Radeon Pro WX 4100 vs RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) with Radeon Pro WX 4100, including specs and performance data.
Pro WX 4100 outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 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 ranking | 497 | 475 |
| Place by popularity | 31 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 3.50 |
| Power efficiency | 41.20 | 13.11 |
| Architecture | Vega (2017−2020) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | Vega | Baffin |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 7 January 2020 (5 years ago) | 10 November 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $399 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 512 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 1125 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2100 MHz | 1201 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 3,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 76.86 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 2.46 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 16 |
| TMUs | no data | 64 |
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 | no data | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | no data | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 96 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 | no data | 4x mini-DisplayPort |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2.131 |
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 HD | 23
−4.3%
| 24−27
+4.3%
|
| 1440p | 17
−5.9%
| 18−20
+5.9%
|
| 4K | 9
+0%
| 9−10
+0%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 16.63 |
| 1440p | no data | 22.17 |
| 4K | no data | 44.33 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 13
+8.3%
|
12−14
−8.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 19
+5.6%
|
18−20
−5.6%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−3.4%
|
30−33
+3.4%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 15
+7.1%
|
14−16
−7.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 32
+6.7%
|
30−33
−6.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 21
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 33
+10%
|
30−33
−10%
|
| Valorant | 44
−2.3%
|
45−50
+2.3%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−3.4%
|
30−33
+3.4%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 11
+10%
|
10−11
−10%
|
| Dota 2 | 29
−3.4%
|
30−33
+3.4%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 50−55
−3.8%
|
55−60
+3.8%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 13
+8.3%
|
12−14
−8.3%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 19
+5.6%
|
18−20
−5.6%
|
| Metro Exodus | 19
+5.6%
|
18−20
−5.6%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 57
−5.3%
|
60−65
+5.3%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Valorant | 14
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| World of Tanks | 48
−4.2%
|
50−55
+4.2%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−3.4%
|
30−33
+3.4%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 48
−4.2%
|
50−55
+4.2%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+5.7%
|
35−40
−5.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 23
−4.3%
|
24−27
+4.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 14
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Valorant | 37
+5.7%
|
35−40
−5.7%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 9
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 9
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 22
+4.8%
|
21−24
−4.8%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| World of Tanks | 21
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18
−5.9%
|
18−20
+5.9%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
+5.6%
|
18−20
−5.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
+8.3%
|
12−14
−8.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 17
−5.9%
|
18−20
+5.9%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Valorant | 39
−2.6%
|
40−45
+2.6%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 10
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 13
+8.3%
|
12−14
−8.3%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 18
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12
+10%
|
10−11
−10%
|
| Fortnite | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Valorant | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and Pro WX 4100 compete in popular games:
- Pro WX 4100 is 4% faster in 1080p
- Pro WX 4100 is 6% faster in 1440p
- A tie in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.61 | 9.13 |
| Recency | 7 January 2020 | 10 November 2016 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 50 Watt |
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 233.3% lower power consumption.
Pro WX 4100, 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 4000/5000) and Radeon Pro WX 4100.
Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook card while Radeon Pro WX 4100 is a workstation one.
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