AMD Radeon PRO W7700 vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Comparison

# NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell vs AMD Radeon PRO W7700

The NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell and AMD Radeon PRO W7700 represent two distinct approaches to professional workstation graphics, with the data revealing a substantial performance gap between them. The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell sits in the 98th percentile of all GPUs, while the W7700 occupies the 95th percentile, yet the benchmark deltas between them are anything but marginal. Across the two available head-to-head tests, the NVIDIA card wins both, with advantages exceeding 117% in each case. This comparison examines what those numbers mean for different professional workloads, where each card finds its strengths, and what the underlying architecture tells us about the design philosophies at play.

Where Each One Wins

The data is unambiguous: the NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell wins every benchmark in which both cards were tested. In Geekbench OpenCL, the NVIDIA card scores 254,116 against the AMD's 108,245, a 134.8% advantage. In Geekbench Vulkan, the NVIDIA card scores 282,631 versus 129,706, a 117.9% lead. With winsA at 2 and winsB at 0, there is no benchmark category where the AMD card comes out ahead.

However, the AMD Radeon PRO W7700 does have its own domain of relevance. Its 190 W TDP and single 8-pin power connector make it a far less demanding installation, with a suggested PSU of 450 W compared to the NVIDIA's 300 W TDP, 1x 16-pin connector, and 700 W suggested PSU. The W7700 also occupies a smaller physical footprint at 241 mm in length versus the RTX PRO 5000's 267 mm, and it uses PCIe 4.0 x16 compared to the newer PCIe 5.0 x16 interface on the NVIDIA card. For systems with power or space constraints, the AMD card presents a more flexible option, though the performance data shows it cannot match the NVIDIA card in raw compute.

The NVIDIA card's wins are not just about raw throughput; they extend to memory capacity and bandwidth. With 48 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 384-bit bus delivering 1.34 TB/s, the RTX PRO 5000 offers three times the memory capacity and more than double the bandwidth of the W7700's 16 GB GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus at 576.0 GB/s. This positions the NVIDIA card for large datasets and multi-application workflows, while the AMD card's 16 GB may suffice for more modest professional tasks.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from fundamentally different architectural lineages. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell uses the GB202 chip built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture, fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC. The AMD Radeon PRO W7700 uses the Navi 32 chip on the RDNA 3.0 architecture, also on a 5 nm TSMC process. Despite the same process node, the chips differ dramatically in scale: the GB202 packs 92,200 million transistors on a 750 mm² die, while Navi 32 contains only 28,100 million transistors on a 346 mm² die. This translates to a transistor density of 122.9M per mm² for the NVIDIA chip versus 81.2M per mm² for the AMD chip.

The compute resources reflect this disparity. The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell has 14,080 shading units, 440 TMUs, 160 ROPs, 110 RT cores, and 440 tensor cores. The W7700, by contrast, has 3,072 shading units, 192 TMUs, 96 ROPs, and 48 RT cores, with no tensor cores listed at all. The absence of tensor cores on the AMD card is a notable feature difference, as the NVIDIA card's 440 tensor cores enable AI-accelerated workloads that the AMD card cannot directly offload to dedicated hardware.

Clock speeds tell a different story. The AMD card runs higher: 1900 MHz base and 2600 MHz boost, compared to the NVIDIA's 1740 MHz base and 2377 MHz boost. Yet the NVIDIA card still achieves far higher throughput figures: 66.94 TFLOPS FP32 versus 31.95 TFLOPS, 380.3 GPixel/s pixel rate versus 249.6 GPixel/s, and 1,045.9 GTexel/s texture rate versus 499.2 GTexel/s. The FP16 comparison is interesting: the NVIDIA card matches FP32 at 66.94 TFLOPS (1:1), while the AMD card achieves 63.90 TFLOPS FP16 (2:1), meaning the AMD card's FP16 advantage over its own FP32 is erased entirely by the NVIDIA card's raw compute lead.

The RDNA 3.0 architecture on the AMD card uses a chiplet-like design with the Navi 32 die, while Blackwell 2.0 on the NVIDIA card is a monolithic GB202. The AMD card's "Wheat Nas" codename and "Radeon Pro Navi (Navi III Series)" generation label indicate a different product family lineage than the NVIDIA's "Blackwell PRO W (x000)" generation.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The Geekbench OpenCL test shows the most extreme divergence. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell scores 254,116, while the AMD Radeon PRO W7700 manages 108,245. The delta of 134.8% means the NVIDIA card is more than 2.3 times faster in this compute-oriented workload. This test typically exercises shader and compute throughput, where the NVIDIA card's 14,080 shading units versus the AMD's 3,072 create an overwhelming advantage that clock speed differences cannot overcome.

In Geekbench Vulkan, the gap narrows slightly but remains decisive. The NVIDIA card scores 282,631, and the AMD card scores 129,706, a 117.9% delta. Vulkan workloads often benefit from efficient draw call handling and driver optimization, so the slightly smaller gap suggests the AMD architecture handles some Vulkan-specific operations relatively better than OpenCL ones. Still, the NVIDIA card remains more than twice as fast.

Contextualizing these numbers against their nearest rivals helps calibrate expectations. The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell's average benchmark score of 182,109 places it within 0.9% of the NVIDIA A100 SXM4 80 GB, 1.4% below the RTX 5000 Ada Generation, 2.3% above the GeForce RTX 4090 D, and 2.7% below the A100 SXM4 40 GB. The W7700's average of 118,976 sits 1.3% above the NVIDIA GB10, 1.6% above the RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation, 4% above the Tesla V100 SXM2 16 GB, and 4.4% above the RTX A5500 Mobile. The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell's rivals are all high-end data center or workstation parts, while the W7700's rivals are more modest professional and mobile offerings.

FAQ

Q: How much faster is the NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell in Geekbench OpenCL?

A: The NVIDIA card scores 254,116 compared to the AMD card's 108,245, a 134.8% advantage. This means the NVIDIA card is more than twice as fast in this compute benchmark.

Q: Does the AMD Radeon PRO W7700 win any benchmark against the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell?

A: No. Across the two head-to-head benchmarks available (Geekbench OpenCL and Geekbench Vulkan), the NVIDIA card wins both. The winsA count is 2, and winsB is 0.

Q: What memory configuration does each card use?

A: The NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell has 48 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 384-bit bus with 1.34 TB/s bandwidth. The AMD Radeon PRO W7700 has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus with 576.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Does the AMD card have tensor cores?

A: No. The AMD Radeon PRO W7700 does not list tensor cores. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell includes 440 tensor cores, which provide dedicated AI acceleration hardware.

Q: How do the power requirements compare?

A: The NVIDIA card has a 300 W TDP, requires a 1x 16-pin power connector, and a suggested PSU of 700 W. The AMD card has a 190 W TDP, uses a 1x 8-pin connector, and suggests a 450 W PSU.

Q: What are the release dates for these cards?

A: The NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell was released on March 17, 2025. The AMD Radeon PRO W7700 was released on November 12, 2023.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ across nearly every specification field. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell uses the GB202 chip with Blackwell 2.0 architecture, while the AMD Radeon PRO W7700 uses Navi 32 with RDNA 3.0. Transistor counts are 92,200 million versus 28,100 million, and die sizes are 750 mm² versus 346 mm². Clock speeds favor the AMD card: 1900 MHz base and 2600 MHz boost versus 1740 MHz and 2377 MHz for the NVIDIA card.

Memory is a major differentiator: 48 GB GDDR7 versus 16 GB GDDR6, 384-bit versus 256-bit bus, 1.34 TB/s versus 576.0 GB/s bandwidth, and 1750 MHz versus 2250 MHz memory clock. Compute units favor the NVIDIA card: 14,080 shading units versus 3,072, 440 TMUs versus 192, 160 ROPs versus 96, 110 RT cores versus 48, and 440 tensor cores versus none. Throughput rates are 66.94 TFLOPS FP32 versus 31.95 TFLOPS, 66.94 TFLOPS FP16 (1:1) versus 63.90 TFLOPS (2:1), 380.3 GPixel/s versus 249.6 GPixel/s, and 1,045.9 GTexel/s versus 499.2 GTexel/s.

Power and physical specs differ as well: 300 W TDP versus 190 W, 1x 16-pin versus 1x 8-pin connector, 700 W versus 450 W suggested PSU, PCIe 5.0 x16 versus PCIe 4.0 x16, and 267 mm versus 241 mm length. Display outputs are 4x DisplayPort 2.1b versus 4x DisplayPort 2.1. The NVIDIA card has a launch MSRP of 5,099 USD, while the AMD card's launch MSRP is 999 USD. Release dates are March 17, 2025 versus November 12, 2023. The NVIDIA card's predecessor is Workstation Ada, while the AMD card's predecessor is Radeon Pro Vega.

The Verdict

The data makes the performance hierarchy clear: the NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell is in a different performance class entirely. With 134.8% and 117.9% leads in the two shared benchmarks, it is not merely faster but roughly twice as fast as the AMD Radeon PRO W7700. Its 48 GB memory capacity, 1.34 TB/s bandwidth, and 440 tensor cores all point toward a card designed for the most demanding professional workloads—large model rendering, AI inference, and multi-display visualization.

The AMD Radeon PRO W7700 finds its place in scenarios where the NVIDIA card's advantages are not required. Its lower 190 W TDP, single 8-pin connector, and 450 W PSU requirement make it a simpler integration into existing workstations. Its shorter 241 mm length helps with case compatibility. For professionals whose workloads fit within 16 GB of memory and who do not need tensor core acceleration, the W7700 offers capable performance at a much lower launch MSRP of 999 USD versus 5,099 USD for the NVIDIA card.

The benchmark results suggest that for compute-heavy tasks in OpenCL or Vulkan, the choice is not competitive—the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell dominates. But the W7700's existence in the 95th percentile indicates it is still a strong performer in its own right, merely outclassed by an extreme high-end competitor. The data implies that buyers should assess whether their workloads require the NVIDIA card's massive compute and memory advantages or whether the AMD card's efficiency and lower system demands align better with their actual usage patterns. The transistor density difference—122.9M per mm² versus 81.2M per mm²—suggests NVIDIA is extracting more performance per square millimeter, a design efficiency that shows up directly in the benchmark deltas.