AMD Radeon PRO W7500 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER Comparison

FAQ

Q: What is the process node difference between the AMD Radeon PRO W7500 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 uses a 6 nm process node, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER uses a 5 nm node. Both are fabricated by TSMC.

Q: How do the memory configurations compare?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 256.0 GB/s bandwidth. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER has 24 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus with 1.02 TB/s bandwidth.

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

A: The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 has an average benchmark score of 16415, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 3075. The database records only one benchmark for the RTX 5080 SUPER, which is 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12.

Q: Which card has a higher boost clock?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER has a boost clock of 2617 MHz, compared to the AMD Radeon PRO W7500's boost clock of 1700 MHz.

Q: What are the power consumption figures?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 has a TDP of 70 W and uses no power connectors. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER has a TDP of 415 W and requires a single 16-pin power connector.

Q: How do the shading unit counts differ?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 has 1792 shading units, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER has 10752 shading units. The NVIDIA card also includes 336 tensor cores, whereas the AMD card has no tensor core listing.

Architecture Differences

The architectural gap between these two GPUs is substantial. The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 is built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture with the Navi 33 chip, codenamed Hotpink Bonefish. It belongs to the Radeon Pro Navi generation, which is the Navi III Series. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER uses the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with the GB203 chip and sits in the GeForce 50-series line.

The manufacturing process differs by one nanometer, with the AMD card on 6 nm and the NVIDIA card on 5 nm, both from TSMC. Transistor counts reflect the scale difference: the W7500 packs 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 65.2M per mm². The RTX 5080 SUPER contains 45,600 million transistors on a 378 mm² die, achieving 120.6M per mm². That density advantage is more than double.

Core configurations diverge sharply. The W7500 has 1792 shading units, 112 texture mapping units, 64 ROPs, and 28 ray tracing cores. The RTX 5080 SUPER has 10752 shading units, 336 TMUs, 112 ROPs, 84 ray tracing cores, and 336 tensor cores. The tensor core presence alone marks a major functional difference, as the AMD card lists no tensor cores at all.

Memory architecture also separates these products. The W7500 uses 8 GB of GDDR6 with a 128-bit bus, while the RTX 5080 SUPER uses 24 GB of GDDR7 with a 256-bit bus. The bandwidth difference is enormous: 256.0 GB/s versus 1.02 TB/s. The NVIDIA card also has a higher effective memory clock at 32 Gbps versus 16 Gbps for the AMD card.

Interface and output configurations differ as well. The W7500 uses PCIe 4.0 x8 and provides 4x DisplayPort 2.1 outputs. The RTX 5080 SUPER uses PCIe 5.0 x16 and provides 1x HDMI 2.1b plus 3x DisplayPort 2.1b outputs.

Physical characteristics reflect their performance tiers. The W7500 is a single-slot card measuring 216 mm in length, 115 mm in height, and 20 mm in width. The RTX 5080 SUPER is a dual-slot card measuring 304 mm in length, 137 mm in height, and 40 mm in width. The power delivery also contrasts sharply: the W7500 draws no external power with a 70 W TDP and a suggested PSU of 250 W, while the RTX 5080 SUPER requires a 16-pin connector and has a 415 W TDP with no suggested PSU listed.

API support is identical on paper. Both cards support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Release timing differs, with the W7500 released in August 2023 and the RTX 5080 SUPER released in December 2025.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no direct head-to-head benchmark comparisons between these two cards. Each card has its own recorded benchmark results, but they use different test suites. The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 has nine benchmark entries spanning Geekbench OpenCL, Geekbench Vulkan, PassMark DirectX 10, DirectX 11, DirectX 12, DirectX 9, G2D, G3D, and GPU Compute tests. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER has a single entry for 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12.

For the W7500, the recorded scores are as follows: Geekbench OpenCL returns 58213, Geekbench Vulkan returns 68634, PassMark DirectX 10 returns 65, PassMark DirectX 11 returns 125, PassMark DirectX 12 returns 46, PassMark DirectX 9 returns 200, PassMark G2D returns 1174, PassMark G3D returns 13368, and PassMark GPU Compute returns 5910. The average benchmark score across all tests is 16415.

The RTX 5080 SUPER records a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 3075, which also serves as its average benchmark score. This single data point makes direct comparison difficult, as no overlapping tests exist between the two cards.

The percentile rankings further illustrate the contrast. The W7500 sits at the 59th percentile among all GPUs in the database. The RTX 5080 SUPER sits at the 19th percentile. This percentile placement reflects the limited benchmark coverage for the NVIDIA card rather than a direct performance judgment, since the scores come from different test types.

Nearest rival data provides additional context for each card individually. The W7500's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell with an average score of 16408 and a 0% delta, the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT with 16361 and a 0.3% delta, the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M with 16351 and a 0.4% delta, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 with 16504 and a -0.5% delta. These deltas show the W7500 performing within half a percent of these cards.

The RTX 5080 SUPER's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Quadro P1000 with 3163 and a -2.8% delta, the NVIDIA GeForce 820A with 2983 and a 3.1% delta, the Intel Arc Pro B60 with 3182 and a -3.4% delta, and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M with 2967 and a 3.6% delta. These rivals are older or lower-tier parts, indicating that the single 3DMark result places the RTX 5080 SUPER in a specific performance neighborhood that may not reflect its full capability.

The database records zero wins for each card in head-to-head comparisons, confirming that no direct benchmark matchup exists. Any performance assessment between these two must rely on the specification differences and the separate benchmark contexts.

Specification Differences

The specification sheet shows a clear separation across nearly every measurable field. Process node differs: 6 nm for the W7500 versus 5 nm for the RTX 5080 SUPER. Transistor count is 13,300 million versus 45,600 million. Die size is 204 mm² versus 378 mm². Transistor density is 65.2M per mm² versus 120.6M per mm².

Clock speeds favor the NVIDIA card. Base clock is 1500 MHz for the W7500 versus 2295 MHz for the RTX 5080 SUPER. Boost clock is 1700 MHz versus 2617 MHz. Memory clock shows 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective for the AMD card versus 2000 MHz with 32 Gbps effective for the NVIDIA card.

Memory capacity and type differ entirely. The W7500 has 8 GB of GDDR6; the RTX 5080 SUPER has 24 GB of GDDR7. Bus width is 128 bit versus 256 bit. Bandwidth is 256.0 GB/s versus 1.02 TB/s.

Compute units scale as expected. Shading units: 1792 versus 10752. TMUs: 112 versus 336. ROPs: 64 versus 112. Ray tracing cores: 28 versus 84. Tensor cores: none listed for the AMD card versus 336 for the NVIDIA card.

Throughput rates favor the NVIDIA card substantially. Pixel rate is 108.8 GPixel/s versus 293.1 GPixel/s. Texture rate is 190.4 GTexel/s versus 879.3 GTexel/s. FP32 compute is 12.19 TFLOPS versus 56.28 TFLOPS. FP16 compute is 24.37 TFLOPS with a 2:1 ratio for the AMD card versus 56.28 TFLOPS with a 1:1 ratio for the NVIDIA card.

Power and physical specs also diverge. TDP is 70 W versus 415 W. Slot width is single-slot versus dual-slot. Power connectors are none versus 1x 16-pin. The suggested PSU is 250 W for the AMD card, with no suggested PSU listed for the NVIDIA card. Bus interface is PCIe 4.0 x8 versus PCIe 5.0 x16. Display outputs are 4x DisplayPort 2.1 versus 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b.

Dimensions differ accordingly. The W7500 is 216 mm long, 115 mm high, and 20 mm wide. The RTX 5080 SUPER is 304 mm long, 137 mm high, and 40 mm wide. Release dates are August 2023 for the AMD card and December 2025 for the NVIDIA card. The launch MSRP for the W7500 is 429 USD; the launch MSRP for the RTX 5080 SUPER is 999 USD.

The Verdict

The data describes two products aimed at different segments of the GPU market. The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 is a low-power workstation card with a 70 W TDP, single-slot design, and no external power connectors. Its average benchmark score of 16415 places it at the 59th percentile among all GPUs, with nearest rivals including professional and consumer cards within a half percent of its score. The benchmark coverage spans multiple API generations and compute workloads, giving a broad picture of its capabilities.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER is a high-power consumer card with a 415 W TDP, dual-slot design, and a 16-pin power connector. Its single recorded benchmark score of 3075 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 places it at the 19th percentile, with nearest rivals that are older or lower-tier parts. The limited benchmark data means its true performance relative to the W7500 cannot be established from the database.

Users seeking a workstation card with modest power requirements and a compact footprint would find the W7500 suitable based on its specification profile. The 8 GB memory capacity, 128-bit bus, and 70 W TDP indicate a card intended for professional workloads that do not demand extreme memory bandwidth. Its 12.19 TFLOPS FP32 compute and 28 ray tracing cores provide baseline capability for CAD, rendering, and light GPU compute tasks.

Users requiring maximum compute throughput, large memory capacity, and modern memory technology would look to the RTX 5080 SUPER. The 24 GB GDDR7 memory, 1.02 TB/s bandwidth, and 56.28 TFLOPS FP32 compute represent a substantially higher performance envelope. The 336 tensor cores and 84 ray tracing cores indicate strong AI and ray tracing capability. The PCIe 5.0 x16 interface and 336 TMUs further differentiate it as a higher-end part.

The verdict from the recorded data is straightforward. The W7500 shows consistent performance across a wide range of benchmark tests, with an average score that places it among capable mid-range GPUs. The RTX 5080 SUPER shows only one data point, which is not comparable to the W7500's suite. Buyers should rely on the specification differences to guide selection, as the benchmark evidence is insufficient for a direct performance comparison. The W7500 serves a low-power professional niche, while the RTX 5080 SUPER targets high-performance consumer and prosumer workloads with substantially higher power delivery and physical footprint requirements.