AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT vs NVIDIA TITAN Xp Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded head-to-head results show a dominant performance profile for the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT. Across the ten benchmark tests in the database, the RX 7700 XT wins nine, with the NVIDIA TITAN Xp taking only a single victory. The most decisive margin comes in Geekbench OpenCL, where the RX 7700 XT scores 138383 against 72585, a 90.6% advantage. This is the largest delta of any test in the comparison, indicating a substantial lead in general compute workloads as measured by that benchmark. The data also shows a 39.8% win in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, with the RX 7700 XT scoring 3316 versus 2372. This test stresses modern DirectX 12 rendering, and the margin suggests the newer architecture handles the workload with significantly more headroom.

PassMark G3D, the aggregate gaming-oriented score, favors the RX 7700 XT at 22547 versus 18750, a 20.3% lead. DirectX 11 results amplify the gap further: the RX 7700 XT records 232 against 152, a 52.6% difference. DirectX 9 shows a 30.1% win (294 versus 226), and DirectX 12 shows a 14.5% win (79 versus 69). The PassMark GPU compute test also goes to the RX 7700 XT, 12912 versus 9430, a 36.9% margin. The G2D test, which measures 2D graphics throughput, shows a 31.5% win for the RX 7700 XT (1161 versus 883). Even the DirectX 10 test, where both cards score 119, is recorded as a win for the RX 7700 XT due to the zero delta being assigned to that side.

The NVIDIA TITAN Xp's only victory is in Geekbench Vulkan, where it scores 87180 against 46443. That is a 46.7% swing in favor of the older card. This result is notable because it runs opposite to the OpenCL result, where the RX 7700 XT leads by nearly double. The Vulkan benchmark may be sensitive to driver optimization or the specific workload characteristics of the TITAN Xp's Pascal architecture, but the data does not specify the reason. What matters is that this single win does not offset the RX 7700 XT's overall margin: the average benchmark score for the RX 7700 XT is 22549, while the TITAN Xp sits at 19177. That is a 17.6% difference in aggregate performance.

The RX 7700 XT also places higher in the overall database percentile, at 67 versus the TITAN Xp's 64. Its nearest rivals in the database include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile (22345, 0.5% lower), the RTX 4060 Mobile (22729, 0.8% higher), the RTX 2080 (22895, 1.5% higher), and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 (22170, 1.7% lower). The TITAN Xp, by contrast, sits near the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 (19164, 0.1% lower), the Tesla K20m (19089, 0.5% lower), the RTX 4050 Mobile (19049, 0.7% lower), and the AMD Radeon RX 6600 (19036, 0.7% lower). These rival clusters show that the RX 7700 XT competes in a much higher performance tier than the TITAN Xp, whose nearest neighbors are several generations old or mobile parts.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from fundamentally different eras of GPU design. The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT uses the Navi 32 chip with RDNA 3.0 architecture, built on a 5 nm process at TSMC. The NVIDIA TITAN Xp uses the GP102 chip with Pascal architecture, built on a 16 nm process, also at TSMC. The process node difference is significant: the RX 7700 XT packs 28,100 million transistors into a 346 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 81.2 million per square millimeter. The TITAN Xp has 11,800 million transistors on a 471 mm² die, for a density of 25.1 million per square millimeter. The RX 7700 XT achieves more than three times the transistor density on a much smaller die.

Clock speeds also favor the newer card. 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 TITAN Xp has a base clock of 1405 MHz and a boost clock of 1582 MHz, with no game clock listed. The memory clock differs as well: the RX 7700 XT runs at 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective, while the TITAN Xp runs at 1426 MHz with 11.4 Gbps effective. Memory configuration shows a split: both cards have 12 GB, but the RX 7700 XT uses GDDR6 on a 192 bit bus with 432.0 GB/s bandwidth, while the TITAN Xp uses GDDR5X on a 384 bit bus with 547.6 GB/s bandwidth. The TITAN Xp has a wider bus and higher raw bandwidth, but the RX 7700 XT compensates with a much higher clocked memory.

Shader resources differ in count but not in a straightforward way. The RX 7700 XT has 3456 shading units, 216 texture mapping units, and 96 ROPs. The TITAN Xp has 3840 shading units, 240 TMUs, and 96 ROPs. The TITAN Xp has more shading units and TMUs, yet the RX 7700 XT produces higher pixel and texture rates: 244.2 GPixel/s and 549.5 GTexel/s versus 151.9 GPixel/s and 379.7 GTexel/s. The RX 7700 XT also has 54 ray tracing cores, while the TITAN Xp has none. Neither card has tensor cores listed.

The FP32 compute figures show a massive gap. The RX 7700 XT delivers 35.17 TFLOPS, while the TITAN Xp delivers 12.15 TFLOPS. FP16 shows an even more extreme split: the RX 7700 XT achieves 35.17 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio, while the TITAN Xp achieves 189.8 GFLOPS at a 1:64 ratio. That is a difference of two orders of magnitude in half-precision throughput. The RX 7700 XT also supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the TITAN Xp is limited to DirectX 12 (12_1). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4. The RX 7700 XT uses PCIe 4.0 x16, while the TITAN Xp uses PCIe 3.0 x16.

Power and physical specifications are close but not identical. The RX 7700 XT has a TDP of 245 W with a suggested PSU of 550 W, while the TITAN Xp has a TDP of 250 W with a suggested PSU of 600 W. Both are dual-slot cards. The RX 7700 XT uses 2x 8-pin power connectors, while the TITAN Xp uses 1x 6-pin plus 1x 8-pin. Dimensions differ in height and width: the RX 7700 XT is 267 mm long, 135 mm high, and 50 mm wide; the TITAN Xp is 267 mm long, 112 mm high, and 40 mm wide. Display outputs also differ: the RX 7700 XT offers 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, and 1x USB Type-C, while the TITAN Xp offers 1x HDMI 2.0 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a.

FAQ

Q: Which card has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT has an average benchmark score of 22549, compared to 19177 for the NVIDIA TITAN Xp.

Q: In which benchmark does the NVIDIA TITAN Xp beat the RX 7700 XT?

A: The TITAN Xp wins in Geekbench Vulkan, scoring 87180 against 46443, a 46.7% difference in its favor.

Q: What is the largest single benchmark margin between the two cards?

A: The largest margin is in Geekbench OpenCL, where the RX 7700 XT scores 138383 versus 72585, a 90.6% lead.

Q: Do both cards have the same memory capacity?

A: Yes, both have 12 GB, but the RX 7700 XT uses GDDR6 on a 192 bit bus, while the TITAN Xp uses GDDR5X on a 384 bit bus.

Q: Does the RX 7700 XT support ray tracing hardware?

A: Yes, it has 54 ray tracing cores, while the TITAN Xp has no ray tracing cores listed.

Q: Which card has a higher percentile ranking in the database?

A: The RX 7700 XT ranks in the 67th percentile of all GPUs, while the TITAN Xp ranks in the 64th percentile.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in nearly every major specification category. The RX 7700 XT uses a 5 nm process, while the TITAN Xp uses 16 nm. Transistor count is 28,100 million versus 11,800 million, and die size is 346 mm² versus 471 mm². Transistor density is 81.2 million per mm² versus 25.1 million per mm². Base clocks are 1435 MHz versus 1405 MHz, boost clocks are 2544 MHz versus 1582 MHz, and the RX 7700 XT has a game clock of 2171 MHz while the TITAN Xp has none. Memory clocks are 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective versus 1426 MHz with 11.4 Gbps effective.

Memory bus width is 192 bit versus 384 bit, and bandwidth is 432.0 GB/s versus 547.6 GB/s. Shading units are 3456 versus 3840, and TMUs are 216 versus 240, while ROPs are equal at 96. The RX 7700 XT has 54 ray tracing cores; the TITAN Xp has none. Pixel rate is 244.2 GPixel/s versus 151.9 GPixel/s, and texture rate is 549.5 GTexel/s versus 379.7 GTexel/s. FP32 is 35.17 TFLOPS versus 12.15 TFLOPS, and FP16 is 35.17 TFLOPS (1:1) versus 189.8 GFLOPS (1:64). TDP is 245 W versus 250 W, and suggested PSU is 550 W versus 600 W. Power connectors are 2x 8-pin versus 1x 6-pin plus 1x 8-pin. Bus interface is PCIe 4.0 x16 versus PCIe 3.0 x16. DirectX support is 12 Ultimate (12_2) versus 12 (12_1). Dimensions differ in height (135 mm versus 112 mm) and width (50 mm versus 40 mm), while length is the same at 267 mm. Display outputs differ as noted above. The RX 7700 XT is listed as Active production, while the TITAN Xp is End-of-life. Release dates are 2023-09-05 versus 2017-04-05.

Where Each One Wins

The RX 7700 XT wins in the vast majority of tested workloads. It leads in modern DirectX 12 rendering, as shown by the 3DMark Steel Nomad result, and in every PassMark DirectX test except the tied DirectX 10 score. It also leads in OpenCL compute, GPU compute, and G2D. This makes it the stronger choice for current-generation gaming, general compute tasks, and any workload that benefits from higher FP32 or FP16 throughput. Its active production status and newer release date also mean it is the card that remains in the market.

The TITAN Xp wins only in Geekbench Vulkan, where it outperforms the RX 7700 XT by 46.7%. For users whose primary workload is Vulkan-based and heavily optimized for Pascal, the data shows that the older card can still deliver a win. However, this is a single test point, and the TITAN Xp's lower average score and lower percentile rank suggest that this advantage does not generalize across the broader benchmark suite. The TITAN Xp also has higher memory bandwidth (547.6 GB/s versus 432.0 GB/s) and a wider 384 bit bus, which could matter in bandwidth-sensitive scenarios, though the recorded benchmarks do not isolate that factor.

The Verdict

The data points clearly to the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT as the stronger card overall. It wins nine of ten head-to-head benchmarks, has a higher average score (22549 versus 19177), and a higher percentile rank (67 versus 64). Its FP32 compute is roughly three times higher, its FP16 compute is orders of magnitude higher, and it adds ray tracing hardware that the TITAN Xp lacks. The RX 7700 XT also carries a 67th percentile ranking, placing it ahead of the TITAN Xp in the global database distribution.

The NVIDIA TITAN Xp remains relevant only in the narrow case of Vulkan performance, where its 46.7% win is the single bright spot in an otherwise one-sided comparison. For users choosing a card for modern DirectX 12 gaming, general compute, or any workload represented by the PassMark suite, the RX 7700 XT is the data-backed pick. The TITAN Xp's end-of-life status and its performance tier, which sits near the GTX 780 and the RTX 4050 Mobile in the database, further reinforce that it is outclassed by the RX 7700 XT. The verdict from the recorded measurements is unambiguous: the RX 7700 XT is the superior product for almost every scenario, with the TITAN Xp's Vulkan advantage being the only exception.