AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT vs NVIDIA Quadro K5200 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data includes two common compute workloads where both cards have results: Geekbench OpenCL and Geekbench Vulkan. In both cases, the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT dominates, and the margins are not subtle.

Starting with Geekbench OpenCL, the RX 7700 XT posts a score of 138,383, while the NVIDIA Quadro K5200 manages 19,024. That works out to a 627.4% advantage for the AMD card. This is the larger of the two deltas by a wide margin, and it reflects the fundamental generational gap between the two architectures in raw compute throughput. OpenCL workloads that scale across shading units and memory bandwidth will favor the RX 7700 XT heavily, and the data confirms that.

In Geekbench Vulkan, the RX 7700 XT scores 46,443 against the Quadro K5200's 20,180. The delta here is 130.1% in favor of AMD. While this is a smaller relative gap than OpenCL, it is still a decisive win. Vulkan is a lower-level API that can expose hardware efficiency differences, and the newer RDNA 3.0 architecture clearly extracts more performance per unit of work.

The benchmark record shows two wins for the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT and zero for the NVIDIA Quadro K5200. There are no head-to-head results where the Quadro pulls ahead. The average benchmark score for the RX 7700 XT is 22,549, while the Quadro K5200 averages 19,602. That places the AMD card 15.0% higher on average across all recorded tests, a meaningful but smaller gap than the individual compute tests might suggest, because the RX 7700 XT also has several DirectX and PassMark results that contribute to its average.

The RX 7700 XT sits at the 67th percentile among all GPUs in the database, while the Quadro K5200 sits at the 64th percentile. The percentile difference is modest, but the compute-specific deltas are enormous. The AMD card's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile at 22,435 average score (0.5% lower), the RTX 4060 Mobile at 22,729 (0.8% higher), the RTX 2080 at 22,895 (1.5% higher), and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 at 22,170 (1.7% lower). The Quadro K5200's nearest rivals include the AMD FirePro D300 at 19,637 (0.2% higher), the AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT at 19,765 (0.8% higher), the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX at 19,410 (1.0% lower), and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB at 19,334 (1.4% lower). These rival clusters show that the RX 7700 XT competes in a much faster performance tier, while the Quadro K5200 competes with older mid-range cards.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from different eras and different design philosophies. The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT uses the Navi 32 chip built on RDNA 3.0 architecture, with the codename Wheat Nas, and belongs to the Navi III (RX 7000) generation. It is fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC, packing 28,100 million transistors into a 346 mm² die. The transistor density is 81.2 million per square millimeter.

The NVIDIA Quadro K5200 uses the GK110B chip built on Kepler architecture, from the Quadro Kepler (Kx200) generation. It is fabricated on a 28 nm process, also at TSMC, with 7,080 million transistors on a 561 mm² die. The transistor density is 12.6 million per square millimeter. The die is physically larger, but the process node is much older, and the transistor count is roughly one quarter of the AMD chip.

Clock speeds show a similar generational split. The RX 7700 XT has a base clock of 1435 MHz, a boost clock of 2544 MHz, and a game clock of 2171 MHz. The Quadro K5200 has a base clock of 667 MHz and a boost clock of 771 MHz. The AMD card's boost clock is more than three times higher than the Quadro's base clock.

Memory configurations differ substantially. The RX 7700 XT has 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, with a bandwidth of 432.0 GB/s. The Quadro K5200 has 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, with a bandwidth of 192.3 GB/s. Despite the wider bus on the Quadro, the newer and faster GDDR6 memory on the RX 7700 XT delivers more than double the bandwidth.

Compute resources also favor the AMD card. The RX 7700 XT has 3,456 shading units, 216 texture mapping units, 96 render output units, and 54 ray tracing cores. The Quadro K5200 has 2,304 shading units, 192 TMUs, and 48 ROPs, with no ray tracing cores. The RX 7700 XT achieves a pixel rate of 244.2 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 549.5 GTexel/s, while the Quadro K5200 manages 37.01 GPixel/s and 148.0 GTexel/s. FP32 performance is 35.17 TFLOPS for the AMD card versus 3.553 TFLOPS for the NVIDIA card, a nearly tenfold difference. The RX 7700 XT also supports FP16 at 35.17 TFLOPS (1:1), while the Quadro K5200 has no recorded FP16 capability.

API support differs as well. The RX 7700 XT supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The Quadro K5200 supports DirectX 12 (11_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.175. The AMD card also has modern display outputs: 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, and 1x USB Type-C. The Quadro K5200 offers 2x DVI and 2x DisplayPort 1.2.

Power requirements differ. The RX 7700 XT has a TDP of 245 W, uses 2x 8-pin power connectors, and suggests a 550 W power supply. The Quadro K5200 has a TDP of 150 W, uses a single 6-pin connector, and suggests a 450 W power supply. Both are dual-slot cards, and both are 267 mm long. The RX 7700 XT is 135 mm tall and 50 mm wide, while the Quadro K5200 is 111 mm tall with no recorded width.

The RX 7700 XT uses PCIe 4.0 x16, while the Quadro K5200 uses PCIe 3.0 x16. The production status of the AMD card is Active, while the Quadro K5200 is End-of-life. The RX 7700 XT was released on 2023-09-05, with a launch MSRP of 449 USD. The Quadro K5200 was released on 2014-07-21, with no launch MSRP recorded.

FAQ

Q: Which card is faster in Geekbench OpenCL?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT scores 138,383 versus 19,024 for the NVIDIA Quadro K5200, a 627.4% advantage for AMD.

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

A: The RX 7700 XT scores 46,443 in Geekbench Vulkan, while the Quadro K5200 scores 20,180. The AMD card leads by 130.1%.

Q: What is the memory bandwidth difference?

A: The RX 7700 XT has 432.0 GB/s of bandwidth from 12 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus. The Quadro K5200 has 192.3 GB/s from 8 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus.

Q: Does the Quadro K5200 support ray tracing?

A: No. The Quadro K5200 has no ray tracing cores. The RX 7700 XT has 54 ray tracing cores.

Q: Which card has a higher average benchmark score?

A: The RX 7700 XT averages 22,549 across all recorded benchmarks, while the Quadro K5200 averages 19,602. That is a 15.0% difference in favor of AMD.

Q: What are the process nodes for each card?

A: The RX 7700 XT is built on a 5 nm process at TSMC, while the Quadro K5200 uses a 28 nm process, also at TSMC.

The Verdict

The data points to a clear winner for almost any use case. The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT wins both recorded head-to-head benchmarks, with a 627.4% lead in OpenCL and a 130.1% lead in Vulkan. It has more memory, higher bandwidth, more shading units, more ROPs, ray tracing support, a newer process node, and a much higher average benchmark score. The Quadro K5200 is an older professional card from the Kepler generation, and its only advantages in the recorded data are a lower TDP of 150 W versus 245 W, a single 6-pin power connector instead of two 8-pin connectors, and a lower suggested power supply of 450 W versus 550 W.

For users who need maximum compute performance, the RX 7700 XT is the only rational choice. The Quadro K5200 may be sufficient for legacy professional workloads that depend on specific Kepler-era driver behavior, but the benchmark data shows it trails by enormous margins in the two tests where both cards have results. The RX 7700 XT also sits at a higher percentile among all GPUs, 67th versus 64th, and its average score is 15.0% higher.

The Quadro K5200 is end-of-life, while the RX 7700 XT remains active in production. The RX 7700 XT also supports newer APIs, including DirectX 12 Ultimate and Vulkan 1.4, while the Quadro K5200 is limited to DirectX 12 (11_1) and Vulkan 1.2.175. The recommendation is straightforward: pick the RX 7700 XT unless the specific requirement is a legacy Quadro card with lower power draw.

Specification Differences

| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT | NVIDIA Quadro K5200 |

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

| Architecture | RDNA 3.0 | Kepler |

| Process node | 5 nm | 28 nm |

| Transistors | 28,100 million | 7,080 million |

| Die size | 346 mm² | 561 mm² |

| Transistor density | 81.2M / mm² | 12.6M / mm² |

| Base clock | 1435 MHz | 667 MHz |

| Boost clock | 2544 MHz | 771 MHz |

| Game clock | 2171 MHz | None |

| Memory size | 12 GB | 8 GB |

| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |

| Memory bus | 192 bit | 256 bit |

| Memory bandwidth | 432.0 GB/s | 192.3 GB/s |

| Shading units | 3456 | 2304 |

| TMUs | 216 | 192 |

| ROPs | 96 | 48 |

| Ray tracing cores | 54 | None |

| Pixel rate | 244.2 GPixel/s | 37.01 GPixel/s |

| Texture rate | 549.5 GTexel/s | 148.0 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 35.17 TFLOPS | 3.553 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 35.17 TFLOPS (1:1) | None |

| TDP | 245 W | 150 W |

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

| Suggested PSU | 550 W | 450 W |

| Bus interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |

| Display outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C | 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 1.2 |

| DirectX support | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (11_1) |

| Vulkan support | 1.4 | 1.2.175 |

| Production status | Active | End-of-life |

| Release date | 2023-09-05 | 2014-07-21 |

| Height | 135 mm | 111 mm |

| Width | 50 mm | None recorded |

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT wins in compute-heavy workloads. Its Geekbench OpenCL score of 138,383 is 627.4% higher than the Quadro K5200's 19,024, and its Vulkan score of 46,443 is 130.1% higher than the Quadro's 20,180. The RX 7700 XT also wins on memory bandwidth, with 432.0 GB/s versus 192.3 GB/s, which benefits any workload that streams large datasets. It has 54 ray tracing cores, so any application that uses ray tracing will only run on the AMD card. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, while the Quadro K5200 only reaches DirectX 12 (11_1). The RX 7700 XT also has a higher average benchmark score, 22,549 versus 19,602, and sits at a higher percentile among all GPUs.

The NVIDIA Quadro K5200 wins on power efficiency in absolute terms. Its TDP is 150 W versus 245 W for the AMD card, and it requires only a single 6-pin power connector and a 450 W power supply, compared to two 8-pin connectors and a 550 W power supply for the RX 7700 XT. The Quadro K5200 is also physically shorter in height, 111 mm versus 135 mm, which may matter in constrained chassis. It has a wider memory bus at 256 bit, though the effective bandwidth is still much lower. For users with legacy Kepler-specific workflows, or for systems with limited power delivery, the Quadro K5200 could be the only viable option. But for raw performance, the RX 7700 XT wins every recorded benchmark.