AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64 vs AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains only one directly comparable benchmark result between these two GPUs, but it is a revealing one. In the Geekbench OpenCL test, the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE posts a score of 109,309, while the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64 achieves 71,094. That translates to a 35% advantage for the newer card. This is not a marginal gap; it is a decisive margin that suggests a substantial generational shift in compute throughput.

Looking at the broader benchmark landscape, the two cards occupy very different positions relative to their own peer groups. The Radeon Pro Vega 64 holds an average benchmark score of 72,379 across all recorded tests, placing it in the 91st percentile of all GPUs in the database. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA TITAN X Pascal at 72,098 (a 0.4% delta) and the AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition at 73,370 (a -1.4% delta). The Pro Vega 64 sits essentially neck-and-neck with these cards, which were all high-end offerings from the same era. The data shows a tightly clustered group where the Pro Vega 64 is neither clearly ahead nor behind its contemporaries.

The Radeon RX 9070 GRE, by contrast, has an average benchmark score of 57,367, which places it in the 87th percentile. Its nearest rivals are somewhat surprising: the Intel Arc A580 at 57,756 (-0.7% delta), the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM at 58,085 (-1.2% delta), the Intel Arc A570M at 58,239 (-1.5% delta), and the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT at 58,392 (-1.8% delta). The RX 9070 GRE is actually slightly behind all of these cards in average score, with the smallest deficit being just 0.7% against the Arc A580. This is curious, because the RX 9070 GRE's OpenCL score alone is far higher than the Pro Vega 64's, yet its average score across all tests is dragged down by other benchmark results. The head-to-head OpenCL result may not represent the full picture, but it is the only direct comparison available.

What does the 35% OpenCL delta imply? The RX 9070 GRE delivers roughly a third more compute performance in this particular workload. For applications that rely heavily on OpenCL acceleration, the newer card is clearly the stronger choice. The Pro Vega 64's closest rival in the database, the Vega Frontier Edition, beats it by only 1.4%, which suggests the Pro Vega 64 is already near the ceiling of its architecture's performance potential. The RX 9070 GRE, despite a lower overall percentile ranking, demonstrates that its architecture is capable of much higher raw compute output in specific tests.

One important caveat emerges from the data: the RX 9070 GRE's average score is lower than the Pro Vega 64's average score, yet its OpenCL score is dramatically higher. This discrepancy could indicate that the RX 9070 GRE's benchmark profile is uneven, excelling in some workloads while lagging in others. The Pro Vega 64, with its three recorded benchmark scores all clustered between 71,094 and 74,174, shows remarkable consistency. The RX 9070 GRE's two recorded scores, 5,424 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 and 109,309 in OpenCL, are wildly divergent, though these tests measure very different aspects of performance.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64 has an average benchmark score of 72,379, which is higher than the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE's average of 57,367. The Pro Vega 64 also ranks higher in percentile, at 91 versus 87.

Q: How much faster is the RX 9070 GRE in OpenCL?

A: The RX 9070 GRE scores 109,309 in Geekbench OpenCL, compared to 71,094 for the Pro Vega 64. This represents a 35% advantage for the RX 9070 GRE.

Q: What are the nearest rivals to the Pro Vega 64?

A: The Pro Vega 64's nearest rivals are the NVIDIA TITAN X Pascal (72,098 average score, 0.4% delta), AMD Radeon RX 6650M (71,768, 0.9% delta), AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition (73,370, -1.4% delta), and AMD Radeon RX 6600 LE (70,829, 2.2% delta).

Q: What are the nearest rivals to the RX 9070 GRE?

A: The RX 9070 GRE's nearest rivals are the Intel Arc A580 (57,756 average score, -0.7% delta), AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM (58,085, -1.2% delta), Intel Arc A570M (58,239, -1.5% delta), and AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT (58,392, -1.8% delta).

Q: Which card has more shading units?

A: The Pro Vega 64 has 4,096 shading units, while the RX 9070 GRE has 3,072. Despite fewer shading units, the RX 9070 GRE achieves significantly higher FP32 throughput.

Q: What is the production status of each card?

A: The Pro Vega 64 is end-of-life, while the RX 9070 GRE is active and currently in production.

Architecture Differences

The architectural gulf between these two GPUs is enormous, spanning nearly a decade of hardware evolution. The Pro Vega 64 uses the Vega 10 chip built on GCN 5.0 architecture, fabricated on a 14 nm process at GlobalFoundries. The RX 9070 GRE uses the Navi 48 chip built on RDNA 4.0 architecture, fabricated on a 4 nm process at TSMC. The process node difference alone, from 14 nm to 4 nm, explains much of the efficiency and clock speed disparity.

Transistor counts tell a striking story. The Vega 10 chip packs 12,500 million transistors into a 495 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 25.3 million per square millimeter. The Navi 48 chip crams 53,900 million transistors into a smaller 357 mm² die, achieving 151.0 million transistors per square millimeter. That is a density improvement of roughly sixfold, enabled by the much smaller process node. The RX 9070 GRE fits more than four times as many transistors into a die that is about 28% smaller.

The shading pipeline differs substantially. The Pro Vega 64 has 4,096 shading units, 256 texture mapping units, and 64 render output units. The RX 9070 GRE has 3,072 shading units, 192 TMUs, and 96 ROPs. The newer card has fewer shaders and TMUs but more ROPs. Critically, the RX 9070 GRE includes 48 ray tracing cores, a feature entirely absent from the Pro Vega 64, which has no dedicated ray tracing hardware. The RX 9070 GRE also supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the Pro Vega 64 is limited to DirectX 12 (12_1). Vulkan support differs as well: the RX 9070 GRE supports Vulkan 1.4, the Pro Vega 64 supports Vulkan 1.3.

Clock behavior reveals the generational leap. The Pro Vega 64 runs at a 1250 MHz base clock and 1350 MHz boost clock, with memory clocked at 786 MHz (1572 Mbps effective). The RX 9070 GRE runs at a 1420 MHz base clock, 2790 MHz boost clock, and a 2220 MHz game clock, with memory at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective). The boost clock advantage alone is more than double. FP32 compute scales accordingly: 11.06 TFLOPS for the Pro Vega 64 versus 34.28 TFLOPS for the RX 9070 GRE. FP16 performance shows a different pattern: the Pro Vega 64 achieves 22.12 TFLOPS at a 2:1 ratio, while the RX 9070 GRE achieves 34.28 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio, meaning the newer card does not sacrifice FP16 throughput relative to FP32.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ across nearly every specification field in the database. Process node: 14 nm for the Pro Vega 64, 4 nm for the RX 9070 GRE. Foundry: GlobalFoundries versus TSMC. Transistors: 12,500 million versus 53,900 million. Die size: 495 mm² versus 357 mm². Transistor density: 25.3M per mm² versus 151.0M per mm².

Memory configurations diverge completely. The Pro Vega 64 uses 16 GB of HBM2 on a 2048-bit bus, delivering 402.4 GB/s of bandwidth. The RX 9070 GRE uses 12 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus, delivering 432.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The newer card has less memory and a narrower bus but slightly higher bandwidth due to faster memory clocks.

Clock speeds: 1250 MHz base and 1350 MHz boost for the Pro Vega 64, versus 1420 MHz base, 2790 MHz boost, and 2220 MHz game clock for the RX 9070 GRE. The Pro Vega 64 has no game clock listed. Memory clocks: 786 MHz (1572 Mbps effective) for the Pro Vega 64, 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) for the RX 9070 GRE.

Compute resources: 4,096 shading units, 256 TMUs, and 64 ROPs for the Pro Vega 64, versus 3,072 shading units, 192 TMUs, and 96 ROPs for the RX 9070 GRE. The RX 9070 GRE adds 48 RT cores; the Pro Vega 64 has none. Pixel rate: 86.40 GPixel/s versus 267.8 GPixel/s. Texture rate: 345.6 GTexel/s versus 535.7 GTexel/s. FP32: 11.06 TFLOPS versus 34.28 TFLOPS. FP16: 22.12 TFLOPS (2:1) versus 34.28 TFLOPS (1:1).

Power and physical specifications differ as well. TDP is 250 W for the Pro Vega 64 and 220 W for the RX 9070 GRE. The Pro Vega 64 is an integrated GPU (IGP) with no power connectors and portable-device-dependent display outputs. The RX 9070 GRE is a dual-slot card with two 8-pin power connectors, a 550 W suggested PSU, and display outputs of 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1a. Bus interface: PCIe 3.0 x16 for the Pro Vega 64, PCIe 5.0 x16 for the RX 9070 GRE. DirectX support: 12 (12_1) versus 12 Ultimate (12_2). OpenGL is 4.6 for both. Vulkan: 1.3 versus 1.4. Release dates: June 26, 2017 for the Pro Vega 64, May 7, 2025 for the RX 9070 GRE. The RX 9070 GRE has a launch MSRP of 549 USD.

Where Each One Wins

The RX 9070 GRE wins decisively in raw compute performance. Its OpenCL score of 109,309 is 35% higher than the Pro Vega 64's 71,094. Its FP32 throughput of 34.28 TFLOPS is more than triple the Pro Vega 64's 11.06 TFLOPS. It doubles the pixel rate (267.8 GPixel/s versus 86.40 GPixel/s) and substantially improves texture rate (535.7 GTexel/s versus 345.6 GTexel/s). It adds ray tracing support with 48 dedicated RT cores, a feature the Pro Vega 64 lacks entirely. It supports newer APIs including DirectX 12 Ultimate and Vulkan 1.4. It consumes less power (220 W versus 250 W) while delivering far more performance, and it has a faster PCIe interface (5.0 versus 3.0).

The Pro Vega 64 wins in memory capacity and consistency. It offers 16 GB of memory versus 12 GB, a difference that could matter for very large datasets or high-resolution textures. Its average benchmark score of 72,379 is higher than the RX 9070 GRE's 57,367, and its three benchmark scores are tightly clustered, suggesting stable performance across different workloads. It holds a higher percentile ranking (91 versus 87). The Pro Vega 64 also has a wider memory bus (2048-bit versus 192-bit), though the RX 9070 GRE compensates with faster GDDR6 clocks to achieve slightly higher bandwidth.

For use cases involving OpenCL-heavy compute, the RX 9070 GRE is clearly superior. For workloads that stress memory capacity, the Pro Vega 64's 16 GB could be advantageous. For ray-traced rendering or modern DirectX 12 Ultimate titles, the RX 9070 GRE has capabilities the Pro Vega 64 cannot match. For general-purpose compute consistency across varied benchmarks, the Pro Vega 64's profile is more balanced. The RX 9070 GRE's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5,424, while not directly comparable to any Pro Vega 64 test, indicates measurable performance in modern DX12 workloads.

The Verdict

The data paints a clear picture of generational progression. The RX 9070 GRE is the stronger GPU for modern compute and graphics workloads. Its 35% OpenCL advantage over the Pro Vega 64, combined with triple the FP32 throughput, nearly double the pixel rate, ray tracing support, newer API support, and lower power consumption, makes it the obvious choice for anyone seeking maximum performance in current applications. The 4 nm process and RDNA 4.0 architecture deliver efficiency gains that the 14 nm GCN 5.0 architecture simply cannot match.

The Pro Vega 64 retains relevance in specific scenarios. Its 16 GB of memory exceeds the RX 9070 GRE's 12 GB, which could matter for memory-bound workloads. Its higher average benchmark score and tighter benchmark clustering indicate consistent performance across a range of tests. Its 91st percentile ranking, higher than the RX 9070 GRE's 87th, shows that it remains a capable card relative to the entire GPU landscape. For users with workloads that favor HBM2 memory characteristics or that do not utilize modern APIs, the Pro Vega 64 remains viable.

However, the RX 9070 GRE's advantages are overwhelming in most measurable dimensions. Higher clock speeds, more transistors on a smaller die, greater memory bandwidth, superior pixel and texture rates, and dedicated ray tracing hardware all favor the newer card. The RX 9070 GRE is active in production with a launch MSRP of 549 USD, while the Pro Vega 64 is end-of-life. The data indicates that the RX 9070 GRE is the appropriate pick for users who prioritize compute performance, modern feature support, and energy efficiency. The Pro Vega 64 is the pick for users who need more memory capacity or who value the consistent, balanced benchmark profile it demonstrates. For most workloads, the RX 9070 GRE is the stronger choice, and the benchmark data supports that conclusion without ambiguity.