Radeon RX 7900 XT vs Pro WX 5100

Place in the ranking	364	12
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.44	37.26
Power efficiency	13.27	17.27
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Ellesmere	Navi 31
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	18 November 2016 (8 years ago)	3 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	$899

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7900 XT has 479% 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	1792	5376
Core clock speed	713 MHz	1387 MHz
Boost clock speed	1086 MHz	2394 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	121.6	804.4
Floating-point processing power	3.892 TFLOPS	51.48 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	192
TMUs	112	336
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	84

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 x16
Length	no data	276 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	20 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	320 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	800.0 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	4x DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	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. 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 14.46

RX 7900 XT 75.25
+420%

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 5558

RX 7900 XT 28928
+420%

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 WX 5100 25596

RX 7900 XT 186399
+628%

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	35−40 −486%	205 +486%
1440p	24−27 −458%	134 +458%
4K	16−18 −450%	88 +450%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	14.26 −225%	4.39 +225%
1440p	20.79 −210%	6.71 +210%
4K	31.19 −205%	10.22 +205%

RX 7900 XT has 225% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RX 7900 XT has 210% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RX 7900 XT has 205% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	237 +0%	237 +0%
Elden Ring	230 +0%	230 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	190 +0%	190 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	106 +0%	106 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	580 +0%	580 +0%
Metro Exodus	163 +0%	163 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Valorant	400−450 +0%	400−450 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	186 +0%	186 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	95 +0%	95 +0%
Dota 2	181 +0%	181 +0%
Elden Ring	290−300 +0%	290−300 +0%
Far Cry 5	110 +0%	110 +0%
Fortnite	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	492 +0%	492 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	173 +0%	173 +0%
Metro Exodus	161 +0%	161 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Valorant	400−450 +0%	400−450 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	168 +0%	168 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	89 +0%	89 +0%
Dota 2	184 +0%	184 +0%
Far Cry 5	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	424 +0%	424 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Valorant	400−450 +0%	400−450 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	159 +0%	159 +0%
Elden Ring	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	159 +0%	159 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
World of Tanks	500−550 +0%	500−550 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	124 +0%	124 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	61 +0%	61 +0%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	325 +0%	325 +0%
Metro Exodus	141 +0%	141 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Valorant	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	50 +0%	50 +0%
Dota 2	175 +0%	175 +0%
Elden Ring	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	175 +0%	175 +0%
Metro Exodus	87 +0%	87 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	175 +0%	175 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	30 +0%	30 +0%
Dota 2	153 +0%	153 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	173 +0%	173 +0%
Valorant	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%

This is how Pro WX 5100 and RX 7900 XT compete in popular games:

RX 7900 XT is 486% faster in 1080p
RX 7900 XT is 458% faster in 1440p
RX 7900 XT is 450% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	14.46	75.25
Recency	18 November 2016	3 November 2022
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	20 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	300 Watt

Pro WX 5100 has 300% lower power consumption.

RX 7900 XT, on the other hand, has a 420.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 150% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7900 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro WX 5100 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro WX 5100 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 7900 XT is a desktop one.

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