NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Comparison

FAQ

Q: Which GPU delivers the higher 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score?

A: The NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell scores 16,408, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER scores 2,690. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell wins the head-to-head benchmark.

Q: What is the performance difference between the two cards in this benchmark?

A: The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell outperforms the RTX 5070 SUPER by 83.6%. The RTX 5070 SUPER's score is 83.6% lower than the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell's result.

Q: How do these cards compare to other GPUs in the database?

A: The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell sits at the 59th percentile of all GPUs, while the RTX 5070 SUPER sits at the 18th percentile. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is within 0.6% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2, and the RTX 5070 SUPER is within 1.7% of the NVIDIA GeForce GT 440.

Q: What memory configurations do the two cards use?

A: The RTX 5070 SUPER has 18 GB of GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus with 672.0 GB/s bandwidth. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell has 96 GB of GDDR7 on a 512-bit bus with 1.79 TB/s bandwidth.

Q: Which card has higher boost clocks?

A: The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell boosts to 2617 MHz, while the RTX 5070 SUPER boosts to 2512 MHz. The base clocks differ more significantly: 1590 MHz for the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell versus 2325 MHz for the RTX 5070 SUPER.

Q: What are the physical dimensions of each card?

A: The RTX 5070 SUPER measures 245 mm in length, 115 mm in height, and 40 mm in width. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell measures 304 mm in length, 137 mm in height, and 40 mm in width.

Architecture Differences

Both GPUs are built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture and use a 5 nm process at TSMC. The similarities end there. The RTX 5070 SUPER uses the GB205 chip with 31,100 million transistors on a 263 mm² die, resulting in a transistor density of 118.3M per mm². The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell uses the GB202 chip with 92,200 million transistors on a 750 mm² die, achieving a slightly higher transistor density of 122.9M per mm².

The compute resource allocation differs dramatically. The RTX 5070 SUPER has 6,400 shading units, 200 texture mapping units, and 80 ROPs. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell has 24,064 shading units, 752 texture mapping units, and 192 ROPs. That is nearly four times the shading units and more than three times the texture mapping units.

Ray tracing and tensor core counts follow the same pattern. The RTX 5070 SUPER carries 50 RT cores and 200 tensor cores. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell carries 188 RT cores and 752 tensor cores. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell has nearly four times the RT cores and exactly 3.76 times the tensor cores.

Pixel and texture throughput reflect these differences. The RTX 5070 SUPER delivers 201.0 GPixel/s and 502.4 GTexel/s. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell delivers 502.5 GPixel/s and 1,968.0 GTexel/s. Floating-point performance shows the largest gap: 32.15 TFLOPS for the RTX 5070 SUPER versus 126.0 TFLOPS for the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell in both FP32 and FP16 (1:1 ratio).

Memory architecture diverges as well. Both use GDDR7 memory at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective), but the RTX 5070 SUPER uses a 192-bit bus with 18 GB capacity and 672.0 GB/s bandwidth. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell uses a 512-bit bus with 96 GB capacity and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth.

Power requirements differ substantially. The RTX 5070 SUPER has a 275 W TDP, while the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell has a 600 W TDP. Both are dual-slot cards with a single 16-pin power connector. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell lists a 1000 W suggested PSU in the database, while no suggested PSU is recorded for the RTX 5070 SUPER.

Display outputs also differ. The RTX 5070 SUPER provides 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell provides 4x DisplayPort 2.1b with no HDMI output. Both cards use PCIe 5.0 x16 interfaces and support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database records a single head-to-head benchmark: 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell scores 16,408, and the RTX 5070 SUPER scores 2,690. The delta of 83.6% in favor of the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell represents a decisive margin. The RTX 5070 SUPER does not win any recorded benchmark in this comparison, while the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell wins one.

Context from the nearest-rival data clarifies how each card sits relative to other GPUs. The RTX 5070 SUPER's rivals are all within a narrow band: the NVIDIA Quadro K1100M (2,664, 1% ahead of the RTX 5070 SUPER), the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (2,662, 1.1% ahead), the Intel Arc Pro B50 (2,660, 1.1% ahead), and the NVIDIA GeForce GT 440 (2,645, 1.7% ahead). The RTX 5070 SUPER trails each of these by small margins, placing it near the lower end of the database's performance distribution.

The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell's nearest rivals show a different picture. The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 scores 16,415, which is 0% different from the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell's 16,408. The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT scores 16,361, 0.3% behind. The AMD Radeon Pro 5600M scores 16,351, 0.4% behind. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 scores 16,504, which is 0.6% ahead of the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell. These margins indicate that the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell sits in a competitive cluster near the top of the database, trading small percentage differences with several strong cards.

The benchmark gap between the two cards in this comparison is much larger than the gaps seen within either card's rival set. The RTX 5070 SUPER trails its closest rivals by roughly 1%, but the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell leads it by 83.6%. This suggests the two cards occupy distinctly different performance tiers despite sharing the Blackwell 2.0 architecture.

Specification Differences

The following fields differ between the two cards:

• Chip: GB205 (RTX 5070 SUPER) versus GB202 (RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell)
• Generation: GeForce 50 (RTX 5070 SUPER) versus Blackwell PRO W (x000) (RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell)
• Transistors: 31,100 million versus 92,200 million
• Die size: 263 mm² versus 750 mm²
• Transistor density: 118.3M / mm² versus 122.9M / mm²
• Base clock: 2325 MHz versus 1590 MHz
• Boost clock: 2512 MHz versus 2617 MHz
• Memory size: 18 GB versus 96 GB
• Memory bus width: 192 bit versus 512 bit
• Memory bandwidth: 672.0 GB/s versus 1.79 TB/s
• Shading units: 6,400 versus 24,064
• TMUs: 200 versus 752
• ROPs: 80 versus 192
• RT cores: 50 versus 188
• Tensor cores: 200 versus 752
• Pixel rate: 201.0 GPixel/s versus 502.5 GPixel/s
• Texture rate: 502.4 GTexel/s versus 1,968.0 GTexel/s
• FP32: 32.15 TFLOPS versus 126.0 TFLOPS
• FP16: 32.15 TFLOPS versus 126.0 TFLOPS
• TDP: 275 W versus 600 W
• Suggested PSU: none recorded versus 1000 W
• Display outputs: 1x HDMI 2.1b plus 3x DisplayPort 2.1b versus 4x DisplayPort 2.1b
• Length: 245 mm versus 304 mm
• Height: 115 mm versus 137 mm
• Width: 40 mm for both (no difference)
• Release date: 2025-12-31 versus 2025-03-17
• Predecessor: none recorded versus Workstation Ada
• Launch MSRP: none recorded versus 8,565 USD

Fields that remain the same include the architecture (Blackwell 2.0), process node (5 nm), foundry (TSMC), memory type (GDDR7), memory clock (1750 MHz 28 Gbps effective), slot width (Dual-slot), power connector (1x 16-pin), bus interface (PCIe 5.0 x16), and all three API support levels.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell wins the only recorded benchmark, and it wins decisively. Its 16,408 score in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 versus the RTX 5070 SUPER's 2,690 gives it a clear advantage in raw rasterization performance. The score aligns with its hardware specifications: 126.0 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, 1,968.0 GTexel/s texture rate, 502.5 GPixel/s pixel rate, and 1.79 TB/s memory bandwidth all contribute to a card that sits at the 59th percentile of all GPUs.

The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell also holds advantages in memory capacity and bandwidth. Its 96 GB frame buffer is five times larger than the RTX 5070 SUPER's 18 GB, and its 1.79 TB/s bandwidth is roughly 2.7 times higher. The 512-bit bus width supports workloads that demand large datasets resident in VRAM. The card's predecessor is listed as Workstation Ada, indicating its placement in the professional product line.

The RTX 5070 SUPER wins in power efficiency and physical footprint. Its 275 W TDP is less than half of the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell's 600 W. The card is shorter at 245 mm versus 304 mm and shorter in height at 115 mm versus 137 mm, with the same 40 mm width. It also provides an HDMI 2.1b output, which the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell lacks entirely.

The RTX 5070 SUPER's higher base clock of 2325 MHz versus 1590 MHz suggests it can maintain higher frequencies at lower loads, though the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell's boost clock of 2617 MHz exceeds the RTX 5070 SUPER's 2512 MHz. The RTX 5070 SUPER's percentile ranking of 18 places it in a different performance class from the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell's 59th percentile.

The RTX 5070 SUPER's nearest rivals, including the NVIDIA Quadro K1100M and NVIDIA GeForce GT 440, indicate it competes near the entry level of the database's performance range. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell's nearest rivals, including the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 and AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT, indicate it competes in the upper tier.

The Verdict

The benchmark data separates these two cards into entirely different performance classes. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell delivers a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 16,408, which is 83.6% higher than the RTX 5070 SUPER's 2,690. That margin is far larger than any difference between either card and its own nearest rivals, meaning the gap between these two GPUs is not a close contest.

Users requiring maximum compute throughput should look to the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell. Its 126.0 TFLOPS FP32 performance, 1,968.0 GTexel/s texture rate, and 502.5 GPixel/s pixel rate are the highest numbers recorded in this comparison. The 96 GB memory capacity and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth support large working sets. The card's 59th percentile ranking and its proximity to the RTX 5090 D V2 (within 0.6%) confirm it belongs in the upper performance tier.

Users prioritizing lower power draw and a more compact physical design should consider the RTX 5070 SUPER. Its 275 W TDP is less than half of the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell's 600 W. Its 245 mm length fits in smaller chassis, and its HDMI 2.1b output adds display flexibility absent from the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell. However, its 2,690 benchmark score and 18th percentile ranking place it among lower-performing GPUs in the database, with nearest rivals that include the NVIDIA GeForce GT 440 and Intel Arc Pro B50.

The release dates also signal different positioning. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell launched earlier on 2025-03-17, while the RTX 5070 SUPER is dated 2025-12-31. Both remain in active production status.

The data supports a straightforward conclusion: the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is the substantially faster card by every compute and memory metric in the database, while the RTX 5070 SUPER offers lower power consumption and smaller dimensions. The choice between them depends entirely on whether raw performance or physical economy takes priority.