AMD Radeon Pro Duo vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Comparison

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 and the AMD Radeon Pro Duo represent two very different eras of GPU design. The RTX 5070 is a modern Blackwell-architecture card built on a 5 nm process, while the Radeon Pro Duo is an end-of-life dual-GPU workstation card from 2016 built on 28 nm. The data shows a single benchmark comparison, but the specification sheets reveal stark generational shifts in transistor density, memory technology, and feature support that go far beyond raw compute scores.

FAQ

Q: How does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 compare to the AMD Radeon Pro Duo in the available benchmark?

A: In the only head-to-head benchmark listed (Geekbench OpenCL), the RTX 5070 scores 172,660 against the Radeon Pro Duo's 35,860. This gives the NVIDIA card a 381.5% advantage, making it the clear winner in that test.

Q: What is the average benchmark score for each GPU, and how do they rank?

A: The RTX 5070 has an average benchmark score of 40,377, placing it in the 82nd percentile of all GPUs. The Radeon Pro Duo has an average score of 35,860, placing it in the 80th percentile. Despite the large gap in the OpenCL test, their overall percentile ranks are only two points apart.

Q: Which cards are closest to the RTX 5070 in performance?

A: The nearest rivals to the RTX 5070 are the AMD Radeon Pro 580 (average score 40,318, delta 0.1%), the AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 (average score 40,063, delta 0.8%), and the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 (average score 40,870, delta -1.2%). The NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile is also close with an average score of 39,568 and a delta of 2%.

Q: What are the memory specifications of the two cards?

A: The RTX 5070 features 12 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The Radeon Pro Duo has 4 GB of HBM memory on a 4096-bit bus, providing 512.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 5070 has more capacity and higher bandwidth, despite a narrower bus.

Q: What are the power requirements for each card?

A: The RTX 5070 has a TDP of 250 W and requires a 600 W power supply, using a single 16-pin connector. The Radeon Pro Duo has a TDP of 350 W and requires a 750 W power supply, using three 8-pin connectors.

Q: Which card supports newer graphics APIs?

A: The RTX 5070 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The Radeon Pro Duo supports DirectX 12 (12_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.170. The NVIDIA card has a higher DirectX feature level and a newer Vulkan version.

The Verdict

The data strongly favors the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 for any scenario where compute performance is the primary criterion. The 381.5% lead in Geekbench OpenCL is decisive, and the newer architecture, higher transistor count (31,100 million vs. 8,900 million), and smaller process node (5 nm vs. 28 nm) indicate a fundamentally more capable processor. The RTX 5070 also offers triple the memory capacity (12 GB vs. 4 GB) and significantly higher bandwidth (672.0 GB/s vs. 512.0 GB/s), which matters for large datasets.

The AMD Radeon Pro Duo, however, has one notable advantage: its 4096-bit memory bus. This is more than 21 times wider than the RTX 5070's 192-bit bus, and while it does not compensate for the bandwidth deficit, it is a distinguishing architectural feature. The Pro Duo also has more TMUs (256 vs. 192) and a higher transistor density per mm²? No, the RTX 5070 has a density of 118.3M / mm² versus 14.9M / mm² for the Pro Duo. The Pro Duo's die size is 596 mm², which is larger than the RTX 5070's 263 mm², but it packs far fewer transistors.

For a buyer today, the RTX 5070 is the only rational choice based on available data. It is an active product with modern API support, whereas the Radeon Pro Duo is end-of-life with older display outputs (HDMI 1.4a and DisplayPort 1.2 vs. HDMI 2.1b and DisplayPort 2.1b). The Pro Duo's launch MSRP was 1,499 USD, but that is historical context, not a recommendation. The RTX 5070's launch MSRP is 549 USD. The performance gap, memory advantage, and modern feature set make the RTX 5070 the superior option for any workload represented in the benchmarks.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only direct benchmark comparison available is the Geekbench OpenCL test. In this test, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 achieves a score of 172,660, while the AMD Radeon Pro Duo scores 35,860. The delta is 381.5%, meaning the RTX 5070 is nearly five times faster in this specific compute workload. This is a massive margin that dwarfs the differences seen in the nearest-rival comparisons for either card. For context, the RTX 5070's closest rival, the AMD Radeon Pro 580, is only 0.1% away in average score, showing that the RTX 5070 is tightly grouped with its peers. In contrast, the Pro Duo's closest rival, the NVIDIA Quadro GV100, is 1% away, and the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile is 1.2% away. The OpenCL result, however, places the RTX 5070 far outside that tight grouping when compared to the Pro Duo.

The average benchmark scores tell a slightly different story. The RTX 5070's average is 40,377, which is 4,517 points higher than the Pro Duo's average of 35,860. This translates to a 12.6% advantage in the aggregate across all recorded tests for the RTX 5070 (which includes multiple Passmark and 3DMark results) versus the single OpenCL test for the Pro Duo. The RTX 5070's individual benchmark scores include a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5,077, a Passmark G3D score of 29,137, and a Passmark GPU Compute score of 15,787. The Pro Duo has no comparable 3DMark or Passmark data in the pack, so a full multi-test comparison is impossible. The data available, however, consistently shows the RTX 5070 ahead in raw compute output.

Specification Differences

The two cards diverge sharply on nearly every core specification. The RTX 5070 has 6,144 shading units, 192 TMUs, and 80 ROPs. The Radeon Pro Duo has 4,096 shading units, 256 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. While the Pro Duo has more texture units, the RTX 5070 compensates with a higher texture rate: 482.3 GTexel/s versus 256.0 GTexel/s. The pixel rate also favors NVIDIA at 201.0 GPixel/s versus 64.00 GPixel/s.

Memory specifications differ substantially. The RTX 5070 uses 12 GB of GDDR7 across a 192-bit bus with 672.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Pro Duo uses 4 GB of HBM across a 4096-bit bus with 512.0 GB/s bandwidth. The clock speeds also differ: the RTX 5070 has a base clock of 2325 MHz and a boost clock of 2512 MHz, with memory at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective). The Pro Duo lists no base or boost clocks, only a memory clock of 500 MHz (1000 Mbps effective).

Power and physical specifications show the generational gap. The RTX 5070 draws 250 W, while the Pro Duo draws 350 W. The suggested PSU is 600 W for the RTX 5070 and 750 W for the Pro Duo. The RTX 5070 uses a single 16-pin connector; the Pro Duo uses three 8-pin connectors. The RTX 5070 is shorter at 245 mm (9.6 inches) compared to the Pro Duo's 277 mm (10.9 inches), and slightly taller at 115 mm (4.5 inches) versus 111 mm (4.4 inches). The RTX 5070 has a width of 40 mm (1.6 inches), while the Pro Duo's width is not listed. Both are dual-slot cards and use PCIe 5.0 x16 for the RTX 5070 versus PCIe 3.0 x16 for the Pro Duo.

Architecture Differences

The architectural gap is profound. The RTX 5070 is built on NVIDIA's Blackwell 2.0 architecture using the GB205 chip, fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC. It contains 31,100 million transistors on a 263 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 118.3M / mm². The Radeon Pro Duo uses AMD's GCN 3.0 architecture with the Capsaicin chip, fabricated on a 28 nm process at TSMC. It contains 8,900 million transistors on a 596 mm² die, yielding a density of 14.9M / mm². The RTX 5070 packs over 3.5 times more transistors into less than half the die area.

The RTX 5070 includes 48 RT cores and 192 tensor cores, features that are entirely absent from the Pro Duo, which has no RT or tensor core data. This makes the RTX 5070 a hardware ray-tracing and AI-acceleration capable card, while the Pro Duo is limited to traditional rasterization and compute. The FP32 performance reflects this: the RTX 5070 delivers 30.87 TFLOPS, while the Pro Duo delivers 8.192 TFLOPS. Both cards have a 1:1 FP16 to FP32 ratio, but the absolute numbers are far apart.

The API support also differs. The RTX 5070 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), Vulkan 1.4, and OpenGL 4.6. The Pro Duo supports DirectX 12 (12_0), Vulkan 1.2.170, and OpenGL 4.6. The display outputs are newer on the RTX 5070 (HDMI 2.1b and DisplayPort 2.1b) versus the Pro Duo's older HDMI 1.4a and DisplayPort 1.2. The production status confirms the generational divide: the RTX 5070 is active, while the Pro Duo is end-of-life. The RTX 5070's predecessor is GeForce 40 and its successor is GeForce 60, while the Pro Duo's predecessor is FirePro GCN and its successor is Radeon Pro Polaris. These are fundamentally different product lineages with no architectural commonality beyond basic GCN versus Blackwell principles.