AMD Radeon Pro W5700 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile Comparison

The AMD Radeon Pro W5700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile represent two distinct philosophies in GPU design: a professional workstation card built on a 7 nm process with a 205 W power envelope, and a high-performance mobile chip on an 8 nm node with a 115 W TDP. The benchmark data reveals a clear performance hierarchy, with the NVIDIA part winning 7 of 9 head-to-head tests, yet the AMD card claims two notable victories in legacy and 2D workloads that hint at its workstation pedigree.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The most decisive wins for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile come in compute-heavy and modern API workloads. In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile scores 106,022 against the Radeon Pro W5700's 74,613, a 29.6% advantage. The Vulkan gap is nearly identical, with 100,027 versus 70,706, a 29.3% lead. These are substantial margins, suggesting the Ampere architecture's raw compute throughput, with 16.60 TFLOPS FP32 versus 8.663 TFLOPS, translates directly into real-world compute wins.

DirectX 11 performance shows the largest single delta in the entire comparison. The RTX 3070 Ti Mobile posts 153 in Passmark's DirectX 11 test, while the Radeon Pro W5700 manages only 104 — a 32% deficit. This is a legacy API that still matters for many professional applications, and the NVIDIA card dominates here. DirectX 12 tells a similar story, albeit with a slightly smaller gap: 73 versus 54, a 26% difference. The NVIDIA card also leads in DirectX 10 (124 versus 88, a 29% gap), reinforcing its advantage across the Microsoft API stack.

The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test is exclusive to the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile, which scores 2,572 — no comparable result exists for the AMD card, leaving a gap in modern synthetic testing. Passmark G3D, a broad measure of 3D rendering performance, favors the NVIDIA card at 17,727 versus 14,520, an 18.1% lead. Passmark GPU Compute also goes NVIDIA's way: 7,504 versus 6,495, a 13.4% advantage. These results paint a picture of consistent, broad superiority for the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile in modern workloads.

However, the Radeon Pro W5700 secures two wins that are revealing about its design priorities. In Passmark DirectX 9, it scores 225 against 196 for the NVIDIA card, a 14.8% victory. This is a legacy API, but one that still appears in older CAD and visualization tools. The AMD card also wins Passmark G2D (2D graphics) with 899 versus 783, another 14.8% margin. These wins suggest the Radeon Pro W5700 retains strength in older, less compute-intensive paths, which may reflect its professional optimization for specific workstation software rather than raw gaming performance.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has a higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro W5700 posts a higher average benchmark score of 25,726, compared to 23,518 for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile. This is despite the NVIDIA card winning 7 of 9 head-to-head tests, indicating the AMD card's wins may be in tests that carry more weight in the average calculation, or that the NVIDIA card's scores are more variable.

Q: How do the two cards compare in compute performance?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile is significantly ahead in compute-oriented benchmarks. It leads by 29.6% in Geekbench OpenCL (106,022 versus 74,613) and by 13.4% in Passmark GPU Compute (7,504 versus 6,495). The NVIDIA card's 16.60 TFLOPS FP32 performance, nearly double the AMD card's 8.663 TFLOPS, explains this dominance.

Q: Which card performs better in DirectX 9 and 2D tasks?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro W5700 wins both of these categories. It scores 225 versus 196 in Passmark DirectX 9 (a 14.8% lead) and 899 versus 783 in Passmark G2D (also a 14.8% lead). This suggests the AMD card retains optimization for legacy APIs and 2D workloads, which may be relevant for certain professional applications.

Q: What are the biggest performance gaps between the two cards?

A: The largest gap is in Passmark DirectX 11, where the NVIDIA card leads by 32% (153 versus 104). Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan show gaps of 29.6% and 29.3% respectively, while Passmark DirectX 10 shows a 29% difference. The smallest NVIDIA wins are in Passmark GPU Compute at 13.4% and Passmark G3D at 18.1%.

Q: How does the NVIDIA card's percentile ranking compare to the AMD card's?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro W5700 sits in the 71st percentile of all GPUs, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile is in the 69th percentile. This is counterintuitive given the NVIDIA card's head-to-head wins, but the average benchmark score for the AMD card (25,726) is higher than the NVIDIA card's (23,518), which likely drives the percentile difference.

Q: Are there any benchmarks exclusive to one card?

A: Yes, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile has a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2,572, which has no corresponding result for the AMD Radeon Pro W5700. The AMD card lacks a DirectX 10 score comparison in the head-to-head data beyond the Passmark test, and it has no 3DMark result at all.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs are built on fundamentally different architectures and process nodes. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700 uses the Navi 10 chip with RDNA 1.0 architecture, fabricated on TSMC's 7 nm process. It contains 10,300 million transistors on a 251 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 41.0M per mm². The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile uses the GA104 chip with Ampere architecture, built on Samsung's 8 nm process, with 17,400 million transistors on a 392 mm² die, for a density of 44.4M per mm².

The NVIDIA card's architecture includes dedicated ray tracing and tensor cores — specifically 46 RT cores and 184 tensor cores — while the AMD card has none. This is a fundamental feature gap, as the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the Radeon Pro W5700 is limited to DirectX 12 (12_1). The NVIDIA card also has a higher transistor count and larger die, which contributes to its substantial compute advantage.

Clock speeds tell a different story. The AMD card has a base clock of 1400 MHz and a boost clock of 1880 MHz, while the NVIDIA card operates at a much lower 915 MHz base and 1410 MHz boost. This is partly a function of the mobile form factor and lower TDP of the NVIDIA card (115 W versus 205 W), but the AMD card's higher clocks cannot overcome the NVIDIA card's sheer shader count advantage. The AMD card's 2304 shading units are dwarfed by the NVIDIA card's 5888, and the NVIDIA card also leads in TMUs (184 versus 144) and ROPs (96 versus 64).

Both cards use 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth, and both support PCIe 4.0 x16. The memory configuration is identical, which makes the compute and shading differences the primary differentiators. The AMD card's FP16 performance is listed as 17.33 TFLOPS (2:1), while the NVIDIA card's is 16.60 TFLOPS (1:1), but this is a minor difference compared to the FP32 gap.

Specification Differences

The most obvious specification difference is TDP: the AMD Radeon Pro W5700 draws 205 W, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile is rated at 115 W. This makes the NVIDIA card dramatically more power-efficient on paper, which is expected given its mobile designation. The AMD card requires a 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin power connector and a suggested 550 W PSU, while the NVIDIA card has no power connectors listed (as it is designed for mobile integration) and no suggested PSU.

The AMD card has a dual-slot form factor with dimensions of 267 mm in length and 111 mm in height, while the NVIDIA card has no physical dimensions listed, reflecting its mobile BGA design. Display outputs also differ: the AMD card offers 5x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a and 1x USB Type-C, while the NVIDIA card's outputs are listed as "Portable Device Dependent." The AMD card has a launch MSRP of 799 USD, while the NVIDIA card has no listed MSRP.

The NVIDIA card was released on 2022-01-03, while the AMD card was released on 2019-11-18. Both are end-of-life products. The AMD card's predecessor is the Radeon Pro Vega, while the NVIDIA card's predecessor is the GeForce 20 Mobile. The process nodes differ (7 nm TSMC versus 8 nm Samsung), as do the transistor counts (10,300 million versus 17,400 million) and die sizes (251 mm² versus 392 mm²). The AMD card has a lower transistor density at 41.0M / mm² versus 44.4M / mm².

The Verdict

The data points to a clear winner for users prioritizing raw modern performance: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile. It wins 7 of 9 head-to-head benchmarks, with leads ranging from 13.4% to 32% across DirectX 10, 11, 12, OpenCL, Vulkan, G3D, and GPU compute tests. Its 16.60 TFLOPS FP32 performance, 5888 shading units, and dedicated RT and tensor cores give it a decisive edge in compute-heavy and modern API workloads. The NVIDIA card also does this at nearly half the TDP (115 W versus 205 W), making it a more efficient choice for mobile or constrained environments.

However, the AMD Radeon Pro W5700 has its own merits. Its wins in DirectX 9 and G2D, both by 14.8%, suggest it retains strength in legacy and 2D workloads. Its higher average benchmark score (25,726 versus 23,518) and higher percentile ranking (71st versus 69th) indicate that its overall performance profile is competitive, even if it loses most individual tests. The AMD card also has a higher boost clock (1880 MHz versus 1410 MHz) and a larger display output configuration, which may matter for professional multi-monitor setups.

Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile is the clear choice for modern 3D workloads, compute-heavy tasks, and DirectX 11/12 applications. Its 32% lead in DirectX 11 and 29.6% lead in OpenCL make it the superior option for gaming, 3D rendering, and general-purpose GPU compute. The card's dedicated ray tracing and tensor cores further extend its capabilities in AI and real-time ray-traced workloads, areas where the AMD card has no hardware support. Its lower TDP also makes it suitable for laptop and mobile workstation implementations.

The AMD Radeon Pro W5700 wins in legacy API scenarios and 2D graphics. Its DirectX 9 performance (14.8% ahead) and G2D performance (14.8% ahead) suggest it may be better suited for older CAD, visualization, or 2D design applications that rely on these paths. Its higher average benchmark score and percentile ranking indicate that it holds up well across a broad range of tests, even if its peak performance is lower. The card's 5x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a outputs and USB Type-C make it a practical choice for multi-display professional workstations, where the NVIDIA card's output options are dependent on the host device.