Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire vs Pro WX 7100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro WX 7100 with Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire, including specs and performance data.

Pro WX 7100
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 130 Watt
20.27
+26.5%

Pro WX 7100 outperforms HD 7970M Crossfire by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Pro WX 7100 Pro WX 7100
HD 7970M Crossfire HD 7970M Crossfire

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking283347
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.61no data
Power efficiency10.695.49
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)GCN (2012−2015)
GPU code nameEllesmereWimbledon XT
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date10 November 2016 (8 years ago)1 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$799 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores23042560
Core clock speed1188 MHz850 MHz
Boost clock speed1243 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,700 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt200 Watt
Texture fill rate179.0no data
Floating-point processing power5.728 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs144no 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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length241 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bit2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 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

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)11.1
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:

900p160−170
+21.2%
132
−21.2%
Full HD120−130
+17.6%
102
−17.6%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.66no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 50−55
+31.6%
35−40
−31.6%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+29.6%
27−30
−29.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+29%
30−35
−29%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 50−55
+31.6%
35−40
−31.6%
Battlefield 5 75−80
+21.5%
65−70
−21.5%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+29.6%
27−30
−29.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+29%
30−35
−29%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+25.5%
50−55
−25.5%
Fortnite 100−110
+20.2%
80−85
−20.2%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+22.2%
60−65
−22.2%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+29.3%
40−45
−29.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
+30.9%
55−60
−30.9%
Valorant 140−150
+16.4%
120−130
−16.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 50−55
+31.6%
35−40
−31.6%
Battlefield 5 75−80
+21.5%
65−70
−21.5%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+29.6%
27−30
−29.6%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 230−240
+15%
200−210
−15%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+29%
30−35
−29%
Dota 2 100−110
+14.9%
90−95
−14.9%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+25.5%
50−55
−25.5%
Fortnite 100−110
+20.2%
80−85
−20.2%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+22.2%
60−65
−22.2%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+29.3%
40−45
−29.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 70−75
+24.6%
55−60
−24.6%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+32.3%
30−35
−32.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
+30.9%
55−60
−30.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+31.7%
40−45
−31.7%
Valorant 140−150
+16.4%
120−130
−16.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+21.5%
65−70
−21.5%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+29.6%
27−30
−29.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+29%
30−35
−29%
Dota 2 100−110
+14.9%
90−95
−14.9%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+25.5%
50−55
−25.5%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+22.2%
60−65
−22.2%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+29.3%
40−45
−29.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
+30.9%
55−60
−30.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+31.7%
40−45
−31.7%
Valorant 140−150
+16.4%
120−130
−16.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100−110
+20.2%
80−85
−20.2%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+17.6%
16−18
−17.6%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
+23.4%
110−120
−23.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+31.6%
18−20
−31.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+17.1%
140−150
−17.1%
Valorant 170−180
+17%
150−160
−17%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+28.6%
40−45
−28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+38.5%
12−14
−38.5%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+30.3%
30−35
−30.3%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+29.7%
35−40
−29.7%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+25.9%
27−30
−25.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
+33.3%
30−35
−33.3%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+21.4%
27−30
−21.4%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+36.4%
10−12
−36.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%
Valorant 100−110
+30.1%
80−85
−30.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+31.8%
21−24
−31.8%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Dota 2 65−70
+22.6%
50−55
−22.6%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+26.9%
24−27
−26.9%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+30.8%
12−14
−30.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18−20
+26.7%
14−16
−26.7%

This is how Pro WX 7100 and HD 7970M Crossfire compete in popular games:

  • Pro WX 7100 is 21% faster in 900p
  • Pro WX 7100 is 18% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Pro WX 7100 is 38% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Pro WX 7100 surpassed HD 7970M Crossfire in all 67 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 20.27 16.03
Recency 10 November 2016 1 May 2012
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 200 Watt

Pro WX 7100 has a 26.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 53.8% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro WX 7100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro WX 7100 is a workstation card while Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is a notebook one.

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