AMD Radeon PRO W7500 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data shows a decisive performance gap between the AMD Radeon PRO W7500 and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN. In the two benchmark tests where both cards have comparable measurements, the AMD card wins both, and the margins are substantial.

Starting with Geekbench OpenCL, the AMD Radeon PRO W7500 scores 58,213, while the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN scores 24,873. That places the AMD card 134 percent ahead of the NVIDIA card. In other words, the newer Radeon Pro part delivers more than double the OpenCL compute throughput of the older GeForce flagship. This result is consistent with the underlying hardware differences, as the AMD card uses a modern 6 nm process and newer architecture, while the NVIDIA card relies on a 28 nm process and the Kepler design from 2013.

The second head-to-head test, Geekbench Vulkan, shows an even wider gap. The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 records 68,634 points, versus 10,027 for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN. That is a 584.5 percent advantage for the AMD card. A score that is nearly seven times higher in Vulkan workloads suggests that the AMD card is not merely faster in raw compute, but also benefits from much better driver support and hardware features for modern graphics APIs. The GeForce GTX TITAN does support Vulkan, but only version 1.2.175, and its Kepler architecture lacks dedicated ray tracing or tensor hardware. The AMD card, by contrast, supports Vulkan 1.4 and includes 28 ray tracing cores.

Looking at the broader database averages, the AMD Radeon PRO W7500 has an average benchmark score of 16,415 across all recorded tests, while the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN averages 14,373. That is a difference of roughly 14 percent in the AMD card's favor when considering all available data points. However, it is importantly the NVIDIA card has fewer recorded benchmarks in the database: only three tests (Geekbench Metal, OpenCL, and Vulkan), while the AMD card has nine recorded tests covering DirectX 9, 10, 11, 12, OpenCL, Vulkan, G2D, G3D, and GPU compute. The AMD card's average is therefore based on a wider range of workloads.

The win tally in the head-to-head comparison is 2 for the AMD Radeon PRO W7500 and 0 for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN. No test in the paired dataset favors the older card. Even in the single test that only the NVIDIA card has recorded, Geekbench Metal, its score of 8,218 is far below the AMD card's OpenCL and Vulkan results, though this is not a direct comparison since the AMD card does not have a recorded Metal score.

Where Each One Wins

Based on the benchmark data, the AMD Radeon PRO W7500 wins in every directly comparable workload. The OpenCL test is the closest contest, but even there the AMD card is 134 percent ahead. This indicates that for general-purpose GPU compute tasks, such as rendering, simulation, or scientific calculations that use OpenCL, the AMD card is the clear choice.

The Vulkan test shows an even larger advantage for the AMD card. Vulkan is commonly used in modern games and real-time graphics applications. The 584.5 percent lead suggests that the AMD card is dramatically better suited for current-generation graphics workloads. Its support for DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), Vulkan 1.4, and OpenGL 4.6, combined with 28 ray tracing cores, means it can handle features like hardware-accelerated ray tracing and variable rate shading. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN, with its DirectX 12 (11_0) support and no ray tracing cores, cannot participate in these modern rendering paths.

For the NVIDIA card, the only area where it shows any competitive metric is in its texture rate. The GeForce GTX TITAN has a texture fill rate of 196.2 GTexel/s, which is slightly higher than the AMD card's 190.4 GTexel/s. This is a narrow 3 percent difference and does not translate into a benchmark win in the recorded data. The NVIDIA card also has a higher memory bandwidth of 288.4 GB/s versus 256.0 GB/s for the AMD card, but again, this does not produce a winning benchmark score. The AMD card compensates with faster effective memory speed (16 Gbps versus 6 Gbps) and a smaller bus width (128 bit versus 384 bit), which results in lower raw bandwidth but much better per-pin efficiency.

In practical terms, the AMD Radeon PRO W7500 is the winner for compute tasks, modern graphics APIs, and any workload that can leverage its newer feature set. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN has no benchmark category where it comes out ahead. Its only potential advantage lies in its larger memory bus and higher texture rate, but these do not show up as wins in the recorded data.

FAQ

Q: How much faster is the AMD Radeon PRO W7500 in OpenCL compared to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN?

A: The AMD card scores 58,213 in Geekbench OpenCL, while the NVIDIA card scores 24,873. The AMD card is 134 percent faster in this test.

Q: Does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN win any head-to-head benchmark against the AMD Radeon PRO W7500?

A: No. In the two directly comparable tests (Geekbench OpenCL and Geekbench Vulkan), the AMD card wins both. The win count is 2 for AMD and 0 for NVIDIA.

Q: What is the difference in Vulkan performance between the two cards?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 scores 68,634 in Geekbench Vulkan, while the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN scores 10,027. The AMD card is 584.5 percent ahead.

Q: Which card has more memory bandwidth?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN has a higher memory bandwidth of 288.4 GB/s, compared to 256.0 GB/s for the AMD Radeon PRO W7500. However, the AMD card still wins all benchmark comparisons.

Q: What is the average benchmark score for each card?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 has an average benchmark score of 16,415, placing it in the 59th percentile of all GPUs. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN has an average score of 14,373, placing it in the 56th percentile.

Q: Does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN support ray tracing?

A: No. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN has no ray tracing cores listed in the database. The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 includes 28 ray tracing cores.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in nearly every major specification. The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 is built on a 6 nm process at TSMC, while the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN uses a 28 nm process, also at TSMC. The transistor counts reflect this gap: the AMD card has 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 65.2 million per mm². The NVIDIA card has 7,080 million transistors on a 561 mm² die, for a density of 12.6 million per mm². The AMD card is therefore not only denser but also much smaller physically.

Clock speeds differ significantly. The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 has a base clock of 1500 MHz and a boost clock of 1700 MHz. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN runs at 836 MHz base and 876 MHz boost. The memory clocks also diverge: the AMD card runs at 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective speed, while the NVIDIA card runs at 1502 MHz with 6 Gbps effective speed.

Memory configurations are distinct. The AMD card has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128 bit bus, providing 256.0 GB/s bandwidth. The NVIDIA card has 6 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 384 bit bus, providing 288.4 GB/s bandwidth. The AMD card has more capacity but less raw bandwidth.

Compute units differ in organization. The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 has 1,792 shading units, 112 texture mapping units, and 64 raster output units. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN has 2,688 shading units, 224 texture mapping units, and 48 raster output units. Despite having fewer shading units, the AMD card achieves a much higher FP32 throughput of 12.19 TFLOPS versus 4.709 TFLOPS for the NVIDIA card. The AMD card also supports FP16 at 24.37 TFLOPS (2:1 ratio), while the NVIDIA card has no recorded FP16 capability.

The pixel rate favors the AMD card at 108.8 GPixel/s versus 49.06 GPixel/s. The texture rate is nearly identical: 190.4 GTexel/s for AMD and 196.2 GTexel/s for NVIDIA.

Power and physical characteristics also differ. The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 has a TDP of 70 W, is single-slot, requires no power connectors, and suggests a 250 W PSU. It measures 216 mm in length, 115 mm in height, and 20 mm in width. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN has a TDP of 250 W, is dual-slot, requires one 6-pin and one 8-pin power connector, and suggests a 600 W PSU. It measures 267 mm in length, 111 mm in height, and 38 mm in width.

Bus interfaces differ as well. The AMD card uses PCIe 4.0 x8, while the NVIDIA card uses PCIe 3.0 x16. Display outputs are also different: the AMD card has 4x DisplayPort 2.1, while the NVIDIA card has 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, and 1x DisplayPort 1.2.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 is based on the Navi 33 chip using the RDNA 3.0 architecture, with the codename Hotpink Bonefish. It belongs to the Radeon Pro Navi (Navi III Series) generation and was released on 2023-08-02. Its predecessor is the Radeon Pro Vega, and it has no successor listed. The production status is Active.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN uses the GK110 chip with the Kepler architecture. It belongs to the GeForce 700 generation and was released on 2013-02-18. Its predecessor is the GeForce 600, and its successor is the GeForce 900. The production status is End-of-life.

The AMD card includes 28 ray tracing cores, which the NVIDIA card lacks entirely. Neither card has tensor cores. The AMD card supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The NVIDIA card supports DirectX 12 (11_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.175. This means the AMD card can execute modern DirectX 12 Ultimate features such as ray tracing and mesh shaders, while the NVIDIA card is limited to the older DirectX 12 feature level.

The AMD card also supports FP16 compute at half the rate of FP32 (2:1), which is useful for AI and machine learning workloads that use reduced precision. The NVIDIA card has no recorded FP16 support, which limits its usefulness in these applications.

The Verdict

The benchmark data clearly favors the AMD Radeon PRO W7500. In every directly comparable test, the AMD card wins by a large margin. The OpenCL advantage of 134 percent and the Vulkan advantage of 584.5 percent are decisive. The AMD card also has a higher average benchmark score (16,415 versus 14,373) and a higher percentile ranking (59th versus 56th).

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN, while historically significant as an early GK110-based card, is now a decade old and cannot compete with modern architectures. Its higher memory bandwidth and slightly higher texture rate do not translate into benchmark wins. Its lack of ray tracing cores, older API support, and absence of FP16 capability further limit its relevance.

For users selecting a card for modern compute or graphics workloads, the AMD Radeon PRO W7500 is the only reasonable choice based on the recorded data. Its lower power draw (70 W versus 250 W), no external power connectors, and single-slot design also make it easier to integrate into systems. The NVIDIA card, with its dual-slot design, power connectors, and 600 W PSU recommendation, is less practical.

For legacy workloads that specifically require Kepler-era features or 6 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 384 bit bus, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN might still function, but no benchmark in the database shows it winning any test. The AMD card is the winner across the board.