AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT vs NVIDIA TITAN Xp Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The benchmark data delivers a decisive verdict: the NVIDIA TITAN Xp wins every single head-to-head comparison against the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT. Out of nine shared tests, the TITAN Xp claims nine victories, with no wins for the Radeon Pro 5700 XT. The margins are not trivial either — several deltas exceed 50%, making this less a contest and more a demonstration of generational and architectural advantage.

The largest single gap appears in the Geekbench Vulkan test, where the TITAN Xp scores 87,180 against the Radeon Pro 5700 XT’s 56,593. That is a 54% advantage. Vulkan is a low-level API that tends to expose raw hardware throughput, and the TITAN Xp’s Pascal architecture clearly has the edge in this workload. Similarly, the Passmark DirectX 11 test shows a 78.8% delta (152 vs. 85), the biggest percentage gap of any test in the dataset. DirectX 11 remains a common baseline for many applications, so this margin carries real-world weight.

The Passmark G3D test, often treated as a general gaming and graphics proxy, also heavily favors the TITAN Xp: 18,750 vs. 12,547, a 49.4% difference. The Passmark GPU Compute test follows a similar pattern, with the TITAN Xp scoring 9,430 against 5,787, a 63% lead. Compute workloads are particularly relevant for professional and scientific tasks, and this result suggests the TITAN Xp is not merely a gaming card but also a capable compute engine relative to the Radeon Pro 5700 XT.

In older DirectX APIs, the TITAN Xp also dominates. Passmark DirectX 9 shows 226 vs. 153 (47.7% delta), and DirectX 10 shows 119 vs. 76 (56.6% delta). Even in DirectX 12, where the Radeon Pro 5700 XT’s newer RDNA 1.0 architecture might be expected to narrow the gap, the TITAN Xp still leads by 16.9% (69 vs. 59). The 2D test (Passmark G2D) is the closest contest — 883 vs. 810, a 9% delta — but the TITAN Xp still takes it.

The Geekbench OpenCL result is another notable win: 72,585 vs. 59,467, a 22.1% advantage. OpenCL is used across many professional applications, so this margin reinforces the TITAN Xp’s lead in general-purpose GPU workloads. The only benchmark where the Radeon Pro 5700 XT appears at all competitive is the G2D test, and even there it trails by nearly ten percent.

Overall, the average benchmark score tells a similar story. The TITAN Xp averages 19,177 across its suite, while the Radeon Pro 5700 XT averages 18,685. The percentile rankings are close — 64th vs. 63rd percentile among all GPUs — but that masks the magnitude of the head-to-head deltas. In direct comparison, the TITAN Xp is not just ahead; it is ahead by wide margins in most tests.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous: the NVIDIA TITAN Xp is the superior GPU in every measurable head-to-head benchmark against the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT. With nine wins out of nine tests and deltas ranging from 9% to 78.8%, there is no scenario in this dataset where the Radeon Pro 5700 XT comes out ahead.

For users prioritizing raw graphics performance, particularly in DirectX 11 and Vulkan workloads, the TITAN Xp is the clear choice. Its 49.4% lead in Passmark G3D and 54% lead in Geekbench Vulkan make it substantially faster for gaming and real-time rendering tasks. The 63% advantage in GPU compute also positions it as the better option for compute-heavy professional workloads, despite being an older card.

The Radeon Pro 5700 XT does have some redeeming qualities, but they are not reflected in benchmark scores. It is a much more power-efficient design — 130 W TDP vs. 250 W — and it offers 16 GB of memory compared to the TITAN Xp’s 12 GB. It also uses a newer 7 nm process and a PCIe 4.0 interface. However, the benchmark data shows that these advantages do not translate into performance wins in any of the tests conducted.

Which card should you pick? If the choice is purely about benchmark scores and raw performance, the NVIDIA TITAN Xp wins outright. If the choice involves factors like power consumption, memory capacity, or system integration (the Radeon Pro 5700 XT is an IGP with no display outputs), the Radeon Pro 5700 XT may have a place — but not because it is faster. The data says the TITAN Xp is faster in every shared test, and that is the bottom line.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU wins the most head-to-head benchmarks?

A: The NVIDIA TITAN Xp wins all nine head-to-head benchmarks against the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT, with zero wins for the AMD card.

Q: What is the largest performance gap between the two?

A: The largest delta is in Passmark DirectX 11, where the TITAN Xp scores 152 against the Radeon Pro 5700 XT’s 85, a 78.8% advantage.

Q: Is the Radeon Pro 5700 XT competitive in any benchmark?

A: The closest result is in Passmark G2D, where the TITAN Xp leads by only 9% (883 vs. 810). In all other tests, the delta is 16.9% or larger.

Q: How do the average benchmark scores compare?

A: The TITAN Xp has an average benchmark score of 19,177, while the Radeon Pro 5700 XT averages 18,685. The percentile rankings are 64th and 63rd, respectively.

Q: Does the Radeon Pro 5700 XT have any advantages in specifications?

A: Yes, it has a lower TDP (130 W vs. 250 W), more memory (16 GB vs. 12 GB), a smaller process node (7 nm vs. 16 nm), and a PCIe 4.0 interface. However, these do not translate into benchmark wins.

Q: Which GPU is better for compute workloads?

A: The TITAN Xp is better for compute, based on its 63% lead in Passmark GPU Compute (9,430 vs. 5,787) and its 22.1% lead in Geekbench OpenCL (72,585 vs. 59,467).

Specification Differences

The two cards differ substantially in almost every specification category. The NVIDIA TITAN Xp uses a 16 nm process node, while the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT uses a 7 nm node. The TITAN Xp has 11,800 million transistors on a 471 mm² die, whereas the Radeon Pro 5700 XT has 10,300 million transistors on a 251 mm² die. Transistor density favors the AMD card at 41.0M per mm² versus 25.1M per mm² for the TITAN Xp.

Clock speeds differ as well. The TITAN Xp has a base clock of 1405 MHz and a boost clock of 1582 MHz, while the Radeon Pro 5700 XT has a base clock of 1243 MHz and a boost clock of 1499 MHz. Memory clocks are 1426 MHz (11.4 Gbps effective) for the TITAN Xp and 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective) for the Radeon Pro 5700 XT.

Memory configurations are also distinct. The TITAN Xp offers 12 GB of GDDR5X on a 384-bit bus with 547.6 GB/s bandwidth. The Radeon Pro 5700 XT offers 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus with 384.0 GB/s bandwidth. The TITAN Xp has more shading units (3840 vs. 2560), more TMUs (240 vs. 160), and more ROPs (96 vs. 64).

Power and physical specifications diverge sharply. The TITAN Xp has a 250 W TDP, requires a 600 W suggested PSU, and uses 1x 6-pin plus 1x 8-pin power connectors. It is a dual-slot card measuring 267 mm in length. The Radeon Pro 5700 XT has a 130 W TDP, a 300 W suggested PSU, no power connectors, and is an IGP form factor with no dimensions listed and no display outputs.

The TITAN Xp features 1x HDMI 2.0 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a outputs, while the Radeon Pro 5700 XT has no outputs. The bus interface also differs: PCIe 3.0 x16 for the TITAN Xp versus PCIe 4.0 x16 for the Radeon Pro 5700 XT. The TITAN Xp was released on April 5, 2017, while the Radeon Pro 5700 XT was released on August 3, 2020.

Architecture Differences

The architectural split is between NVIDIA’s Pascal and AMD’s RDNA 1.0. The TITAN Xp uses the GP102 chip, which is part of the GeForce 10 generation and follows the GeForce 900 series. The Radeon Pro 5700 XT uses the Navi 10 chip, part of the Radeon Pro Mac (Navi Series) generation.

The process node is a major difference: the TITAN Xp is built on TSMC’s 16 nm process, while the Radeon Pro 5700 XT uses TSMC’s 7 nm process. This explains the transistor density gap — 25.1M per mm² for Pascal versus 41.0M per mm² for RDNA 1.0 — even though the TITAN Xp has more total transistors (11,800 million vs. 10,300 million).

Neither card has dedicated ray tracing or tensor cores, so that is not a differentiating factor. However, the FP16 performance is dramatically different. The TITAN Xp delivers 189.8 GFLOPS of FP16 (1:64 ratio), while the Radeon Pro 5700 XT delivers 15.35 TFLOPS (2:1 ratio). This indicates the AMD card has much stronger FP16 throughput relative to its FP32 output, a feature of RDNA 1.0’s design.

FP32 performance also favors the TITAN Xp: 12.15 TFLOPS versus 7.675 TFLOPS for the Radeon Pro 5700 XT. Pixel rate is 151.9 GPixel/s for the TITAN Xp and 95.94 GPixel/s for the Radeon Pro 5700 XT. Texture rate is 379.7 GTexel/s versus 239.8 GTexel/s.

Both cards support DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The Radeon Pro 5700 XT is an end-of-life product with no predecessor or successor listed, while the TITAN Xp is also end-of-life, with the GeForce 20 series listed as its successor.

Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA TITAN Xp wins in every benchmark category where both cards were tested. This includes general 3D performance (Passmark G3D), compute (Passmark GPU Compute and Geekbench OpenCL), low-level APIs (Geekbench Vulkan), and legacy DirectX tests (9, 10, 11, and 12). The only test where the Radeon Pro 5700 XT comes close is the 2D test (Passmark G2D), but even there it loses by 9%.

For gaming and real-time rendering, the TITAN Xp is the clear winner based on its 49.4% lead in G3D and its 54% lead in Vulkan. For professional compute workloads, the TITAN Xp’s 63% advantage in GPU compute and 22.1% lead in OpenCL make it the stronger choice.

The Radeon Pro 5700 XT has no benchmark wins to point to. Its advantages are purely on paper: lower power draw (130 W vs. 250 W), more memory (16 GB vs. 12 GB), a newer process node (7 nm vs. 16 nm), and PCIe 4.0 support. These features might matter in specific system configurations — particularly in Mac environments, given its Radeon Pro Mac generation — but they do not show up as performance wins in any shared test.

In short, the TITAN Xp wins where it counts: every single benchmark. The Radeon Pro 5700 XT is a more modern, more efficient, and higher-capacity card, but the data shows it is slower across the board. If benchmark scores are the deciding factor, the NVIDIA TITAN Xp is the definitive choice.