Radeon Pro WX 5100 vs GeForce GTX 960
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 960 with Radeon Pro WX 5100, including specs and performance data.
GTX 960 outperforms Pro WX 5100 by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 350 | 372 |
| Place by popularity | 37 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 8.82 | 6.47 |
| Power efficiency | 9.11 | 13.26 |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | GM206 | Ellesmere |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 22 January 2015 (10 years ago) | 18 November 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | $499 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
GTX 960 has 36% better value for money than Pro WX 5100.
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 cores | 1024 | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | 1127 MHz | 713 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1178 MHz | 1086 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,940 million | 5,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 75.39 | 121.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.413 TFLOPS | 3.892 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 64 | 112 |
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).
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | no data |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Recommended system power (PSU) | 400 Watt | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 7.0 GB/s | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 112 GB/s | 160.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2 | 4x DisplayPort |
| Multi monitor support | 4 displays | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| HDCP | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GameStream | + | - |
| GeForce ShadowPlay | + | - |
| GPU Boost | 2.0 | no data |
| GameWorks | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Synthetic benchmark performance
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.
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.
GeekBench 5 OpenCL
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 62
+12.7%
| 55−60
−12.7%
|
| 4K | 30
+11.1%
| 27−30
−11.1%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 3.21
+183%
| 9.07
−183%
|
| 4K | 6.63
+179%
| 18.48
−179%
|
- GTX 960 has 183% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- GTX 960 has 179% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+12.5%
|
24−27
−12.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+14.8%
|
27−30
−14.8%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+13.3%
|
45−50
−13.3%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+12.5%
|
24−27
−12.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+14.8%
|
27−30
−14.8%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
+18.2%
|
55−60
−18.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40−45
+20%
|
35−40
−20%
|
| Metro Exodus | 40−45
+22.9%
|
35−40
−22.9%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 35−40
+26.7%
|
30−33
−26.7%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
+16.4%
|
55−60
−16.4%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+13.3%
|
45−50
−13.3%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+12.5%
|
24−27
−12.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+14.8%
|
27−30
−14.8%
|
| Dota 2 | 33
+10%
|
30−33
−10%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60
+12%
|
50−55
−12%
|
| Fortnite | 85−90
+10%
|
80−85
−10%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
+18.2%
|
55−60
−18.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40−45
+20%
|
35−40
−20%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 49
+22.5%
|
40−45
−22.5%
|
| Metro Exodus | 40−45
+22.9%
|
35−40
−22.9%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 110−120
+13%
|
100−105
−13%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 35−40
+26.7%
|
30−33
−26.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 49
+22.5%
|
40−45
−22.5%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
+16.4%
|
55−60
−16.4%
|
| World of Tanks | 200−210
+11.7%
|
180−190
−11.7%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+13.3%
|
45−50
−13.3%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+12.5%
|
24−27
−12.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+14.8%
|
27−30
−14.8%
|
| Dota 2 | 55−60
+14%
|
50−55
−14%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60
+12%
|
50−55
−12%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
+18.2%
|
55−60
−18.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40−45
+20%
|
35−40
−20%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 110−120
+13%
|
100−105
−13%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
+16.4%
|
55−60
−16.4%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+18.8%
|
16−18
−18.8%
|
| Dota 2 | 24−27
+14.3%
|
21−24
−14.3%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 24−27
+14.3%
|
21−24
−14.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 150−160
+16.2%
|
130−140
−16.2%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
+16.7%
|
12−14
−16.7%
|
| World of Tanks | 110−120
+10%
|
100−105
−10%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+18.5%
|
27−30
−18.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+20%
|
10−11
−20%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+11.4%
|
35−40
−11.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+11.4%
|
35−40
−11.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 24−27
+19%
|
21−24
−19%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
+16.7%
|
30−33
−16.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
+22.2%
|
18−20
−22.2%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
+14.3%
|
35−40
−14.3%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
| Dota 2 | 27−30
+12.5%
|
24−27
−12.5%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 27−30
+12.5%
|
24−27
−12.5%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−12
+10%
|
10−11
−10%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
+17.5%
|
40−45
−17.5%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−11
+11.1%
|
9−10
−11.1%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
+12.5%
|
24−27
−12.5%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+25%
|
12−14
−25%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Dota 2 | 27−30
+12.5%
|
24−27
−12.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 20−22
+11.1%
|
18−20
−11.1%
|
| Fortnite | 18−20
+12.5%
|
16−18
−12.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+27.8%
|
18−20
−27.8%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
+20%
|
10−11
−20%
|
| Valorant | 18−20
+12.5%
|
16−18
−12.5%
|
This is how GTX 960 and Pro WX 5100 compete in popular games:
- GTX 960 is 13% faster in 1080p
- GTX 960 is 11% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 15.23 | 13.86 |
| Recency | 22 January 2015 | 18 November 2016 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 75 Watt |
GTX 960 has a 9.9% higher aggregate performance score.
Pro WX 5100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 60% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon Pro WX 5100.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 960 is a desktop card while Radeon Pro WX 5100 is a workstation one.
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