Radeon Pro WX 5100 vs Pro Vega 64

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro Vega 64 and Radeon Pro WX 5100, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Pro Vega 64
2017
16 GB HBM2, 250 Watt
33.53
+133%

Pro Vega 64 outperforms Pro WX 5100 by a whopping 133% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking159366
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data6.21
Power efficiency9.1913.17
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameVega 10Ellesmere
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date27 June 2017 (7 years ago)18 November 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores40961792
Core clock speed1250 MHz713 MHz
Boost clock speed1350 MHz1086 MHz
Number of transistors12,500 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate345.6121.6
Floating-point processing power11.06 TFLOPS3.892 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs256112

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
WidthIGP1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeHBM2GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount16 GB8 GB
Memory bus width2048 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed786 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth402.4 GB/s160.0 GB/s

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 ConnectorsNo outputs4x DisplayPort

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.1.1251.2.131

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pro Vega 64 33.53
+133%
Pro WX 5100 14.41

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.

Pro Vega 64 12920
+133%
Pro WX 5100 5551

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.

Pro Vega 64 71257
+178%
Pro WX 5100 25596

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 33.53 14.41
Recency 27 June 2017 18 November 2016
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 8 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 75 Watt

Pro Vega 64 has a 132.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Pro WX 5100, on the other hand, has 233.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro Vega 64 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro WX 5100 in performance tests.


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