AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER Comparison

FAQ

Q: Which GPU is faster in the database’s average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER has an average benchmark score of 31,087, while the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 scores 27,839. That puts the NVIDIA card roughly 11.7% ahead in overall average performance.

Q: How do the two cards compare in OpenCL and Vulkan benchmarks?

A: In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER scores 199,267 versus 26,679 for the Radeon Pro Vega 20, a 646.9% advantage. In Geekbench Vulkan, the NVIDIA card scores 53,683 versus 26,410, a 103.3% lead.

Q: Which card has more memory and bandwidth?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER has 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus with 672.3 GB/s bandwidth. The Radeon Pro Vega 20 has 4 GB of HBM2 memory on a 1024-bit bus with 189.4 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: What are the process nodes and architecture generations?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER uses a 5 nm process at TSMC with Ada Lovelace architecture (chip AD103). The Radeon Pro Vega 20 uses a 14 nm process at GlobalFoundries with GCN 5.0 architecture (chip Vega 12).

Q: Which card has ray tracing and tensor core support?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER includes 66 ray tracing cores and 264 tensor cores. The Radeon Pro Vega 20 has no ray tracing cores and no tensor cores in the database.

Q: What is the power consumption difference?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is rated at 285 W TDP with a suggested 600 W PSU. The Radeon Pro Vega 20 is rated at 100 W TDP and has no suggested PSU listed in the database.

Where Each One Wins

The data splits cleanly between two very different workloads. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER dominates every benchmark where both cards have recorded results. In Geekbench OpenCL, the NVIDIA card is 646.9% ahead, which is not a close race by any measure. In Geekbench Vulkan, it leads by 103.3%. The NVIDIA card also holds wins in the broader benchmark suite, including 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 (5,569), Passmark G3D (31,811), and Passmark GPU Compute (18,372). Its percentile rank of 76 versus all GPUs places it above the Radeon’s 73rd percentile.

The AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 does not win any of the head-to-head tests recorded in the database. However, it does have strengths in its own right. Its Geekbench Metal score of 30,427 is the only Metal benchmark listed for either card, so in a Metal-specific workload, the Radeon is the only option with data. The card also appears as an integrated graphics processor (IGP) with a 100 W TDP, which makes it a fit for compact or portable systems where power draw and space are constrained. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is a triple-slot card measuring 310 mm in length, 140 mm in height, and 61 mm in width, while the Radeon has no physical dimensions listed because it is an IGP.

For users who need raw compute in OpenCL, the NVIDIA card is the clear choice. For users who need a low-power integrated solution with Metal support, the Radeon has a role, but its benchmark scores are far lower across the board.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from different architectural generations that are roughly six years apart in release timing. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is built on Ada Lovelace, the architecture behind the GeForce 40-series. It uses the AD103 chip fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC. The transistor count is 45,900 million, and the die size is 379 mm², giving a transistor density of 121.1 million transistors per square millimeter. The Radeon Pro Vega 20 uses GCN 5.0 architecture with the Vega 12 chip, built on a 14 nm process at GlobalFoundries. The database does not list a transistor count or die size for the AMD chip.

The NVIDIA card has 8,448 shading units, 264 texture mapping units, and 96 raster output units. It also has 66 ray tracing cores and 264 tensor cores, which are absent from the AMD card. The Radeon Pro Vega 20 has 1,280 shading units, 80 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. It has no ray tracing or tensor core entries in the database.

Clock speeds differ substantially. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER runs at a base clock of 2340 MHz and a boost of 2610 MHz. The Radeon’s base clock is 815 MHz with a boost of 1283 MHz. The memory clocks also diverge: the NVIDIA card runs at 1313 MHz with 21 Gbps effective speed, while the AMD card runs at 740 MHz with 1480 Mbps effective speed.

The memory architectures are fundamentally different. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER uses 16 GB of GDDR6X on a 256-bit bus, achieving 672.3 GB/s bandwidth. The Radeon Pro Vega 20 uses 4 GB of HBM2 on a 1024-bit bus, achieving 189.4 GB/s bandwidth. The wide bus on the AMD card does not compensate for the much lower memory clock and smaller capacity.

API support also differs. The NVIDIA card supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The AMD card supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.3. The NVIDIA card’s higher DirectX feature level and newer Vulkan version reflect its newer architecture.

The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER uses a PCIe 4.0 x16 interface, while the Radeon uses PCIe 3.0 x16. The NVIDIA card has a triple-slot design with a 1x 16-pin power connector, while the Radeon is an IGP with no power connectors listed. The NVIDIA card’s display outputs are 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, while the Radeon’s outputs are listed as “Portable Device Dependent.”

Specification Differences

The specification table shows the following differences between the two cards:

| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER | AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 |

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

| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | GCN 5.0 |

| Process Node | 5 nm | 14 nm |

| Foundry | TSMC | GlobalFoundries |

| Transistors | 45,900 million | Not listed |

| Die Size | 379 mm² | Not listed |

| Base Clock | 2340 MHz | 815 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 2610 MHz | 1283 MHz |

| Memory Size | 16 GB | 4 GB |

| Memory Type | GDDR6X | HBM2 |

| Memory Bus Width | 256 bit | 1024 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 672.3 GB/s | 189.4 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 8448 | 1280 |

| TMUs | 264 | 80 |

| ROPs | 96 | 32 |

| Ray Tracing Cores | 66 | None |

| Tensor Cores | 264 | None |

| Pixel Rate | 250.6 GPixel/s | 41.06 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 689.0 GTexel/s | 102.6 GTexel/s |

| FP32 Performance | 44.10 TFLOPS | 3.284 TFLOPS |

| FP16 Performance | 44.10 TFLOPS (1:1) | 6.569 TFLOPS (2:1) |

| TDP | 285 W | 100 W |

| Slot Width | Triple-slot | IGP |

| Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin | None |

| Suggested PSU | 600 W | None |

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

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

| Vulkan Support | 1.4 | 1.3 |

The Radeon Pro Vega 20 has no listed dimensions, predecessor, successor, or launch MSRP. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER has a launch MSRP of 799 USD. Both cards are marked end-of-life in the database.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database records two direct head-to-head benchmark comparisons between these cards. The first is Geekbench OpenCL. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER scores 199,267, while the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 scores 26,679. The delta is 646.9% in favor of the NVIDIA card. This is not a marginal improvement; it is a multiple of over seven times the AMD score. The OpenCL result reflects the NVIDIA card’s far higher shading unit count, much higher clocks, and larger memory pool.

The second head-to-head test is Geekbench Vulkan. The NVIDIA card scores 53,683, and the AMD card scores 26,410. The delta is 103.3% in favor of the NVIDIA card. While the percentage gap is smaller than in OpenCL, the NVIDIA card still more than doubles the AMD score.

Beyond the head-to-head tests, the NVIDIA card has additional benchmark entries that the AMD card lacks. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, the NVIDIA card scores 5,569. In Passmark DirectX 10, it scores 181; in Passmark DirectX 11, 278; in Passmark DirectX 12, 119; in Passmark DirectX 9, 360; in Passmark G2D, 1,225; in Passmark G3D, 31,811; and in Passmark GPU Compute, 18,372. The AMD card has no entries for any of these tests, so no direct comparison is possible for those workloads.

The AMD card’s only unique benchmark is Geekbench Metal, where it scores 30,427. The NVIDIA card has no Metal score in the database. This makes the Radeon the only one of the two with any recorded Metal performance.

Looking at the nearest rivals for each card, the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER sits close to the NVIDIA Quadro M5000 (average score 31,206, delta -0.4%), the NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q (31,220, delta -0.4%), the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell (31,532, delta -1.4%), and the NVIDIA TITAN RTX (31,676, delta -1.9%). All of these rivals are within 2% of the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER’s average score. The Radeon Pro Vega 20 sits near the AMD Radeon RX 7800M (27,883, delta -0.2%), the AMD Radeon Pro W5500X (27,973, delta -0.5%), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti (28,020, delta -0.6%), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (27,565, delta 1%). The RTX 3090 is the only rival that scores slightly higher than the Radeon Pro Vega 20.

The percentile rankings reinforce the gap. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER sits at the 76th percentile of all GPUs, while the Radeon Pro Vega 20 sits at the 73rd percentile. The three-percentile difference may sound small, but the average score gap of 3,248 points is substantial.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is the far faster card in every measured compute scenario. It wins both head-to-head benchmarks, and its wins are not close. The 646.9% OpenCL lead and 103.3% Vulkan lead are decisive. The NVIDIA card also carries a much larger memory pool (16 GB versus 4 GB), higher bandwidth (672.3 GB/s versus 189.4 GB/s), and more than six times the shading units (8,448 versus 1,280). Its FP32 throughput of 44.10 TFLOPS dwarfs the AMD card’s 3.284 TFLOPS.

For anyone building a desktop workstation or gaming PC with room for a triple-slot card, the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is the only sensible pick between these two. It has a 285 W TDP and requires a 600 W suggested PSU, but its performance justifies that power draw. Its 5 nm process, Ada Lovelace architecture, and ray tracing and tensor core support put it in a different class.

The AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 is an integrated GPU with a 100 W TDP and no power connectors. It is designed for portable devices, as its display output descriptor implies. Its 4 GB of HBM2 memory and 189.4 GB/s bandwidth are far below the NVIDIA card’s capabilities. Its only recorded advantage is the Geekbench Metal score of 30,427, which the NVIDIA card cannot contest because no Metal result exists for it. If a workflow absolutely requires Metal performance and fits within the power and form factor constraints of the Radeon, then it has a niche. But for general compute, gaming, or workstation tasks, the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER wins on every metric with recorded data.

The choice comes down to use case. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is for users who need maximum performance, modern features, and are willing to accommodate a large, high-power card. The Radeon Pro Vega 20 is for users who need a low-power integrated solution, primarily in portable systems, and who prioritize Metal compatibility over raw speed. The benchmark database shows that the NVIDIA card is over seven times faster in OpenCL and over twice as fast in Vulkan. That gap is the deciding factor.