Radeon PRO WX 2100 vs RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) with Radeon PRO WX 2100, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
2017
15 Watt
4.50

PRO WX 2100 outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking656638
Place by popularity30not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data4.10
Power efficiency20.749.42
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameVega Raven RidgeLexa
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date26 October 2017 (7 years ago)4 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores512512
Core clock speedno data925 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHz1219 MHz
Number of transistorsno data2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rateno data39.01
Floating-point processing powerno data1.248 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data32

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x8
Lengthno data168 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data2 GB
Memory bus widthno data64 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data48 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 Connectorsno data1x DisplayPort, 2x mini-DisplayPort

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 (12_0)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkan-1.2.131

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.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 4.50
PRO WX 2100 4.77
+6%

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.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 1737
PRO WX 2100 1841
+6%

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 HD17
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
4K10
+0%
10−12
+0%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data8.28
4Kno data14.90

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 15
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10
+100%
5−6
−100%
Battlefield 5 18
+50%
12−14
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Far Cry 5 18
+80%
10−11
−80%
Far Cry New Dawn 18
+38.5%
12−14
−38.5%
Forza Horizon 4 58
+93.3%
30−33
−93.3%
Hitman 3 9
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
−3.3%
30−35
+3.3%
Metro Exodus 22
+100%
10−12
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 19
+11.8%
16−18
−11.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65
+44.4%
45−50
−44.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30
+131%
12−14
−131%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Battlefield 5 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 10
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 13
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 52
+73.3%
30−33
−73.3%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
−3.3%
30−35
+3.3%
Metro Exodus 17
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10
−30%
12−14
+30%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16
−6.3%
16−18
+6.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 31
+82.4%
16−18
−82.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55
+22.2%
45−50
−22.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8
−62.5%
12−14
+62.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
−60%
8−9
+60%
Far Cry 5 7
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Forza Horizon 4 23
−30.4%
30−33
+30.4%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 15
−107%
30−35
+107%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14
−21.4%
16−18
+21.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
−113%
16−18
+113%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10
−30%
12−14
+30%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Hitman 3 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 1−2

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 9
+125%
4−5
−125%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and PRO WX 2100 compete in popular games:

  • PRO WX 2100 is 6% faster in 1080p
  • A tie in 4K

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 131% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the PRO WX 2100 is 113% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is ahead in 19 tests (28%)
  • PRO WX 2100 is ahead in 25 tests (37%)
  • there's a draw in 23 tests (34%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.50 4.77
Recency 26 October 2017 4 June 2017
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) has an age advantage of 4 months, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

PRO WX 2100, on the other hand, has a 6% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and Radeon PRO WX 2100.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is a notebook card while Radeon PRO WX 2100 is a workstation one.


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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
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