AMD Radeon PRO W7400 vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data presents an unusual comparison situation. The AMD Radeon PRO W7400 has no benchmark entries in the database, while the NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell has a full suite of 10 benchmark results. This asymmetry means the analysis must rely on the NVIDIA card's measured performance and the architectural specifications of both cards to draw conclusions.

The NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell delivers an average benchmark score of 25,269 across its recorded tests. Its percentile ranking of 70 places it above the median GPU in the database. The nearest rival comparisons show a tight cluster: the AMD Radeon RX 6700M scores 25,633, which is 1.4% higher than the RTX PRO 2000. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700 scores 25,726, also 1.8% higher. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile matches at 25,740, again 1.8% higher. Only the NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile trails at 24,763, which is 2% lower than the RTX PRO 2000's score.

Within its own benchmark suite, the NVIDIA card shows a notable split between graphics and compute workloads. The Geekbench Vulkan score of 113,865 exceeds the OpenCL score of 106,087, indicating stronger performance under the Vulkan API in this particular card. The Passmark G3D score of 20,049 dwarfs the Passmark GPU compute score of 8,396, suggesting that the card's rasterization throughput is substantially ahead of its general compute throughput in that specific test suite. The DirectX tests show a wide variance: DirectX 9 scores 241, DirectX 11 scores 174, DirectX 10 scores 122, and DirectX 12 scores 80. The 2D score of 1,303 is modest relative to the 3D score.

The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test produced a score of 2,374.5. This is the only modern gaming-oriented benchmark in the suite, and it reflects the card's DirectX 12 Ultimate capability. The card supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

For the AMD card, the absence of benchmark data means the database cannot confirm any measured performance figures. The card's percentile of 50 is a placeholder position, not a measured result. Its average benchmark score of 0 confirms that no tests have been recorded. This is not a performance claim; it is a data gap.

The Verdict

The available data supports only one direct conclusion: the NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell has measurable performance in the database, while the AMD Radeon PRO W7400 does not. For any user relying on recorded benchmark scores, the NVIDIA card is the only option with verified results.

The NVIDIA card's 16 GB of GDDR7 memory and 288.0 GB/s bandwidth provide a substantial memory advantage over the AMD card's 8 GB of GDDR6 and 172.8 GB/s bandwidth. The NVIDIA card's boost clock of 1957 MHz, compared to the AMD card's 1100 MHz boost, aligns with its higher FP32 throughput of 17.03 TFLOPS versus 7.885 TFLOPS. The NVIDIA card also holds a significant shading unit advantage: 4,352 versus 1,792.

The AMD card does have one clear physical advantage: it is a single-slot design, while the NVIDIA card occupies dual slots. Both cards draw power from the PCIe slot, as neither has power connectors, and both suggest a 250 W power supply. The AMD card uses PCIe 4.0 x8, while the NVIDIA card uses PCIe 5.0 x8, which doubles the available bus bandwidth.

Users who require the highest compute throughput, the largest memory pool, and the broadest API support should select the NVIDIA card based on its specifications alone. Users who need a single-slot form factor and lower power consumption, 55 W versus 70 W, may prefer the AMD card, but they would do so without any benchmark data to validate its performance.

Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell wins on every measured and specified performance parameter. Its FP32 compute of 17.03 TFLOPS is more than double the AMD card's 7.885 TFLOPS. Its texture rate of 266.2 GTexel/s exceeds the AMD card's 123.2 GTexel/s by a wide margin. Its pixel rate of 93.94 GPixel/s surpasses the AMD card's 70.40 GPixel/s. Its memory bandwidth of 288.0 GB/s is 66.7% higher than the AMD card's 172.8 GB/s.

The NVIDIA card also carries more ray tracing cores, 34 versus 28, and includes 136 tensor cores, which the AMD card lacks entirely. The transistor count tells a similar story: 21,900 million transistors on a 5 nm process for NVIDIA versus 13,300 million on a 6 nm process for AMD. The NVIDIA die is smaller at 181 mm² despite holding more transistors, resulting in a transistor density of 121.0M per mm² compared to the AMD card's 65.2M per mm².

The AMD card wins in power efficiency per watt based on specifications. It delivers 7.885 TFLOPS at 55 W, which is 0.143 TFLOPS per watt. The NVIDIA card delivers 17.03 TFLOPS at 70 W, which is 0.243 TFLOPS per watt. The NVIDIA card is actually more efficient per watt despite its higher absolute power draw.

The AMD card also wins on physical footprint. Its single-slot design and identical dimensions of 168 mm length, 69 mm height, and 20 mm width match the NVIDIA card's 167 mm length, 69 mm height, and 20 mm width, but the AMD card requires only one slot. The AMD card uses full-size DisplayPort 2.1 outputs, while the NVIDIA card uses four mini-DisplayPort 2.1b outputs, which may affect cable compatibility.

FAQ

Q: Which card has higher raw compute performance?

A: The NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell delivers 17.03 TFLOPS FP32, while the AMD Radeon PRO W7400 delivers 7.885 TFLOPS FP32. The NVIDIA card's compute output is more than double.

Q: How much memory does each card have?

A: The NVIDIA card has 16 GB of GDDR7 memory with a 128-bit bus and 288.0 GB/s bandwidth. The AMD card has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory with a 128-bit bus and 172.8 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: What are the power requirements for each card?

A: The AMD card has a 55 W TDP and the NVIDIA card has a 70 W TDP. Neither card requires external power connectors, and both suggest a 250 W power supply.

Q: Do both cards support the same graphics APIs?

A: Yes. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Q: What is the PCIe interface difference?

A: The AMD card uses PCIe 4.0 x8, while the NVIDIA card uses PCIe 5.0 x8. The NVIDIA interface provides a newer generation and doubled bandwidth.

Q: Which card has better benchmark results?

A: Only the NVIDIA card has recorded benchmarks. Its average score is 25,269 with a percentile of 70. The AMD card has no benchmark entries in the database.

Architecture Differences

The two cards represent fundamentally different GPU architectures. The AMD Radeon PRO W7400 uses the Navi 33 chip built on RDNA 3.0 architecture, with the codename Hotpink Bonefish. It belongs to the Radeon Pro Navi (Navi III Series) generation. The chip is manufactured on a 6 nm process at TSMC and contains 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 65.2M per mm².

The NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell uses the GB206 chip built on Blackwell 2.0 architecture. It belongs to the Blackwell PRO W (x000) generation. The chip is manufactured on a 5 nm process at TSMC and contains 21,900 million transistors on a 181 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 121.0M per mm². The smaller die with more transistors indicates a denser, more advanced manufacturing process.

The AMD card's RDNA 3.0 architecture implements 1,792 shading units, 112 texture mapping units, 64 render output units, and 28 ray tracing cores. It has no tensor cores. The NVIDIA Blackwell architecture implements 4,352 shading units, 136 texture mapping units, 48 render output units, 34 ray tracing cores, and 136 tensor cores. The NVIDIA card has more shading units, more texture units, more ray tracing cores, and adds tensor cores, but it has fewer render output units, 48 versus 64.

Both cards report FP16 performance at a 1:1 ratio with FP32, meaning neither card uses a separate FP16 acceleration path. Both support the same API set. The NVIDIA card uses GDDR7 memory while the AMD card uses GDDR6, and the NVIDIA memory clock of 1125 MHz with 18 Gbps effective transfer rate compares to the AMD card's 1350 MHz with 10.8 Gbps effective. The AMD memory clock is higher in MHz, but the NVIDIA memory achieves a higher effective data rate.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in nearly every specification field. The AMD card has a base clock of 330 MHz and a boost clock of 1100 MHz. The NVIDIA card has a base clock of 982 MHz and a boost clock of 1957 MHz. The NVIDIA boost clock is nearly 78% higher.

Memory specifications diverge sharply. The AMD card uses 8 GB GDDR6, while the NVIDIA card uses 16 GB GDDR7. Both use a 128-bit bus, but bandwidth differs: 172.8 GB/s for AMD versus 288.0 GB/s for NVIDIA.

Compute resources differ substantially. The AMD card has 1,792 shading units, 112 TMUs, 64 ROPs, and 28 RT cores. The NVIDIA card has 4,352 shading units, 136 TMUs, 48 ROPs, 34 RT cores, and 136 tensor cores. The pixel rate is 70.40 GPixel/s for AMD and 93.94 GPixel/s for NVIDIA. The texture rate is 123.2 GTexel/s for AMD and 266.2 GTexel/s for NVIDIA.

Power and physical design differ. The AMD card has a 55 W TDP and is single-slot. The NVIDIA card has a 70 W TDP and is dual-slot. Neither requires power connectors, and both suggest a 250 W PSU. The AMD card uses PCIe 4.0 x8, while the NVIDIA card uses PCIe 5.0 x8. Display outputs are 4x DisplayPort 2.1 for AMD and 4x mini-DisplayPort 2.1b for NVIDIA. Dimensions are nearly identical: 168 mm by 69 mm by 20 mm for AMD, 167 mm by 69 mm by 20 mm for NVIDIA.

Release timing differs by a small margin. The AMD card was released on 2025-08-02, and the NVIDIA card on 2025-08-10. The AMD card's predecessor is the Radeon Pro Vega, while the NVIDIA card's predecessor is the Workstation Ada. Both have no recorded successor. The AMD card has no launch MSRP recorded, and neither does the NVIDIA card.