AMD Radeon Pro W5700 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data shows a decisive overall victory for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile, which wins seven of the nine head-to-head benchmark comparisons. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700 manages only two wins, and both are narrow. The most dramatic separation appears in compute-oriented and modern API tests. In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 5070 Mobile scores 122,238 against 74,613 for the Radeon Pro W5700, a 63.8% advantage. The Vulkan result is even starker: 116,960 versus 70,706, a 65.4% lead. These are not marginal differences; they represent a generational gap in raw execution throughput.

The DirectX suite reinforces the pattern. In DirectX 11, the RTX 5070 Mobile posts 192 points against 104 points, a 84.6% delta, the largest single margin in the comparison. DirectX 12 shows a 72.2% lead (93 versus 54), and DirectX 10 shows a 46.6% lead (129 versus 88). The Passmark G3D score, a broad gaming-oriented metric, lands at 20,355 for the NVIDIA part versus 14,520 for the AMD part, a 40.2% difference. Compute workloads also favor the newer GPU: Passmark GPU Compute scores 8,279 versus 6,495, a 27.5% advantage.

The AMD Radeon Pro W5700 claims its wins in legacy or 2D-centric tasks. In DirectX 9, it scores 225 versus 214, a 4.9% edge. The Passmark G2D score is essentially a tie at 899 versus 896, a 0.3% difference that falls within measurement noise. Neither win offsets the scale of the NVIDIA victories. The aggregate picture is clear: the RTX 5070 Mobile leads by a wide margin in every modern 3D and compute scenario, while the Radeon Pro W5700 retains only a slight edge in older API workloads and a negligible 2D advantage.

Where Each One Wins

The benchmark splits map cleanly onto workload categories. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile is the stronger choice for any task that stresses modern graphics APIs or general-purpose GPU compute. Its OpenCL and Vulkan scores, which are 63.8% and 65.4% higher respectively, indicate superior performance in cross-platform compute, machine learning inference, and Vulkan-based game engines. The DirectX 12 result (72.2% higher) points to strong performance in current AAA titles and DXR-enabled applications. DirectX 11, still the baseline for many esports and older titles, shows the largest gap at 84.6%, suggesting that the NVIDIA architecture handles legacy draw calls with exceptional efficiency. The Passmark G3D score, 40.2% higher, confirms this advantage across a broad spectrum of 3D rendering tasks.

The AMD Radeon Pro W5700 has a narrow, but real, niche. Its DirectX 9 score of 225 versus 214 indicates a slight advantage in very old titles or specific legacy software that relies on fixed-function pipelines or early shader models. The G2D score of 899 versus 896 is effectively a dead heat, meaning 2D desktop acceleration, video playback, and basic window compositing will perform indistinguishably. For professional workloads, the data does not favor the AMD card: its OpenCL score is 39% lower, and its compute score is 27.5% lower. The Radeon Pro W5700 wins only where modern APIs are not in play, a shrinking category in both gaming and professional visualization.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different architectural eras and process nodes. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile uses the GB206 chip built on Blackwell 2.0 architecture, fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC. It packs 21,900 million transistors into a 181 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 121.0M per mm². The AMD Radeon Pro W5700 uses the Navi 10 chip with RDNA 1.0 architecture, built on a 7 nm process, also at TSMC. It contains 10,300 million transistors on a larger 251 mm² die, for a density of 41.0M per mm². The NVIDIA part achieves nearly three times the transistor density, which contributes to its efficiency and performance-per-watt profile.

Memory subsystems differ significantly. The RTX 5070 Mobile uses 8 GB of GDDR7 on a 128-bit bus, delivering 384.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The Radeon Pro W5700 uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, providing 448.0 GB/s. Despite the AMD card having a wider bus and higher peak bandwidth, the NVIDIA card still wins compute and 3D benchmarks by large margins, indicating that its memory architecture and cache hierarchy are more effective in practice. The RTX 5070 Mobile has 4,608 shading units, 144 TMUs, and 48 ROPs, plus 36 RT cores and 144 tensor cores. The Radeon Pro W5700 has 2,304 shading units, 144 TMUs, and 64 ROPs, with no dedicated RT or tensor cores. This is a fundamental difference: the NVIDIA GPU includes hardware for ray tracing and tensor operations, while the AMD card relies on shader-based approaches for those tasks, which the benchmark results show to be slower.

Clock speeds and power targets also diverge. The RTX 5070 Mobile runs at a base of 907 MHz and a boost of 1425 MHz, with a 50 W TDP. The Radeon Pro W5700 runs at 1400 MHz base and 1880 MHz boost, but consumes 205 W. The AMD card is a dual-slot, full-length desktop card requiring a 6-pin and an 8-pin power connector and a 550 W suggested PSU. The NVIDIA part is an IGP (integrated graphics processor) with no power connectors, designed for portable devices. The FP32 throughput favors the NVIDIA part at 13.13 TFLOPS versus 8.663 TFLOPS for AMD. The AMD card does offer higher FP16 throughput at 17.33 TFLOPS (2:1 rate), but the RTX 5070 Mobile achieves 13.13 TFLOPS at a 1:1 rate, meaning it does not sacrifice precision for speed.

API support differs as well. The RTX 5070 Mobile supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the Radeon Pro W5700 supports DirectX 12 (12_1). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4. The NVIDIA card also uses PCIe 5.0 x16, while the AMD card uses PCIe 4.0 x16. The Radeon Pro W5700 offers five mini-DisplayPort 1.4a outputs and one USB Type-C, whereas the RTX 5070 Mobile's display outputs are listed as portable device dependent. The production status also differs: the RTX 5070 Mobile is active, released in April 2025, while the Radeon Pro W5700 is end-of-life, released in November 2019.

The Verdict

The benchmark data is unambiguous. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile outperforms the AMD Radeon Pro W5700 in seven of nine tests, with wins ranging from 27.5% to 84.6%. The only AMD victories are a 4.9% edge in DirectX 9 and a 0.3% edge in 2D, both practically irrelevant for modern workloads. The RTX 5070 Mobile also achieves this dominance at a fraction of the power draw: 50 W versus 205 W, no external power connectors required, and an IGP form factor versus a dual-slot desktop card. The NVIDIA part is also current hardware, while the AMD part is end-of-life.

For users choosing between these two, the decision hinges on the workload. Any modern 3D rendering, compute, or machine learning task will be substantially faster on the RTX 5070 Mobile. The DirectX 12 and Vulkan results, with leads of 72.2% and 65.4% respectively, make this the clear choice for gaming and professional D3D12/Vulkan applications. The OpenCL and compute leads of 63.8% and 27.5% make it the better option for GPU-accelerated analysis and rendering. The Radeon Pro W5700 is only preferable if the software stack is locked to DirectX 9 or if the 2D performance delta matters, which is unlikely given the 0.3% difference is within noise. The RTX 5070 Mobile also offers RT cores and tensor cores, which the AMD card lacks entirely, giving it a path toward ray-traced workflows and AI acceleration that the Radeon Pro W5700 cannot match. The data suggests that the RTX 5070 Mobile is the faster GPU in nearly every measurable scenario, and the only reasons to select the Radeon Pro W5700 would be specific legacy API requirements or the need for its five mini-DisplayPort outputs.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile has an average benchmark score of 29,928, while the AMD Radeon Pro W5700 averages 25,726. This places the RTX 5070 Mobile in the 75th percentile of all GPUs, versus the 71st percentile for the Radeon Pro W5700.

Q: How does the RTX 5070 Mobile compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 5070 Mobile sits within 0.6% of the AMD Radeon RX 6800 (which scores 30,095, a 0.6% delta), and is 0.1% behind the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti (29,945). It is 0.5% ahead of the RTX 2080 Ti (29,783) and 1.7% behind the RX 6700 (30,433).

Q: What are the memory specifications for each card?

A: The RTX 5070 Mobile has 8 GB of GDDR7 on a 128-bit bus, with 384.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Radeon Pro W5700 has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Does the AMD card have ray tracing or tensor cores?

A: No. The Radeon Pro W5700 has no RT cores and no tensor cores. The RTX 5070 Mobile includes 36 RT cores and 144 tensor cores, which explains its advantage in modern compute and ray-traced workloads.

Q: What are the power requirements for each GPU?

A: The RTX 5070 Mobile has a 50 W TDP and requires no power connectors, as it is an IGP. The Radeon Pro W5700 has a 205 W TDP, uses a dual-slot design, requires a 6-pin and an 8-pin power connector, and has a suggested PSU of 550 W.

Q: In which benchmark did the AMD Radeon Pro W5700 win?

A: The Radeon Pro W5700 won in Passmark DirectX 9 with a score of 225 versus 214, a 4.9% advantage, and in Passmark G2D with 899 versus 896, a 0.3% advantage.