AMD Radeon Pro W5700X vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded head-to-head data contains only two shared workloads, and in both cases the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti delivers a decisive victory. In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 4070 Ti scores 176,953 against the Radeon Pro W5700X's 43,810, a delta of 75.2% in NVIDIA's favor. The Vulkan result is even more lopsided: the RTX 4070 Ti posts 213,808 versus 45,246, a 78.8% lead. These are not marginal gaps; they represent roughly a fourfold to fivefold performance advantage in compute-oriented API workloads.

The AMD card's average benchmark score across all recorded tests is 54,828, while the NVIDIA card's average is 44,795. That average, however, includes a wider set of tests for the RTX 4070 Ti, such as 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 (5,024), PassMark G3D (31,624), and PassMark GPU Compute (18,396), which are not recorded for the W5700X. The W5700X's own benchmark suite consists of Geekbench Metal (75,427), Geekbench OpenCL (43,810), and Geekbench Vulkan (45,246). The Metal score is notably strong, but the database's head-to-head comparison only includes OpenCL and Vulkan, where NVIDIA wins outright.

Percentile placement tells a similar story from different angles. The W5700X sits at the 87th percentile among all GPUs, while the RTX 4070 Ti sits at the 84th percentile. Despite the lower percentile, the RTX 4070 Ti's raw compute scores in shared tests are far higher, suggesting that the AMD card's percentile is supported by its Metal performance and narrower test set. The nearest rivals for the W5700X include the RTX 4080 (average score 54,247, delta 1.1%), the RTX 4080 SUPER (54,209, delta 1.1%), the RX 6750 GRE 12 GB (55,698, delta minus 1.6%), and the Radeon 8060S (55,757, delta minus 1.7%). The RTX 4070 Ti's nearest rivals include the RTX 5090 Mobile (45,152, delta minus 0.8%), the Radeon Pro 5500 XT (45,384, delta minus 1.3%), the RTX A6000 (44,075, delta 1.6%), and the Intel Arc A730M (45,592, delta minus 1.7%). The W5700X's average sits within 1.7% of its closest competitors, while the RTX 4070 Ti's average sits within 1.7% of its own cluster, but the absolute gap between the two cards' averages (roughly 10,000 points) reflects the different benchmark distributions.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from different design philosophies and process generations. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X uses the Navi 10 chip on the RDNA 1.0 architecture, built on TSMC's 7 nm process. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti uses the AD104 chip on the Ada Lovelace architecture, built on TSMC's 5 nm process. The process difference directly influences transistor density: the W5700X packs 10,300 million transistors into a 251 mm² die, yielding 41.0 million transistors per mm², while the RTX 4070 Ti fits 35,800 million transistors into 294 mm², yielding 121.8 million per mm². That is nearly three times the transistor density on the NVIDIA part, which explains the substantial compute resource disparity.

Shader resources are not remotely close. The W5700X has 2,560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs. The RTX 4070 Ti has 7,680 shading units, 240 TMUs, and 80 ROPs. The NVIDIA card also includes 60 RT cores and 240 tensor cores, while the AMD card has no dedicated RT or tensor core counts recorded. Pixel and texture rates reflect this: the W5700X outputs 130.6 GPixel/s and 326.4 GTexel/s, while the RTX 4070 Ti outputs 208.8 GPixel/s and 626.4 GTexel/s. FP32 compute is 10.44 TFLOPS on the AMD card versus 40.09 TFLOPS on the NVIDIA card. FP16 is also starkly different: the W5700X achieves 20.89 TFLOPS via a 2:1 ratio, while the RTX 4070 Ti achieves 40.09 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio, meaning it does not halve its throughput for reduced precision.

Memory configurations differ by capacity, type, and bus width. The W5700X has 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, delivering 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 4070 Ti has 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus, delivering 504.2 GB/s. The NVIDIA card has more bandwidth despite a narrower bus, due to the higher effective memory clock (21 Gbps versus 14 Gbps). The AMD card's base clock is 1243 MHz with a boost of 2040 MHz; the NVIDIA card runs at 2310 MHz base and 2610 MHz boost. Power draw is also higher on the NVIDIA part: 285 W TDP versus 205 W, with a suggested PSU of 600 W versus 550 W. The physical cards differ in slot width: the W5700X is a quad-slot design for Apple MPX bus interface, while the RTX 4070 Ti is a dual-slot card on PCIe 4.0 x16. Display outputs are also distinct: the AMD card offers 1x HDMI 2.0b and 4x Thunderbolt, while the NVIDIA card offers 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a.

API support shows the NVIDIA card supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the AMD card supports DirectX 12 (12_1). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4. The RTX 4070 Ti also has a larger recorded feature set for ray tracing and tensor operations, which the W5700X lacks in the database.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous: for any workload covered by the shared benchmarks, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is the superior choice. The 75.2% lead in OpenCL and 78.8% lead in Vulkan are not narrow wins; they are dominant margins that indicate a fundamentally different compute class. The RTX 4070 Ti also offers higher raw throughput in pixel rate, texture rate, FP32, and FP16, along with dedicated RT and tensor hardware that the AMD card does not list. The W5700X counters with double the memory capacity (16 GB versus 12 GB), a wider memory bus (256-bit versus 192-bit), and a higher average benchmark score (54,828 versus 44,795), but that average is skewed by the inclusion of a strong Metal result on the AMD side and a broader, more demanding test suite on the NVIDIA side.

The W5700X's 87th percentile versus the RTX 4070 Ti's 84th percentile suggests the AMD card ranks higher in the overall GPU population, but this does not translate to better performance in the shared head-to-head tests. The RTX 4070 Ti's nearest rivals in the database, such as the RTX 5090 Mobile and RTX A6000, all cluster within 1.7% of its average score, indicating it is a mid-to-high-tier card in its own right. The W5700X's nearest rivals, including the RTX 4080 and RX 6750 GRE, also cluster tightly, but those cards are generally newer or different in class.

For users prioritizing raw compute in OpenCL and Vulkan, the RTX 4070 Ti is the only rational pick from this data. For users who need 16 GB of memory, a wider bus, and a higher overall percentile ranking, the W5700X has specific advantages, but those advantages do not appear in the direct comparison.

FAQ

Q: Which card wins in Geekbench OpenCL?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti wins with a score of 176,953 versus the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X's 43,810, a delta of 75.2%.

Q: Which card wins in Geekbench Vulkan?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti wins with a score of 213,808 versus 45,246, a delta of 78.8%.

Q: What is the memory capacity difference?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X has 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti has 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus.

Q: How do the average benchmark scores compare?

A: The AMD card has an average benchmark score of 54,828, while the NVIDIA card has an average of 44,795. The AMD card also ranks at the 87th percentile versus the NVIDIA card's 84th.

Q: What are the FP32 compute figures?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X delivers 10.44 TFLOPS, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti delivers 40.09 TFLOPS.

Q: Does the AMD card have ray tracing cores?

A: The database records no RT core count for the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti lists 60 RT cores and 240 tensor cores.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X wins in memory capacity and bus width. Its 16 GB frame buffer on a 256-bit interface is double the RTX 4070 Ti's 12 GB on a 192-bit interface. For workloads that are memory-heavy but not compute-bound, such as large dataset handling or certain professional visualization tasks, the extra capacity and wider bus could be relevant. The W5700X also has a higher average benchmark score (54,828 versus 44,795) and a higher percentile rank (87th versus 84th), which reflects strength in its recorded test suite, particularly Geekbench Metal at 75,427.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti wins in every shared head-to-head benchmark, and by a wide margin. It also wins in raw compute metrics: FP32 (40.09 TFLOPS versus 10.44), FP16 (40.09 versus 20.89), pixel rate (208.8 GPixel/s versus 130.6), and texture rate (626.4 GTexel/s versus 326.4). It has more shading units (7,680 versus 2,560), more TMUs (240 versus 160), and more ROPs (80 versus 64). It also has dedicated RT cores (60) and tensor cores (240), which the AMD card does not list. Memory bandwidth is higher on the NVIDIA card (504.2 GB/s versus 448.0 GB/s), and it supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) versus the AMD card's DirectX 12 (12_1).

For use cases involving general compute, gaming, or any workload that leverages Vulkan or OpenCL, the RTX 4070 Ti is the clear winner. For use cases that require 16 GB of memory, a wide bus, or the Apple MPX form factor with four Thunderbolt outputs, the W5700X holds a specific niche. The RTX 4070 Ti's dual-slot design and PCIe 4.0 x16 interface make it more broadly compatible with standard PC builds, while the W5700X's quad-slot Apple MPX design limits it to that ecosystem. The database shows zero wins for the AMD card in head-to-head tests and two wins for the NVIDIA card, so the performance verdict is not close.