RTX 5080 vs Radeon AI PRO R9700
RTX 5080 vs Radeon AI PRO R9700: £1,359.98 vs £1,539.98 in the UK (2026-10-18), £/GB of VRAM, which AI models each runs, and a verdict.
| RTX 5080 | Radeon AI PRO R9700 | |
|---|---|---|
 |  | |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| VRAM | 16 GB GDDR7 | 32 GB GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Cheapest new UK price | £1,359.98 at Scan also Box £1,425.99, Novatech £1,499.99, AWD-IT £1,609.99 | £1,539.98 at Scan |
| Price history | Tracking since 16 Oct 2026🔔 Alert me | Tracking since 16 Oct 2026🔔 Alert me |
| £ per GB VRAM | £85.00 | £48.12 |
| Biggest model at Q4 (est.) | Phi-4 14B | Qwen2.5-Coder 32B |
| Biggest model at Q8 (est.) | Gemma 3 12B | Mistral Small 3.1 24B |
| Models that fit at Q4 | 10 of 21 | 16 of 21 |
| Software | CUDA (widest support in llama.cpp, Ollama, vLLM, PyTorch) | ROCm / Vulkan (works in llama.cpp, Ollama, LM Studio; fewer tools than CUDA) |
| Specs | TechPowerUp · our page | TechPowerUp · our page |
Verdict
- Radeon AI PRO R9700 is cheaper per GB of VRAM (£48.12 vs £85.00), and costs £180.00 more but gives more memory.
- Radeon AI PRO R9700 has more VRAM (32 GB vs 16 GB), so it fits bigger models: up to Qwen2.5-Coder 32B at Q4 vs Phi-4 14B.
- If you want the easiest setup and the widest tool support, NVIDIA's CUDA is still the safer pick; AMD works well in llama.cpp-based apps.
This is a value-for-memory verdict for local AI, not a gaming benchmark. We haven't measured tokens/sec.
FAQ
Is the RTX 5080 or Radeon AI PRO R9700 better for local LLMs?
Radeon AI PRO R9700 is cheaper per GB of VRAM (£48.12 vs £85.00), and costs £180.00 more but gives more memory. Radeon AI PRO R9700 has more VRAM (32 GB vs 16 GB), so it fits bigger models: up to Qwen2.5-Coder 32B at Q4 vs Phi-4 14B. If you want the easiest setup and the widest tool support, NVIDIA's CUDA is still the safer pick; AMD works well in llama.cpp-based apps.
Which is cheaper in the UK, RTX 5080 or Radeon AI PRO R9700?
On 2026-10-18: RTX 5080 from £1,359.98 (Scan), Radeon AI PRO R9700 from £1,539.98 (Scan).
Can the RTX 5080 and Radeon AI PRO R9700 run a 14B model?
RTX 5080: yes at Q4; Radeon AI PRO R9700: yes at Q4 (our estimate, ~4k context).
Prices: lowest listed new price at UK shops (AWD-IT, Box, Laptops Direct, Novatech, Scan) for GPUs; laptop rows may include EU shops (prices exclude UK shipping/import). Stock not verified. Model fit: GGUF size ×1.1 + 1 GB (estimate). Other comparisons: RX 9060 XT 16GB vs RTX 5060 Ti 16GB · RTX 3060 12GB vs RX 9060 XT 16GB · RTX 5070 vs RX 9070 · RX 9070 vs RX 9070 XT · RX 9070 XT vs RTX 5070 Ti · RTX 5060 Ti 16GB vs RTX 5070 · Radeon AI PRO R9700 vs RTX 5090 · RTX 5070 vs RTX 5070 Ti laptop · RTX 5060 vs RTX 5070 laptop · RX 9060 XT 16GB vs RX 9070 · RX 9070 vs RTX 5060 Ti 16GB · RTX 5070 vs RX 9070 XT · RTX 5070 Ti vs RTX 5080