Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
AMD Radeon PRO WX 2100 vs NVIDIA GRID M3-3020
Combined performance score
GRID M3-3020 outperforms Radeon PRO WX 2100 by 61% in our combined benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 489 | 608 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Value for money | no data | 3.06 |
Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2018) | Polaris (2016−2019) |
GPU code name | GM107 | Polaris 12 |
Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
Release date | 18 May 2016 (7 years old) | 21 March 2018 (6 years old) |
Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $149 |
Current price | no data | $343 (2.3x MSRP) |
Technical specs
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 | 640 | 512 |
Core clock speed | 1033 MHz | no data |
Boost clock speed | 1306 MHz | 1219 MHz |
Number of transistors | 1,870 million | 2,200 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 50 Watt |
Texture fill rate | 52.24 | 39.01 |
Floating-point performance | 1,672 gflops | 1,248 gflops |
Size and compatibility
Information on GRID M3-3020 and Radeon PRO WX 2100 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
Laptop size | no data | large |
Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
Length | 267 mm | no data |
Width | 2-slot | no data |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | None |
Memory
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 | 4 GB | 2 GB |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 5200 MHz | 6000 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 83.2 GB/s | 48 GB/s |
Shared memory | no data | - |
Video outputs and ports
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 outputs | 1x DisplayPort, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
FreeSync | no data | + |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2.131 |
CUDA | 5.0 | no data |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score | 7.63 | 4.73 |
Recency | 18 May 2016 | 21 March 2018 |
Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2 GB |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
The GRID M3-3020 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon PRO WX 2100 in performance tests.
Be aware that GRID M3-3020 is a workstation card while Radeon PRO WX 2100 is a mobile workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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