AMD Radeon RX 7700 vs NVIDIA P106-090 Comparison

The Verdict

The AMD Radeon RX 7700 is the decisive winner across every recorded benchmark comparison. Its average benchmark score of 15852 places it 17.7% above the NVIDIA P106-090's 13470. The RX 7700 also sits at the 58th percentile of all GPUs in the database, while the P106-090 sits at the 54th percentile. For any workload that relies on standard graphics processing, the RX 7700 is the clear choice.

The NVIDIA P106-090, however, has a specific niche. It is a mining-oriented product with no display outputs, so it cannot drive a monitor. The data shows it is an end-of-life product from the Mining GPUs generation, while the RX 7700 is an active product from the Radeon RX 7000 series. If a system requires a GPU purely for compute tasks without video output, the P106-090's 75 W power draw and single 6-pin connector make it a lower-power option. But for any user who needs a functional graphics card, the RX 7700 is the only sensible pick from these two.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from entirely different architectural lineages. The AMD Radeon RX 7700 uses the RDNA 3.0 architecture with the Navi 32 chip, codenamed Wheat Nas, belonging to the Navi III (RX 7000) generation. It is fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC and packs 28,100 million transistors on a 346 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 81.2 million transistors per square millimeter.

The NVIDIA P106-090 is based on the Pascal architecture with the GP106 chip, belonging to the Mining GPUs generation. It uses a 16 nm process at TSMC with 4,400 million transistors on a 200 mm² die, resulting in a transistor density of 22.0 million per square millimeter. The manufacturing gap is substantial: the RX 7700's 5 nm node is several generations ahead of the P106-090's 16 nm node, which explains the massive difference in transistor density.

The RX 7700 features 2,560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, 96 render output units, and 40 ray tracing cores. The P106-090 has 768 shading units, 48 TMUs, and 48 ROPs, with no ray tracing cores at all. The RX 7700 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the P106-090 only reaches DirectX 12 (12_1). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4.

Memory architecture differs completely. The RX 7700 uses 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, delivering 624.1 GB/s of bandwidth. The P106-090 uses 3 GB of GDDR5 on a 192-bit bus, delivering 192.2 GB/s. The RX 7700's memory bandwidth is 3.2 times higher, which is critical for modern games and compute workloads.

The RX 7700 has a base clock of 1900 MHz, a boost clock of 2459 MHz, and a game clock of 2041 MHz. The P106-090 runs at 1354 MHz base and 1531 MHz boost. The RX 7700's clocks are significantly higher, but the architectural efficiency of RDNA 3.0 amplifies this advantage further.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The head-to-head data shows a one-sided contest. In the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, the AMD Radeon RX 7700 scores 2865 against the NVIDIA P106-090's 509. This is a delta of 462.9%, meaning the RX 7700 is over five times faster in this DirectX 12 workload. This test stresses modern rendering features, and the RX 7700's RDNA 3.0 architecture with ray tracing support simply overwhelms the Pascal-based P106-090.

In Geekbench OpenCL, the RX 7700 scores 106028 against the P106-090's 21304, a delta of 397.7%. OpenCL is a compute-oriented benchmark, and here the RX 7700's 25.18 TFLOPS of FP32 performance dwarfs the P106-090's 2.352 TFLOPS. The P106-090's FP16 performance is particularly weak at 36.74 GFLOPS with a 1:64 ratio, while the RX 7700 delivers 25.18 TFLOPS of FP16 at a 1:1 ratio with FP32.

The RX 7700 also has a higher average benchmark score of 15852, which sits close to its nearest rivals: the AMD Radeon R9 370X (15862, 0.1% higher), the AMD Radeon RX 9060 (16014, 1% higher), the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 (15679, 1.1% lower), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (16129, 1.7% higher). This places the RX 7700 in a competitive band with mid-range to upper-mid-range GPUs.

The P106-090's average score of 13470 is similarly close to its nearest rivals, including the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 (13515, 0.3% higher), the AMD Radeon Pro 555 (13407, 0.5% lower), the AMD Radeon HD 7770M (13536, 0.5% higher), and the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT (13543, 0.5% higher). This indicates the P106-090 performs in the range of older or lower-tier GPUs, despite its mining-specific design.

In the recorded benchmarks, the RX 7700 wins 2 of 2 head-to-head tests. The P106-090 has no recorded wins. The margin is so large that no workload in the database favors the NVIDIA card.

Specification Differences

The following table summarizes the key specification differences where the two cards diverge.

| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 7700 | NVIDIA P106-090 |

|---|---|---|

| Architecture | RDNA 3.0 | Pascal |

| Process Node | 5 nm | 16 nm |

| Transistors | 28,100 million | 4,400 million |

| Die Size | 346 mm² | 200 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 81.2M / mm² | 22.0M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 1900 MHz | 1354 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 2459 MHz | 1531 MHz |

| Game Clock | 2041 MHz | N/A |

| Memory Clock | 2438 MHz (19.5 Gbps effective) | 2002 MHz (8 Gbps effective) |

| Memory Size | 16 GB | 3 GB |

| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |

| Memory Bus Width | 256 bit | 192 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 624.1 GB/s | 192.2 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 2560 | 768 |

| TMUs | 160 | 48 |

| ROPs | 96 | 48 |

| RT Cores | 40 | N/A |

| Pixel Rate | 236.1 GPixel/s | 73.49 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 393.4 GTexel/s | 73.49 GTexel/s |

| FP32 Performance | 25.18 TFLOPS | 2.352 TFLOPS |

| FP16 Performance | 25.18 TFLOPS (1:1) | 36.74 GFLOPS (1:64) |

| TDP | 200 W | 75 W |

| Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |

| Suggested PSU | 550 W | 250 W |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x1 |

| Display Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C | No outputs |

| DirectX Support | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_1) |

| Production Status | Active | End-of-life |

| Release Date | 2025-09-17 | 2017-07-30 |

The RX 7700 is a fully featured graphics card with modern display outputs, while the P106-090 has no display outputs at all, making it unsuitable for any visual output task. The bus interface difference is also stark: PCIe 4.0 x16 versus PCIe 1.0 x1, which severely limits the P106-090's data transfer capability.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU is faster in DirectX 12 workloads?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7700 scores 2865 in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, while the NVIDIA P106-090 scores 509. This represents a 462.9% advantage for the RX 7700.

Q: Can the NVIDIA P106-090 be used for gaming on a monitor?

A: No. The P106-090 has no display outputs, so it cannot connect to any monitor. It is a mining-specific card.

Q: How does the memory bandwidth compare?

A: The RX 7700 has 624.1 GB/s of bandwidth from 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus. The P106-090 has 192.2 GB/s from 3 GB of GDDR5 on a 192-bit bus.

Q: What is the power draw difference?

A: The RX 7700 has a TDP of 200 W and requires a 550 W suggested PSU with 2x 8-pin connectors. The P106-090 has a TDP of 75 W and requires a 250 W suggested PSU with 1x 6-pin connector.

Q: Which GPU has better compute performance?

A: In Geekbench OpenCL, the RX 7700 scores 106028 against the P106-090's 21304, a 397.7% advantage. The RX 7700 also delivers 25.18 TFLOPS FP32 versus 2.352 TFLOPS for the P106-090.

Q: Are these GPUs from the same generation?

A: No. The RX 7700 is from the Radeon RX 7000 series released in 2025, while the P106-090 is from the Mining GPUs generation released in 2017. The RX 7700 is still in active production, while the P106-090 is end-of-life.