NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database records no overlapping benchmark tests between the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile and the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q. The RTX 5070 Mobile has been tested across Geekbench OpenCL, Geekbench Vulkan, Passmark DirectX 10, DirectX 11, DirectX 12, DirectX 9, G2D, G3D, and GPU Compute, producing an average benchmark score of 29,928. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q has only one recorded test, 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, with a score of 11,088, which also serves as its average benchmark score.

Because no head-to-head benchmark entries exist, the win counts are zero for both parts. The RTX 5070 Mobile sits in the 75th percentile of all GPUs, while the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q sits in the 50th percentile. The RTX 5070 Mobile's nearest rivals by average score include the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti (29,945, 0.1% higher), the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (29,783, 0.5% lower), the Radeon RX 6800 (30,095, 0.6% higher), and the Radeon RX 6700 (30,433, 1.7% higher). This places the RTX 5070 Mobile within a tight cluster of desktop-class GPUs from previous generations, with its average score trailing the RX 6700 by 1.7% and the RX 6800 by 0.6%, while edging out the RTX 2080 Ti by 0.5%. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q's nearest rivals include the RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q (11,088, 0% difference), the Radeon RX 550 (11,075, 0.1% lower), the GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER (11,047, 0.4% lower), and the FirePro W4300 (11,225, 1.2% higher). The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q essentially matches the RTX 6000D variant in the single recorded test.

The RTX 5070 Mobile's individual benchmark scores show a wide spread across API tests. Its highest Passmark score comes from DirectX 9 at 214, followed by DirectX 11 at 192, DirectX 10 at 129, and DirectX 12 at 93. The G3D score is 20,355, while GPU Compute reaches 8,279. Geekbench OpenCL scores 122,238 and Vulkan scores 116,960. These figures indicate that the mobile part delivers substantially stronger performance in older DirectX workloads relative to its DirectX 12 result, a pattern that carries implications for legacy application support.

Architecture Differences

Both GPUs are built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture and use TSMC's 5 nm process. The RTX 5070 Mobile uses the GB206 chip, while the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q uses the GB202 chip. The transistor counts differ considerably: the GB206 contains 21,900 million transistors on a die size of 181 mm², while the GB202 packs 92,200 million transistors onto a 750 mm² die. Transistor density is nearly identical, at 121.0 million per mm² for the mobile chip and 122.9 million per mm² for the professional chip.

The RTX 5070 Mobile integrates 4,608 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, 48 ROPs, 36 ray tracing cores, and 144 tensor cores. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q scales to 24,064 shading units, 752 TMUs, 192 ROPs, 188 ray tracing cores, and 752 tensor cores. This represents a 5.2x increase in shading units, a 5.2x increase in TMUs, a 4x increase in ROPs, a 5.2x increase in ray tracing cores, and a 5.2x increase in tensor cores.

Memory architectures diverge sharply. The RTX 5070 Mobile uses 8 GB of GDDR7 on a 128-bit bus, delivering 384.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q uses 96 GB of GDDR7 on a 512-bit bus, delivering 1.79 TB/s. The professional card's memory clock is 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective), versus 1500 MHz (24 Gbps effective) on the mobile part. The bus width difference is the dominant factor in the bandwidth gap.

Clock speeds also differ. The RTX 5070 Mobile has a base clock of 907 MHz and a boost clock of 1425 MHz. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q has a base clock of 1035 MHz and a boost clock of 2280 MHz. The higher boost clock on the professional part contributes to its peak throughput figures.

Both chips support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q is a dual-slot card measuring 267 mm in length, 111 mm in height, and 40 mm in width, with a 16-pin power connector and a suggested power supply of 700 W. The RTX 5070 Mobile is an integrated form factor (IGP) with no power connectors, making its thermal and power envelope fundamentally different.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 5070 Mobile wins in portability and energy efficiency. Its 50 W TDP and IGP form factor allow it to be integrated into laptops without external power connectors, a capability the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q cannot match with its 300 W TDP and dual-slot footprint. The mobile part's average benchmark score of 29,928 far exceeds the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q's 11,088, despite the much smaller physical and power footprint. This suggests that the mobile GPU is better suited for tasks where raw throughput per watt matters, such as thin-and-light laptops or battery-constrained workloads.

The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q wins in absolute compute capacity and memory. Its 109.7 TFLOPS of FP32 and FP16 performance dwarfs the RTX 5070 Mobile's 13.13 TFLOPS. Its 96 GB memory capacity and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth are in a different class entirely, supporting large datasets that would be impossible on an 8 GB, 384.0 GB/s configuration. The 1,714.6 GTexel/s texture rate and 437.8 GPixel/s pixel rate also vastly exceed the mobile part's 205.2 GTexel/s and 68.40 GPixel/s. These figures point to professional workloads like rendering, simulation, or AI inference with massive model footprints, where memory capacity and sustained throughput dominate.

The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q also holds an advantage in display connectivity, offering 4x DisplayPort 2.1b outputs, while the RTX 5070 Mobile's display outputs are described as portable device dependent. For multi-monitor professional environments, the fixed DisplayPort configuration is more predictable.

The single recorded 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 11,088 for the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q, however, is not directly comparable to any RTX 5070 Mobile result. The mobile part's Passmark G3D score of 20,355 and Geekbench scores above 116,000 indicate that in general-purpose GPU benchmarks, the mobile part outperforms the professional card's sole recorded metric, but the different test suites prevent a definitive cross-format ranking.

Specification Differences

The two parts differ in nearly every specification field. The RTX 5070 Mobile uses the GB206 chip, while the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q uses the GB202. Process nodes are both 5 nm, but transistor counts diverge: 21,900 million versus 92,200 million. Die sizes are 181 mm² versus 750 mm². Transistor density is similar at 121.0M per mm² versus 122.9M per mm².

Clocks differ across the board. The RTX 5070 Mobile has a base clock of 907 MHz and a boost clock of 1425 MHz. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q has a base clock of 1035 MHz and a boost clock of 2280 MHz. Memory clocks are 1500 MHz (24 Gbps effective) versus 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective).

Memory capacity is 8 GB versus 96 GB, both GDDR7. Bus widths are 128-bit versus 512-bit. Bandwidth is 384.0 GB/s versus 1.79 TB/s. Shading units are 4,608 versus 24,064. TMUs are 144 versus 752. ROPs are 48 versus 192. Ray tracing cores are 36 versus 188. Tensor cores are 144 versus 752.

Pixel rates are 68.40 GPixel/s versus 437.8 GPixel/s. Texture rates are 205.2 GTexel/s versus 1,714.6 GTexel/s. FP32 and FP16 performance are both 13.13 TFLOPS versus 109.7 TFLOPS. TDP is 50 W versus 300 W. Slot widths are IGP versus dual-slot. Power connectors are none versus 1x 16-pin. The suggested PSU is only listed for the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q at 700 W.

Display outputs are portable device dependent versus 4x DisplayPort 2.1b. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q has fixed dimensions of 267 mm length, 111 mm height, and 40 mm width; the RTX 5070 Mobile has no recorded dimensions. Release dates are 2025-04-14 for the mobile part and 2025-03-17 for the professional part. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q has a launch MSRP of 8,565 USD; the RTX 5070 Mobile has no recorded launch MSRP.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score in the database?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile has an average benchmark score of 29,928 across nine recorded tests. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q has an average benchmark score of 11,088 from a single 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test.

Q: How do the memory configurations differ between the two GPUs?

A: The RTX 5070 Mobile uses 8 GB of GDDR7 on a 128-bit bus with 384.0 GB/s bandwidth. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q uses 96 GB of GDDR7 on a 512-bit bus with 1.79 TB/s bandwidth.

Q: What is the percentile ranking of each GPU?

A: The RTX 5070 Mobile is in the 75th percentile of all GPUs. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q is in the 50th percentile.

Q: Which GPU has more ray tracing cores?

A: The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q has 188 ray tracing cores. The RTX 5070 Mobile has 36 ray tracing cores.

Q: What are the TDP values for each GPU?

A: The RTX 5070 Mobile has a TDP of 50 W. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q has a TDP of 300 W.

Q: Are there any overlapping benchmark tests between the two GPUs?

A: No. The database shows no head-to-head benchmark entries, and the win counts are zero for both parts. The RTX 5070 Mobile has Geekbench and Passmark results, while the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q has only a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 result.