AMD Radeon PRO W7600 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D Comparison

The Verdict

The data in the database positions these two cards at opposite ends of the workstation spectrum. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D is a compute and rendering monster, sitting at the 98th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 178,050. The AMD Radeon PRO W7600, while still strong at the 93rd percentile, averages 87,108, less than half of the NVIDIA card's average. In the head-to-head benchmarks, the RTX 4090 D wins both recorded tests, with a 241.7% advantage in Geekbench OpenCL and a 166.4% advantage in Geekbench Vulkan.

For professionals who need maximum throughput in OpenCL and Vulkan workloads, particularly those involving large datasets or high-resolution rendering, the RTX 4090 D is the clear choice. Its 24 GB of GDDR6X memory and 1.01 TB/s bandwidth dwarf the W7600's 8 GB GDDR6 at 288.0 GB/s. The RTX 4090 D also leads with 14,592 shading units, 456 TMUs, and 176 ROPs, versus 2,048, 128, and 64 on the AMD card. However, the W7600 has its place: it is a single-slot, 130 W card that requires only a 300 W power supply, making it suitable for compact or power-constrained systems where the RTX 4090 D's triple-slot, 425 W design with an 800 W PSU recommendation would be impractical. The AMD card is also still in active production, while the NVIDIA part is end-of-life.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from fundamentally different design philosophies. The RTX 4090 D is built on the AD102 chip using NVIDIA's Ada Lovelace architecture, fabricated on TSMC's 5 nm process. The die is 609 mm² and houses 76,300 million transistors, yielding a transistor density of 125.3 million per square millimeter. The W7600 uses the Navi 33 chip with AMD's RDNA 3.0 architecture, on TSMC's 6 nm process. Its die is 204 mm² with 13,300 million transistors, a density of 65.2 million per square millimeter. The RTX 4090 D also carries the codename-less AD102, while the AMD part has the codename "Hotpink Bonefish" and belongs to the Radeon Pro Navi (Navi III Series) generation.

Clock behavior differs notably. The RTX 4090 D has a base clock of 2280 MHz and a boost of 2520 MHz. The W7600 starts at 1720 MHz and boosts to 2440 MHz. Memory clocks also diverge: the RTX 4090 D runs its GDDR6X at 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective), while the W7600's GDDR6 runs at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective). Feature support includes ray tracing on both, with 114 RT cores on the NVIDIA card and 32 on the AMD card. The RTX 4090 D adds 456 tensor cores, while the W7600 has none listed. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database records two direct comparisons between these cards. In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 4090 D scores 278,621 against the W7600's 81,528, a delta of 241.7% in favor of the NVIDIA card. This is the larger of the two gaps, reflecting the massive difference in raw compute resources: the RTX 4090 D delivers 73.54 TFLOPS of FP32 performance versus 19.99 TFLOPS on the W7600. The NVIDIA card's FP16 performance is identical to its FP32 at 73.54 TFLOPS (1:1), while the AMD card achieves 39.98 TFLOPS in FP16 (2:1), which is higher than its FP32 but still far behind the NVIDIA part.

In Geekbench Vulkan, the scores are 246,941 for the RTX 4090 D and 92,688 for the W7600, a 166.4% delta. This narrower margin, while still dominant, suggests that the Vulkan workload is relatively more favorable to the AMD architecture than OpenCL. Still, the NVIDIA card wins both tests, giving it a clean 2-0 record in the head-to-head table. The RTX 4090 D also has a third recorded benchmark, 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 at 8,587 points, which the W7600 has no entry for in the data.

Looking at the nearest rivals in the database provides context for each card's standing. The RTX 4090 D's closest competitors are the NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell (average score 182,109, 2.2% ahead of the 4090 D), the NVIDIA A100 SXM4 80 GB (183,725, 3.1% ahead), the NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation (184,664, 3.6% ahead), and the NVIDIA A100 SXM4 40 GB (187,147, 4.9% ahead). All four rivals outscore the RTX 4090 D, meaning it sits just below a cluster of high-end NVIDIA parts. The W7600's nearest rivals are the NVIDIA Quadro GP100 (87,445, 0.4% ahead), the NVIDIA CMP 40HX (85,637, 1.7% behind), the NVIDIA RTX A4500 Mobile (91,134, 4.4% ahead), and the NVIDIA RTX A4500 (91,671, 5% ahead). The W7600 is essentially bracketed by these cards, with two slightly ahead and one slightly behind, indicating it performs in a mid-range professional tier.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in nearly every measurable specification. The RTX 4090 D has a 5 nm process node versus 6 nm on the W7600. Transistor count is 76,300 million versus 13,300 million, and die size is 609 mm² versus 204 mm². Transistor density is 125.3M per mm² versus 65.2M per mm². Base clocks are 2280 MHz versus 1720 MHz, and boost clocks are 2520 MHz versus 2440 MHz. Memory size is 24 GB versus 8 GB, with GDDR6X versus GDDR6, 384-bit versus 128-bit bus width, and 1.01 TB/s versus 288.0 GB/s bandwidth. Shading units are 14,592 versus 2,048; TMUs are 456 versus 128; ROPs are 176 versus 64; RT cores are 114 versus 32. The RTX 4090 D has 456 tensor cores, the W7600 has none. Pixel rate is 443.5 GPixel/s versus 156.2 GPixel/s, and texture rate is 1,149.1 GTexel/s versus 312.3 GTexel/s. FP32 is 73.54 TFLOPS versus 19.99 TFLOPS, and FP16 is 73.54 TFLOPS (1:1) versus 39.98 TFLOPS (2:1). TDP is 425 W versus 130 W. The RTX 4090 D is triple-slot with a 16-pin connector and an 800 W suggested PSU; the W7600 is single-slot with a 6-pin connector and a 300 W suggested PSU. The RTX 4090 D uses PCIe 4.0 x16, the W7600 uses PCIe 4.0 x8. Display outputs are 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a on the NVIDIA card, versus 4x DisplayPort 2.1 on the AMD card. Dimensions: the RTX 4090 D is 304 mm long, 137 mm tall, and 61 mm wide; the W7600 is 241 mm long and 115 mm tall with no width recorded. Production status is end-of-life for the NVIDIA card and active for the AMD card. Release dates are 2023-12-27 for the RTX 4090 D and 2023-08-02 for the W7600. The launch MSRP for the RTX 4090 D is 1,599 USD, and for the W7600 it is 599 USD.

FAQ

Q: Which card has higher raw compute performance?

A: The RTX 4090 D delivers 73.54 TFLOPS of FP32 and FP16 (1:1), while the W7600 offers 19.99 TFLOPS FP32 and 39.98 TFLOPS FP16 (2:1). The NVIDIA card leads in both, with a 3.7x advantage in FP32.

Q: How do the memory subsystems compare?

A: The RTX 4090 D has 24 GB of GDDR6X on a 384-bit bus with 1.01 TB/s bandwidth. The W7600 has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth. The NVIDIA card has roughly 3.5x the bandwidth and three times the capacity.

Q: Which card is more power-efficient?

A: The W7600 has a TDP of 130 W and recommends a 300 W power supply, while the RTX 4090 D has a TDP of 425 W and recommends an 800 W PSU. The AMD card draws considerably less power.

Q: What is the form factor difference?

A: The RTX 4090 D is a triple-slot card measuring 304 mm by 137 mm by 61 mm. The W7600 is a single-slot card measuring 241 mm by 115 mm with no width listed. The AMD card is shorter and thinner.

Q: Are both cards still in production?

A: No. The RTX 4090 D is marked as end-of-life, while the W7600 is listed as active production.

Q: Which card has a better standing relative to its peers?

A: The RTX 4090 D sits at the 98th percentile of all GPUs, with its nearest rivals all slightly ahead (2.2% to 4.9%). The W7600 is at the 93rd percentile, with its nearest rivals ranging from 5% ahead to 1.7% behind. The NVIDIA card is closer to the top of its peer group in absolute terms.