Radeon PRO W7900 vs Pro WX 5100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro WX 5100 and Radeon PRO W7900, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Pro WX 5100
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
14.41

PRO W7900 outperforms Pro WX 5100 by a whopping 426% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking36613
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.2116.79
Power efficiency13.1717.61
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameEllesmereNavi 31
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date18 November 2016 (8 years ago)13 April 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 $3,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

PRO W7900 has 170% 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 cores17926144
Core clock speed713 MHz1855 MHz
Boost clock speed1086 MHz2495 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt295 Watt
Texture fill rate121.6958.1
Floating-point processing power3.892 TFLOPS61.32 TFLOPS
ROPs32192
TMUs112384
Ray Tracing Coresno data96

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 4.0 x16
Lengthno data280 mm
Width1-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB48 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/s864.0 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 Connectors4x DisplayPort3x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x mini-DisplayPort 2.1

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

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. 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 WX 5100 14.41
PRO W7900 75.79
+426%

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 WX 5100 5551
PRO W7900 29204
+426%

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 14.41 75.79
Recency 18 November 2016 13 April 2023
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 48 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 295 Watt

Pro WX 5100 has 293.3% lower power consumption.

PRO W7900, on the other hand, has a 426% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon PRO W7900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro WX 5100 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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