Radeon AI PRO R9700 vs GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile with Radeon AI PRO R9700, including specs and performance data.

RTX 3060 Mobile
2021
6 GB GDDR6, 80 Watt
28.38

AI PRO R9700 outperforms RTX 3060 Mobile by a whopping 162% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking21012
Place by popularity90not in top-100
Power efficiency28.5319.92
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2025)RDNA 4.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGA106Navi 48
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date12 January 2021 (4 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 cores38404096
Core clock speed900 MHz1660 MHz
Boost clock speed1425 MHz2920 MHz
Number of transistors13,250 million53,900 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate171.0747.5
Floating-point processing power10.94 TFLOPS47.84 TFLOPS
ROPs48128
TMUs120256
Tensor Cores120128
Ray Tracing Cores3064
L0 Cacheno data1 MB
L1 Cache3.8 MBno data
L2 Cache3 MB8 MB
L3 Cacheno data64 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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 amount6 GB32 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2518 MHz
Memory bandwidth336.0 GB/s644.6 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x 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 Model6.56.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.2
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA8.6-
DLSS++

Synthetic benchmarks

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 3060 Mobile 28.38
AI PRO R9700 74.31
+162%

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 3060 Mobile Samples: 15342 12550
AI PRO R9700 Samples: 7 32859
+162%

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD97
−158%
250−260
+158%
1440p64
−150%
160−170
+150%
4K39
−156%
100−110
+156%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 170−180
−134%
400−450
+134%
Cyberpunk 2077 103
−152%
260−270
+152%
Hogwarts Legacy 65−70
−158%
170−180
+158%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
−157%
290−300
+157%
Counter-Strike 2 170−180
−134%
400−450
+134%
Cyberpunk 2077 86
−156%
220−230
+156%
Far Cry 5 112
−159%
290−300
+159%
Fortnite 140−150
−150%
350−400
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−152%
300−310
+152%
Forza Horizon 5 120
−150%
300−310
+150%
Hogwarts Legacy 88
−161%
230−240
+161%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
−146%
300−310
+146%
Valorant 190−200
−159%
500−550
+159%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 141
−148%
350−400
+148%
Counter-Strike 2 170−180
−134%
400−450
+134%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
−155%
700−750
+155%
Cyberpunk 2077 69
−161%
180−190
+161%
Dota 2 131
−129%
300−310
+129%
Far Cry 5 106
−155%
270−280
+155%
Fortnite 140−150
−150%
350−400
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−152%
300−310
+152%
Forza Horizon 5 101
−157%
260−270
+157%
Grand Theft Auto V 121
−148%
300−310
+148%
Hogwarts Legacy 70
−157%
180−190
+157%
Metro Exodus 81
−159%
210−220
+159%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
−146%
300−310
+146%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 142
−146%
350−400
+146%
Valorant 189
−138%
450−500
+138%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 131
−129%
300−310
+129%
Cyberpunk 2077 62
−158%
160−170
+158%
Dota 2 124
−142%
300−310
+142%
Far Cry 5 101
−157%
260−270
+157%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−152%
300−310
+152%
Hogwarts Legacy 58
−159%
150−160
+159%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
−146%
300−310
+146%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 78
−156%
200−210
+156%
Valorant 172
−162%
450−500
+162%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 140−150
−150%
350−400
+150%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 70−75
−157%
180−190
+157%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 210−220
−159%
550−600
+159%
Grand Theft Auto V 75
−153%
190−200
+153%
Metro Exodus 50
−160%
130−140
+160%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−157%
450−500
+157%
Valorant 304
−147%
750−800
+147%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 104
−160%
270−280
+160%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
−156%
100−105
+156%
Far Cry 5 84
−150%
210−220
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−156%
210−220
+156%
Hogwarts Legacy 42
−138%
100−105
+138%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−145%
130−140
+145%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
−150%
190−200
+150%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−150%
80−85
+150%
Grand Theft Auto V 73
−160%
190−200
+160%
Hogwarts Legacy 18−20
−137%
45−50
+137%
Metro Exodus 31
−158%
80−85
+158%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55
−155%
140−150
+155%
Valorant 180−190
−146%
450−500
+146%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 63
−154%
160−170
+154%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−150%
80−85
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
−133%
35−40
+133%
Dota 2 95
−153%
240−250
+153%
Far Cry 5 40
−150%
100−105
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−155%
140−150
+155%
Hogwarts Legacy 25
−160%
65−70
+160%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−150%
90−95
+150%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 35−40
−150%
90−95
+150%

This is how RTX 3060 Mobile and AI PRO R9700 compete in popular games:

  • AI PRO R9700 is 158% faster in 1080p
  • AI PRO R9700 is 150% faster in 1440p
  • AI PRO R9700 is 156% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 28.38 74.31
Recency 12 January 2021 23 July 2025
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 32 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 300 Watt

RTX 3060 Mobile has 275% lower power consumption.

AI PRO R9700, on the other hand, has a 161.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon AI PRO R9700 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is a notebook graphics card while Radeon AI PRO R9700 is a workstation one.

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