AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE vs NVIDIA RTX A2000 Comparison

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE and NVIDIA RTX A2000 occupy very different corners of the GPU market, but the benchmark data shows a clear performance hierarchy. The RX 9070 GRE is a recent, high-power consumer card built for rasterization and ray tracing, while the RTX A2000 is an older, low-power workstation card designed for professional reliability. The recorded benchmarks leave no ambiguity about their relative speed, but the choice between them depends on what you value more: raw performance or power efficiency.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database includes two direct comparisons between these cards, and the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE wins both decisively. In the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, which is a modern, demanding workload, the RX 9070 GRE scores 5424 points against the RTX A2000's 1345 points. That is a delta of 303.3%, meaning the AMD card delivers roughly four times the performance in this specific test. This is not a marginal lead; it is a generational and architectural gap that shows up immediately in any GPU-bound scenario.

The second benchmark, Geekbench OpenCL, shows a smaller but still substantial advantage. The RX 9070 GRE scores 109309 points, while the RTX A2000 scores 67695 points. The delta here is 61.5%, which means the AMD card is about 60% faster in this compute-oriented workload. While OpenCL is not a pure gaming test, it does reflect general compute throughput, and the RX 9070 GRE's lead is consistent with its much higher shading unit count and clock speeds.

Looking at the average benchmark scores across the full database reinforces this picture. The RX 9070 GRE has an average benchmark score of 57367, while the RTX A2000 averages 46043. That is a difference of roughly 24%, though the head-to-head tests show a wider gap because they are specifically paired. The average score includes a broader mix of tests, some of which may favor the workstation card's driver optimizations, but the overall trend is unmistakable. The RX 9070 GRE wins 2 out of 2 direct comparisons, and the RTX A2000 wins 0.

Architecture Differences

The two cards are built on completely different foundations. The AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE uses the Navi 48 chip with RDNA 4.0 architecture, manufactured on a 4 nm process at TSMC. It packs 53,900 million transistors into a 357 mm² die, giving it a transistor density of 151.0M per mm². In contrast, the NVIDIA RTX A2000 uses the GA106 chip with Ampere architecture, built on Samsung's 8 nm process. It has 12,000 million transistors on a 276 mm² die, with a density of just 43.5M per mm². The process node difference is significant: 4 nm versus 8 nm, which explains why the AMD card can fit over four times as many transistors.

The memory configurations also diverge sharply. The RX 9070 GRE has 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, with a bandwidth of 432.0 GB/s. The RTX A2000 has only 6 GB of GDDR6 on the same 192-bit bus, but its bandwidth is lower at 288.0 GB/s. The AMD card also runs its memory at a higher effective speed: 18 Gbps versus 12 Gbps for the NVIDIA card. For modern games and large textures, the 12 GB capacity is a major advantage, and the extra bandwidth helps in high-resolution scenarios.

Compute resources tell a similar story. The RX 9070 GRE has 3072 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, and 96 raster output pipelines. It also has 48 ray tracing cores. The RTX A2000 has 3328 shading units, which is actually more on paper, but only 104 TMUs and 48 ROPs. Its ray tracing core count is lower at 26, but it does include 104 tensor cores, which the AMD card lacks entirely. The tensor cores are relevant for AI workloads and DLSS, but the raw rasterization throughput favors the AMD card. The pixel rate for the RX 9070 GRE is 267.8 GPixel/s versus 57.60 GPixel/s for the RTX A2000, and the texture rate is 535.7 GTexel/s versus 124.8 GTexel/s. The FP32 compute is 34.28 TFLOPS for AMD versus 7.987 TFLOPS for NVIDIA, a gap of over four times.

FAQ

Q: Which card is faster in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 benchmark?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE scores 5424 points, which is 303.3% higher than the RTX A2000's 1345 points. This is the largest performance gap in the head-to-head data.

Q: Does the RTX A2000 have any advantage in compute workloads?

A: No. In the Geekbench OpenCL test, the RX 9070 GRE scores 109309 points versus 67695 for the RTX A2000, a 61.5% lead. The RTX A2000 does have 104 tensor cores, which the AMD card lacks, but the raw FP32 and FP16 throughput is much higher on the AMD side.

Q: What is the memory capacity difference?

A: The RX 9070 GRE has 12 GB of GDDR6, while the RTX A2000 has 6 GB. Both use a 192-bit bus, but the bandwidth differs: 432.0 GB/s for AMD versus 288.0 GB/s for NVIDIA.

Q: How do their power requirements compare?

A: The RX 9070 GRE has a TDP of 220 W and requires a 550 W power supply, while the RTX A2000 has a TDP of 70 W and only needs a 250 W PSU. The RTX A2000 also draws power from the PCIe slot with no additional connectors, whereas the RX 9070 GRE needs two 8-pin connectors.

Q: Which card has better production status?

A: The RX 9070 GRE is listed as Active, with a release date of 2025-05-07. The RTX A2000 is End-of-life, released on 2021-08-09, and its successor is Workstation Ada.

Q: What is the launch MSRP for each?

A: The RX 9070 GRE has a launch MSRP of 549 USD, and the RTX A2000 has a launch MSRP of 449 USD.

The Verdict

The data makes the performance hierarchy simple: the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE is the faster card by a wide margin. In the 3DMark Steel Nomad test, it leads by 303.3%, and in Geekbench OpenCL, it leads by 61.5%. Its average benchmark score of 57367 is also higher than the RTX A2000's 46043, and its percentile ranking among all GPUs is 87 versus 85, meaning it sits slightly higher in the overall distribution. If you need raw gaming or compute performance, the RX 9070 GRE is the clear choice.

However, the RTX A2000 has its own merits. Its TDP of 70 W is dramatically lower than the RX 9070 GRE's 220 W, and it requires no external power connectors, only a 250 W power supply. It is also a dual-slot card with a shorter physical footprint: 167 mm (6.6 inches) in length and 69 mm (2.7 inches) in height, whereas the RX 9070 GRE has no recorded dimensions. For a small form factor workstation or a system with limited power delivery, the RTX A2000 is the practical option, despite being end-of-life.

The nearest rivals in the database put both cards in context. The RX 9070 GRE's average score of 57367 is within 1.8% of the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT (58392) and just 0.7% behind the Intel Arc A580 (57756). The RTX A2000's average score of 46043 is nearly identical to the NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation (45972), with a delta of only 0.2%. This suggests the RTX A2000 is competitive with other workstation-class GPUs, but it is not in the same performance class as the RX 9070 GRE.

Specification Differences

The table below lists only the fields where the two cards differ, based on the recorded data.

| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE | NVIDIA RTX A2000 |

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

| Process Node | 4 nm | 8 nm |

| Foundry | TSMC | Samsung |

| Transistors | 53,900 million | 12,000 million |

| Die Size | 357 mm² | 276 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 151.0M / mm² | 43.5M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 1420 MHz | 562 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 2790 MHz | 1200 MHz |

| Game Clock | 2220 MHz | None |

| Memory Clock | 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective | 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective |

| Memory Size | 12 GB | 6 GB |

| Bandwidth | 432.0 GB/s | 288.0 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 3072 | 3328 |

| TMUs | 192 | 104 |

| ROPs | 96 | 48 |

| RT Cores | 48 | 26 |

| Tensor Cores | None | 104 |

| Pixel Rate | 267.8 GPixel/s | 57.60 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 535.7 GTexel/s | 124.8 GTexel/s |

| FP32 Performance | 34.28 TFLOPS | 7.987 TFLOPS |

| FP16 Performance | 34.28 TFLOPS (1:1) | 7.987 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 220 W | 70 W |

| Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin | None |

| Suggested PSU | 550 W | 250 W |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |

| Display Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a | 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a |

| Dimensions | Not recorded | 167 mm (6.6 inches) x 69 mm (2.7 inches) |

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

| Release Date | 2025-05-07 | 2021-08-09 |

| Predecessor | Navi III | Quadro Turing |

| Successor | None | Workstation Ada |

| Launch MSRP | 549 USD | 449 USD |

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE wins in every direct benchmark comparison, and its advantages extend to nearly every measurable specification. It has more memory (12 GB versus 6 GB), higher bandwidth (432.0 GB/s versus 288.0 GB/s), faster clocks (2790 MHz boost versus 1200 MHz boost), and a much larger transistor budget. Its FP32 throughput of 34.28 TFLOPS is over four times the RTX A2000's 7.987 TFLOPS. This makes it the obvious pick for gaming, high-resolution rendering, and any compute task that does not specifically require NVIDIA's tensor cores. The RX 9070 GRE also supports PCIe 5.0 x16, which is a newer interface than the RTX A2000's PCIe 4.0 x16.

The NVIDIA RTX A2000 wins in efficiency and physical integration. Its 70 W TDP is less than a third of the RX 9070 GRE's 220 W, and it needs no auxiliary power connectors, making it compatible with a 250 W power supply. Its compact size, 167 mm in length, suits small form factor builds. It also offers four mini-DisplayPort 1.4a outputs, which is more display connectivity than the RX 9070 GRE's single HDMI and three DisplayPort 2.1a ports. The tensor cores are a unique asset for AI inference and certain professional applications, though the benchmark data does not show them outperforming the AMD card in the tests recorded. For a low-power workstation that prioritizes compactness and minimal power draw over raw speed, the RTX A2000 is the data-backed choice.