AMD Radeon RX 7700 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Comparison

The Verdict

The AMD Radeon RX 7700 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN occupy completely different positions in the recorded benchmark data. The RX 7700 holds an average benchmark score of 15852, while the GTX TITAN sits at 14373, a gap of roughly 10% in favor of the newer AMD part. The RX 7700 also places in the 58th percentile of all GPUs, slightly above the GTX TITAN's 56th percentile. This is not a close contest at the top end. The single head-to-head benchmark recorded, Geekbench OpenCL, shows the RX 7700 scoring 106028 against the GTX TITAN's 24873, a 326.3% advantage. That is a massive generational leap, not an incremental improvement.

For a user choosing between these two today, the data points clearly toward the RX 7700 unless legacy compatibility is the only priority. The GTX TITAN is end-of-life, uses a 28 nm process, and was released in 2013. The RX 7700 is active, built on 5 nm, and released in 2025. The RX 7700 also supports modern APIs including DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) and Vulkan 1.4, while the GTX TITAN maxes out at DirectX 12 (11_0) and Vulkan 1.2. The GTX TITAN does have one advantage in the data: its nearest rival list includes the AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 and Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics, indicating its performance class has shifted downward over time. The RX 7700, by contrast, rivals the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, a much more modern mid-range card. The verdict is simple: the RX 7700 is the superior choice for any current workload, and the GTX TITAN is only relevant as a historical artifact or for systems that cannot use newer drivers or APIs.

Architecture Differences

The architectural divide between these two GPUs is stark. The RX 7700 uses the Navi 32 chip, built on RDNA 3.0 architecture, with a codename of Wheat Nas and a generation label of Navi III (RX 7000). It is fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC, packing 28,100 million transistors into a 346 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 81.2 million per square millimeter. The GTX TITAN uses the GK110 chip, built on Kepler architecture, part of the GeForce 700 generation. It is fabricated on a 28 nm process, also at TSMC, with 7,080 million transistors on a much larger 561 mm² die, yielding a density of only 12.6 million per square millimeter. The process node difference alone explains much of the performance gap: 5 nm versus 28 nm is a five-generation jump in lithography.

The feature sets differ just as much. The RX 7700 includes 40 ray tracing cores, while the GTX TITAN has none. The RX 7700 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), Vulkan 1.4, and OpenGL 4.6. The GTX TITAN supports DirectX 12 (11_0), Vulkan 1.2.175, and OpenGL 4.6. The RX 7700 has a 256-bit memory bus with GDDR6 memory, while the GTX TITAN has a wider 384-bit bus but older GDDR5 memory. The RX 7700's memory bandwidth is 624.1 GB/s versus 288.4 GB/s for the GTX TITAN, more than double. Ray tracing, modern API support, and bandwidth all point to a completely different design philosophy: the RX 7700 was built for current and future games, while the GTX TITAN was a compute-oriented flagship of its era.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only direct head-to-head benchmark in the database is Geekbench OpenCL. The RX 7700 scores 106028, while the GTX TITAN scores 24873. That is a delta of 326.3%, meaning the RX 7700 is over four times faster in this compute workload. This is not a marginal victory; it is a categorical one. OpenCL performance often reflects raw compute throughput, and the numbers align with the FP32 specifications: the RX 7700 delivers 25.18 TFLOPS of FP32, while the GTX TITAN delivers 4.709 TFLOPS. The RX 7700 also achieves 25.18 TFLOPS FP16 with a 1:1 ratio, while the GTX TITAN has no recorded FP16 figure. The RX 7700's pixel rate is 236.1 GPixel/s versus 49.06 GPixel/s for the GTX TITAN, and its texture rate is 393.4 GTexel/s versus 196.2 GTexel/s. Every recorded metric favors the RX 7700. The GTX TITAN does have more shading units, 2688, and more texture mapping units, 224, but its clock speeds are far lower, base 836 MHz and boost 876 MHz, which explains why its compute output lags so far behind despite having more hardware units. The RX 7700's base clock is 1900 MHz and boost 2459 MHz, with a game clock of 2041 MHz. Higher clocks plus newer architecture plus more efficient scheduling results in the observed 326.3% lead. There is no benchmark in the database where the GTX TITAN wins, so the head-to-head section is a one-sided story of AMD dominance.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in nearly every recorded specification field. Process node is one of the most dramatic: 5 nm for the RX 7700 versus 28 nm for the GTX TITAN. Transistor count is 28,100 million versus 7,080 million, die size is 346 mm² versus 561 mm², transistor density is 81.2 million per square millimeter versus 12.6 million per square millimeter. Base clock is 1900 MHz versus 836 MHz, boost clock is 2459 MHz versus 876 MHz, and the RX 7700 has a game clock of 2041 MHz while the GTX TITAN has none. Memory size is 16 GB GDDR6 versus 6 GB GDDR5, bus width is 256 bit versus 384 bit, and bandwidth is 624.1 GB/s versus 288.4 GB/s. Shading units are 2560 for the RX 7700 versus 2688, TMUs are 160 versus 224, ROPs are 96 versus 48, RT cores are 40 for the RX 7700 versus zero for the GTX TITAN. Pixel rate is 236.1 GPixel/s versus 49.06 GPixel/s, texture rate is 393.4 GTexel/s versus 196.2 GTexel/s, FP32 is 25.18 TFLOPS versus 4.709 TFLOPS, FP16 is 25.18 TFLOPS (1:1) versus null. The RX 7700 has a TDP of 200 W versus 250 W for the GTX TITAN, suggested PSU of 550 W versus 600 W, PCIe interface of 4.0 x16 versus 3.0 x16, power connectors of 2x 8-pin versus 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin, and dimensions of 267 mm length for both, height of 135 mm versus 111 mm, width of 50 mm versus 38 mm. Display outputs differ: the RX 7700 has 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C, while the GTX TITAN has 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2. Release dates are 2025-09-17 versus 2013-02-18. Production status is Active versus End-of-life. The GTX TITAN has a launch MSRP of 999 USD, which is the only recorded price in the database. The RX 7700 has no recorded launch MSRP.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has a higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7700 has an average benchmark score of 15852, while the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN has 14373, a difference of about 10% in favor of the RX 7700.

Q: How much faster is the RX 7700 in OpenCL compute?

A: In the Geekbench OpenCL head-to-head, the RX 7700 scores 106028 versus 24873 for the GTX TITAN, a 326.3% advantage for the AMD card.

Q: Does the GTX TITAN support ray tracing?

A: No, the GTX TITAN has no ray tracing cores, while the RX 7700 includes 40 RT cores.

Q: What is the memory bandwidth difference?

A: The RX 7700 has 624.1 GB/s of bandwidth with 16 GB GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus. The GTX TITAN has 288.4 GB/s with 6 GB GDDR5 on a 384-bit bus.

Q: Which card is more power efficient according to the data?

A: The RX 7700 has a TDP of 200 W, while the GTX TITAN has a TDP of 250 W, so the RX 7700 delivers far higher performance at lower power draw.

Q: What is the GTX TITAN's production status?

A: The GTX TITAN is end-of-life, whereas the RX 7700 is listed as active production.

Where Each One Wins

The RX 7700 wins in every recorded benchmark and metric. OpenCL compute, pixel rate, texture rate, FP32 throughput, memory bandwidth, API support, and ray tracing all favor the RX 7700. Its 326.3% lead in Geekbench OpenCL is the largest single delta in the database for this comparison. Its average benchmark score of 15852 places it near the AMD Radeon RX 9060 (16014, delta -1%) and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (16129, delta -1.7%), showing it competes with modern mid-range cards. The GTX TITAN, with an average score of 14373, sits near the AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 (14385, delta -0.1%) and Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics (14315, delta 0.4%), indicating its performance class has fallen to integrated and low-end discrete territory. For gaming, the RX 7700's DirectX 12 Ultimate support and 40 RT cores make it the clear choice. For compute workloads, the 25.18 TFLOPS FP32 and 624.1 GB/s bandwidth give it a crushing edge. The GTX TITAN's only theoretical advantages are its larger memory bus width and higher shading unit count, 384-bit bus width and 2688 shading units, but in practice these do not overcome its lower clocks, 836 MHz base and 876 boost, and older 28 nm process. The data implies that the GTX TITAN remains useful only for legacy systems requiring multiple DVI outputs or older bus interfaces like PCIe 3.0x16, and even those use cases are limited by its end-of-life status. The RX 7700 is the winner across all recorded data points, and no workload category in the database favors the GTX TITAN.