AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT

The AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT is an end-of-life professional GPU built on the Navi 10 chip with RDNA 1.0 architecture. It pairs 16 GB of GDDR6 memory with a 130 W TDP, and its average benchmark score of 21054 places it in the 64th percentile of all GPUs. The card’s specification sheet lists no display outputs, no external power connectors, and a slot width of IGP, indicating a design intended for integrated or tightly integrated systems rather than standalone desktop use. Despite its professional "Pro" label, the performance data shows it sits in a dense competitive cluster with several consumer and mobile parts, all within a few percentage points of each other.

Memory Subsystem

The memory subsystem is defined by 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, running at 1500 MHz with 12 Gbps effective speed. This yields a bandwidth of 384.0 GB/s. The capacity is generous for high-resolution workloads, allowing large textures, geometry buffers, and compute datasets to reside on-card without spilling to system memory. The bandwidth, however, is moderate; it is the product of a 256-bit interface and standard GDDR6 speeds. For rendering at high resolutions, the 16 GB frame buffer is the standout feature, while the 384 GB/s figure is adequate but not exceptional. The card’s pixel rate of 95.94 GPixel/s and texture rate of 239.8 GTexel/s suggest that the memory bandwidth is roughly balanced with the shading and texture throughput. In practice, this means the card can sustain heavy shader work without the memory becoming a bottleneck, though compute tasks that are bandwidth-intensive may see diminishing returns. The transistor density of 41.0M per mm² on a 251 mm² die with 10,300 million transistors indicates a dense, modern process, but the memory interface remains a conventional 256-bit design. For a professional card, the 16 GB capacity is likely more critical than the raw bandwidth, especially in multi-application or virtualized environments.

Ray Tracing and Feature Set

The Radeon Pro 5700 XT has no dedicated ray tracing cores and no tensor cores; both fields are null in the specification. This means hardware-accelerated ray tracing and AI tensor operations are not available. The architecture is RDNA 1.0, which predates AMD’s dedicated ray tracing hardware, so any ray tracing workload would need to rely on compute shaders or other software fallbacks. The card does support DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, covering the major API surfaces. The FP32 throughput of 7.675 TFLOPS and FP16 throughput of 15.35 TFLOPS (2:1) provide a baseline for general compute and shader work, but without tensor cores, machine learning inference is not a strength. The absence of display outputs is notable: the card cannot drive a monitor directly, which suggests it is intended as a compute or render device within a larger system, perhaps a Mac Pro or a server chassis. The Vulkan 1.4 support is current, but the lack of RT cores limits modern game or DXR workloads. Overall, the feature set is oriented toward rasterization and compute, not ray-traced or AI-accelerated tasks.

Benchmark Performance

The average benchmark score of 21054 places the Radeon Pro 5700 XT in the 64th percentile of all GPUs. In Geekbench, the card scores 76663 in Metal, 59768 in OpenCL, and 54587 in Vulkan. The Metal score is the highest, which aligns with the "Radeon Pro Mac" generation label and suggests strong driver optimization for Apple’s API. The OpenCL score is about 22% lower than Metal, and Vulkan is about 29% lower, indicating that cross-vendor APIs do not extract the same level of performance. In PassMark, the DirectX 12 score is 59, DirectX 11 is 85, DirectX 10 is 76, and DirectX 9 is 153. The DirectX 9 result is more than double the DirectX 12 score, which is unusual and suggests that legacy API paths are well optimized, while newer APIs may be less mature. The PassMark G3D score is 12547, and the GPU compute score is 5787. The G2D score is 810. These numbers paint a picture of a card that performs strongly in certain legacy or Apple-specific contexts but is less consistent across modern Windows APIs.

The average score of 21054 is almost identical to its nearest rivals. Against the AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL (avg 21153), the Pro 5700 XT is 0.5% slower. Against the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (avg 20925), it is 0.6% faster. Against the AMD Radeon RX 6700S (avg 20811), it is 1.2% faster. Against the NVIDIA RTX A4000 Mobile (avg 21379), it is 1.5% slower. These deltas are all within a couple of percentage points, meaning the Pro 5700 XT is effectively performance-neutral with these parts in overall average score. The percentile rank of 64% reinforces that it sits in the upper-middle tier of all GPUs, not at the top but comfortably above the median.

How It Compares

AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL: The Pro 5700 XT trails the Vega M GL by 0.5% in average score (21054 vs 21153). The difference is negligible, making them functionally equal in overall performance. The Pro card’s 16 GB memory capacity is a notable advantage, though the Vega M GL’s memory configuration is not specified in the data.

AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT: The Pro 5700 XT leads the RX 5600 XT by 0.6% (21054 vs 20925). This is a narrow margin, but the Pro card’s larger memory (16 GB vs unspecified) may provide an edge in memory-bound workloads. The 5600 XT is a consumer gaming card, while the Pro 5700 XT is marketed as professional, yet their average scores are nearly identical.

AMD Radeon RX 6700S: The Pro 5700 XT is 1.2% faster than the RX 6700S (21054 vs 20811). The 6700S is a mobile part, and the Pro 5700 XT’s 130 W TDP likely contributes to the small advantage. The Pro card also offers 16 GB of memory, which is a significant capacity for a professional workload.

NVIDIA RTX A4000 Mobile: The Pro 5700 XT is 1.5% slower than the RTX A4000 Mobile (21054 vs 21379). This is the largest gap among the listed rivals, but still within a tight range. The A4000 Mobile may benefit from NVIDIA’s architecture or driver maturity, but the Pro 5700 XT’s performance is comparable within 1.5%.

Power and Cooling

The Radeon Pro 5700 XT has a TDP of 130 W and a suggested PSU of 300 W. It uses no external power connectors, meaning it draws power entirely from the PCIe slot. The slot width is listed as IGP, which indicates an integrated form factor, and the card has no display outputs. This design suggests it is intended for systems where space and power are constrained, such as all-in-one workstations or compact servers. The 130 W TDP is modest, and the lack of external power connectors simplifies installation in pre-built systems. The card’s production status is end-of-life, and it was released on 2020-08-03. The combination of low power draw and no external connectors makes it an easy drop-in for systems that already have a 300 W PSU, but the absence of display outputs means it cannot be used as a primary graphics adapter in a typical desktop.

FAQ

Q: Does the Radeon Pro 5700 XT support hardware ray tracing?

A: No. The card has no ray tracing cores (rtCores is null) and no tensor cores. Ray tracing would have to be handled through compute or other software methods.

Q: What is the memory bandwidth of this GPU?

A: The memory bandwidth is 384.0 GB/s, achieved with 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus at 12 Gbps effective.

Q: How does it perform in Geekbench Metal?

A: It scores 76663 in Geekbench Metal, which is its highest Geekbench result, compared to 59768 in OpenCL and 54587 in Vulkan.

Q: What power supply is recommended?

A: The suggested PSU is 300 W. The card has a TDP of 130 W and uses no external power connectors.

Q: Does this card have display outputs?

A: No. The display outputs are listed as "No outputs", and the slot width is IGP, indicating it is not designed for direct display connection.

Q: What is the average benchmark score and percentile?

A: The average benchmark score is 21054, placing it in the 64th percentile of all GPUs.