AMD Radeon Pro VII vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D Comparison

# The Verdict

The data tells a stark story: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D is in a completely different performance class than the AMD Radeon Pro VII. In the two head-to-head benchmarks available, the RTX 5090 D wins both by margins of 71% and 75.4%. If raw compute throughput is your priority, the choice is unambiguous — the RTX 5090 D dominates.

However, the Radeon Pro VII still has a role. Its average benchmark score of 97,131 places it in the 93rd percentile of all GPUs, while the RTX 5090 D's average of 77,712 sits in the 92nd percentile. This counterintuitive result — the older card having a higher average score — stems from the benchmark mix. The Radeon Pro VII's scores come exclusively from Geekbench compute tests (Metal, OpenCL, Vulkan), where it posts 108,383, 90,148, and 92,862 respectively. The RTX 5090 D's average is dragged down by its Passmark legacy DirectX 9, 10, 11, and 12 scores (434, 231, 371, 219), which are far lower than its modern workloads.

For professional workstation users running OpenCL or Vulkan compute, the RTX 5090 D delivers 3.4x to 4.1x the performance of the Radeon Pro VII in those exact tests. For anyone needing a modern gaming card with ray tracing and tensor cores, the RTX 5090 D is the only option with those features. The Radeon Pro VII is end-of-life, uses the older GCN 5.1 architecture, and offers no ray tracing hardware. Pick the RTX 5090 D unless you specifically need the Radeon's 6x mini-DisplayPort outputs for a multi-monitor setup and can tolerate its compute deficit.

# Where Each One Wins

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D wins decisively in every head-to-head compute benchmark. In Geekbench OpenCL, it scores 310,674 versus 90,148 — a 71% advantage. In Geekbench Vulkan, it scores 376,915 versus 92,862 — a 75.4% advantage. These are not marginal wins; they represent a generational leap in throughput.

The RTX 5090 D also wins on memory capacity and bandwidth. It carries 32 GB of GDDR7 across a 512-bit bus, delivering 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth. The Radeon Pro VII has 16 GB of HBM2 on a 4096-bit bus, yielding 1.02 TB/s. For large datasets that exceed 16 GB, the RTX 5090 D is the only viable choice.

The Radeon Pro VII wins on display connectivity. With 6x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a outputs, it can drive more simultaneous displays than the RTX 5090 D's single HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b. For multi-monitor trading floors or video walls, this is a tangible advantage.

The Radeon Pro VII wins on power efficiency per display output and physical footprint. Its 250 W TDP with a 600 W suggested PSU is far more modest than the RTX 5090 D's 575 W TDP and 950 W suggested PSU. It also uses standard 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin power connectors rather than the RTX 5090 D's 1x 16-pin connector, which may require a newer power supply.

The Radeon Pro VII wins on production status and legacy support. It is end-of-life, meaning it is no longer manufactured, but it still supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.3. The RTX 5090 D supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4 — a newer feature set but not a compatibility win for older software.

# Architecture Differences

The two cards represent opposite ends of the GPU design spectrum. The AMD Radeon Pro VII uses the Vega 20 chip built on GCN 5.1 architecture, fabricated on TSMC's 7 nm process. It packs 13,230 million transistors into a 331 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 40.0M per mm². The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D uses the GB202 chip on Blackwell 2.0 architecture, fabricated on TSMC's 5 nm process. It contains 92,200 million transistors across a 750 mm² die, achieving a density of 122.9M per mm² — more than triple the density of the Radeon.

The Radeon Pro VII has 3,840 shading units, 240 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs. Its FP32 compute is 13.06 TFLOPS, with FP16 at 26.11 TFLOPS via a 2:1 ratio. The RTX 5090 D has 21,760 shading units, 680 TMUs, and 176 ROPs. Its FP32 and FP16 both hit 104.8 TFLOPS — a 1:1 ratio that eliminates the throughput penalty for half-precision work. The RTX 5090 D also includes 170 ray tracing cores and 680 tensor cores, neither of which exist on the Radeon Pro VII.

Memory architecture differs fundamentally. The Radeon uses HBM2 with a 4096-bit bus, a design optimized for bandwidth per watt in professional workloads. The RTX 5090 D uses GDDR7 on a 512-bit bus, achieving higher total bandwidth (1.79 TB/s vs 1.02 TB/s) but with a wider physical footprint. Clock speeds also diverge: the Radeon runs at 1400 MHz base and 1700 MHz boost, while the RTX 5090 D runs at 2017 MHz base and 2407 MHz boost.

The bus interface differs: PCIe 4.0 x16 for AMD versus PCIe 5.0 x16 for NVIDIA. Card dimensions are similar in length (305 mm vs 304 mm), but the RTX 5090 D is taller (137 mm vs 111 mm) and has a specified width of 48 mm. Both are dual-slot cards.

# FAQ

Q: Which card has better raw compute performance?

A: The RTX 5090 D wins both head-to-head compute benchmarks by massive margins: 71% in Geekbench OpenCL and 75.4% in Geekbench Vulkan. Its FP32 throughput of 104.8 TFLOPS is 8x the Radeon Pro VII's 13.06 TFLOPS.

Q: Can the Radeon Pro VII handle ray tracing?

A: No. The Radeon Pro VII has no ray tracing cores. The RTX 5090 D has 170 ray tracing cores, making it the only option for hardware-accelerated ray tracing.

Q: Which card supports more display outputs?

A: The Radeon Pro VII has 6x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a outputs. The RTX 5090 D has 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b, for a total of 4 outputs.

Q: Is the RTX 5090 D's average benchmark score lower than the Radeon Pro VII's?

A: Yes. The RTX 5090 D averages 77,712 across all its benchmarks, while the Radeon Pro VII averages 97,131. However, this is because the RTX 5090 D includes legacy Passmark DirectX 9, 10, 11, and 12 scores (434, 231, 371, 219) that are far below its modern workload scores. In the direct head-to-head Geekbench tests, the RTX 5090 D wins by 71% and 75.4%.

Q: What memory capacity do each offer?

A: The Radeon Pro VII has 16 GB of HBM2. The RTX 5090 D has 32 GB of GDDR7 — exactly double the capacity.

Q: Which card requires more power?

A: The RTX 5090 D has a 575 W TDP and requires a 950 W suggested PSU. The Radeon Pro VII has a 250 W TDP and requires a 600 W suggested PSU.

# Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The two available head-to-head benchmarks both favor NVIDIA overwhelmingly. In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 5090 D scores 310,674 against the Radeon Pro VII's 90,148. That is a delta of -71% for the Radeon — meaning the NVIDIA card is roughly 3.4x faster. In Geekbench Vulkan, the gap widens further: 376,915 versus 92,862, a delta of -75.4%. This translates to roughly 4.1x the performance.

These results align with the architectural divide. The RTX 5090 D has 21,760 shading units versus 3,840 — a 5.7x difference. Its FP32 throughput of 104.8 TFLOPS is 8x the Radeon's 13.06 TFLOPS. The FP16 comparison is even starker: the RTX 5090 D hits 104.8 TFLOPS at 1:1 ratio, while the Radeon manages 26.11 TFLOPS at 2:1. For machine learning or scientific workloads that rely on half-precision, the NVIDIA card offers 4x the compute.

The texture and pixel rates tell the same story. The RTX 5090 D achieves 1,636.8 GTexel/s and 423.6 GPixel/s, versus the Radeon's 408.0 GTexel/s and 108.8 GPixel/s. Memory bandwidth favors NVIDIA at 1.79 TB/s versus 1.02 TB/s, though the Radeon's HBM2 implementation is more power-efficient per unit of bandwidth given its 250 W TDP.

The RTX 5090 D's nearest rivals in the database include the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT (delta -1.6%), the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB (delta -2.4%), and the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT (delta +1.1%). Its average score of 77,712 places it in the 92nd percentile of all GPUs. The Radeon Pro VII's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (delta -4.7%), the AMD Radeon Instinct MI60 (delta +5%), and the AMD Radeon RX 7900M (delta -0.4%). Its average of 97,131 places it in the 93rd percentile.

This percentile discrepancy is worth noting: the Radeon Pro VII ranks one percentile higher despite losing both head-to-head tests. The explanation lies in benchmark composition. The Radeon's scores are all from Geekbench compute tests, which are modern and stress FP32/FP16 throughput. The RTX 5090 D's average includes legacy Passmark DirectX 9, 10, 11, and 12 tests, where it scores between 219 and 434 — these drag down its average. The Passmark G3D score of 44,065 and GPU compute score of 28,396 are more representative of its true capability, but they cannot compensate for the low legacy scores in a simple average.

For practical purposes, the head-to-head Geekbench results are the most direct comparison available. They show a clear, consistent NVIDIA advantage of roughly 3.4x to 4.1x. No workload in the data favors the Radeon Pro VII. The only reasons to choose the AMD card are its 6x mini-DisplayPort outputs, its lower power requirements (250 W vs 575 W TDP), and its end-of-life status for legacy deployments.

# Specification Differences

| Specification | AMD Radeon Pro VII | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D |

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

| Architecture | GCN 5.1 | Blackwell 2.0 |

| Process Node | 7 nm | 5 nm |

| Transistors | 13,230 million | 92,200 million |

| Die Size | 331 mm² | 750 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 40.0M / mm² | 122.9M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 1400 MHz | 2017 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 1700 MHz | 2407 MHz |

| Memory Size | 16 GB | 32 GB |

| Memory Type | HBM2 | GDDR7 |

| Memory Bus Width | 4096 bit | 512 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 1.02 TB/s | 1.79 TB/s |

| Shading Units | 3840 | 21760 |

| TMUs | 240 | 680 |

| ROPs | 64 | 176 |

| RT Cores | — | 170 |

| Tensor Cores | — | 680 |

| Pixel Rate | 108.8 GPixel/s | 423.6 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 408.0 GTexel/s | 1,636.8 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 13.06 TFLOPS | 104.8 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 26.11 TFLOPS (2:1) | 104.8 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 250 W | 575 W |

| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 16-pin |

| Suggested PSU | 600 W | 950 W |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |

| Display Outputs | 6x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b |

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

| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |

| Height | 111 mm | 137 mm |

| Width | — | 48 mm |

| Production Status | End-of-life | Active |

| Release Date | 2020-05-12 | 2025-01-29 |

| Launch MSRP | 1,899 USD | 2,299 USD |

The remaining specifications are identical: both use a dual-slot form factor, both are 305 mm long (304 mm for the RTX 5090 D), both support OpenGL 4.6, and both are manufactured by TSMC.