Sapphire Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB GDDR6 workstation
The RDNA 4-based Radeon AI Pro R9700 chip and 32GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provide substantial capacity for large AI model inferencing and complex workstation datasets. Its compact 267mm, dual-slot design with PCIe 5.0 x16 support allows for dense multi-GPU configurations without sacrificing modern data throughput. This card is best for AI developers and data scientists running local LLMs who need high VRAM capacity but are constrained by budget or chassis space.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ai (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong vram (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong rt (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong raster (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average thermal (27th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Radeon AI PRO R9700 |
| Brand | AMD |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 |
| Class | workstation |
Memory
| VRAM | 32 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 256 |
| Bandwidth | 644.6 |
Compute
| Stream Processors | 4096 |
| Tensor Cores | 128 |
| RT Cores | 64 |
| Base Clock | 2350 |
| Boost Clock | 2500 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 27231 |
| GPU Compute | 15236 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 300 |
| Recommended PSU | 750 |
| Power Connectors | 12v 2 x 6 |
| Cooler | Fan |
| Fans | 1 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 4 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 4K (2160p) |
Physical
| Length | 267 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Form Factor | Full Height |
| Weight | 2.0 kg / 4.4 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | RIS (Radeon Image Sharpening) |
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Sapphire Radeon AI PRO R9700 | ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon AI PRO R9700 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 32GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2500 | 2730 | 2730 | 2482 | 2670 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 300 | 150 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | workstation | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapphire Radeon AI PRO R9700 | 96.2 | 85 | 95.7 | 79.4 | 40 | 66.8 | 27.3 | 50.3 | 76.7 | 37.7 |
| ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare | 86.7 | 95.8 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 95.4 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.7 | 95.8 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94 | 88.9 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 69 | 94 | 88.9 |
| ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P Compare | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94 | 99.1 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94 | 82.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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