Radeon AI PRO R9700 vs GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB with Radeon AI PRO R9700, including specs and performance data.

RTX 2060 12 GB
2021
12 GB GDDR6, 184 Watt
38.01

AI PRO R9700 outperforms RTX 2060 12 GB by an impressive 87% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking13016
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency15.7618.11
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)RDNA 4.0 (2025)
GPU code nameTU106Navi 48
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date7 December 2021 (3 years ago)23 July 2025 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores21764096
Core clock speed1470 MHz1660 MHz
Boost clock speed1650 MHz2920 MHz
Number of transistors10,800 million53,900 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)184 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate224.4747.5
Floating-point processing power7.181 TFLOPS47.84 TFLOPS
ROPs48128
TMUs136256
Tensor Cores272128
Ray Tracing Cores3464

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Length229 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 16-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount12 GB32 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2518 MHz
Memory bandwidth336.0 GB/s644.6 GB/s
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a
HDMI++

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.02.2
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA7.5-
DLSS++

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

RTX 2060 12 GB 38.01
AI PRO R9700 71.19
+87.3%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX 2060 12 GB 15928
AI PRO R9700 29830
+87.3%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 38.01 71.19
Recency 7 December 2021 23 July 2025
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 32 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 184 Watt 300 Watt

RTX 2060 12 GB has 63% lower power consumption.

AI PRO R9700, on the other hand, has a 87.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 200% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon AI PRO R9700 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB is a desktop graphics card while Radeon AI PRO R9700 is a workstation one.

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