranked similarly overall, the specific test suite favors NVIDIA heavily.

FAQ

Q: Which card wins in DirectX 12 performance?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER wins, scoring 61 versus 59 on the PassMark DirectX 12 test. The 3.3% delta is the smallest margin of any benchmark in the comparison.

Q: How large is the Vulkan performance gap?

A: The RTX 2060 SUPER scores 77402 in Geekbench Vulkan, while the Radeon Pro 5700 XT scores 56593. That is a 26.9% advantage for NVIDIA.

Q: Does the AMD card win any benchmark outright?

A: No. Across all nine shared benchmarks — OpenCL, Vulkan, DirectX 9, 10, 11, 12, G2D, G3D, and GPU compute — the RTX 2060 SUPER wins every test. The Radeon Pro 5700 XT records zero wins.

Q: What is the difference in memory capacity?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER has 8 GB of GDDR6 on the same 256-bit bus width.

Q: Which card has higher memory bandwidth?

A: The RTX 2060 SUPER has 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, compared to 384.0 GB/s for the Radeon Pro 5700 XT. NVIDIA achieves this with 14 Gbps effective memory speed versus 12 Gbps for AMD.

Q: How do the average benchmark scores compare?

A: The Radeon Pro 5700 XT has an average benchmark score of 18685, while the RTX 2060 SUPER averages 18093. Despite the AMD card’s higher average, the head-to-head tests show NVIDIA winning every matchup.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from fundamentally different design philosophies. The AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT uses the Navi 10 chip built on RDNA 1.0 architecture, fabricated on TSMC’s 7 nm process. It packs 10,300 million transistors into a 251 mm² die, resulting in a transistor density of 41.0 million per square millimeter. This is a compact, power-efficient design that prioritizes density.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER uses the TU106 chip on the Turing architecture, built on TSMC’s 12 nm process. It contains 10,800 million transistors spread across a much larger 445 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of just 24.3 million per square millimeter. The larger process node and die size reflect Turing’s more complex feature set.

The most significant architectural divergence is in specialized hardware. The RTX 2060 SUPER includes 34 ray tracing cores and 272 tensor cores, enabling hardware-accelerated ray tracing and AI-driven features like DLSS. The Radeon Pro 5700 XT has no equivalent hardware — its shading units number 2560, but it lacks dedicated RT or tensor cores entirely. This means NVIDIA’s card can offload specific workloads to purpose-built silicon, while AMD relies on general-purpose compute.

Shader configuration differs as well. The Radeon Pro 5700 XT has 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs. The RTX 2060 SUPER has 2176 shading units, 136 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. AMD has more raw shading and texturing hardware, but NVIDIA’s higher clock speeds and specialized cores compensate in real-world tests.

Both cards support DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, but NVIDIA’s DirectX support is rated as 12 Ultimate (12_2), while AMD’s is 12 (12_1). This reflects Turing’s inclusion of features like mesh shaders and variable rate shading that RDNA 1.0 lacks.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ across nearly every major specification. The Radeon Pro 5700 XT uses a 7 nm process, while the RTX 2060 SUPER uses 12 nm. Transistor counts are close — 10,300 million versus 10,800 million — but die size differs dramatically: 251 mm² for AMD versus 445 mm² for NVIDIA.

Clock speeds favor NVIDIA. The RTX 2060 SUPER has a base clock of 1470 MHz and a boost clock of 1650 MHz, compared to the Radeon Pro 5700 XT’s 1243 MHz base and 1499 MHz boost. Memory speed also favors NVIDIA: 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) versus 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective). Combined with the same 256-bit bus width, this gives NVIDIA 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth against AMD’s 384.0 GB/s.

Memory capacity is a different story. The Radeon Pro 5700 XT ships with 16 GB of GDDR6, double the RTX 2060 SUPER’s 8 GB. For workloads that require large framebuffers, this is a meaningful advantage, even if bandwidth is lower.

The RTX 2060 SUPER has 34 ray tracing cores and 272 tensor cores; the Radeon Pro 5700 XT has none. Pixel rate favors NVIDIA at 105.6 GPixel/s versus 95.94 GPixel/s. Texture rate also favors NVIDIA at 224.4 GTexel/s versus 239.8 GTexel/s — here AMD actually has the higher number, but it does not translate into benchmark wins. FP32 compute is close: AMD lists 7.675 TFLOPS, NVIDIA lists 7.181 TFLOPS. FP16 follows the same pattern at 15.35 TFLOPS for AMD and 14.36 TFLOPS for NVIDIA.

Power requirements differ significantly. The Radeon Pro 5700 XT has a 130 W TDP with no power connectors and a suggested PSU of 300 W. It is an integrated graphics package (IGP) with no display outputs. The RTX 2060 SUPER is a dual-slot card drawing 175 W, requiring a single 8-pin connector and a 450 W PSU. It offers 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, and 1x USB Type-C outputs.

Physical dimensions also separate them. The RTX 2060 SUPER measures 229 mm in length, 113 mm in height, and 35 mm in width. The Radeon Pro 5700 XT has no listed dimensions, reflecting its IGP form factor. Bus interface differs: AMD uses PCIe 4.0 x16, NVIDIA uses PCIe 3.0 x16.

Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER wins in nearly every measurable category. For gamers, the DirectX 11 and DirectX 9 results are the most relevant, showing 34.6% and 29.8% leads respectively. These APIs cover a huge portion of the existing game library, making the RTX 2060 SUPER the stronger choice for general gaming. Its Vulkan advantage of 26.9% also matters for modern titles that adopt this API.

Compute users should favor NVIDIA as well. The OpenCL score of 76957 versus 59467 represents a 22.7% lead, which translates to faster rendering, physics simulation, and other GPU-accelerated tasks. GPU compute in PassMark reinforces this with a 13.9% advantage. The presence of tensor cores further extends NVIDIA’s utility in AI and machine learning workloads, though no specific benchmark in the data measures this directly.

The AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT has one clear advantage: memory capacity. With 16 GB versus 8 GB, it can handle datasets and textures that would exceed the RTX 2060 SUPER’s framebuffer. This makes it the better choice for large-scale 3D rendering, high-resolution texture packs, or scientific visualization that demands more VRAM than 8 GB provides. Its higher FP32 compute of 7.675 TFLOPS versus 7.181 TFLOPS also suggests a slight edge in raw compute density, though this does not translate into wins in any benchmark listed.

The AMD card’s IGP form factor and 130 W TDP make it suitable for systems with tight space or power constraints, where the RTX 2060 SUPER’s dual-slot footprint and 175 W draw would not fit. Its lack of display outputs, however, means it must be paired with a separate GPU for output, limiting its practical standalone use.

The Verdict

The benchmark data is unambiguous: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER outperforms the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT in every single head-to-head test. With 9 wins out of 9 and margins ranging from 3.3% to 34.6%, NVIDIA is the faster card across OpenCL, Vulkan, DirectX 9, 10, 11, 12, 2D, 3D, and compute workloads. Gamers should choose the RTX 2060 SUPER without hesitation, particularly for DirectX 11-heavy libraries where its 34.6% lead is decisive.

The Radeon Pro 5700 XT is not without merit. Its 16 GB of memory doubles the RTX 2060 SUPER’s 8 GB, making it the better option for memory-bound professional tasks. Its lower 130 W TDP and IGP form factor suit compact or power-limited builds, though the lack of display outputs complicates standalone use. Its 7 nm process and higher transistor density indicate a more modern manufacturing approach, but architectural differences — namely NVIDIA’s ray tracing and tensor cores — more than compensate in practice.

For most buyers, the RTX 2060 SUPER is the obvious pick. Its higher clocks, greater memory bandwidth, and specialized cores deliver measurable wins in every test. The Radeon Pro 5700 XT makes sense only for specific use cases requiring large memory capacity or minimal power draw. The data shows a clear winner, and it is not the AMD card.