AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT vs NVIDIA Tesla M4 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only directly comparable benchmark in the database is Geekbench OpenCL, and the result is decisively one-sided. The AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT scores 59,467 points, while the NVIDIA Tesla M4 scores 16,932 points. That puts the AMD part 251.2% ahead, a massive gap that reflects the fundamental generational and architectural divide between these two products.

Looking at the broader database context, the Radeon Pro 5700 XT sits at the 63rd percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 18,685. Its nearest rivals in the database include the AMD Radeon RX 560X at 18,626 (just 0.3% behind), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 at 18,789 (0.6% ahead), the AMD FirePro D500 at 18,533 (0.8% behind), and the NVIDIA Tesla K80 at 18,866 (1% ahead). This clustering shows the Radeon Pro 5700 XT is positioned in a well-populated performance tier, trading blows with mid-range and older high-end cards from both vendors.

The Tesla M4, by contrast, lands at the 60th percentile with an average score of 16,932. Its nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon HD 7970M at 17,019 (0.5% ahead), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 at 17,037 (0.6% ahead), the NVIDIA T400 4 GB at 16,792 (0.8% behind), and the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT at 17,083 (0.9% ahead). The Tesla M4 is therefore competitive with a surprising mix of mobile, dual-GPU, and modern entry-level cards, but it is firmly in a lower performance bracket than the Radeon Pro 5700 XT.

The delta between the two cards in the head-to-head test is so large that it is worth restating: the AMD card delivers roughly 3.5 times the OpenCL score of the NVIDIA card. This is not a close contest, and no amount of driver optimization or workload tuning could bridge a 251.2% gap. For compute workloads that rely on OpenCL, the Radeon Pro 5700 XT is the clear choice based on the recorded data.

The Radeon Pro 5700 XT's other benchmark suite also shows strengths across a variety of APIs. In Geekbench Metal it scores 51,272, Geekbench Vulkan 56,593, Passmark DirectX 10 76, DirectX 11 85, DirectX 12 59, DirectX 9 78, G2D 810, G3D 12,547, and GPU Compute 5,787. The Tesla M4 has no recorded results for any of these tests, so these cannot be compared directly, but they do give a fuller picture of where the AMD card stands on its own.

Architecture Differences

The architectural gap between these two GPUs is stark. The AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT uses the Navi 10 chip built on RDNA 1.0 architecture, fabricated on a 7 nm process at TSMC. The NVIDIA Tesla M4 uses the GM206 chip on Maxwell 2.0 architecture, also made by TSMC but on a much older 28 nm node. This process difference alone explains much of the efficiency and performance gap.

Transistor counts tell the story clearly. The Navi 10 die packs 10,300 million transistors into a 251 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 41.0 million per square millimeter. The GM206 die contains only 2,940 million transistors on a 228 mm² die, for a density of 12.9 million per square millimeter. The AMD chip crams more than three times as many transistors into a similar physical footprint, which is a direct consequence of the 7 nm process versus 28 nm.

Clock speeds also differ substantially. The Radeon Pro 5700 XT runs at a base clock of 1243 MHz and boosts to 1499 MHz. The Tesla M4 runs at 872 MHz base and 1072 MHz boost. The AMD card has a 42.6% higher base clock and a 39.8% higher boost clock. Memory clocks follow the same pattern: the Radeon Pro 5700 XT runs GDDR6 at 1500 MHz with 12 Gbps effective, while the Tesla M4 runs GDDR5 at 1375 MHz with 5.5 Gbps effective.

The memory subsystem is another major divider. The AMD card has 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256 bit bus, delivering 384.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The Tesla M4 has 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 128 bit bus, delivering 88.00 GB/s. That is a 4x difference in capacity and a 4.36x difference in bandwidth, both favoring the Radeon Pro 5700 XT.

Compute resources follow the same trend. The Radeon Pro 5700 XT has 2,560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs. The Tesla M4 has 1,024 shading units, 64 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. Pixel rate is 95.94 GPixel/s for the AMD card versus 34.30 GPixel/s for the NVIDIA card. Texture rate is 239.8 GTexel/s versus 68.61 GTexel/s. FP32 throughput is 7.675 TFLOPS versus 2.195 TFLOPS. The AMD card even has FP16 support at 15.35 TFLOPS (2:1 ratio), while the Tesla M4 has no recorded FP16 capability.

Power and physical design differ as well. The Radeon Pro 5700 XT has a TDP of 130 W and is described as an IGP with no power connectors and no display outputs. The Tesla M4 has a TDP of 50 W, is a single-slot card, also has no display outputs, and its power connector details are not recorded. The suggested PSU is 300 W for the AMD card and 250 W for the NVIDIA card.

The bus interface also differs: PCIe 4.0 x16 for the AMD card versus PCIe 3.0 x16 for the NVIDIA card. Both support DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The release dates are far apart: the Tesla M4 launched on 2015-11-09, while the Radeon Pro 5700 XT launched on 2020-08-03. Both are end-of-life products now.

FAQ

Q: Which card has higher OpenCL performance?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT scores 59,467 in Geekbench OpenCL, which is 251.2% higher than the NVIDIA Tesla M4's 16,932. This is the only benchmark where both cards have recorded scores.

Q: How do the memory capacities compare?

A: The Radeon Pro 5700 XT has 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256 bit bus with 384.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Tesla M4 has 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 128 bit bus with 88.00 GB/s bandwidth. The AMD card has 4x the capacity and roughly 4.36x the bandwidth.

Q: What are the power requirements for each card?

A: The Radeon Pro 5700 XT has a 130 W TDP and a suggested PSU of 300 W. The Tesla M4 has a 50 W TDP and a suggested PSU of 250 W. The AMD card uses no power connectors, while the Tesla M4's connector details are not recorded.

Q: Are these cards still in production?

A: No. Both the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT and the NVIDIA Tesla M4 are listed as end-of-life products in the database.

Q: Do either of these cards support display outputs?

A: No. Both the Radeon Pro 5700 XT and the Tesla M4 are recorded as having no display outputs.

Q: Which card has higher FP32 compute throughput?

A: The Radeon Pro 5700 XT delivers 7.675 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, compared to 2.195 TFLOPS for the Tesla M4. The AMD card also supports FP16 at 15.35 TFLOPS (2:1), while the Tesla M4 has no recorded FP16 capability.

Q: How does the transistor density compare between the two chips?

A: The Navi 10 chip in the Radeon Pro 5700 XT has 10,300 million transistors on a 251 mm² die, giving 41.0 million per square millimeter. The GM206 chip in the Tesla M4 has 2,940 million transistors on a 228 mm² die, for 12.9 million per square millimeter.

The Verdict

The data makes the choice straightforward for compute workloads. The AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT is categorically faster than the NVIDIA Tesla M4 in OpenCL, the only directly comparable test. A 251.2% lead is not a marginal advantage; it is a generational leap. The Radeon Pro 5700 XT also brings 16 GB of memory versus 4 GB, more than four times the bandwidth, a faster process node, higher clocks, and roughly 3.5 times the FP32 throughput.

The Tesla M4 does have advantages, but they are not performance advantages. It draws only 50 W versus 130 W, which makes it far more power-efficient on paper. It is a single-slot card, which may fit in denser chassis. Its suggested PSU of 250 W versus 300 W means it can be deployed in systems with smaller power supplies. But for raw compute performance, the Radeon Pro 5700 XT wins decisively.

The percentile rankings reinforce this. The Radeon Pro 5700 XT sits at the 63rd percentile with an average score of 18,685, while the Tesla M4 sits at the 60th percentile with 16,932. The gap between their nearest rivals also tells a story: the Radeon Pro 5700 XT trades with the GeForce RTX 2070 and Tesla K80, while the Tesla M4 trades with the Radeon HD 7970M and GeForce GTX 690. Those are different performance eras entirely.

For anyone choosing between these two for compute tasks, the Radeon Pro 5700 XT is the obvious pick. The Tesla M4 should only be considered if power draw and physical size are the overriding constraints, and even then the performance gap is so large that it is hard to justify in any compute-heavy role.

Specification Differences

| Specification | AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT | NVIDIA Tesla M4 |

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

| Chip | Navi 10 | GM206 |

| Architecture | RDNA 1.0 | Maxwell 2.0 |

| Process Node | 7 nm | 28 nm |

| Transistors | 10,300 million | 2,940 million |

| Die Size | 251 mm² | 228 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 41.0M / mm² | 12.9M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 1243 MHz | 872 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 1499 MHz | 1072 MHz |

| Memory Clock | 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective | 1375 MHz, 5.5 Gbps effective |

| Memory Size | 16 GB GDDR6 | 4 GB GDDR5 |

| Memory Bus Width | 256 bit | 128 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 384.0 GB/s | 88.00 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 2560 | 1024 |

| TMUs | 160 | 64 |

| ROPs | 64 | 32 |

| Pixel Rate | 95.94 GPixel/s | 34.30 GPixel/s |

| FP32 Compute | 7.675 TFLOPS | 2.195 TFLOPS |

| FP16 Compute | 15.39 TFLOPS (2:1) | Not recorded |

| TDP | 130 W | 50 W |

| Slot Width | IGP | Single-slot |

| Suggested PSU | 300 W | 250 W |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |

| Release Date | 2019-08-03 | 2020-08-03 |

| Predecessor | Not recorded | Tesla Kepler |

| Successor | Not recorded | Tesla Pascal |

The bus interface difference means the Radeon Pro 5700 XT can take advantage of PCIe 4.0 bandwidth, which matters for data transfer between CPU and GPU memory. The Tesla M4 is limited to PCIe 3.0 x16, which is still sufficient for many workloads but is a generational step behind.

Where Each One Wins

The Radeon Pro 5700 XT wins on nearly every measurable performance metric recorded in the database. It wins the only head-to-head benchmark, has more memory, more bandwidth, higher clocks, more shading units, more texture units, more ROPs, and higher pixel and texture rates. It also wins on transistor density and process node, both of which underpin its performance and efficiency characteristics.

The Tesla M4 wins on power consumption. At 50 W, it uses only 38.5% of the Radeon Pro 5700 XT's 130 W TDP. It also has a lower suggested PSU requirement at 250 W versus 300 W, which could make it easier to integrate into systems with limited power headroom. Its single-slot form factor is another practical advantage, as the Radeon Pro 5700 XT is listed as an IGP with no slot width specification.

In terms of use cases, the data suggests the Radeon Pro 5700 XT is suited for compute-heavy workloads that can take advantage of OpenCL, high FP32 throughput, and large memory capacity. The 16 GB frame buffer and 384.0 GB/s bandwidth make it suitable for tasks that involve large datasets being processed in parallel. The Tesla M4, with its low power draw and compact size, is more appropriate for deployments where power efficiency is the primary concern and the workload can tolerate a much lower compute ceiling.

Neither card has display outputs, so both are clearly intended for compute or headless server roles rather than traditional desktop graphics use cases. The end-of-life status of both products means availability may be limited, and neither has a recorded launch MSRP in the database.