Radeon RX 6500 XT vs PRO WX 9100
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon PRO WX 9100 with Radeon RX 6500 XT, including specs and performance data.
PRO WX 9100 outperforms RX 6500 XT by a significant 29% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 181 | 228 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 95 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 11.14 | 58.16 |
| Power efficiency | 9.57 | 16.01 |
| Architecture | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | Vega 10 | Navi 24 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 10 July 2017 (7 years ago) | 19 January 2022 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,599 | $199 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
RX 6500 XT has 422% better value for money than PRO WX 9100.
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 | 4096 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 1200 MHz | 2610 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1500 MHz | 2815 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 12,500 million | 5,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 230 Watt | 107 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 384.0 | 180.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 12.29 TFLOPS | 5.765 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 |
| TMUs | 256 | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
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 | HBM2 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 2048 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 945 MHz | 2248 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 483.8 GB/s | 143.9 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 | 6x mini-DisplayPort | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.125 | 1.3 |
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.
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 | 80−85
+25%
| 64
−25%
|
| 1440p | 35−40
+16.7%
| 30
−16.7%
|
| 4K | 18−21
+12.5%
| 16
−12.5%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 19.99
−543%
| 3.11
+543%
|
| 1440p | 45.69
−589%
| 6.63
+589%
|
| 4K | 88.83
−614%
| 12.44
+614%
|
- RX 6500 XT has 543% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- RX 6500 XT has 589% lower cost per frame in 1440p
- RX 6500 XT has 614% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 64
+0%
|
64
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40
+0%
|
40
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 128
+0%
|
128
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 66
+0%
|
66
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 97
+0%
|
97
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Valorant | 100−105
+0%
|
100−105
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 28
+0%
|
28
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 60
+0%
|
60
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 145
+0%
|
145
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 43
+0%
|
43
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 107
+0%
|
107
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 35
+0%
|
35
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 86
+0%
|
86
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 62
+0%
|
62
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Valorant | 100−105
+0%
|
100−105
+0%
|
| World of Tanks | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24
+0%
|
24
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 59
+0%
|
59
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 110
+0%
|
110
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 83
+0%
|
83
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 47
+0%
|
47
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Valorant | 100−105
+0%
|
100−105
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24
+0%
|
24
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 37
+0%
|
37
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| World of Tanks | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 56
+0%
|
56
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 23
+0%
|
23
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 57
+0%
|
57
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Valorant | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 11
+0%
|
11
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 34
+0%
|
34
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 11
+0%
|
11
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 34
+0%
|
34
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 67
+0%
|
67
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 25
+0%
|
25
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 3
+0%
|
3
+0%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
This is how PRO WX 9100 and RX 6500 XT compete in popular games:
- PRO WX 9100 is 25% faster in 1080p
- PRO WX 9100 is 17% faster in 1440p
- PRO WX 9100 is 13% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 60 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 31.63 | 24.61 |
| Recency | 10 July 2017 | 19 January 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 230 Watt | 107 Watt |
PRO WX 9100 has a 28.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RX 6500 XT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 115% lower power consumption.
The Radeon PRO WX 9100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500 XT in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon PRO WX 9100 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 6500 XT is a desktop one.
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