AMD Radeon Pro W5700 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The benchmark data shows a clear and decisive victory for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile, winning 7 out of 9 direct head-to-head comparisons. The NVIDIA part dominates in modern compute and graphics workloads, while the AMD Radeon Pro W5700 manages only two narrow wins in legacy DirectX 9 and 2D tests.

The most lopsided result appears in PassMark DirectX 11, where the RTX 5060 Mobile scores 168 against the W5700's 104, a 38.1% advantage. The DirectX 12 test tells a similar story: 87 versus 54, a 37.9% margin. These are not marginal differences; they represent a substantial generational leap in API efficiency and raw throughput.

In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 5060 Mobile posts 96,969 points versus 74,613 for the W5700, a 23.1% lead. The Vulkan result is even more pronounced: 96,451 versus 70,706, a 26.7% gap. The NVIDIA GPU also wins the PassMark G3D test with 18,852 points against 14,520, a 23% advantage, and the PassMark GPU Compute test with 7,607 versus 6,495, a 14.6% lead. Even in DirectX 10, the RTX 5060 Mobile wins 119 to 88, a 26.1% margin.

The AMD card's only victories are narrow. It wins PassMark DirectX 9 with 225 versus 203, a 10.8% edge, and PassMark G2D with 899 versus 876, a 2.6% margin. These wins are confined to legacy APIs and 2D rasterization, which are increasingly irrelevant for modern workloads.

The average benchmark scores reinforce the RTX 5060 Mobile's overall superiority in raw performance, though the gap narrows when considering all recorded tests. The W5700's nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile, sits at an average score of 25,740 (a 0.1% delta), while the RTX 5060 Mobile's closest competitor, the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT, scores 22,549 (a 0.5% delta). This places the two cards in different performance tiers despite the head-to-head results favoring the NVIDIA part.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from fundamentally different design philosophies and eras. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700 uses the Navi 10 chip built on RDNA 1.0 architecture, manufactured on a 7 nm process at TSMC. It packs 10,300 million transistors into a 251 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 41.0 million per mm². The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile uses the GB206 chip on Blackwell 2.0 architecture, built on a 5 nm process, also at TSMC. It crams 21,900 million transistors into a smaller 181 mm² die, achieving 121.0 million transistors per mm², nearly three times the density.

The NVIDIA chip is a mobile-first design with a 45 W TDP, while the AMD card is a desktop workstation part with a 205 W TDP. This power disparity is striking given that the RTX 5060 Mobile still outperforms the W5700 in almost every test. The RTX 5060 Mobile also features 26 ray tracing cores and 104 tensor cores, capabilities entirely absent from the W5700, which has no dedicated RT or tensor hardware.

Memory configurations differ significantly. The W5700 uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, delivering 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 5060 Mobile also has 8 GB, but it is GDDR7 on a narrower 128-bit bus, yielding 384.0 GB/s. Despite the lower bandwidth, the newer memory technology and architecture compensate in most workloads.

The RTX 5060 Mobile supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the W5700 is limited to DirectX 12 (12_1). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4. The NVIDIA card uses a PCIe 5.0 x16 interface, while the AMD card uses PCIe 4.0 x16. Clock speeds also differ: the W5700 boosts to 1880 MHz, while the RTX 5060 Mobile boosts to 1455 MHz, yet the latter still wins due to its higher shader count and architectural efficiency.

The RTX 5060 Mobile has 3328 shading units and 104 TMUs, versus 2304 shading units and 144 TMUs for the W5700. The AMD card has more ROPs (64 versus 48), which helps explain its pixel rate advantage of 120.3 GPixel/s versus 69.84 GPixel/s. However, the NVIDIA card's FP32 throughput is higher at 9.684 TFLOPS versus 8.663 TFLOPS, and it maintains a 1:1 FP16 ratio, while the W5700's FP16 is 2:1.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile is the superior performer in nearly every measurable category, despite being a mobile part with a fraction of the power budget. It wins 7 of 9 head-to-head tests, with margins ranging from 14.6% to 38.1%. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700 only wins in legacy DirectX 9 and 2D benchmarks, which are of limited practical value.

The RTX 5060 Mobile is the clear choice for anyone prioritizing modern gaming, ray tracing, tensor-based workloads, or general compute performance. Its support for DirectX 12 Ultimate and dedicated RT and tensor cores makes it future-proof for upcoming titles and AI applications. The W5700's higher pixel rate and larger memory bus do not translate into real-world wins in the recorded benchmarks.

For users stuck on legacy DirectX 9 applications or those needing specific 2D performance, the W5700 holds a slim edge, but these scenarios are increasingly rare. The RTX 5060 Mobile's higher average benchmark score of 22,435 versus 25,726 for the W5700 tells a nuanced story: the AMD card's average is inflated by its two legacy wins and its overall percentile of 71 versus 67 for NVIDIA, but the head-to-head results show the RTX 5060 Mobile winning where it matters most.

The W5700 is an end-of-life product released in late 2019, while the RTX 5060 Mobile is active and current. The architecture gap, RDNA 1.0 versus Blackwell 2.0, represents several generations of progress. For any new purchase or deployment, the RTX 5060 Mobile is the data-backed recommendation.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU wins in DirectX 12 performance?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile wins decisively, scoring 87 in PassMark DirectX 12 versus 54 for the AMD Radeon Pro W5700, a 37.9% advantage.

Q: Does the AMD card win any benchmarks at all?

A: Yes, the W5700 wins PassMark DirectX 9 with 225 versus 203 (10.8% lead) and PassMark G2D with 899 versus 876 (2.6% lead). These are the only two wins among the nine head-to-head tests.

Q: What is the power consumption difference?

A: The RTX 5060 Mobile has a TDP of 45 W, while the W5700 has a TDP of 205 W. The NVIDIA part delivers higher performance in most tests while using significantly less power.

Q: Do both cards have ray tracing support?

A: No. The RTX 5060 Mobile has 26 dedicated ray tracing cores and 104 tensor cores. The W5700 has no RT or tensor cores at all.

Q: How do their memory types compare?

A: The W5700 uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth. The RTX 5060 Mobile uses 8 GB of GDDR7 on a 128-bit bus with 384.0 GB/s bandwidth. The AMD card has higher bandwidth, but the NVIDIA card wins in most memory-intensive benchmarks.

Q: What is the transistor density difference?

A: The RTX 5060 Mobile achieves 121.0 million transistors per mm² on a 5 nm process, while the W5700 achieves 41.0 million per mm² on a 7 nm process. The NVIDIA chip also has more total transistors: 21,900 million versus 10,300 million.

Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile is the winner for modern 3D gaming, DirectX 12 and Vulkan workloads, GPU compute, and any application that can leverage ray tracing or tensor cores. Its wins span OpenCL (23.1%), Vulkan (26.7%), DirectX 10 (26.1%), DirectX 11 (38.1%), DirectX 12 (37.9%), G3D (23%), and GPU compute (14.6%). The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test is exclusive to the RTX 5060 Mobile, with a score of 3013.5. This is the card for current and future titles, AI inference, and professional compute tasks.

The AMD Radeon Pro W5700 is the pick only for legacy DirectX 9 applications, where it leads by 10.8%, and 2D desktop workloads, where it leads by 2.6%. Its higher pixel rate of 120.3 GPixel/s and larger memory bus of 256-bit may theoretically benefit certain rasterization-heavy tasks, but the recorded benchmarks show no practical advantage in modern APIs. The W5700's higher percentile rank (71 versus 67) and average score (25,726 versus 22,435) are driven by its nearest rivals being different products, not by superior head-to-head performance.

The RTX 5060 Mobile's nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT, scores 22,549 (0.5% delta), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile scores 22,729 (1.3% delta), placing the RTX 5060 Mobile in a competitive mobile segment. The W5700's nearest rivals include the RTX 3080 Ti Mobile at 25,740 (0.1% delta) and the RX 6700M at 25,633 (0.4% delta), indicating it competes with higher-tier desktop-replacement parts. Despite this, the RTX 5060 Mobile's head-to-head dominance makes it the better overall performer.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every specification field. The process node differs: 7 nm for the W5700 versus 5 nm for the RTX 5060 Mobile. Transistor counts are 10,300 million versus 21,900 million, and die sizes are 251 mm² versus 181 mm². Transistor density is 41.0M per mm² versus 121.0M per mm².

Clock speeds differ significantly: the W5700 has a base of 1400 MHz and boost of 1880 MHz, while the RTX 5060 Mobile has a base of 952 MHz and boost of 1455 MHz. Memory clocks are 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) for AMD versus 1500 MHz (24 Gbps effective) for NVIDIA.

Memory type differs: GDDR6 versus GDDR7. Bus width is 256-bit versus 128-bit. Bandwidth is 448.0 GB/s versus 384.0 GB/s. Shading units are 2304 versus 3328. TMUs are 144 versus 104. ROPs are 64 versus 48. The RTX 5060 Mobile adds 26 RT cores and 104 tensor cores, which the W5700 lacks.

Pixel rate is 120.3 GPixel/s versus 69.84 GPixel/s. Texture rate is 270.7 GTexel/s versus 151.3 GTexel/s. FP32 is 8.663 TFLOPS versus 9.684 TFLOPS. FP16 is 17.33 TFLOPS (2:1) versus 9.684 TFLOPS (1:1). TDP is 205 W versus 45 W. The W5700 is dual-slot with 1x 6-pin and 1x 8-pin power connectors and a 550 W suggested PSU, while the RTX 5060 Mobile is an IGP with no power connectors and no suggested PSU.

The W5700 offers 5x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a and 1x USB Type-C outputs, while the RTX 5060 Mobile's display outputs are portable device dependent. The bus interface is PCIe 4.0 x16 versus PCIe 5.0 x16. DirectX support is 12 (12_1) versus 12 Ultimate (12_2). The W5700 measures 267 mm in length and 111 mm in height, while the RTX 5060 Mobile's dimensions are not recorded. The W5700 is end-of-life, released in November 2019, while the RTX 5060 Mobile is active, released in May 2025.