AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT vs NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The head-to-head benchmark data presents a clear split between the NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT. Across ten recorded tests, the NVIDIA card claims seven victories while the AMD card takes three, but the magnitude of those wins varies dramatically. The most striking result is in the Geekbench OpenCL test, where the RTX 2000 Ada Generation scores 78,074 against the RX 5700 XT's 9,524. That is a delta of 719.8 percent, meaning the NVIDIA card delivers more than eight times the compute performance in this specific workload. This is not a marginal difference; it is a categorical gap in raw compute throughput.

The Vulkan test also favors NVIDIA, with the RTX 2000 Ada Generation scoring 83,360 versus 68,310 for the RX 5700 XT, a 22 percent advantage. In DirectX 11, the NVIDIA card leads 138 to 116, a 19 percent margin. The DirectX 12 test shows a narrower win for NVIDIA at 71 versus 64, a 10.9 percent advantage. The 2D graphics test (PassMark G2D) goes to NVIDIA at 1,072 versus 922, a 16.3 percent lead. The overall 3D graphics score (PassMark G3D) also favors NVIDIA, 16,927 versus 16,277, a 4 percent edge. Finally, the compute-oriented PassMark GPU Compute test lands with NVIDIA ahead at 7,834 versus 7,650, a 2.4 percent margin.

On the AMD side, the wins are concentrated in specific legacy and synthetic scenarios. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test goes to the RX 5700 XT with 2,134 versus 1,767, a 17.2 percent advantage. This is the largest single benchmark win for AMD, and it suggests the RX 5700 XT retains an edge in certain modern DirectX 12 rasterization workloads. The PassMark DirectX 10 test also favors AMD, 97 versus 82, a 15.5 percent lead. In DirectX 9, the RX 5700 XT scores 226 versus 216, a 4.4 percent advantage. These three wins are all in API-specific tests where the AMD card outperforms, but they are offset by the sheer scale of NVIDIA's OpenCL dominance.

Looking at the aggregate data, the RTX 2000 Ada Generation has an average benchmark score of 18,954, while the RX 5700 XT sits at 16,361. That places the NVIDIA card in the 63rd percentile of all GPUs, compared to the 59th percentile for AMD. The nearest rivals for the RTX 2000 Ada Generation include the NVIDIA Quadro K6000 (average score 19,030, delta -0.4 percent) and the AMD Radeon RX 6600 (average score 19,036, delta -0.4 percent), meaning the RTX 2000 Ada Generation sits within a tight cluster of cards. The nearest rivals for the RX 5700 XT include the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M (average score 16,351, delta 0.1 percent) and the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell (average score 16,408, delta -0.3 percent), showing that the AMD card is also closely matched to its immediate competition.

The Verdict

The data points to two distinct usage profiles. The RTX 2000 Ada Generation is the clear choice for compute-heavy workloads, particularly those that leverage OpenCL. The 719.8 percent lead in Geekbench OpenCL is the single most decisive result in the entire comparison, and it dwarfs every other margin. For users running OpenCL-based applications, scientific simulations, or other GPGPU tasks, the NVIDIA card is categorically superior. It also leads in Vulkan, DirectX 11, DirectX 12, 2D, and overall 3D graphics, which means it is the more balanced performer across the board.

The RX 5700 XT, however, wins in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, DirectX 10, and DirectX 9. These are not trivial results. The 17.2 percent lead in 3DMark Steel Nomad is a meaningful edge in a modern rasterization benchmark, and the DirectX 9 and 10 wins suggest legacy API compatibility is stronger on the AMD card. For users who prioritize those specific workloads, the RX 5700 XT remains competitive. But the benchmark record shows only three wins for AMD versus seven for NVIDIA, and the average score difference of 2,593 points in favor of NVIDIA indicates that the RTX 2000 Ada Generation is the more capable card overall.

The production status also matters: the RTX 2000 Ada Generation is listed as Active, while the RX 5700 XT is End-of-life. The NVIDIA card is a current product with a successor already defined (Blackwell PRO W), whereas the AMD card has been succeeded by Navi II. For anyone choosing between a new purchase today, the data favors the RTX 2000 Ada Generation.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation has an average benchmark score of 18,954, compared to 16,361 for the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT.

Q: What is the largest head-to-head performance gap?

A: The Geekbench OpenCL test shows the largest gap, with the RTX 2000 Ada Generation scoring 78,074 versus 9,524 for the RX 5700 XT, a delta of 719.8 percent.

Q: In which tests does the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT win?

A: The RX 5700 XT wins three tests: 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 (2,134 versus 1,767), PassMark DirectX 10 (97 versus 82), and PassMark DirectX 9 (226 versus 216).

Q: What are the percentile rankings of the two GPUs?

A: The RTX 2000 Ada Generation is in the 63rd percentile of all GPUs, while the RX 5700 XT is in the 59th percentile.

Q: How do the two cards compare in Vulkan performance?

A: The RTX 2000 Ada Generation leads in Geekbench Vulkan with a score of 83,360, which is 22 percent higher than the RX 5700 XT's 68,310.

Q: What is the production status of each card?

A: The RTX 2000 Ada Generation is listed as Active, while the RX 5700 XT is listed as End-of-life.

Specification Differences

The memory configuration differs substantially. The RTX 2000 Ada Generation has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 256.0 GB/s. The RX 5700 XT has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. The AMD card has nearly double the memory bandwidth, but half the capacity. The memory clock also differs: the NVIDIA card runs at 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective), while the AMD card runs at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective).

The shading units are 2,816 for the RTX 2000 Ada Generation versus 2,560 for the RX 5700 XT. The texture mapping units are 88 versus 160, and the render output units are 48 versus 64. The pixel rate is 102.2 GPixel/s for NVIDIA versus 121.9 GPixel/s for AMD, while the texture rate is 187.4 GTexel/s versus 304.8 GTexel/s. The FP32 compute is 12.00 TFLOPS for NVIDIA versus 9.754 TFLOPS for AMD. The FP16 compute is 12.00 TFLOPS (1:1) for NVIDIA versus 19.51 TFLOPS (2:1) for AMD.

The power characteristics differ sharply. The RTX 2000 Ada Generation has a TDP of 70 W with no power connectors and a suggested PSU of 250 W. The RX 5700 XT has a TDP of 225 W, requires a 1x 6-pin plus 1x 8-pin connector, and needs a 550 W suggested PSU. The physical dimensions also differ: the NVIDIA card is 168 mm long and 69 mm high, while the AMD card is 272 mm long, 111 mm high, and 36 mm wide. The bus interface is PCIe 4.0 x8 for NVIDIA versus PCIe 4.0 x16 for AMD. Display outputs are 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a for NVIDIA versus 1x HDMI 2.0b and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a for AMD.

Architecture Differences

The RTX 2000 Ada Generation is built on the AD107 chip using the Ada Lovelace architecture, manufactured on a 5 nm process at TSMC. It contains 18,900 million transistors on a 159 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 118.9M per mm². The RX 5700 XT uses the Navi 10 chip with the RDNA 1.0 architecture, manufactured on a 7 nm process at TSMC. It contains 10,300 million transistors on a 251 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 41.0M per mm². The NVIDIA chip is smaller but packs nearly twice the transistor density.

The RTX 2000 Ada Generation includes 22 ray tracing cores and 88 tensor cores, features that are entirely absent from the RX 5700 XT, which lists no RT cores and no tensor cores. The API support also differs: NVIDIA supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while AMD supports DirectX 12 (12_1). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4. The generation and predecessor/successor lines differ as well: the NVIDIA card belongs to the Workstation Ada (x000A) generation with a predecessor of Workstation Ampere and a successor of Blackwell PRO W. The AMD card belongs to the Navi (RX 5000) generation with a predecessor of Vega and a successor of Navi II.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 2000 Ada Generation wins decisively in compute workloads. The Geekbench OpenCL result is the standout, with a 719.8 percent advantage over the RX 5700 XT. This makes the NVIDIA card the obvious pick for OpenCL-based applications, GPU compute tasks, or any workload that relies on general-purpose compute. The Vulkan win of 22 percent also matters for modern cross-platform games and applications that use the Vulkan API. The DirectX 11 win (19 percent) and DirectX 12 win (10.9 percent) cover the majority of current gaming and professional workloads. The 2D graphics lead (16.3 percent) and the overall 3D graphics lead (4 percent) round out a comprehensive advantage.

The RX 5700 XT wins in specific rasterization scenarios. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 result, with a 17.2 percent advantage, is the most significant. This benchmark is a modern DirectX 12 test, and the AMD card's win suggests it retains a niche in certain high-intensity rasterization workloads. The DirectX 10 win (15.5 percent) and DirectX 9 win (4.4 percent) also indicate that the RX 5700 XT is better suited for legacy API applications. For users who run older DirectX 9 or 10 software, or who prioritize the specific 3DMark Steel Nomad test, the AMD card holds an edge.

The data also highlights the memory bandwidth trade-off. The RX 5700 XT has 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth versus 256.0 GB/s for the RTX 2000 Ada Generation, which explains its wins in bandwidth-sensitive tests. The RTX 2000 Ada Generation compensates with more memory (16 GB versus 8 GB), which matters for large datasets and high-resolution textures. The power draw difference is also stark: the NVIDIA card uses 70 W versus 225 W, making it far more efficient per watt, and it requires no power connectors, which simplifies installation in compact systems.