RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell vs ATI Radeon 9700

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 9700 with RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell, including specs and performance data.

ATI 9700
2002
128 MB DDR, 37 Watt
0.12

PRO 6000 Blackwell outperforms 9700 by a whopping 78742% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking14844
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.93
Power efficiency0.2612.74
ArchitectureRage 8 (2002−2007)Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026)
GPU code nameR300GB202
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date1 July 2002 (23 years ago)18 March 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$8,565

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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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 coresno data24064
Core clock speed275 MHz1590 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2617 MHz
Number of transistors110 million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)37 Watt600 Watt
Texture fill rate2.2001,968
Floating-point processing powerno data126 TFLOPS
ROPs8192
TMUs8752
Tensor Coresno data752
Ray Tracing Coresno data188
L1 Cacheno data23.5 MB
L2 Cacheno data128 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).

InterfaceAGP 8xPCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsFloppy1x 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 typeDDRGDDR7
Maximum RAM amount128 MB96 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed270 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth17.28 GB/s1.79 TB/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 VGA, 1x S-Video4x DisplayPort 2.1b

API and SDK support

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

DirectX9.0 (9_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGL2.04.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.4
CUDA-12.0
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.

ATI 9700 0.12
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 94.61
+78742%

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.

ATI 9700 53
Samples: 10
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 42222
+79564%
Samples: 1

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 0.12 94.61
Recency 1 July 2002 18 March 2025
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 96 GB
Chip lithography 150 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 37 Watt 600 Watt

ATI 9700 has 1521.6% lower power consumption.

RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell, on the other hand, has a 78741.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 22 years, a 76700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 2900% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9700 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 9700 is a desktop graphics card while RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is a workstation one.

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