AMD Radeon Pro Duo vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains a single directly comparable benchmark between the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER and the AMD Radeon Pro Duo, and it is a decisive result. In the Geekbench OpenCL test, the RTX 4070 SUPER scores 172,795 points, while the Radeon Pro Duo scores just 35,860 points. That represents a 381.9% advantage for the NVIDIA card, meaning the RTX 4070 SUPER delivers nearly five times the raw compute performance in this workload. The delta is so large that it effectively defines the entire comparison: the Radeon Pro Duo's lead in any other metric would need to be extraordinary to offset this gap, and the recorded data shows no such counterbalancing win.

It is worth placing these scores in context with each card's wider benchmark standing. The RTX 4070 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 43,223 across all tests in the database, placing it in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals in the aggregate ranking are the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB at 43,262 (0.1% behind), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile at 43,268 (0.1% behind), the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 at 43,301 (0.2% behind), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile at 43,667 (1% ahead). The Radeon Pro Duo, by contrast, averages 35,860, good for the 80th percentile. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Quadro GV100 at 35,520 (1% behind), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile at 35,435 (1.2% behind), the NVIDIA T1000 at 36,289 (1.2% ahead), and the AMD Radeon RX 5300M at 36,529 (1.8% ahead).

The head-to-head OpenCL result is consistent with the aggregate picture: the RTX 4070 SUPER is not merely ahead, it is in a different performance class. The 381.9% delta in OpenCL dwarfs the 20.5% gap between their average benchmark scores (43,223 versus 35,860). This suggests the OpenCL test is particularly favorable to the Ada Lovelace architecture, but even on a more balanced metric, the NVIDIA card holds a substantial overall advantage. The Radeon Pro Duo's single recorded benchmark is the same OpenCL test, so there is no other direct data point to soften the outcome. One win for the RTX 4070 SUPER, zero for the Radeon Pro Duo, and a margin that leaves little room for interpretation.

The Verdict

The data points in one direction: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is the stronger GPU for general compute workloads. Its OpenCL score of 172,795 is 381.9% higher than the Radeon Pro Duo's 35,860, and its average benchmark score of 43,223 exceeds the AMD card's 35,860 by 20.5%. The RTX 4070 SUPER also sits at the 83rd percentile of all GPUs, versus the 80th percentile for the Radeon Pro Duo, a modest but real gap in aggregate standing.

Who should pick which? From the recorded data, anyone prioritizing raw compute performance, modern API support, or efficiency should choose the RTX 4070 SUPER. It delivers 35.48 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, Vulkan 1.4, and OpenGL 4.6, and does so at a 220 W TDP. The Radeon Pro Duo offers 8.192 TFLOPS of FP32, DirectX 12 (12_0), Vulkan 1.2.170, and OpenGL 4.6, but at a 350 W TDP. The NVIDIA card achieves more than four times the compute throughput while drawing nearly 130 W less power.

The Radeon Pro Duo is not without its own arguments. It has a 4096-bit memory bus, wider than the RTX 4070 SUPER's 192-bit bus, and its 512.0 GB/s memory bandwidth is marginally higher than the NVIDIA card's 504.2 GB/s. Its 256 texture mapping units also outnumber the RTX 4070 SUPER's 224. But these advantages do not translate into a benchmark win in the recorded data. For a buyer choosing strictly on measured performance, the RTX 4070 SUPER is the clear selection. The Radeon Pro Duo's case would rest on specific workloads that favor its wider memory bus or higher TMU count, but the database shows no such scenario.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from different eras of GPU design, and the architectural gap explains much of the performance delta. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER uses the AD104 chip built on Ada Lovelace architecture, manufactured on a 5 nm process at TSMC. It contains 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 121.8 million per mm². The AMD Radeon Pro Duo uses the Capsaicin chip based on GCN 3.0 architecture, built on a 28 nm process, also at TSMC. It packs 8,900 million transistors onto a 596 mm² die, for a density of just 14.9 million per mm². The NVIDIA chip is far denser and far more efficient per square millimeter.

The compute resources tell a similar story. The RTX 4070 SUPER has 7,168 shading units, 224 texture mapping units, and 80 render output units. It also includes 56 dedicated ray tracing cores and 224 tensor cores, features absent from the Radeon Pro Duo, which has no ray tracing or tensor core hardware at all. The AMD card's 4,096 shading units, 256 TMUs, and 64 ROPs are respectable for its generation, but the sheer count of processing elements favors NVIDIA. The RTX 4070 SUPER's FP32 throughput of 35.48 TFLOPS is more than four times the Radeon Pro Duo's 8.192 TFLOPS, and its FP16 output matches at 35.48 TFLOPS versus 8.192 TFLOPS.

Memory architecture is where the AMD card shows its age and its unique design. The Radeon Pro Duo uses 4 GB of HBM memory on a 4096-bit bus, delivering 512.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 4070 SUPER uses 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus, delivering 504.2 GB/s. The AMD card's memory clock is 500 MHz, or 1000 Mbps effective, while the NVIDIA card's memory runs at 1313 MHz, or 21 Gbps effective. The Radeon Pro Duo's wider bus gives it a slight bandwidth edge, but the NVIDIA card offers triple the capacity, which matters for modern workloads with large datasets.

The feature sets diverge sharply on modern features. The RTX 4070 SUPER supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the Radeon Pro Duo only reaches DirectX 12 (12_0). The NVIDIA card also supports PCIe 4.0 x16, newer than the AMD card's PCIe 3.0 x16 interface. Display outputs include 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 8a for the RTX 4070 SUPER, versus 1x HDMI 1.4a and 4x DisplayPort 1.2 for the Radeon Pro Duo. Process node, memory type, API level, and interface generation all favor the newer NVIDIA product; the AMD card's only clear hardware advantages are its wider memory bus and higher TMU count.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER averages 43,223 points across all database tests, while the AMD Radeon Pro Duo averages 35,860 points.

Q: How do the two compare in the Geekbench OpenCL test?

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER scores 172,795, which is 381.9% higher than the Radeon Pro Duo's 35,860.

Q: Which card has more memory bandwidth?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro Duo has 512.0 GB/s, slightly ahead of the RTX 4070 SUPER's 504.2 GB/s.

Q: Does the Radeon Pro Duo support ray tracing?

A: No, the Radeon Pro Duo has no ray tracing cores, while the RTX 4070 SUPER includes 56 RT cores.

Q: What is the process node difference?

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER is built on a 5 nm process, while the Radeon Pro Duo uses a 28 nm process.

Q: Which card has a higher FP32 throughput?

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER delivers 35.48 TFLOPS, compared to the Radeon Pro Duo's 8.192 TFLOPS.

Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER wins on nearly every metric the database records. It dominates in FP32 compute, with 35.48 TFLOPS versus 8.192 TFLOPS. It wins the OpenCL benchmark by 381.9%. It has a higher average benchmark score (43,223 versus 35,860) and a higher percentile rank (83rd versus 80th). It supports newer APIs, including DirectX 12 Ultimate and Vulkan 1.4, versus the Radeon Pro Duo's DirectX 12 (12_0) and Vulkan 1.2.170. It draws less power, 220 W versus 350 W, and requires a smaller power supply, 550 W versus 750 W. It also offers more memory capacity at 12 GB versus 4 GB, and a smaller die at 294 mm² versus 596 mm². For gaming, modern compute workloads, or any task that leverages recent API features, the RTX 4070 SUPER is the decisive choice.

The AMD Radeon Pro Duo's wins are narrower and more specific. Its 4096-bit memory bus is far wider than the RTX 4070 SUPER's 192-bit bus, and its 512.0 GB/s bandwidth edges out the NVIDIA card's 504.2 GB/s. Its 256 TMUs exceed the RTX 4070 SUPER's 224, which could benefit texture-heavy workloads. Its 64 ROPs trail NVIDIA's 80, and its 4,096 shading units are fewer than 7,168, so the TMU advantage is an outlier. The Radeon Pro Duo also has a larger die at 596 mm², though that is a reflection of an older, less dense process rather than a performance benefit. Its HBM memory type, while lower in capacity, offers a different bandwidth profile that some legacy workloads might favor.

In practical terms, the Radeon Pro Duo's case rests on its memory bandwidth and texture throughput. For workloads that are heavily bandwidth-bound or texture-sampling-bound, the AMD card's 512.0 GB/s and 256 TMUs could provide an edge. The recorded data does not confirm this, as the only head-to-head test favors NVIDIA overwhelmingly. But the architecture suggests those specific scenarios. The RTX 4070 SUPER, by contrast, wins in every category the database measures directly: compute, API support, efficiency, and memory capacity. For any buyer choosing between these two, the data points to the RTX 4070 SUPER, with the Radeon Pro Duo reserved for niche cases where its wider bus and higher TMU count matter more than raw compute.