Radeon RX 9070 GRE vs RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell
Aggregate performance score
We've compared RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell with Radeon RX 9070 GRE, including specs and performance data.
RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell outperforms RX 9070 GRE by an impressive 76% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 5 | 73 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 48.86 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 16.73 |
| Architecture | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) | RDNA 4.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | GB203 | Navi 48 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 18 March 2025 (less than a year ago) | 8 May 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $549 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 8960 | 3072 |
| Core clock speed | 1590 MHz | 1420 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2617 MHz | 2790 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 45,600 million | 53,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 220 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 732.8 | 535.7 |
| Floating-point processing power | 46.9 TFLOPS | 34.28 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 96 | 96 |
| TMUs | 280 | 192 |
| Tensor Cores | 280 | 96 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 70 | 48 |
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 5.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 16-pin | 2x 8-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 type | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 24 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 672.0 GB/s | 432.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | + | + |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | 4x DisplayPort 2.1b | 1x 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.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 12.0 | - |
| 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.
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.
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 | 86.27 | 49.06 |
| Recency | 18 March 2025 | 8 May 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 24 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 220 Watt |
RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell has a 75.8% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 57.1% lower power consumption.
RX 9070 GRE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.
The RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 9070 GRE in performance tests.
Be aware that RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 9070 GRE is a desktop one.
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