RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile vs GeForce RTX 2070
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 127 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 27.42 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 16.73 | no data |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | TU106 | GB207 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 17 October 2018 (6 years ago) | 19 March 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 cores | 2304 | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | 1410 MHz | 2235 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1620 MHz | 2520 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 10,800 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 175 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 233.3 | 141.1 |
| Floating-point processing power | 7.465 TFLOPS | 9.032 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 24 |
| TMUs | 144 | 56 |
| Tensor Cores | 288 | 56 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 36 | 14 |
| L1 Cache | 2.3 MB | 1.8 MB |
| L2 Cache | 4 MB | 24 MB |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 229 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | no data |
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 type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 448.0 GB/s | 336.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| 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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | + | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | 12.0 |
| DLSS | + | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 17 October 2018 | 19 March 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 175 Watt | 35 Watt |
RTX 2070 has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 140% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 2070 and RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce RTX 2070 is a desktop graphics card while RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
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