AMD Radeon Pro W5700X vs NVIDIA RTX A3000 Mobile Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The benchmark data splits cleanly between the two GPUs, with the NVIDIA RTX A3000 Mobile taking both recorded head-to-head victories. In Geekbench OpenCL, the NVIDIA card scores 79,091 against 43,810 for the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X, a decisive 80.5% advantage. The Vulkan result is closer but still favors NVIDIA: 61,189 versus 45,246, a 35.2% margin. Based on these two tests, the NVIDIA RTX A3000 Mobile wins 2 benchmarks, while the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X wins 0.

However, the AMD card holds one exclusive advantage in the database: a Geekbench Metal score of 75,427. That test is not present for the NVIDIA GPU, so it does not count toward the head-to-head tally, but it signals where the W5700X excels. The Metal result is notably higher than the AMD card's own OpenCL score of 43,810, suggesting the architecture responds well to Apple's graphics API. For users running Metal-based workloads, the AMD card has a measurable strength that the comparative benchmarks do not capture.

The overall average benchmark scores tell a similar story. NVIDIA's RTX A3000 Mobile averages 70,140 across its recorded tests, placing it in the 91st percentile of all GPUs. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X averages 54,828, sitting in the 87th percentile. The percentile gap is modest, but the raw score difference is substantial: roughly 28% more average performance for the NVIDIA part. In the nearest rival comparisons, the RTX A3000 Mobile sits within 1.7% of the NVIDIA CMP 90HX and within 1% of the AMD Radeon RX 6600 LE, while the W5700X trades blows with the GeForce RTX 4080 and RTX 4080 SUPER, both within 1.1%, and trails the Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB by 1.6%.

For use-case planning, the data suggests the NVIDIA part is the stronger general-purpose compute card, particularly for OpenCL and Vulkan workloads. The AMD card, by contrast, is the one to consider when Metal performance matters, given its strong showing in that specific API. The W5700X also offers far more memory, 16 GB versus 6 GB, which can matter for large datasets even when raw compute throughput is lower.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA RTX A3000 Mobile averages 70,140 across its recorded benchmarks, while the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X averages 54,828. The NVIDIA card also sits in the 91st percentile of all GPUs, compared to 87th for AMD.

Q: How large is the OpenCL performance gap?

A: The NVIDIA RTX A3000 Mobile scores 79,091 in Geekbench OpenCL, which is 80.5% higher than the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X's 43,810. This is the largest single-benchmark margin between the two cards.

Q: Does the AMD card win any benchmark against NVIDIA?

A: In the two recorded head-to-head tests, OpenCL and Vulkan, the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X wins neither. However, it does hold a Geekbench Metal score of 75,427, a test that was not run on the NVIDIA card.

Q: What is the memory configuration difference?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth. The NVIDIA RTX A3000 Mobile has 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus with 264.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Which card has the higher boost clock?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X boosts to 2040 MHz, compared to 1230 MHz for the NVIDIA RTX A3000 Mobile. The AMD card also has a higher base clock at 1243 MHz versus 600 MHz.

Q: How do the cards compare in transistor count and process node?

A: The NVIDIA RTX A3000 Mobile uses an 8 nm Samsung process with 17,400 million transistors on a 392 mm² die. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X uses a 7 nm TSMC process with 10,300 million transistors on a 251 mm² die.

Architecture Differences

The NVIDIA RTX A3000 Mobile is built on the Ampere architecture with the GA104 chip, manufactured on Samsung's 8 nm process. The die measures 392 mm² and packs 17,400 million transistors, giving a transistor density of 44.4 million per square millimeter. The architecture includes dedicated ray tracing cores and tensor cores, with 32 RT cores and 128 tensor cores. This positions the card for hardware-accelerated ray tracing and AI-accelerated workloads, features that are absent from the AMD competitor.

The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X uses the RDNA 1.0 architecture with the Navi 10 chip, built on TSMC's 7 nm process. The die is smaller at 251 mm² and contains 10,300 million transistors, resulting in a slightly lower transistor density of 41.0 million per square millimeter. Notably, the AMD card has no RT cores and no tensor cores. The architecture instead relies on higher clock speeds and raw shader throughput. Its FP16 performance is listed at 20.89 TFLOPS with a 2:1 ratio, while its FP32 performance is 10.44 TFLOPS. The NVIDIA card delivers 10.08 TFLOPS for both FP16 and FP32 at a 1:1 ratio.

The API support differs meaningfully. The NVIDIA card supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the AMD card is limited to DirectX 12 (12_1). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4. The NVIDIA card's feature set aligns with modern gaming and compute APIs, while the AMD card matches the older DirectX 12 feature level.

The physical design also diverges sharply. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X is a quad-slot card, 305 mm long, with a 550 W suggested power supply and no listed power connectors. The NVIDIA RTX A3000 Mobile is a mobile part with no slot width, no power connectors, and display outputs described as portable device dependent. These are fundamentally different product categories: one is a large desktop workstation card, the other is designed for integration into laptops.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every major specification. Clock speeds favor AMD: the W5700X runs at a 1243 MHz base and 2040 MHz boost, while the RTX A3000 Mobile runs at 600 MHz base and 1230 MHz boost. Memory configurations also favor AMD: 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth, versus 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus with 264.0 GB/s bandwidth.

The compute unit counts show a different tradeoff. The NVIDIA card has 4,096 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs. The AMD card has 2,560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. Despite fewer shaders, the AMD card achieves a higher texture rate of 326.4 GTexel/s versus 157.4 GTexel/s for NVIDIA, and a higher pixel rate of 130.6 GPixel/s versus 78.72 GPixel/s. The FP32 throughput is nearly identical: 10.44 TFLOPS for AMD versus 10.08 TFLOPS for NVIDIA.

Power and cooling are starkly different. The NVIDIA RTX A3000 Mobile is rated at 70 W TDP, while the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X is rated at 205 W TDP. The bus interface also differs: PCIe 4.0 x16 for NVIDIA versus Apple MPX for AMD. Display outputs are listed as portable device dependent for NVIDIA and 1x HDMI 2.0b plus 4x Thunderbolt for AMD.

Release timing and status both show end-of-life parts. The NVIDIA card released in April 2021, while the AMD card released in December 2019. The NVIDIA card has a predecessor, Quadro Turing-M, and a successor, Ada-MW, while the AMD card lists neither. The AMD card carries a launch MSRP of 999 USD, stated once here for reference.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The Geekbench OpenCL test delivers the most lopsided result. The NVIDIA RTX A3000 Mobile scores 79,091, while the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X scores 43,810. That is an 80.5% advantage for NVIDIA, a massive gap that dwarfs the architectural similarities in FP32 throughput. The benchmark measures general compute performance across a wide range of workloads, and the NVIDIA card's combination of tensor cores, RT cores, and higher shading unit count appears to pay off.

The Vulkan test is less one-sided but still favors NVIDIA. The RTX A3000 Mobile scores 61,189 against 45,246 for the W5700X, a 35.2% margin. Vulkan is a lower-level API that often scales with raw geometry throughput and memory bandwidth. The AMD card has higher bandwidth at 448.0 GB/s and a faster texture rate, but the NVIDIA card still pulls ahead by a comfortable margin.

The AMD card's best recorded result comes from Geekbench Metal, where it scores 75,427. This is its highest score across all tested APIs and exceeds the NVIDIA card's Vulkan score of 61,189. Since Metal is Apple's graphics API and the W5700X is specifically marketed as a Radeon Pro Mac card, this result aligns with its intended ecosystem. The data does not include a Metal score for the NVIDIA card, so no direct comparison is possible.

Looking at the nearest rival data, the NVIDIA card's average of 70,140 places it just 0.2% above the NVIDIA Quadro P6000 and 0.4% above the AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200, while sitting 1% below the AMD Radeon RX 6600 LE. The AMD card's average of 54,828 puts it 1.1% above both the GeForce RTX 4080 and RTX 4080 SUPER, and 1.6% to 1.7% below the Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB and Radeon 8060S. The overall percentile ranks, 91st for NVIDIA and 87th for AMD, reflect a modest but consistent performance gap.

The Verdict

The data points to the NVIDIA RTX A3000 Mobile for users prioritizing OpenCL or Vulkan compute performance. It wins both head-to-head tests, with an 80.5% edge in OpenCL and a 35.2% edge in Vulkan. Its average benchmark score of 70,140 sits in the 91st percentile, comfortably ahead of the AMD card's 54,828 average in the 87th percentile. The NVIDIA card also comes with ray tracing cores, tensor cores, and DirectX 12 Ultimate support, features that the AMD card lacks entirely.

The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X is the better choice when Metal performance matters or when memory capacity is the priority. Its Geekbench Metal score of 75,427 is the single highest recorded benchmark between the two cards, and its 16 GB of VRAM with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth doubles the NVIDIA card's 6 GB and offers 70% more bandwidth. The higher boost clock of 2040 MHz and texture rate of 326.4 GTexel/s also indicate strengths in geometry-bound workloads.

For a general-purpose workstation, the NVIDIA RTX A3000 Mobile is the stronger performer based on recorded data. For users in Apple's ecosystem who rely on Metal, or for workloads that need more than 6 GB of memory, the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X offers clear advantages. The 205 W TDP of the AMD card versus 70 W for NVIDIA also matters for system design, but the NVIDIA part's mobile form factor limits it to portable systems rather than desktop towers. Choose based on the API you use and the memory ceiling you need, not on raw specifications alone, because the benchmark results show the NVIDIA card winning where the tests overlap.