AMD Radeon PRO W7400 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Comparison

FAQ

Q: What are the underlying architectures of the AMD Radeon PRO W7400 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO W7400 uses the RDNA 3.0 architecture with the Navi 33 chip, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 uses the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with the GB205 chip.

Q: How do the two cards compare in raw FP32 compute performance?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 delivers 30.87 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, which is approximately 3.9 times the 7.885 TFLOPS offered by the AMD Radeon PRO W7400.

Q: What memory configurations do these cards use?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO W7400 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 172.8 GB/s of bandwidth. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 has 12 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus with 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

Q: What is the power consumption difference between the two?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO W7400 has a 55 W TDP, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 has a 250 W TDP. The suggested PSU ratings are 250 W and 600 W, respectively.

Q: What are the release dates for these products?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO W7400 was released on August 2, 2025, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 was released on March 3, 2025.

Q: How does the RTX 5070's benchmark score compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 5070 has an average benchmark score of 40377, which places it 0.1% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro 580 (40318), 0.8% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 (40063), 1.2% behind the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 (40870), and 2% ahead of the NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile (39568).

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon PRO W7400 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 represent two fundamentally different design approaches. The AMD card uses the RDNA 3.0 architecture on a 6 nm TSMC process, while the NVIDIA card uses the Blackwell 2.0 architecture on a 5 nm TSMC process. This process difference contributes to a significant transistor disparity: the RTX 5070 contains 31,100 million transistors on a 263 mm² die, while the W7400 contains 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die. The resulting transistor density is 118.3M per mm² for the NVIDIA chip versus 65.2M per mm² for the AMD chip.

The compute resources differ substantially. The RTX 5070 has 6144 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, and 80 ROPs. The W7400 has 1792 shading units, 112 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. For ray tracing, the RTX 5070 includes 48 RT cores and 192 tensor cores, while the W7400 has 28 RT cores and no tensor core count listed in the database. The presence of tensor cores on the NVIDIA card indicates a hardware path for AI acceleration that the AMD card does not document.

Clock behavior also separates the two. The W7400 has a base clock of 330 MHz and a boost clock of 1100 MHz, which are unusually low figures that reflect its low-power workstation positioning. The RTX 5070 operates at a 2325 MHz base clock and 2512 MHz boost clock. Memory architecture diverges as well: the AMD card uses GDDR6 at 1350 MHz (10.8 Gbps effective), while the NVIDIA card uses GDDR7 at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective). The bus interfaces differ, with the W7400 using PCIe 4.0 x8 and the RTX 5070 using PCIe 5.0 x16.

Physical design reflects the performance gap. The W7400 is a single-slot card measuring 168 mm in length, 69 mm in height, and 20 mm in width, with no power connectors required. The RTX 5070 is a dual-slot card measuring 245 mm in length, 115 mm in height, and 40 mm in width, requiring a single 16-pin power connector. Display outputs also differ: the W7400 offers 4x DisplayPort 2.1, while the RTX 5070 offers 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon PRO W7400 wins in efficiency and physical footprint. Its 55 W TDP allows for a single-slot design with no power connectors, making it suitable for dense workstation configurations where space and power budgets are tight. The card's dimensions of 168 mm by 69 mm by 20 mm are roughly two-thirds the length and about half the height of the RTX 5070. The database shows no benchmark scores for the W7400, so its performance profile must be inferred from its specifications rather than measured results.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 wins in every recorded performance metric. The database lists benchmark scores for the RTX 5070 across multiple tests, including a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5077, a Geekbench OpenCL score of 172660, a Geekbench Vulkan score of 178923, and a Passmark G3D score of 29137. Its average benchmark score of 40377 places it in the 82nd percentile of all GPUs. The W7400 has no benchmark entries and sits at the 50th percentile with an average score of 0.

The RTX 5070 also wins on memory bandwidth, offering 672.0 GB/s versus 172.8 GB/s for the W7400, a 3.9x advantage. Its FP32 throughput of 30.87 TFLOPS similarly dwarfs the W7400's 7.885 TFLOPS. The NVIDIA card's 12 GB of GDDR7 memory exceeds the AMD card's 8 GB of GDDR6. The RTX 5070 also has more ray tracing cores (48 versus 28) and includes tensor cores, which the AMD card does not list.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ across nearly every specification category. The process node is 6 nm for AMD and 5 nm for NVIDIA. Transistor counts are 13,300 million versus 31,100 million. Die sizes are 204 mm² versus 263 mm². The base clocks are 330 MHz versus 2325 MHz, and boost clocks are 1100 MHz versus 2512 MHz.

Memory specifications diverge completely: 8 GB GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus versus 12 GB GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus. Bandwidth is 172.8 GB/s versus 672.0 GB/s. The memory clock is 1350 MHz (10.8 Gbps effective) versus 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective). The AMD card has 1792 shading units, 112 TMUs, 64 ROPs, and 28 RT cores. The NVIDIA card has 6144 shading units, 192 TMUs, 80 ROPs, 48 RT cores, and 192 tensor cores.

Pixel rate is 70.40 GPixel/s for the W7400 versus 201.0 GPixel/s for the RTX 5070. Texture rate is 123.2 GTexel/s versus 482.3 GTexel/s. FP32 and FP16 performance are both 7.885 TFLOPS for the AMD card and 30.87 TFLOPS for the NVIDIA card, with both running at 1:1 ratios. TDP is 55 W versus 250 W. The suggested PSU is 250 W versus 600 W. Slot width is single-slot versus dual-slot. Power connectors are none versus 1x 16-pin.

The cards also differ in bus interface, display outputs, and physical dimensions. The W7400 uses PCIe 4.0 x8 and has 4x DisplayPort 2.1. The RTX 5070 uses PCIe 5.0 x16 and has 1x HDMI 2.1b plus 3x DisplayPort 2.1b. The W7400 is 168 mm long, 69 mm high, and 20 mm wide. The RTX 5070 is 245 mm long, 115 mm high, and 40 mm wide. The RTX 5070 has a launch MSRP of 549 USD. The W7400 has no launch MSRP recorded in the database.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no direct head-to-head benchmark comparisons between the AMD Radeon PRO W7400 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070. The head-to-head benchmark array is empty, and neither card has recorded wins against the other in this pairing. However, the RTX 5070 has a full suite of individual benchmark scores that establish its performance baseline, while the W7400 has no benchmark entries at all.

The RTX 5070's average benchmark score of 40377 places it in the 82nd percentile of all GPUs. Its closest competitor in the database is the AMD Radeon Pro 580 with an average score of 40318, a 0.1% difference. The AMD Radeon Pro 5300 scores 40870, which is 1.2% higher than the RTX 5070. The AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 scores 40063, 0.8% lower. The NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile scores 39568, 2% lower. These deltas indicate that the RTX 5070 sits in a tight performance cluster among these workstation-oriented cards.

The RTX 5070's individual scores show consistent performance across different benchmark types. Its Geekbench Vulkan score of 178923 slightly exceeds its Geekbench OpenCL score of 172660, suggesting strong cross-API performance. The Passmark G3D score of 29137 contrasts with the Passmark GPU Compute score of 15787, indicating that graphics workload performance exceeds compute workload performance for this card. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5077 provides a modern DirectX 12 gaming metric.

Because the W7400 has no benchmark scores in the database, the comparison is one-sided. The data cannot quantify how the AMD card performs relative to the RTX 5070 in any specific workload. The specification gap, however, suggests substantial differences in raw throughput. The RTX 5070's 30.87 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is 3.9 times the W7400's 7.885 TFLOPS. Its 672.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth is 3.9 times the W7400's 172.8 GB/s. Its pixel rate of 201.0 GPixel/s is 2.9 times the W7400's 70.40 GPixel/s, and its texture rate of 482.3 GTexel/s is 3.9 times the W7400's 123.2 GTexel/s.

The Verdict

The data presents a clear split between two different product categories. The AMD Radeon PRO W7400 is a low-power workstation card built around minimal power draw and physical footprint. Its 55 W TDP, single-slot design, and lack of power connectors make it suitable for environments where space and thermal constraints dominate. The absence of benchmark scores in the database means its actual performance cannot be verified against the RTX 5070 or any other GPU.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 is a high-performance card with measured results across multiple benchmarks. Its 82nd percentile ranking, average score of 40377, and 30.87 TFLOPS of FP32 performance position it as a substantially more powerful option. The 12 GB of GDDR7 memory and 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth provide a memory subsystem that the W7400 cannot approach. The 192 tensor cores add AI acceleration capabilities that the AMD card does not document.

The specification differences favor the RTX 5070 in every performance-related category: compute throughput, memory capacity, memory bandwidth, pixel rate, texture rate, and core counts. The W7400 wins only in power consumption, physical size, and slot width. The choice between these cards depends on whether the workload demands maximum performance or minimal power and space. The RTX 5070 is the only one with benchmark data supporting its performance claims. The W7400's 50th percentile ranking and zero average score in the database leave its actual capabilities unquantified.