Radeon RX 6800 vs PRO WX 9100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon PRO WX 9100 with Radeon RX 6800, including specs and performance data.

PRO WX 9100
2017, $1,599
16 GB HBM2, 230 Watt
28.01

RX 6800 outperforms PRO 9100 by an impressive 88% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking23364
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.7238.99
Power efficiency9.4816.43
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025)
GPU code nameVega 10Navi 21
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date10 July 2017 (9 years ago)28 October 2020 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,599 $579

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

RX 6800 has 948% better value for money than PRO WX 9100.

Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown 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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores40963840
Core clock speed1200 MHz1700 MHz
Boost clock speed1500 MHz2105 MHz
Number of transistors12,500 million26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)230 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate384.0505.2
Floating-point processing power12.29 TFLOPS16.17 TFLOPS
ROPs6496
TMUs256240
Ray Tracing Coresno data60
L0 Cacheno data960 KB
L1 Cache1 MB768 KB
L2 Cache4 MB4 MB
L3 Cacheno data128 MB

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 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin2x 8-pin

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 typeHBM2GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount16 GB16 GB
Memory bus width2048 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed945 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth483.8 GB/s512.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors6x mini-DisplayPort1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.1
Vulkan1.1.1251.2

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

PRO WX 9100 28.01
RX 6800 52.73
+88.3%

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.

PRO WX 9100 11719
Samples: 125
RX 6800 22059
+88.2%
Samples: 4974

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 HD90−95
−48.6%
175
1440p50−55
−51%
102
4K30−3562
+107%

Cost per frame, $

1080p17.773.31
+81.4%
1440p31.985.68
+82.2%
4K53.309.34
+82.5%
  • RX 6800 has 81% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 6800 has 82% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 6800 has 82% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Atomic Heart 262 262
Counter-Strike 2 350 350
Cyberpunk 2077 135 135
Resident Evil 4 Remake 322 322

Full HD
Medium

Atomic Heart 198 198
Battlefield 5 150−160 150−160
Counter-Strike 2 349 349
Cyberpunk 2077 115 115
Far Cry 5 197 197
Fortnite 230−240 230−240
Forza Horizon 4 200−210 200−210
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 170−180
Valorant 300−350 300−350

Full HD
High

Atomic Heart 120 120
Battlefield 5 150−160 150−160
Counter-Strike 2 259 259
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280 270−280
Cyberpunk 2077 104 104
Dota 2 145 145
Far Cry 5 186 186
Fortnite 230−240 230−240
Forza Horizon 4 200−210 200−210
Grand Theft Auto V 159 159
Metro Exodus 147 147
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 170−180
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 269 269
Valorant 300−350 300−350

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 150−160 150−160
Cyberpunk 2077 99 99
Dota 2 128 128
Far Cry 5 174 174
Forza Horizon 4 200−210 200−210
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 170−180
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 152 152
Valorant 300−350 300−350

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 230−240 230−240

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 175 175
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 350−400 350−400
Grand Theft Auto V 125 125
Metro Exodus 89 89
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 170−180
Valorant 350−400 350−400

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 130−140 130−140
Cyberpunk 2077 74 74
Far Cry 5 163 163
Forza Horizon 4 160−170 160−170
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120 110−120

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 140−150 140−150

4K
High

Atomic Heart 45−50 45−50
Counter-Strike 2 47 47
Grand Theft Auto V 132 132
Metro Exodus 55 55
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 99 99
Valorant 300−350 300−350

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 90−95 90−95
Counter-Strike 2 65−70 65−70
Cyberpunk 2077 34 34
Dota 2 102 102
Far Cry 5 91 91
Forza Horizon 4 110−120 110−120
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95 90−95

4K
Epic

Fortnite 75−80 75−80

This is how PRO WX 9100 and RX 6800 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6800 is 94% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6800 is 104% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6800 is 107% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 62 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 28.01 52.73
Recency 10 July 2017 28 October 2020
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 230 Watt 250 Watt

PRO WX 9100 has 8% lower power consumption.

RX 6800, on the other hand, has a 88% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6800 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon PRO WX 9100 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon PRO WX 9100 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 6800 is a desktop one.

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