AMD Radeon PRO W7500 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Comparison

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 leads with an average benchmark score of 16415, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 trails at 15290. This places the W7500 in the 59th percentile of all GPUs, one point higher than the RTX 2060's 58th percentile.

Q: How does the Radeon PRO W7500 compare to the GeForce RTX 2060 in DirectX 11 performance?

A: The AMD card wins PassMark DirectX 11 by a solid 13.6% margin, scoring 125 versus the RTX 2060's 110. That is one of the largest performance gaps in favor of the W7500.

Q: Which card offers better 2D performance?

A: The Radeon PRO W7500 dominates the PassMark G2D test with a score of 1174, which is 57.6% higher than the RTX 2060's 745. This is the single biggest delta between the two in any benchmark.

Q: Does the GeForce RTX 2060 win in any compute workloads?

A: Yes, the RTX 2060 wins Geekbench OpenCL with a score of 65014 versus the W7500's 58213, a 10.5% advantage. However, the W7500 counters by winning PassMark GPU Compute at 5910 versus 5488, a 7.7% edge.

Q: What is the power draw difference between these two cards?

A: The Radeon PRO W7500 has a TDP of 70 W, while the GeForce RTX 2060 consumes 160 W. The AMD card also requires no external power connectors and only a 250 W suggested PSU, whereas the NVIDIA card needs a 1x 8-pin connector and a 450 W PSU.

Q: Which GPU has the higher memory bandwidth?

A: The GeForce RTX 2060 has a 192-bit bus and 336.0 GB/s bandwidth, while the Radeon PRO W7500 has a 128-bit bus and 256.0 GB/s bandwidth. The RTX 2060 holds a 31% bandwidth advantage.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from fundamentally different design philosophies. The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 uses the Navi 33 chip built on RDNA 3.0 architecture with the codename "Hotpink Bonefish," fabricated on a 6 nm process at TSMC. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 uses the TU106 chip on the older Turing architecture, built on a 12 nm process, also at TSMC. The process node difference is stark: 6 nm versus 12 nm, which directly impacts transistor density. The AMD chip packs 13,300 million transistors into a 204 mm² die, yielding a density of 65.2M transistors per mm². The NVIDIA chip has 10,800 million transistors spread across a much larger 445 mm² die, for a density of just 24.3M per mm².

Memory architectures also diverge. Both use GDDR6, but the W7500 has 8 GB on a 128-bit bus, while the RTX 2060 has 6 GB on a 192-bit bus. The RTX 2060 compensates with higher bandwidth at 336.0 GB/s versus 256.0 GB/s. Clock speeds are close: the W7500 boosts to 1700 MHz from a 1500 MHz base, while the RTX 2060 boosts to 1680 MHz from a 1365 MHz base. Memory clocks differ, with the W7500 running at 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) and the RTX 2060 at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective).

Shader configurations are interesting. The RTX 2060 has more shading units (1920 vs. 1792) and more TMUs (120 vs. 112), but the W7500 has more ROPs (64 vs. 48). Both have similar ray tracing hardware: the W7500 has 28 RT cores, the RTX 2060 has 30. The RTX 2060 exclusively has 240 tensor cores, which the W7500 lacks entirely. This is a key architectural difference, though the benchmark data does not isolate tensor core workloads.

The W7500 is a professional Radeon Pro product, while the RTX 2060 is a consumer GeForce card. Their display outputs reflect that: the W7500 has 4x DisplayPort 2.1, while the RTX 2060 has 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, and 1x USB Type-C. The bus interfaces also differ, with the W7500 using PCIe 4.0 x8 and the RTX 2060 using PCIe 3.0 x16.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The head-to-head results show a split decision: the AMD card wins 5 of 9 tests, the NVIDIA card wins 4. The margins vary widely, from blowouts to near ties.

The biggest win for the Radeon PRO W7500 is in PassMark G2D, where it scores 1174 against the RTX 2060's 745, a 57.6% advantage. This is a massive gap in 2D workloads. The W7500 also takes PassMark DirectX 11 with a 13.6% lead (125 vs. 110), and PassMark DirectX 9 with a 5.3% edge (200 vs. 190). In Geekbench Vulkan, the W7500 wins 68634 to 65846, a 4.2% margin. PassMark GPU Compute goes to the AMD card at 5910 versus 5488, a 7.7% win.

The GeForce RTX 2060's largest victory is in PassMark DirectX 10, where it scores 98 against the W7500's 65, a 33.7% blowout. It also wins Geekbench OpenCL by 10.5% (65014 vs. 58213) and PassMark DirectX 12 by 13.2% (53 vs. 46). The closest NVIDIA win is PassMark G3D at 14111 versus 13368, a 5.3% margin.

Looking at the average scores, the W7500's overall advantage is about 7.4% (16415 vs. 15290). However, the per-test results are not uniform. The W7500 tends to win in Vulkan, DirectX 11, DirectX 9, G2D, and compute, while the RTX 2060 wins in OpenCL, DirectX 10, DirectX 12, and G3D. This suggests the two cards have complementary strengths rather than one being strictly superior.

The nearestRivals data provides additional context. The W7500's average score of 16415 puts it within 0.5% of the NVIDIA RTX 5090 D V2 (16504) and 0.3% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (16361). The RTX 2060's 15290 average is nearly tied with the ancient GTX 580 (15283) and just 0.8% behind the AMD Radeon RX 7600 (15171). This indicates the RTX 2060, despite being older, still competes with newer budget cards.

Specification Differences

The table below highlights only the fields where the two GPUs differ:

| Specification | AMD Radeon PRO W7500 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 |

|---|---|---|

| Architecture | RDNA 3.0 | Turing |

| Process Node | 6 nm | 12 nm |

| Transistors | 13,300 million | 10,800 million |

| Die Size | 204 mm² | 445 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 65.2M / mm² | 24.3M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 1500 MHz | 1365 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 1700 MHz | 1680 MHz |

| Memory Clock | 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) | 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) |

| Memory Size | 8 GB | 6 GB |

| Memory Bus Width | 128 bit | 192 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 256.0 GB/s | 336.0 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 1792 | 1920 |

| TMUs | 112 | 120 |

| ROPs | 64 | 48 |

| RT Cores | 28 | 30 |

| Tensor Cores | None | 240 |

| FP32 | 12.19 TFLOPS | 6.451 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 24.37 TFLOPS (2:1) | 12.90 TFLOPS (2:1) |

| Pixel Rate | 108.8 GPixel/s | 80.64 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 190.4 GTexel/s | 201.6 GTexel/s |

| TDP | 70 W | 160 W |

| Slot Width | Single-slot | Dual-slot |

| Power Connectors | None | 1x 8-pin |

| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 450 W |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |

| Display Outputs | 4x DisplayPort 2.1 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C |

| Production Status | Active | End-of-life |

| Release Date | 2023-08-02 | 2019-01-06 |

| Predecessor | Radeon Pro Vega | GeForce 10 |

| Successor | None | GeForce 30 |

| Launch MSRP | 429 USD | 349 USD |

The FP32 and FP16 figures stand out. The W7500 delivers 12.19 TFLOPS FP32 and 24.37 TFLOPS FP16, roughly double the RTX 2060's 6.451 TFLOPS and 12.90 TFLOPS respectively. This aligns with the W7500's higher clock speeds and ROP count, though the RTX 2060 compensates with more shading units and TMUs.

The Verdict

The benchmark data paints a picture of two cards with different strengths. The Radeon PRO W7500 wins the overall average benchmark score at 16415 versus 15290, and it takes 5 of 9 head-to-head tests. Its wins are decisive in 2D performance (57.6% in G2D) and solid in DirectX 11 (13.6%) and compute (7.7%). The GeForce RTX 2060, despite being end-of-life and built on older 12 nm silicon, still wins 4 tests, including a massive 33.7% victory in DirectX 10 and a 10.5% win in OpenCL.

The W7500's advantages are clear: it is much more power-efficient with a 70 W TDP versus 160 W, requires no power connectors, and is single-slot versus dual-slot. It also has double the FP32 throughput (12.19 vs. 6.451 TFLOPS) and 2 GB more memory. The RTX 2060 counters with higher memory bandwidth (336.0 vs. 256.0 GB/s), more shading units (1920 vs. 1792), and tensor cores that the AMD card lacks.

For a builder deciding between these two, the data suggests the W7500 is the more future-proof choice. It is an active production card with a 2023 release date, while the RTX 2060 is end-of-life with a 2019 launch. The W7500's lower power draw means it can fit in systems with smaller PSUs and less cooling. The RTX 2060's higher bandwidth and shading unit count may help in specific legacy workloads like DirectX 10, but the W7500 wins in the more modern Vulkan and DirectX 11 APIs.

The RTX 2060's nearestRivals list shows it trading blows with the RX 7600 and RTX 3050 OEM, while the W7500 sits near the RTX 5090 D V2 and RX 5700 XT. This positions the W7500 as a higher-tier performer despite its lower TDP. If the choice is strictly about raw benchmark wins, the W7500 takes it. If the workload is heavily OpenCL or DirectX 10/12 focused, the RTX 2060 remains competitive.

Where Each One Wins

AMD Radeon PRO W7500 wins in: Vulkan rendering (68634 vs. 65846), DirectX 11 (125 vs. 110), DirectX 9 (200 vs. 190), 2D desktop and compositing workloads (1174 vs. 745 in G2D), and general GPU compute (5910 vs. 5488). Its 57.6% G2D advantage makes it the clear choice for multi-monitor productivity setups. The 7.7% compute win, combined with 12.19 TFLOPS FP32, makes it suitable for scientific or professional compute tasks. The single-slot design and lack of power connectors mean it fits into compact or densely packed systems.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 wins in: OpenCL workloads (65014 vs. 58213), DirectX 10 (98 vs. 65), DirectX 12 (53 vs. 46), and overall 3D rendering in PassMark G3D (14111 vs. 13368). The 33.7% DirectX 10 margin is the largest of any test, so legacy DirectX 10 applications will favor this card. The 336.0 GB/s bandwidth and 192-bit bus help in memory-heavy 3D scenes. The tensor cores, while not directly benchmarked here, provide hardware support for AI workloads that the W7500 cannot match. The higher G3D score suggests better performance in traditional gaming or 3D rendering APIs.

For power-constrained builds, the W7500 is the obvious pick with its 70 W TDP. For systems already equipped with a 450 W PSU and an 8-pin connector, the RTX 2060's higher bandwidth and shading unit count may deliver better performance in specific legacy titles. The two cards are close in overall average score—within 7.4%—so the deciding factor often comes down to which API or workload dominates the user's daily tasks. The W7500 is the safer long-term investment given its active production status, while the RTX 2060 still holds value in niche scenarios where its specific strengths align with the software.