AMD Radeon PRO W7400 vs NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation Comparison

The Verdict

The data separates these two workstation GPUs into distinct performance classes. The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation sits at the 98th percentile of all GPUs in the database, while the AMD Radeon PRO W7400 lands at the 50th percentile. The RTX 5000 Ada delivers an average benchmark score of 184,664 across Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan tests, whereas the W7400 has no recorded benchmark scores in the database, leaving its measured performance unquantified.

The RTX 5000 Ada targets heavy compute workloads with 32 GB of GDDR6 memory, 65.28 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput, and 400 tensor cores. The W7400 targets lower-power, space-constrained deployments with an 8 GB frame buffer, 7.885 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, and a 55 W power draw. The RTX 5000 Ada outscores its nearest rival, the NVIDIA A100 SXM4 80 GB, by 0.5%, and leads the GeForce RTX 4090 D by 3.7%. The W7400 has no rivals listed, meaning the database records no direct competitive comparison for it.

The verdict from the data: the RTX 5000 Ada Generation is the choice for compute-intensive professional workloads where memory capacity and raw throughput dominate. The Radeon PRO W7400 is the choice for basic workstation duties requiring a single-slot card with no external power connector and minimal power consumption. The W7400's performance ceiling remains unmeasured in the database, so its suitability for demanding tasks cannot be confirmed from recorded data.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher benchmark score in the database?

A: The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation has an average benchmark score of 184,664 across Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan tests. The AMD Radeon PRO W7400 has no recorded benchmark scores in the database.

Q: How does the RTX 5000 Ada Generation compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 5000 Ada scores 0.5% higher than the NVIDIA A100 SXM4 80 GB, 1.3% lower than the A100 SXM4 40 GB, 1.4% higher than the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell, and 3.7% higher than the GeForce RTX 4090 D.

Q: What memory configurations do the two cards offer?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO W7400 provides 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 172.8 GB/s bandwidth. The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation provides 32 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus with 576.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Which card has higher compute throughput?

A: The RTX 5000 Ada Generation delivers 65.28 TFLOPS of FP32 and FP16 compute. The W7400 delivers 7.885 TFLOPS of FP32 and FP16 compute.

Q: What are the power requirements for each card?

A: The W7400 has a 55 W TDP with no power connectors and a suggested 250 W PSU. The RTX 5000 Ada has a 250 W TDP with a single 16-pin connector and a suggested 600 W PSU.

Q: Which card supports newer display outputs?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO W7400 supports DisplayPort 2.1 outputs. The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation supports DisplayPort 1.4a outputs.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different architectural lineages. The AMD Radeon PRO W7400 uses the Navi 33 chip built on RDNA 3.0 architecture, codenamed Hotpink Bonefish. The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation uses the AD102 chip built on Ada Lovelace architecture. The W7400 belongs to the Radeon Pro Navi series, while the RTX 5000 Ada belongs to the Workstation Ada generation, succeeding Workstation Ampere and being succeeded by Blackwell PRO W.

The manufacturing process differs substantially. The W7400 uses a 6 nm TSMC process with 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 65.2 million per mm². The RTX 5000 Ada uses a 5 nm TSMC process with 76,300 million transistors on a 609 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 125.3 million per mm². The RTX 5000 Ada packs nearly six times the transistor count into roughly three times the die area.

Compute resources differ sharply. The W7400 has 1,792 shading units, 112 texture mapping units, 64 raster output units, and 28 ray tracing cores. The RTX 5000 Ada has 12,800 shading units, 400 TMUs, 176 ROPs, 100 ray tracing cores, and 400 tensor cores. The RTX 5000 Ada's ray tracing core count is over 3.5 times higher, and it adds tensor cores that the W7400 lacks entirely.

The API support is identical across both cards: DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Both cards are currently in active production. The W7400 was released more recently, in August 2025, while the RTX 5000 Ada launched in August 2023.

Specification Differences

The bus interface differs: the W7400 uses PCIe 4.0 x8, while the RTX 5000 Ada uses PCIe 4.0 x16, doubling the available bandwidth for host communication on the NVIDIA card.

Clock speeds vary significantly. The W7400 runs a base clock of 330 MHz and a boost clock of 1100 MHz, with memory at 1350 MHz (10.8 Gbps effective). The RTX 5000 Ada runs a base clock of 1155 MHz and a boost clock of 2550 MHz, with memory at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective). The NVIDIA card's boost clock is more than double the AMD card's.

Memory specifications differ across every metric. The W7400 offers 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 172.8 GB/s bandwidth. The RTX 5000 Ada offers 32 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus with 576.0 GB/s bandwidth. The NVIDIA card holds four times the capacity and delivers over three times the bandwidth.

Rasterization and texture throughput also diverge. The W7400 achieves a pixel rate of 70.40 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 123.2 GTexel/s. The RTX 5000 Ada achieves 448.8 GPixel/s and 1,020.0 GTexel/s, representing roughly 6.4 times the pixel throughput and 8.3 times the texture throughput.

Physical dimensions and power delivery differ. The W7400 measures 168 mm in length, 69 mm in height, and 20 mm in width, fitting a single-slot form factor with no power connectors. The RTX 5000 Ada measures 267 mm in length and 112 mm in height, using a dual-slot form factor with a single 16-pin power connector. The W7400 has a 55 W TDP with a suggested 250 W PSU, while the RTX 5000 Ada has a 250 W TDP with a suggested 600 W PSU.

Display outputs are the same count but different versions: both have four DisplayPort outputs, but the W7400 uses DisplayPort 2.1 while the RTX 5000 Ada uses DisplayPort 1.4a.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no head-to-head benchmark entries for these two GPUs, and the W7400 has no individual benchmark scores recorded. The RTX 5000 Ada Generation, however, has two recorded benchmark results. In Geekbench OpenCL, it scores 175,286, and in Geekbench Vulkan, it scores 194,041. These results average to 184,664.

Without recorded scores for the W7400, a direct numeric comparison cannot be made from the database. The RTX 5000 Ada's percentile ranking of 98 versus the W7400's 50th percentile provides the only comparative metric available. This indicates the NVIDIA card outperforms a substantially larger share of all GPUs tracked in the database.

The RTX 5000 Ada's nearest rival comparisons provide context for its standing. It scores 0.5% above the A100 SXM4 80 GB, which averages 183,725. It trails the A100 SXM4 40 GB by 1.3%, which averages 187,147. It leads the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell by 1.4%, which averages 182,109, and the GeForce RTX 4090 D by 3.7%, which averages 178,050. These deltas place the RTX 5000 Ada in a tight cluster with high-end AI compute accelerators and flagship consumer cards.

The W7400, by contrast, has no nearest rivals listed in the database, no benchmark scores, and no wins recorded in head-to-head comparisons. Its 50th percentile ranking places it in the middle of all GPUs, but the absence of measured results means its actual performance against the RTX 5000 Ada cannot be quantified from the available data. The specification gap remains the only basis for comparison: the RTX 5000 Ada offers 65.28 TFLOPS against the W7400's 7.885 TFLOPS, 576.0 GB/s against 172.8 GB/s, and 32 GB against 8 GB of memory.