PTC Creo is considered one of the most complex CAD systems in professional mechanical engineering, in which sophisticated visualization, assembly management and simulations are used in addition to pure modeling. The SPECapc test for Creo maps practical workloads that combine typical tasks from product development and technical visualization. For professional graphics cards, this benchmark places particularly high demands on driver stability and API compatibility, as Creo, unlike AutoCAD or Inventor, is traditionally based on OpenGL and interacts very closely with the GPU hardware.
GPU Composite Score
In the overall evaluation of the SPECacp workload, the Radeon AI R9700 achieves a score of 3.43 points, which is on a par with the RX 9070XT, which scores only slightly better at 3.44 points. Both RDNA-4 cards are thus clearly ahead of the workstation models of the previous generation, especially the Radeon Pro W7800, which is visibly behind with 3.13 points. The results show that Creo in the GPU path depends heavily on pure geometry performance and less on certified drivers. The R9700 can use its modern architecture to its advantage here, while the W7800 cannot keep up with the monolithic RDNA-4 chips due to its MCM topology and lower clock reserves. Despite the RX 9070XT’s only slight measurement advantage, it is clear that the R9700’s larger VRAM configuration offers additional room for maneuver in projects with high model details, even if this is not yet reflected in the synthetic composite score.
Shaded Graphics
In the shaded display, the R9700 takes the lead with 3.47 points, just ahead of the RX 9070XT, which achieved 3.45 points. Both models work in the upper performance range and clearly outperform the Radeon Pro W7800 (3.17 points). This scenario shows the strength of modern cache hierarchies and the high pixel and vertex rate of RDNA 4, which is visibly evident in Creo. Especially when quickly rotating, zooming or pitching complex assemblies, the display with the R9700 feels very responsive. The older workstation architecture cannot fully replicate this throughput, which is noticeable in practice through characteristically somewhat softer refresh rates.
Shaded Edge Graphics
The combination of a shaded view and visible edge loads is a typical load case in Creo. The R9700 performs strongly here with 3.09 points and is once again directly behind the RX 9070XT, which achieves 3.15 points. The lead over the Radeon Pro W7800 is also clear in this test section, as it falls behind with 2.82 points. The higher efficiency of the RDNA 4 pipeline ensures that edge rendering remains stable even when many component contours are activated. The small gap to the RX 9070XT is plausible, as both cards are structurally identical and are only differentiated by VRAM capacity, which plays no role here.
Shaded Reflection Graphics
In reflection scenarios, the R9700 achieves the top score of 3.83 points and is slightly ahead of the RX 9070XT, which achieves 3.82 points. Reflection calculations generate higher shader loads, which are processed very efficiently by RDNA 4. The gap to the Radeon Pro W7800, which achieves 3.42 points here, shows that modern pipelines are increasingly overtaking the older workstation path. Creo benefits greatly from parallel processing power and high clock rates, which is why the R9700 offers a particularly convincing performance in this area.
No Hidden Graphics
In scenes with fully visible components, the R9700 is on a par with the RX 9070XT with 3.48 points. The slight lead of the Radeon Pro W7700 and W7600 in this sub-area shows that workstation cards can gain a minimal advantage from driver optimization here. However, there is no practical disadvantage for the R9700, as the values of all AMD cards are close together. The W7800 is below the RDNA-4 cards with 3.27 points, which once again underlines the architecture-related differences.
Hidden Graphics
In scenes with hidden edges, which require an additional calculation layer, the R9700 achieves a score of 3.35 points, which is on a par with the RX 9070XT. The Radeon Pro W7800 achieves 3.26 points and thus lags slightly behind. The ability to efficiently hide hidden geometries depends heavily on shader performance and cache efficiency, so the RDNA 4 cards clearly benefit in this discipline. Large assemblies show a more stable image behavior and a clean redraw, which makes the R9700 suitable for design work with many individual parts.
Interim conclusion
The Creo tests paint a very homogeneous performance picture of the Radeon AI R9700. In contrast to Inventor, where workstation drivers play a more significant role, Creo benefits more from pure architectural performance and the efficiency of the computing pipeline. As a result, the R9700 manages to remain consistently in the top field and clearly outperform the older Radeon Pro W7800 in almost all test sections. Due to its structural identity, the RX 9070XT almost always remains just above or on a par, which confirms the familiar profile of the two cards.
For Creo users, this means that the R9700 is an extremely powerful solution that can handle many typical workloads quickly and stably. The larger VRAM creates additional headroom for more demanding models, even if this is not directly visible in every benchmark. The card approaches the performance of specialized workstation models without their cost structure and thus represents an interesting offer for users who require high CAD performance without formal driver certification.
- 1 - Introduction and technical data
- 2 - Test system and equipment
- 3 - Autodesk AutoCAD
- 4 - Autodesk Inventor Pro
- 5 - PTC Creo
- 6 - Dassault Systèmes Solidworks
- 7 - Autodesk Maya
- 8 - SPECviewperf 15 (2025)
- 9 - Adobe Photoshop 26.10
- 10 - Adobe After Effects 2025
- 11 - Adobe Premiere Pro 25.41
- 12 - KI Benchmarks (AI Vision, Image, Text)
- 13 - Rendering
- 14 - Temperatures, clock rate, fans, noise and power draw
- 15 - Summary and conclusion
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