Radeon AI PRO R9700 vs RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile with Radeon AI PRO R9700, including specs and performance data.
AI PRO R9700 outperforms RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile by a whopping 152% 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 | 241 | 23 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 29.31 |
| Power efficiency | 59.36 | 17.48 |
| Architecture | Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026) | RDNA 4.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | GB207 | Navi 48 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 19 March 2025 (less than a year ago) | 23 July 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,299 |
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 | 1792 | 4096 |
| Core clock speed | 2235 MHz | 1660 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2520 MHz | 2920 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 53,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 141.1 | 747.5 |
| Floating-point processing power | 9.032 TFLOPS | 47.84 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 24 | 128 |
| TMUs | 56 | 256 |
| Tensor Cores | 56 | 128 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 14 | 64 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 1 MB |
| L1 Cache | 1.8 MB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 24 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 64 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 5.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 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 type | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory bus width | 96 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 2518 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 336.0 GB/s | 644.6 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 Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
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 | + | + |
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 HD | 59
−137%
| 140−150
+137%
|
| 1440p | 38
−150%
| 95−100
+150%
|
| 4K | 29
−141%
| 70−75
+141%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 9.28 |
| 1440p | no data | 13.67 |
| 4K | no data | 18.56 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 150−160
−124%
|
350−400
+124%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 60−65
−146%
|
150−160
+146%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
−148%
|
260−270
+148%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 150−160
−124%
|
350−400
+124%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 60−65
−146%
|
150−160
+146%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 100−110
−143%
|
250−260
+143%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 99
−142%
|
240−250
+142%
|
| Fortnite | 130−140
−131%
|
300−310
+131%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
−150%
|
270−280
+150%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 85−90
−141%
|
210−220
+141%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 110−120
−145%
|
270−280
+145%
|
| Valorant | 180−190
−149%
|
450−500
+149%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
−148%
|
260−270
+148%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 150−160
−124%
|
350−400
+124%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 260−270
−142%
|
650−700
+142%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 60−65
−146%
|
150−160
+146%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 100−110
−143%
|
250−260
+143%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 89
−147%
|
220−230
+147%
|
| Fortnite | 130−140
−131%
|
300−310
+131%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
−150%
|
270−280
+150%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 85−90
−141%
|
210−220
+141%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 113
−148%
|
280−290
+148%
|
| Metro Exodus | 60−65
−142%
|
150−160
+142%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 110−120
−145%
|
270−280
+145%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 85−90
−147%
|
210−220
+147%
|
| Valorant | 180−190
−149%
|
450−500
+149%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
−148%
|
260−270
+148%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 60−65
−146%
|
150−160
+146%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 100−110
−143%
|
250−260
+143%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 85
−147%
|
210−220
+147%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
−150%
|
270−280
+150%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 110−120
−145%
|
270−280
+145%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 85−90
−147%
|
210−220
+147%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 130−140
−131%
|
300−310
+131%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65
−146%
|
150−160
+146%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 190−200
−132%
|
450−500
+132%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 59
−137%
|
140−150
+137%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
−150%
|
95−100
+150%
|
| Valorant | 210−220
−152%
|
550−600
+152%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
−140%
|
180−190
+140%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
−150%
|
70−75
+150%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 60−65
−150%
|
160−170
+150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 59
−137%
|
140−150
+137%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
−150%
|
180−190
+150%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 45−50
−139%
|
110−120
+139%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 65−70
−150%
|
170−180
+150%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
−150%
|
70−75
+150%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 50−55
−141%
|
130−140
+141%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
−150%
|
60−65
+150%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 40−45
−138%
|
100−105
+138%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
−144%
|
400−450
+144%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
−133%
|
100−105
+133%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
−150%
|
30−33
+150%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 30−33
−150%
|
75−80
+150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 29
−141%
|
70−75
+141%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
−145%
|
120−130
+145%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
−142%
|
75−80
+142%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 30−35
−142%
|
75−80
+142%
|
This is how RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile and AI PRO R9700 compete in popular games:
- AI PRO R9700 is 137% faster in 1080p
- AI PRO R9700 is 150% faster in 1440p
- AI PRO R9700 is 141% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 27.05 | 68.27 |
| Recency | 19 March 2025 | 23 July 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 32 GB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 300 Watt |
RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile has 757.1% lower power consumption.
AI PRO R9700, on the other hand, has a 152.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, a 433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon AI PRO R9700 is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile in performance tests.
Be aware that RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile is a mobile workstation graphics card while Radeon AI PRO R9700 is a workstation one.
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