Radeon Pro WX 7100 vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti

Place in performance ranking	130	253
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	4.19	10.52
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Polaris (2016−2019)
GPU code name	GM200	Polaris 12
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	2 June 2015 (8 years ago)	1 March 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$649	$799
Current price	$1195 (1.8x MSRP)	$582 (0.7x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro WX 7100 has 151% better value for money than GTX 980 Ti.

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 cores	2816	2304
CUDA cores	2816	no data
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1075 MHz	1243 MHz
Number of transistors	8,000 million	5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	130 Watt
Texture fill rate	176 billion/sec	179.0
Floating-point performance	6,060 gflops	5,728 gflops

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).

Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)	241 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)	600 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin + 8-pin	1x 6-pin
SLI options	+	no data

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	336.5 GB/s	224.0 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	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	4x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported GPU Technologies

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

FreeSync	no data	+
GameStream	+	no data
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	no data
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.4	6.4
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2.131
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 980 Ti 35.68
+75.2%

Pro WX 7100 20.37

GeForce GTX 980 Ti outperforms Radeon Pro WX 7100 by 75% 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 980 Ti 13811
+75.2%

Pro WX 7100 7885

GeForce GTX 980 Ti outperforms Radeon Pro WX 7100 by 75% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

GTX 980 Ti 37788

Pro WX 7100 38420
+1.7%

Radeon Pro WX 7100 outperforms GeForce GTX 980 Ti by 2% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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	101 +83.6%	55−60 −83.6%
1440p	49 +81.5%	27−30 −81.5%
4K	50 +85.2%	27−30 −85.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

60−65
+93.8%

30−35

−93.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +58.5%	40−45 −58.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +75%	35−40 −75%
Battlefield 5	100−110 +55.9%	65−70 −55.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	95−100 +83%	50−55 −83%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +93.8%	30−35 −93.8%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +68.5%	50−55 −68.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90 +60%	55−60 −60%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +58.6%	70−75 −58.6%
Hitman 3	110−120 +91.5%	55−60 −91.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +79.1%	40−45 −79.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +72.7%	30−35 −72.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 +93.2%	40−45 −93.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 +71.8%	35−40 −71.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +58.5%	40−45 −58.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +75%	35−40 −75%
Battlefield 5	100−110 +55.9%	65−70 −55.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	38 −39.5%	50−55 +39.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +93.8%	30−35 −93.8%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +68.5%	50−55 −68.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90 +60%	55−60 −60%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +58.6%	70−75 −58.6%
Hitman 3	110−120 +91.5%	55−60 −91.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +79.1%	40−45 −79.1%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +90.9%	30−35 −90.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +72.7%	30−35 −72.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	33 −33.3%	40−45 +33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90 +100%	40−45 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 +71.8%	35−40 −71.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	46 +12.2%	40−45 −12.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +75%	35−40 −75%
Battlefield 5	94 +38.2%	65−70 −38.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +93.8%	30−35 −93.8%
Far Cry 5	77 +42.6%	50−55 −42.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90 +60%	55−60 −60%
Forza Horizon 4	72 +2.9%	70−75 −2.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	59 +34.1%	40−45 −34.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 +71.8%	35−40 −71.8%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	54 +74.2%	30−35 −74.2%
Hitman 3	65−70 +97%	30−35 −97%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +81.5%	27−30 −81.5%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +95%	20−22 −95%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +86.7%	14−16 −86.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +100%	24−27 −100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +77.3%	21−24 −77.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +105%	18−20 −105%
Battlefield 5	75−80 +68.9%	45−50 −68.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +125%	12−14 −125%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +91.2%	30−35 −91.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +74.4%	35−40 −74.4%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +82.9%	40−45 −82.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +113%	21−24 −113%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +121%	14−16 −121%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	32 +113%	14−16 −113%
Hitman 3	35−40 +84.2%	18−20 −84.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +100%	12−14 −100%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +100%	12−14 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +72.7%	10−12 −72.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	23 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44 +110%	21−24 −110%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18 +38.5%	12−14 −38.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +100%	10−12 −100%
Battlefield 5	40 +73.9%	21−24 −73.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Far Cry 5	30 +76.5%	16−18 −76.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +85%	20−22 −85%
Forza Horizon 4	42 +44.8%	27−30 −44.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +100%	9−10 −100%

This is how GTX 980 Ti and Pro WX 7100 compete in popular games:

GTX 980 Ti is 83.6% faster than Pro WX 7100 in 1080p
GTX 980 Ti is 81.5% faster than Pro WX 7100 in 1440p
GTX 980 Ti is 85.2% faster than Pro WX 7100 in 4K

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 980 Ti is 175% faster than the Pro WX 7100.
in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Pro WX 7100 is 39.5% faster than the GTX 980 Ti.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 980 Ti is ahead in 66 tests (97%)
Pro WX 7100 is ahead in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	35.68	20.37
Recency	2 June 2015	1 March 2017
Cost	$649	$799
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	130 Watt