Radeon PRO WX 2100 vs GeForce GTX 950

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Aggregated performance score

GTX 950
2015
2 GB GDDR5
13.80
+191%

GeForce GTX 950 outperforms Radeon PRO WX 2100 by a whopping 191% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking350611
Place by popularity83not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.032.98
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)Polaris (2016−2019)
GPU code nameGM206Polaris 12
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date20 August 2015 (8 years ago)21 March 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$159 $149
Current price$12.88 (0.1x MSRP)$343 (2.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 950 has 102% better value for money than PRO WX 2100.

Detailed specifications

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 cores768512
CUDA cores768no data
Core clock speed1024 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1188 MHz1219 MHz
Number of transistors2,940 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)90 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate49.2 billion/sec39.01
Floating-point performance1,825 gflops1,248 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 950 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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length7.938" (20.2 cm)no data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Recommended system power (PSU)350 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinsNone
SLI options+no 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 amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed6.6 GB/s6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth105.6 GB/s48 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.21x DisplayPort, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+no data
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support+no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

FreeSyncno data+
GameStream+no data
GeForce ShadowPlay+no data
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

GTX 950 13.80
+191%
PRO WX 2100 4.74

GeForce GTX 950 outperforms Radeon PRO WX 2100 by 191% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 950 5339
+191%
PRO WX 2100 1833

GeForce GTX 950 outperforms Radeon PRO WX 2100 by 191% in Passmark.

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 HD52
+225%
16−18
−225%
4K21
+200%
7−8
−200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+222%
9−10
−222%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+475%
4−5
−475%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+236%
14−16
−236%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+125%
16−18
−125%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+260%
10−11
−260%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+280%
10−11
−280%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+227%
14−16
−227%
Hitman 3 35−40
+270%
10−11
−270%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+222%
9−10
−222%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+156%
9−10
−156%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+142%
12−14
−142%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+333%
6−7
−333%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+222%
9−10
−222%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+475%
4−5
−475%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+236%
14−16
−236%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+125%
16−18
−125%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+260%
10−11
−260%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+280%
10−11
−280%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+227%
14−16
−227%
Hitman 3 35−40
+270%
10−11
−270%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+222%
9−10
−222%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+200%
7−8
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+156%
9−10
−156%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+142%
12−14
−142%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 38
+280%
10−11
−280%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+333%
6−7
−333%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+222%
9−10
−222%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+475%
4−5
−475%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+236%
14−16
−236%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+260%
10−11
−260%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+280%
10−11
−280%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+227%
14−16
−227%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21
+110%
10−11
−110%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+333%
6−7
−333%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+186%
7−8
−186%
Hitman 3 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+72.7%
10−12
−72.7%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+211%
9−10
−211%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+214%
7−8
−214%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+525%
4−5
−525%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+333%
6−7
−333%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9 0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Hitman 3 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
+1200%
1−2
−1200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6 0−1

This is how GTX 950 and PRO WX 2100 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 950 is 225% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 950 is 200% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 950 is 1200% faster than the PRO WX 2100.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 950 surpassed PRO WX 2100 in all 61 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.80 4.74
Recency 20 August 2015 21 March 2018
Cost $159 $149
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 50 Watt

The GeForce GTX 950 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon PRO WX 2100 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 950 is a desktop 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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