GeForce GTX 860M vs Radeon Pro WX 7100

Place in performance ranking	265	515
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.25	no data
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code name	Polaris 12	N15P-GX
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	1 March 2017 (7 years ago)	12 March 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$799	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2304	640
CUDA cores	no data	1152 or 640
Core clock speed	no data	797 MHz
Boost clock speed	1243 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,700 million	1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	179.0	43.40
Floating-point performance	5.728 gflops	1.389 gflops

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).

Laptop size	no data	medium sized
Bus support	no data	PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None
SLI options	-	+

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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Standard memory configuration	no data	GDDR5
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	Up to 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	80.0 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	No outputs
eDP 1.2 signal support	no data	Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support	no data	Up to 1920x1200
VGA аnalog display support	no data	Up to 2048x1536
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	no data	Up to 3840x2160
HDMI	-	+
HDCP content protection	-	+
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI	-	+
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming	-	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync	+	-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	-	+
Optimus	-	+
Ansel	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.1.126
CUDA	-	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 7100 20.48
+159%

GTX 860M 7.91

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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 7100 7901
+159%

GTX 860M 3050

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 7100 38420
+274%

GTX 860M 10286

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:

900p	230−240 +153%	91 −153%
Full HD	90−95 +150%	36 −150%
4K	30−35 +131%	13 −131%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−35
+175%

12−14

−175%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +137%	18−20 −137%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +209%	10−12 −209%
Battlefield 5	65−70 +191%	21−24 −191%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +156%	16−18 −156%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +175%	12−14 −175%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +167%	18−20 −167%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +150%	21−24 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +142%	50−55 −142%
Hitman 3	40−45 +167%	14−16 −167%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 +118%	45−50 −118%
Metro Exodus	70−75 +209%	21−24 −209%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +150%	21−24 −150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 +162%	24−27 −162%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 +66.1%	55−60 −66.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +137%	18−20 −137%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +209%	10−12 −209%
Battlefield 5	65−70 +191%	21−24 −191%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +156%	16−18 −156%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +175%	12−14 −175%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +167%	18−20 −167%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +150%	21−24 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +142%	50−55 −142%
Hitman 3	40−45 +167%	14−16 −167%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 +118%	45−50 −118%
Metro Exodus	70−75 +209%	21−24 −209%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +150%	21−24 −150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 +162%	24−27 −162%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −30.4%	60 +30.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 +66.1%	55−60 −66.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +137%	18−20 −137%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +209%	10−12 −209%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +156%	16−18 −156%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +175%	12−14 −175%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +167%	18−20 −167%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +142%	50−55 −142%
Hitman 3	40−45 +167%	14−16 −167%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 +118%	45−50 −118%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 +162%	24−27 −162%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +283%	12 −283%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 +66.1%	55−60 −66.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

55−60
+150%

21−24

−150%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +160%	14−16 −160%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +158%	12−14 −158%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +163%	8−9 −163%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +533%	3−4 −533%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +188%	8−9 −188%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +167%	9−10 −167%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +280%	30−33 −280%
Hitman 3	24−27 +118%	10−12 −118%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +147%	16−18 −147%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +280%	10−11 −280%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +500%	7−8 −500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +243%	7−8 −243%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +140%	50−55 −140%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35
+162%

12−14

−162%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 +186%	7−8 −186%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +220%	5−6 −220%
Hitman 3	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 +279%	27−30 −279%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +340%	5−6 −340%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +320%	5−6 −320%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +211%	9−10 −211%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +667%	3−4 −667%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20
+125%

8−9

−125%

This is how Pro WX 7100 and GTX 860M compete in popular games:

Pro WX 7100 is 153% faster in 900p
Pro WX 7100 is 150% faster in 1080p
Pro WX 7100 is 131% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Pro WX 7100 is 667% faster.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 860M is 30% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Pro WX 7100 is ahead in 71 test (99%)
GTX 860M is ahead in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	20.48	7.91
Recency	1 March 2017	12 March 2014
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	75 Watt

Pro WX 7100 has a 158.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 860M, on the other hand, has 73.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro WX 7100 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 860M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro WX 7100 is a workstation card while GeForce GTX 860M is a notebook one.

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