Gigabyte Radeon AI PRO R9700 AI TOP 32GB GDDR6 workstation
Built on RDNA 4 architecture with 32GB of GDDR6 memory and a 2920MHz boost clock, this card delivers up to twice the AI performance of its predecessor for local workloads. The blower-style cooler and compact 268mm, 2-slot design make it a practical fit for dense multi-GPU server deployments, backed by PCIe 5.0 x16 bandwidth. It is best for AI developers and researchers running large language models locally who need to eliminate cloud dependencies.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ai (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong vram (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong raster (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average efficiency (12th percentile)
- Below average social proof (20th percentile)
- Below average thermal (21st percentile)
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 |
Compute
| Stream Processors | 4096 |
| Tensor Cores | 128 |
| RT Cores | 64 |
| Base Clock | 2350 |
| Boost Clock | 2920 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 27231 |
| GPU Compute | 15236 |
Power & Cooling
| Recommended PSU | 750 |
| Power Connectors | 1x 16-Pin PCI Connector |
| Cooler | Blower |
| Fans | 1 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 268 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Form Factor | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.9 kg / 4.2 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | FSR |
| AV1 Encode | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 |
| RGB | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Gigabyte Radeon AI PRO R9700 AI TOP | ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon AI PRO R9700 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 32GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2920 | 2730 | 2482 | 2670 | 2620 | 2680 |
| Tdp W | - | 150 | 300 | 360 | 360 | 339 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabyte Radeon AI PRO R9700 AI TOP | 96.1 | 79 | 95.6 | 79.4 | 40 | 72.7 | 21.2 | 11.7 | 94 | 19.5 |
| 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 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 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 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.6 | 91.7 | 91.4 | 83.4 | 99.2 | 84.3 | 91.5 | 42.5 | 98.7 | 78.5 |
Usage Scores
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