Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) vs Pro WX 5100

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Radeon Pro WX 4100 Radeon Pro WX 4200 Radeon Pro WX 5100 Radeon Pro WX 7100 Radeon Pro WX 8100 Radeon Pro WX 8200 Radeon Pro WX 9200
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Radeon RX Vega 2 Radeon RX Vega 3 Radeon RX Vega 5 Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) Radeon RX Vega 9

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro WX 5100 with Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), including specs and performance data.

Pro WX 5100
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
14.41
+139%

Pro WX 5100 outperforms RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by a whopping 139% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Pro WX 5100 Pro WX 5100
RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking362584
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.01no data
Power efficiency13.3928.07
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code nameEllesmereVega Renoir
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date18 November 2016 (8 years ago)7 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 no data

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 cores1792384
Core clock speed713 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speed1086 MHz1500 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate121.6no data
Floating-point processing power3.892 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs112no data

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 x16no data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount8 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1250 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/sno data
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 Connectors4x DisplayPortno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12_1
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131-

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 HD45−50
+125%
20
−125%
1440p50−55
+127%
22
−127%
4K40−45
+122%
18
−122%

Cost per frame, $

1080p11.09no data
1440p9.98no data
4K12.48no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 11
+0%
11
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16
+0%
16
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14
+0%
14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+0%
9
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Hitman 3 11
+0%
11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 97
+0%
97
+0%
Metro Exodus 23
+0%
23
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 22
+0%
22
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 62
+0%
62
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12
+0%
12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
+0%
6
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 73
+0%
73
+0%
Metro Exodus 17
+0%
17
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
+0%
14
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21
+0%
21
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50
+0%
50
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 17
+0%
17
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18
+0%
18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
+0%
11
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14
+0%
14
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Hitman 3 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 11
+0%
11
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

This is how Pro WX 5100 and RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) compete in popular games:

  • Pro WX 5100 is 125% faster in 1080p
  • Pro WX 5100 is 127% faster in 1440p
  • Pro WX 5100 is 122% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 71 test (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 14.41 6.04
Recency 18 November 2016 7 January 2020
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 15 Watt

Pro WX 5100 has a 138.6% higher aggregate performance score.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro WX 5100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro WX 5100 is a workstation card while Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook one.

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

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Community ratings

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