AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Comparison

The Verdict

The recorded data presents a clear but nuanced picture. The AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti are not direct peers in raw compute, yet the AMD card holds a specific niche. The RTX 3060 Ti wins 8 of the 9 head-to-head benchmark comparisons, with decisive margins in legacy DirectX tests and compute workloads. The Pro 5700 XT wins only the Vulkan test, but that win is substantial at 18.4% ahead. The RTX 3060 Ti is the stronger overall performer for general graphics and compute, while the Pro 5700 XT is the choice for Vulkan-centric workloads and scenarios where its 16 GB memory capacity and integrated design matter more than raw speed.

The average benchmark scores in the database tell an interesting story. The Pro 5700 XT has an average score of 18685, while the RTX 3060 Ti has an average of 16129. This is surprising given the head-to-head results, but it reflects the different benchmark suites available for each card. The Pro 5700 XT sits at the 63rd percentile of all GPUs, while the RTX 3060 Ti sits at the 59th percentile. The Pro 5700 XT's nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 560X (0.3% ahead), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (0.6% behind), and the AMD FirePro D500 (0.8% ahead). The RTX 3060 Ti's nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 9060 (0.7% ahead), the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M (1.4% behind), and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (1.4% behind). So in the broader database context, these two cards occupy similar performance tiers despite the RTX 3060 Ti's dominance in direct comparisons. The Pro 5700 XT is the right pick for Vulkan development, high-memory compute tasks, and systems requiring an integrated card with no display outputs. The RTX 3060 Ti is the right pick for DirectX gaming, general compute, and any workload where raw throughput matters most.

FAQ

Q: Which card has more memory, and does it matter?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus. The AMD card offers double the capacity, which benefits large datasets and multi-application workflows, but the RTX 3060 Ti has higher bandwidth at 448.0 GB/s compared to 384.0 GB/s for the AMD card.

Q: How do the two cards compare in Vulkan performance?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT wins the Geekbench Vulkan test with a score of 56593, which is 18.4% ahead of the RTX 3060 Ti's score of 47784. This is the only head-to-head benchmark where the AMD card takes the lead.

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

A: The largest margin is in the Passmark DirectX 11 test, where the RTX 3060 Ti scores 163 versus 85 for the Pro 5700 XT, a 47.9% difference. The DirectX 10 test shows a 42.4% gap in favor of NVIDIA, and the GPU compute test shows a 42.2% gap.

Q: Are these cards still in production?

A: Both are marked as end-of-life in the database. The AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT was released on 2020-08-03, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti was released on 2020-11-30.

Q: Which card has a higher FP32 compute throughput?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti delivers 16.20 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, more than double the 7.675 TFLOPS of the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT. The NVIDIA card also matches its FP16 output at 16.20 TFLOPS (1:1), while the AMD card reaches 15.35 TFLOPS FP16 (2:1).

Q: What are the power connector and slot requirements?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT is an IGP (integrated graphics processor) with no power connectors and a suggested PSU of 300 W. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is a dual-slot card with a 1x 12-pin connector, a suggested PSU of 550 W, and physical dimensions of 242 mm in length and 112 mm in height.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different architectural generations and foundries. The AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT 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 transistor counts reflect the different design philosophies: the Navi 10 packs 10,300 million transistors on a 251 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 41.0 million per mm². The GA104 packs 17,400 million transistors on a 392 mm² die, for a density of 44.4 million per mm². The RTX 3060 Ti is the larger and denser chip.

The compute resources differ substantially. The Pro 5700 XT has 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs. The RTX 3060 Ti has 4864 shading units, 152 TMUs, and 80 ROPs. The NVIDIA card has nearly double the shader count, but slightly fewer TMUs. The RTX 3060 Ti also includes dedicated hardware that the AMD card lacks entirely: 38 ray tracing cores and 152 tensor cores. These features enable DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) support for the NVIDIA card, while the AMD card is limited to DirectX 12 (12_1). Both cards support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4.

The memory subsystems are similar in bus width but differ in implementation. Both use GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus. The Pro 5700 XT runs its memory at 1500 MHz with 12 Gbps effective speed, yielding 384.0 GB/s bandwidth. The RTX 3060 Ti runs at 1750 MHz with 14 Gbps effective speed, yielding 448.0 GB/s bandwidth. The AMD card has double the capacity at 16 GB versus 8 GB, which is notable for a workstation-oriented product. The Pro 5700 XT is classified under the Radeon Pro Mac (Navi Series generation and is built for Apple Mac systems, while the RTX 3060 Ti belongs to the GeForce 30-series and the GeForce 30 generation.

The physical design differences are stark. The Pro 5700 XT is an IGP with no display outputs, no power connectors, and no listed dimensions. The RTX 3060 Ti is a dual-slot card with 1x HDMI 2.13x DisplayPort 1.4a outputs, a 1x 12-pin power connector, and a 242 mm length. The suggested PSU rating for the AMD card is 300 W, versus 550 W for the NVIDIA card. The TDP figures are 130 W for the Pro 5700 XT and 200 W for the RTX 3060 Ti. Both use a PCIe 4.0 x16 interface.

Specification Differences

The specification table below captures only the fields where the two cards differ, based on the recorded data.

| Specification | AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti |

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

| Series | None | GeForce 30-series |

| Chip | Navi 10 | GA104 |

| Architecture | RDNA 1.0 | Ampere |

| Generation | Radeon Pro Mac (Navi Series) | GeForce 30 |

| Process Node | 7 nm | 8 nm |

| Foundry | TSMC | Samsung |

| Transistors | 10,300 million | 17,400 million |

| Die Size | 251 mm² | 392 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 41.0M / mm² | 44.4M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 1243 MHz | 1410 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 1499 MHz | 1665 MHz |

| Memory Clock | 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective | 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective |

| Memory Size | 16 GB | 8 GB |

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

| Shading Units | 2560 | 4864 |

| TMUs | 160 | 152 |

| ROPs | 64 | 80 |

| RT Cores | None | 38 |

| Tensor Cores | None | 152 |

| Pixel Rate | 95.94 GPixel/s | 133.2 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 239.8 GTexel/s | 253.1 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 7.675 TFLOPS | 16.20 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 15.35 TFLOPS (2:1) | 16.20 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 130 W | 200 W |

| Slot Width | IGP | Dual-slot |

| Power Connectors | None | 1x 12-pin |

| Suggested PSU | 300 W | 550 W |

| Display Outputs | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.13x DisplayPort 1.4a |

| DirectX Support | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |

| Length | Not listed | 242 mm (9.5 inches) |

| Height | Not listed | 112 mm (4.4 inches) |

| Release Date | 2020-08-03 | 2020-11-30 |

| Predecessor | None | GeForce 20 |

| Successor | None | GeForce 40 |

| Launch MSRP | None | 399 USD |

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The head-to-head results in the database cover nine tests, and the RTX 3060 Ti dominates eight of them. The Geekbench OpenCL test shows the NVIDIA card scoring 78927 against 59467 for the AMD card, a 24.7% advantage. This is a strong indicator of general compute performance, and it aligns with the FP32 throughput figures: 16.20 TFLOPS for NVIDIA versus 7.675 TFLOPS for AMD. The Geekbench Vulkan test is the outlier, with the AMD card scoring 56593 and the NVIDIA card at 47784, giving AMD an 18.4% win. This suggests the RDNA 1.0 architecture has a particular strength in Vulkan workloads that does not carry over to other APIs.

The Passmark DirectX suite shows consistent NVIDIA dominance. In DirectX 9, the RTX 3060 Ti scores 234 versus 153, a 34.6% gap. In DirectX 10, the scores are 132 versus 76, a 42.4% gap. In DirectX 11, the scores are 163 versus 85, a 47.9% gap. In DirectX 12, the scores are 78 versus 59, a 24.4% gap. The margins shrink with newer API versions, but NVIDIA leads across all four. The DirectX 11 gap is the largest single margin in the entire comparison.

The compute and 2D tests also favor NVIDIA. The Passmark GPU Compute test shows 10006 for the RTX 3060 Ti versus 5787 for the Pro 5700 XT, a 42.2% gap. This is consistent with the OpenCL result and the FP32 difference. The Passmark G2D test (2D graphics) shows 989 versus 810, an 18.1% gap in favor of NVIDIA. The Passmark G3D test (3D graphics) shows 20349 versus 12547, a 38.3% gap. The G3D result is particularly telling because it aggregates DirectX performance into a single score, and NVIDIA leads by a wide margin.

When placed in the broader database context, the two cards sit close in the overall ranking. The Pro 5700 XT has an average benchmark score of 18685 and a percentile of 63, while the RTX 3060 Ti has an average of 16129 and a percentile of 59. The RTX 3060 Ti's nearest rival list includes the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT at 1.4% ahead, which is a different desktop card with the same Navi architecture family. The Pro 5700 XT's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 at 0.6% behind. These percentiles show that despite the lopsided head-to-head results, the average scores across all available benchmarks place both cards in the same general performance neighborhood.

Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti wins in almost every measured category. Its DirectX performance is superior across all four versions tested, with the largest margins in DirectX 10 and DirectX 11. Its compute performance is also superior, as shown by the Geekbench OpenCL and Passmark GPU Compute results. The 3D graphics score of 20349 versus 12547 represents a 38.3% advantage, which suggests the RTX 3060 Ti is the better choice for gaming and real-time rendering workloads. The ray tracing cores and tensor cores provide hardware capabilities that the Pro 5700 XT simply does not have, and the DirectX 12 Ultimate support means the NVIDIA card is ready for newer graphics features. The higher pixel rate of 133.2 GPixel/s and texture rate of 253.1 GTexel/s reinforce this position. The RTX 3060 Ti also has display outputs, making it a standalone graphics card, while the Pro 5700 XT has none.

The AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT wins in specific scenarios. Its Vulkan score of 56593 is 18.4% ahead of the RTX 3060 Ti, making it the preferred card for Vulkan-based applications and development. Its 16 GB memory capacity is double that of the NVIDIA card, which matters for workloads that exceed 8 GB of VRAM, such as large machine learning models or high-resolution texture sets. The lower TDP of 130 W and the IGP form factor with no power connectors mean it can be integrated into systems with minimal power delivery requirements, as reflected in the 300 W suggested PSU versus the 550 W for the RTX 3060 Ti. The Pro 5700 XT also has a higher transistor density per die area relative to its process node, though this does not translate to a performance advantage in the recorded benchmarks. For users working exclusively in Vulkan, or those who need 16 GB of memory in a low-power integrated package, the AMD card is the data-backed choice. For everything else, the RTX 3060 Ti is the clear winner.