AMD Radeon Pro VII vs NVIDIA A10G Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The benchmark data from the database shows a decisive overall victory for the NVIDIA A10G, which wins both recorded head-to-head tests. In the Geekbench OpenCL test, the A10G scores 158,063, while the AMD Radeon Pro VII scores 90,148. This gives the NVIDIA part a 75.3% advantage, a substantial margin that places it in a different performance class for this workload. The Vulkan test tells a similar story: the A10G records 145,863 against the Radeon Pro VII's 92,862, resulting in a 57.1% lead.

The average benchmark scores reinforce this trend. The A10G averages 151,963 across its recorded tests, while the Radeon Pro VII averages 97,131. That is a 56.4% difference in the aggregate, meaning the NVIDIA card is not just winning individual tests but is consistently faster across the board. The A10G also holds a higher percentile ranking among all GPUs: 97th percentile versus 93rd for the AMD card. This indicates that the A10G sits near the very top of the database's performance distribution, while the Radeon Pro VII is slightly further down.

When placed against their respective nearest rivals, the two cards occupy different competitive tiers. The A10G's average score of 151,963 is 1.1% ahead of the NVIDIA Tesla V100 PCIe 32 GB (150,305) and 9.3% ahead of the AMD Instinct MI100 (139,035). However, it trails the AMD Radeon Pro W6800X by 5.4% and the NVIDIA A100 PCIe 40 GB by 6.5%. The Radeon Pro VII, by contrast, posts 97,131, which is 5% ahead of the AMD Radeon Instinct MI60 (92,466) and 6% ahead of the NVIDIA RTX A4500 (91,671), but it falls 4.7% behind the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (101,872) and is essentially tied with the AMD Radeon RX 7900M, which is 0.4% faster.

The scale of the head-to-head deltas matters. A 75.3% OpenCL gap is not a marginal difference; it suggests the A10G has a fundamental architectural or resource advantage in compute-heavy tasks. The Vulkan gap of 57.1% is similarly large. For a workload that favors the Radeon Pro VII, the database shows no such scenario among the recorded tests, as the AMD card wins zero head-to-head comparisons. This is a one-sided matchup in the measured metrics.

Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA A10G wins in every benchmark category recorded in the database. Its strengths lie in OpenCL and Vulkan compute, where it delivers 75.3% and 57.1% higher scores, respectively, compared to the Radeon Pro VII. The A10G's shading unit count (9,216 versus 3,840) and its FP32 throughput (31.52 TFLOPS versus 13.06 TFLOPS) align with this result: it has more than twice the raw shading resources and more than double the single-precision floating-point performance. For tasks such as GPU-accelerated rendering, scientific simulation, or machine learning inference that rely on FP32 compute, the data points squarely to the A10G.

The Radeon Pro VII does have one clear advantage in the specification sheet: memory bandwidth. Its HBM2 memory delivers 1.02 TB/s across a 4096-bit bus, while the A10G's GDDR6 memory provides 600.2 GB/s over a 384-bit bus. This means the AMD card could be preferable for memory-bandwidth-bound workloads, such as large dataset streaming or certain high-resolution image processing tasks. However, the benchmark results do not include a test that isolates this advantage, so the database cannot confirm a win for the Radeon Pro VII in practice. The Vulkan and OpenCL scores, which often stress memory, still favor the A10G heavily.

Another area where the Radeon Pro VII wins qualitatively is display output. It offers 6x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a outputs, making it a candidate for multi-monitor visualization or video wall setups. The A10G has no display outputs at all, so it is strictly a compute or server accelerator. For a workstation user who needs direct display connectivity, the Radeon Pro VII is the only option of the two. The A10G requires a separate GPU for display, which is a practical consideration but does not affect the compute benchmark scores.

For AI and ray-traced workloads, the A10G has dedicated RT cores (72) and tensor cores (288), which the Radeon Pro VII lacks entirely. This gives the NVIDIA card a structural advantage in ray tracing and tensor-based operations, even though the database does not include dedicated tests for these features. The A10G also supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) and Vulkan 1.4, while the Radeon Pro VII is limited to DirectX 12 (12_1) and Vulkan 1.3. For applications that use the latest graphics APIs, the A10G is the more future-proof choice.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has a higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA A10G averages 151,963, which is 56.4% higher than the AMD Radeon Pro VII's 97,131.

Q: How large is the performance gap in the OpenCL test?

A: The A10G scores 158,063 versus 90,148 for the Radeon Pro VII, a 75.3% advantage for the NVIDIA card.

Q: Does the Radeon Pro VII win any head-to-head benchmark?

A: No. The database records two head-to-head tests (OpenCL and Vulkan), and the A10G wins both, giving it 2 wins to 0.

Q: What is the memory bandwidth difference between the two cards?

A: The Radeon Pro VII has 1.02 TB/s of bandwidth from HBM2 memory, while the A10G has 600.2 GB/s from GDDR6. The AMD card offers about 70% more bandwidth.

Q: Which card has more shading units?

A: The NVIDIA A10G has 9,216 shading units, while the AMD Radeon Pro VII has 3,840. The A10G has 2.4 times as many.

Q: Are both cards still in production?

A: No. Both are listed as end-of-life in the database. The A10G was released in April 2021, and the Radeon Pro VII in May 2020.

Specification Differences

The NVIDIA A10G and AMD Radeon Pro VII differ in nearly every major specification. The A10G uses a 384-bit memory bus with 24 GB of GDDR6, while the Radeon Pro VII uses a 4096-bit bus with 16 GB of HBM2. The A10G's memory bandwidth is 600.2 GB/s; the Radeon Pro VII's is 1.02 TB/s. The A10G has 9,216 shading units, 288 TMUs, and 96 ROPs, versus 3,840 shading units, 240 TMUs, and 64 ROPs for the AMD card. The A10G also has 72 RT cores and 288 tensor cores; the Radeon Pro VII has none.

Clock speeds are similar at boost (1710 MHz for the A10G, 1700 MHz for the Radeon Pro VII), but the base clock differs: 1320 MHz versus 1400 MHz. The A10G's FP32 throughput is 31.52 TFLOPS, while the Radeon Pro VII's is 13.06 TFLOPS. The FP16 figures diverge in ratio: the A10G offers 31.52 TFLOPS (1:1 ratio), while the Radeon Pro VII offers 26.11 TFLOPS (2:1 ratio). Pixel and texture rates also favor the A10G: 164.2 GPixel/s versus 108.8 GPixel/s, and 492.5 GTexel/s versus 408.0 GTexel/s.

The power profile is notably different. The A10G has a 150 W TDP with a single 8-pin EPS connector and a suggested 450 W PSU. The Radeon Pro VII has a 250 W TDP, requires 1x 6-pin plus 1x 8-pin connectors, and suggests a 600 W PSU. The A10G is single-slot and 267 mm long; the Radeon Pro VII is dual-slot and 305 mm long. The A10G has no display outputs; the Radeon Pro VII has 6x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a. The A10G supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) and Vulkan 1.4; the Radeon Pro VII supports DirectX 12 (12_1) and Vulkan 1.3.

The launch MSRP for the Radeon Pro VII is 1,899 USD. The A10G has no recorded launch MSRP in the database.

Architecture Differences

The NVIDIA A10G is built on the Ampere architecture using the GA102 chip, fabricated on an 8 nm process at Samsung. It contains 28,300 million transistors on a 628 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 45.1M per mm². The Radeon Pro VII uses the GCN 5.1 architecture with the Vega 20 chip, fabricated on a 7 nm process at TSMC. It packs 13,230 million transistors on a 331 mm² die, for a density of 40.0M per mm². The A10G has more than double the transistor count and nearly double the die area, which explains its higher resource counts.

The A10G's architecture includes dedicated ray tracing (RT) cores and tensor cores, which are absent from the Radeon Pro VII. This is a fundamental difference in capability: the A10G can accelerate ray-traced rendering and tensor-based AI operations in hardware, while the Radeon Pro VII relies on general-purpose shaders for those tasks. The A10G also supports a 1:1 FP16 ratio, meaning it processes FP16 at the same rate as FP32, whereas the Radeon Pro VII uses a 2:1 ratio, doubling its FP16 throughput relative to FP32.

The manufacturing process differs: 8 nm Samsung for the A10G versus 7 nm TSMC for the Radeon Pro VII. Despite the smaller node, the Radeon Pro VII has a lower transistor density (40.0M/mm² versus 45.1M/mm²), which reflects the simpler GCN design. The A10G's higher density and larger die allow for more compute units, which is consistent with its superior benchmark scores.

The Radeon Pro VII's HBM2 memory is a key architectural difference. HBM2 offers significantly higher bandwidth per watt compared to GDDR6, but it is typically more expensive and limited in capacity. The A10G's GDDR6 solution provides 24 GB, which is 8 GB more than the Radeon Pro VII's 16 GB, but at lower bandwidth. For workloads that need large memory capacity, the A10G wins; for those that need maximum bandwidth, the Radeon Pro VII has the edge, though the benchmark data does not reflect that in practice.

Both cards support PCIe 4.0 x16 and OpenGL 4.6. The A10G is part of NVIDIA's Server Ampere generation (Axx), while the Radeon Pro VII belongs to AMD's Radeon Pro Vega (Vega II Series). The A10G's predecessor is Tesla Turing and its successor is Server Ada; the Radeon Pro VII's predecessor is Radeon Pro Polaris and its successor is Radeon Pro Navi. These generational placements indicate that the A10G is a newer design, released about 11 months after the Radeon Pro VII. The database lists both as end-of-life, so neither is a current product.