AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary vs NVIDIA CMP 70HX Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The recorded benchmark data splits this comparison cleanly along API and workload lines. The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary dominates both recorded head-to-head tests, while the NVIDIA CMP 70HX has no recorded wins in the shared benchmark suite. However, the two cards occupy very different performance tiers in the broader database, so the picture is more nuanced than a simple win count.

In Geekbench OpenCL, the AMD card scores 77,161 against the NVIDIA card's 25,135. That is a 67.4% deficit for the CMP 70HX, a massive gap in raw compute throughput. The AMD card also wins Geekbench Vulkan with 74,281 versus 35,817, a 51.8% advantage. These are the only two tests where both cards have recorded scores, and AMD wins both outright.

The AMD card also has a much broader benchmark footprint in the database. It records scores across Metal, DirectX 9, 10, 11, and 12, plus PassMark G2D, G3D, and GPU compute tests. The NVIDIA card only has Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan entries, which limits direct comparison but also reflects its specialized positioning as a mining GPU with no display outputs. The CMP 70HX simply cannot run graphics API workloads that require a display pipeline, so its absence from DirectX and PassMark tests is expected rather than a performance failure.

Looking at average benchmark scores across all recorded tests, the AMD card averages 26,553, while the NVIDIA card averages 30,476. That puts the CMP 70HX about 14.8% higher in aggregate score, despite losing both head-to-head tests. This apparent contradiction resolves when considering that the NVIDIA card's average is computed from only two scores, both in compute-oriented APIs, while the AMD card's average includes many lower-scoring legacy DirectX tests that drag down its mean.

In percentile ranking against all GPUs in the database, the NVIDIA CMP 70HX sits at the 75th percentile, three points above the AMD card's 72nd percentile. The CMP 70HX's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Tesla M60 at 30,490 average score (0% delta), the AMD Radeon RX 6700 at 30,433 (0.1% delta), the AMD Radeon RX 6800 at 30,095 (1.3% delta), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti at 29,945 (1.8% delta). The AMD card's nearest rivals are the NVIDIA RTX A4000 at 26,683 (-0.5% delta), the NVIDIA GeForce MX550 at 26,421 (0.5% delta), the AMD Radeon 860M at 26,401 (0.6% delta), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 at 26,331 (0.8% delta). The rival sets confirm that the two cards inhabit different performance strata: the CMP 70HX competes with higher-tier desktop GPUs, while the RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary sits alongside midrange and laptop-class parts.

The Verdict

The data supports a clear split: choose the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary for general-purpose compute and any workload that touches DirectX or Metal APIs, and choose the NVIDIA CMP 70HX only if the workload is narrowly defined around OpenCL or Vulkan compute and the higher aggregate score matters more than the head-to-head results.

The AMD card wins both shared tests by enormous margins: 67.4% in OpenCL and 51.8% in Vulkan. It also offers display outputs, including 1x HDMI 2.0b and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, making it usable in conventional desktop scenarios. The NVIDIA card has no display outputs at all, which limits it to compute-only or mining configurations. For any user who needs to see a screen, the AMD card is the only functional choice.

The NVIDIA card does hold advantages in average benchmark score and percentile rank. Its 30,476 average is 14.8% higher than the AMD card's 26,553, and its 75th percentile versus 72nd percentile reflects a slightly stronger position in the overall GPU distribution. Its nearest rival list includes the RX 6800 and RTX 3070 Ti, both significantly faster cards in gaming contexts, which suggests the CMP 70HX's compute scores are competitive with those parts. However, those advantages come from a two-test sample and do not overcome the decisive head-to-head losses.

For raw performance in the two APIs where both cards have recorded data, the AMD card is the definitive winner. For a compute-only workload that specifically favors the CMP 70HX's profile, the higher average score and percentile rank may justify its selection, but the absence of display outputs and the 67.4% OpenCL deficit are substantial caveats. The AMD card also carries a 225 W TDP and requires a 550 W suggested PSU, while the NVIDIA card lists a 200 W suggested PSU, making the CMP 70HX the lighter power draw in the database's recorded specifications.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The Geekbench OpenCL test delivers the largest recorded gap between these two cards. The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary scores 77,161, while the NVIDIA CMP 70HX scores 25,135. The delta is -67.4% from the AMD card's perspective, meaning the NVIDIA card achieves less than one-third of the AMD card's score. This is a decisive compute advantage for AMD, consistent with the RX 5700 XT's higher texture rate of 316.8 GTexel/s and pixel rate of 126.7 GPixel/s compared to the CMP 70HX's 167.4 GTexel/s and 89.28 GPixel/s.

In Geekbench Vulkan, the AMD card again wins, scoring 74,281 against the NVIDIA card's 35,817. The delta is -51.8%, meaning the NVIDIA card posts slightly less than half the AMD score. The AMD card's FP16 throughput of 20.28 TFLOPS (2:1 ratio) versus the NVIDIA card's 10.71 TFLOPS (1:1 ratio) likely contributes to this gap in Vulkan compute workloads that utilize half-precision paths. The NVIDIA card does match the AMD card in FP32 with 10.71 TFLOPS versus 10.14 TFLOPS, a 5.6% advantage, but that does not translate into a win in either recorded test.

The AMD card also records a Geekbench Metal score of 88,292, which has no direct counterpart for the NVIDIA card. This is the highest single score recorded for either card across any shared or exclusive test. The AMD card's PassMark G3D score of 16,437 and GPU compute score of 7,923 further round out its benchmark profile, while the NVIDIA card has no PassMark entries at all.

The aggregate data tells a different story than the head-to-head tests. The NVIDIA card's average benchmark score of 30,476 exceeds the AMD card's 26,553 by 14.8%. The NVIDIA card's nearest rival, the Tesla M60, sits within 0% delta at 30,490, indicating the CMP 70HX's average is essentially tied with that professional compute card. The AMD card's nearest rival, the RTX A4000, sits at -0.5% delta with 26,683, meaning the RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is roughly on par with that workstation GPU.

FAQ

Q: Which card wins in OpenCL compute performance?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary wins decisively. It scores 77,161 in Geekbench OpenCL against the NVIDIA CMP 70HX's 25,135, a 67.4% advantage.

Q: Does the NVIDIA CMP 70HX beat the AMD card in any recorded benchmark?

A: No. In the two head-to-head tests recorded in the database, Geekbench OpenCL and Geekbench Vulkan, the AMD card wins both. The NVIDIA card does have a higher average benchmark score of 30,476 versus 26,553, but that average is not a direct head-to-head result.

Q: Can the NVIDIA CMP 70HX be used for display output?

A: No. The database lists "No outputs" for the CMP 70HX's display outputs. The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary has 1x HDMI 2.0b and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a.

Q: How do the two cards compare in overall GPU percentile ranking?

A: The NVIDIA CMP 70HX ranks at the 75th percentile against all GPUs, while the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary ranks at the 72nd percentile, a three-point gap in the NVIDIA card's favor.

Q: What are the nearest rivals for each card in the database?

A: The NVIDIA CMP 70HX's nearest rival is the NVIDIA Tesla M60 with an average score of 30,490 and a 0% delta, followed by the AMD Radeon RX 6700 at 30,433 (0.1% delta). The AMD card's nearest rival is the NVIDIA RTX A4000 at 26,683 (-0.5% delta), followed by the NVIDIA GeForce MX550 at 26,421 (0.5% delta).

Q: Which card has higher memory bandwidth?

A: The NVIDIA CMP 70HX has 608.3 GB/s of bandwidth from 8 GB of GDDR6X on a 256-bit bus. The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary has 448.0 GB/s from 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, a 35.8% lower figure.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from fundamentally different design philosophies. The NVIDIA CMP 70HX uses the GA104 chip on the Ampere architecture, manufactured on Samsung's 8 nm process. It integrates 17,400 million transistors on a 392 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 44.4M per mm². The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary uses the Navi 10 chip on the RDNA 1.0 architecture, manufactured on TSMC's 7 nm process. It integrates 10,300 million transistors on a 251 mm² die, yielding a density of 41.0M per mm². The NVIDIA chip has 69% more transistors and a 56% larger die, but the AMD chip achieves nearly the same density on a smaller, more advanced process node.

The compute resources differ substantially. The NVIDIA card has 3,840 shading units, 120 TMUs, and 64 ROPs, along with 30 RT cores and 120 tensor cores. The AMD card has 2,560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 64 ROPs, with no RT cores or tensor cores listed. The AMD card has 33% more TMUs despite fewer shading units, which explains its higher texture rate of 316.8 GTexel/s versus 167.4 GTexel/s. Both cards have 64 ROPs, but the AMD card achieves a higher pixel rate of 126.7 GPixel/s versus 89.28 GPixel/s, driven by its higher boost clock of 1980 MHz versus 1395 MHz.

Clock speeds favor AMD significantly. The RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary has a base clock of 1680 MHz, a game clock of 1830 MHz, and a boost clock of 1980 MHz. The CMP 70HX has a base clock of 1365 MHz and a boost clock of 1395 MHz, with no game clock listed. The AMD card's boost clock is 42% higher than the NVIDIA card's, and its base clock is 23% higher. Memory clocks also differ: the NVIDIA card runs GDDR6X at 1188 MHz with 19 Gbps effective throughput, while the AMD card runs GDDR6 at 1750 MHz with 14 Gbps effective.

The memory subsystems share the same 8 GB capacity and 256-bit bus width, but the NVIDIA card's GDDR6X delivers 608.3 GB/s versus the AMD card's 448.0 GB/s, a 35.8% bandwidth advantage. The NVIDIA card also supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) and Vulkan 1.4, while the AMD card supports DirectX 12 (12_1) and Vulkan 1.4. Both cards support OpenGL 4.6.

Power and connectivity specifications diverge sharply. The NVIDIA card lists a 200 W suggested PSU, a 1x 12-pin power connector, and a PCIe 1.0 x4 bus interface, which is unusual and likely reflects its mining-specific design. The AMD card lists a 225 W TDP, a 550 W suggested PSU, 1x 6-pin plus 1x 8-pin power connectors, and a PCIe 4.0 x16 bus interface. The AMD card is 272 mm long, 111 mm tall, and 40 mm wide, while the NVIDIA card is 267 mm long and 112 mm tall with no width listed. Both are dual-slot cards.

The AMD card's release date is recorded as 2019-07-06, with a launch MSRP of 449 USD. Its predecessor is listed as Vega and its successor as Navi II. The NVIDIA card has no release date, predecessor, successor, or launch MSRP recorded. Both are end-of-life production status. The AMD card belongs to the Radeon RX 5000 series under the Navi (RX 5000) generation, while the NVIDIA card belongs to the "Mining GPUs" generation with no series designation. The AMD card's FP16 output of 20.28 TFLOPS at a 2:1 ratio doubles its FP32 figure, while the NVIDIA card's FP16 matches its FP32 at 10.71 TFLOPS with a 1:1 ratio, indicating different half-precision implementation strategies.