AMD Radeon PRO W7900 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER Comparison

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score in the database?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO W7900 records an average benchmark score of 110725, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER records an average score of 2690.

Q: How does the RTX 5070 SUPER compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 5070 SUPER's average score of 2690 places it 1% above the NVIDIA Quadro K1100M (avg 2664) and 1.1% above the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (avg 2662), with a 1.7% lead over the NVIDIA GeForce GT 440 (avg 2645).

Q: What is the memory capacity difference between the two cards?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO W7900 features 48 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 384-bit bus, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER features 18 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus.

Q: Which card has a higher boost clock?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER has a boost clock of 2512 MHz, which is slightly higher than the AMD Radeon PRO W7900's boost clock of 2495 MHz.

Q: What is the transistor count for each GPU?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO W7900 contains 57,700 million transistors on a 529 mm² die, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER contains 31,100 million transistors on a 263 mm² die.

Q: Which card has a higher FP32 performance rating?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO W7900 delivers 61.32 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, compared to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER's 32.15 TFLOPS.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon PRO W7900 is built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture with the Navi 31 chip, codenamed Plum Bonito, belonging to the Radeon Pro Navi (Navi III Series) generation. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER uses the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with the GB205 chip, part of the GeForce 50-series generation.

Both GPUs are manufactured on a 5 nm process at TSMC, but the die designs diverge substantially. The AMD chip measures 529 mm² with 57,700 million transistors, yielding a transistor density of 109.1M per mm². The NVIDIA chip is much smaller at 263 mm² with 31,100 million transistors, resulting in a higher density of 118.3M per mm². This means the AMD processor packs nearly twice the silicon area and almost double the transistor count.

The compute unit configurations differ fundamentally. AMD's Radeon PRO W7900 uses 6144 shading units, 384 texture mapping units, and 192 ROPs. It also includes 96 ray tracing cores. NVIDIA's RTX 5070 SUPER uses 6400 shading units, 200 texture mapping units, and 80 ROPs, with 50 ray tracing cores and 200 tensor cores. The AMD card has no tensor core equivalent listed in the database, while NVIDIA's tensor cores provide dedicated AI acceleration hardware.

Memory architecture also separates the two. The AMD card uses 48 GB of GDDR6 on a 384-bit bus, while NVIDIA uses 18 GB of GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus. The AMD memory clock is 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective, while NVIDIA's memory runs at 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective. Despite the higher effective speed of GDDR7, the AMD card's wider bus delivers a bandwidth of 864.0 GB/s versus NVIDIA's 672.0 GB/s.

The power delivery systems differ as well. AMD specifies a 295 W TDP with dual 8-pin power connectors and a 600 W suggested PSU. NVIDIA specifies a 275 W TDP with a single 16-pin connector and no suggested PSU listed. Physical dimensions also vary: AMD's card is 280 mm long, 110 mm tall, and 51 mm wide, occupying a triple-slot form factor. NVIDIA's card is 245 mm long, 115 mm tall, and 40 mm wide, fitting a dual-slot design.

Both support PCIe, but AMD uses PCIe 4.0 x16 while NVIDIA uses PCIe 5.0 x16. Display outputs also differ: AMD provides 3x DisplayPort 2.1 plus 1x mini-DisplayPort 2.1, while NVIDIA provides 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b. Both cards support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no direct head-to-head benchmark entries comparing the AMD Radeon PRO W7900 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER. Instead, the comparison relies on each card's individual benchmark results and their positions within the broader GPU landscape.

The AMD Radeon PRO W7900 posts a Geekbench OpenCL score of 84379 and a Geekbench Vulkan score of 137070. Its average benchmark score across all recorded tests is 110725. This places it in the 94th percentile among all GPUs in the database. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER has only one recorded benchmark result, a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2690, which also serves as its average benchmark score. This places it in the 18th percentile among all GPUs.

The disparity in average scores is substantial: the AMD card's 110725 average is roughly 41 times higher than NVIDIA's 2690 average. However, these results come from different benchmark suites, so direct comparison should account for the test types. The AMD card was tested with OpenCL and Vulkan workloads, while NVIDIA's single result comes from a DX12 test.

Looking at the AMD card's nearest rivals provides context for its performance tier. The AMD Radeon Pro Vega II has an average score of 109617, just 1% behind the W7900. The AMD Radeon Pro W6600X scores 107342, 3.2% behind. The NVIDIA RTX A5500 Mobile scores 113944, which is 2.8% ahead of the W7900, and the NVIDIA Tesla V100 SXM2 16 GB scores 114395, 3.2% ahead. These deltas show the W7900 sits in a tightly contested performance band among professional and datacenter-class GPUs.

The RTX 5070 SUPER's nearest rivals are all much lower-tier cards. The NVIDIA Quadro K1100M averages 2664, just 1% behind. The NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 averages 2662, 1.1% behind. The Intel Arc Pro B50 averages 2660, 1.1% behind, and the NVIDIA GeForce GT 440 averages 2645, 1.7% behind. The RTX 5070 SUPER leads all four, but the margins are narrow, all under 2%.

The benchmark data confirms that these two cards occupy completely different performance strata. The AMD Radeon PRO W7900 competes at the high end of the database, while the RTX 5070 SUPER's single benchmark result places it near the low end. The AMD card's 94th percentile ranking versus NVIDIA's 18th percentile ranking illustrates the gap clearly.

Specification Differences

The AMD Radeon PRO W7900 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER differ across nearly every major specification category:

• Architecture: RDNA 3.0 versus Blackwell 2.0
• Chip: Navi 31 versus GB205
• Transistors: 57,700 million versus 31,100 million
• Die Size: 529 mm² versus 263 mm²
• Transistor Density: 109.1M / mm² versus 118.3M / mm²
• Base Clock: 1760 MHz versus 2325 MHz
• Boost Clock: 2495 MHz versus 2512 MHz
• Memory Clock: 2250 MHz 18 Gbps effective versus 1750 MHz 28 Gbps effective
• Memory Size: 48 GB versus 18 GB
• Memory Type: GDDR6 versus GDDR7
• Memory Bus Width: 384 bit versus 192 bit
• Memory Bandwidth: 864.0 GB/s versus 672.0 GB/s
• Shading Units: 6144 versus 6400
• Texture Mapping Units: 384 versus 200
• ROPs: 192 versus 80
• Ray Tracing Cores: 96 versus 50
• Tensor Cores: None listed versus 200
• Pixel Rate: 479.0 GPixel/s versus 201.0 GPixel/s
• Texture Rate: 958.1 GTexel/s versus 502.4 GTexel/s
• FP32 Performance: 61.32 TFLOPS versus 32.15 TFLOPS
• FP16 Performance: 61.32 TFLOPS (1:1) versus 32.15 TFLOPS (1:1)
• TDP: 295 W versus 275 W
• Slot Width: Triple-slot versus Dual-slot
• Power Connectors: 2x 8-pin versus 1x 16-pin
• Suggested PSU: 600 W versus not listed
• Bus Interface: PCIe 4.0 x16 versus PCIe 5.0 x16
• Display Outputs: 3x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x mini-DisplayPort 2.1 versus 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
• Dimensions: 280 mm x 110 mm x 51 mm versus 245 mm x 115 mm x 40 mm
• Release Date: 2023-05-25 versus 2025-12-31
• Launch MSRP: 3,999 USD versus not listed

The AMD card offers more memory, a wider bus, higher bandwidth, more texture units, more ROPs, more ray tracing cores, higher pixel and texture rates, and double the FP32 and FP16 compute throughput. The NVIDIA card offers a higher base clock, higher boost clock, faster effective memory speed, more shading units, dedicated tensor cores, a smaller physical footprint, and PCIe 5.0 support.

The Verdict

The data shows a clear performance hierarchy. The AMD Radeon PRO W7900, with an average benchmark score of 110725 and a 94th percentile ranking, is a high-end professional GPU. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER, with an average score of 2690 and an 18th percentile ranking, sits at a much lower performance tier based on the recorded benchmarks.

The AMD card's FP32 performance of 61.32 TFLOPS is roughly double the NVIDIA card's 32.15 TFLOPS. Its memory bandwidth of 864.0 GB/s exceeds NVIDIA's 672.0 GB/s by about 29%. The AMD card also holds a 48 GB memory capacity advantage, which is 30 GB more than NVIDIA's 18 GB. For workloads that depend on large datasets, high compute throughput, or wide memory buses, the AMD card holds decisive advantages.

The NVIDIA card does have a higher boost clock at 2512 MHz versus 2495 MHz, and it includes 200 tensor cores, which the AMD card lacks entirely. This gives NVIDIA a dedicated path for AI-accelerated workloads. The NVIDIA card also uses a newer PCIe 5.0 interface, while AMD uses PCIe 4.0. The NVIDIA card's power draw is lower at 275 W versus 295 W, and its dual-slot form factor is more compact than AMD's triple-slot design.

The launch MSRP of the AMD Radeon PRO W7900 was 3,999 USD. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER has no launch MSRP recorded in the database.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon PRO W7900 wins in raw compute performance. Its FP32 and FP16 ratings of 61.32 TFLOPS are double the RTX 5070 SUPER's 32.15 TFLOPS. Its pixel rate of 479.0 GPixel/s is more than double NVIDIA's 201.0 GPixel/s, and its texture rate of 958.1 GTexel/s nearly doubles NVIDIA's 502.4 GTexel/s. The AMD card also wins decisively in memory capacity with 48 GB versus 18 GB, bandwidth with 864.0 GB/s versus 672.0 GB/s, and bus width with 384 bit versus 192 bit. It has more texture mapping units (384 versus 200), more ROPs (192 versus 80), and more ray tracing cores (96 versus 50). The AMD card's 94th percentile ranking versus NVIDIA's 18th percentile confirms its dominant position in the database.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER wins in a few specific areas. It has a higher base clock at 2325 MHz versus 1760 MHz and a slightly higher boost clock at 2512 MHz versus 2495 MHz. It has more shading units at 6400 versus 6144. It includes 200 tensor cores, a feature absent from the AMD card's specifications. Its memory runs at a higher effective speed of 28 Gbps versus 18 Gbps. The NVIDIA card uses GDDR7 memory, newer than AMD's GDDR6. It also supports PCIe 5.0, double the bandwidth of AMD's PCIe 4.0 interface. Its physical footprint is smaller: 245 mm long, 115 mm tall, and 40 mm wide versus AMD's 280 mm, 110 mm, and 51 mm. The NVIDIA card occupies a dual-slot design versus AMD's triple-slot, and its TDP is lower at 275 W versus 295 W.

For users prioritizing maximum compute throughput, large memory capacity, or high fill rates, the AMD Radeon PRO W7900 is the clear choice based on the recorded data. For users needing tensor core acceleration, a more compact physical design, or a newer PCIe interface, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER offers those specific advantages.