Radeon RX 5700 XT vs PRO WX 2100

Place in the ranking	642	89
Place by popularity	not in top-100	56
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.97	47.04
Power efficiency	9.36	13.07
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	Lexa	Navi 10
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	4 June 2017 (7 years ago)	7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$149	$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 5700 XT has 1085% better value for money than PRO WX 2100.

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	2560
Core clock speed	925 MHz	1605 MHz
Boost clock speed	1219 MHz	1905 MHz
Number of transistors	2,200 million	10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	225 Watt
Texture fill rate	39.01	304.8
Floating-point processing power	1.248 TFLOPS	9.754 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	64
TMUs	32	160

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	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	168 mm	272 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin + 1x 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	48 GB/s	448.0 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	1x DisplayPort, 2x mini-DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync	+	-
VR Ready	no data	+
Multi Monitor	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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.

PRO WX 2100 4.78

RX 5700 XT 42.91
+798%

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 2100 1841

RX 5700 XT 16534
+798%

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	12−14 −942%	125 +942%
1440p	8−9 −850%	76 +850%
4K	5−6 −800%	45 +800%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	12.42	3.19
1440p	18.63	5.25
4K	29.80	8.87

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

8−9

−875%

78
+875%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −485%	76 +485%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −2100%	110 +2100%
Battlefield 5	12−14 −1558%	199 +1558%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −1080%	118 +1080%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −875%	78 +875%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −1150%	125 +1150%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −808%	118 +808%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −893%	298 +893%
Hitman 3	10−11 −740%	84 +740%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −910%	313 +910%
Metro Exodus	10−12 −1209%	144 +1209%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −785%	115 +785%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −847%	160−170 +847%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −476%	259 +476%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −1085%	154 +1085%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −1720%	91 +1720%
Battlefield 5	12−14 −1275%	165 +1275%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −970%	107 +970%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −838%	75 +838%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −910%	101 +910%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −731%	108 +731%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −843%	283 +843%
Hitman 3	10−11 −760%	86 +760%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −848%	294 +848%
Metro Exodus	10−12 −1209%	144 +1209%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −646%	97 +646%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −1035%	193 +1035%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −424%	85−90 +424%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −451%	248 +451%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −377%	62 +377%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −1460%	78 +1460%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −700%	80 +700%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −738%	67 +738%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −630%	73 +630%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −393%	148 +393%
Hitman 3	10−11 −730%	83 +730%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −335%	135 +335%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −906%	171 +906%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −447%	93 +447%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −48.9%	67 +48.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

−731%

108
+731%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −1300%	126 +1300%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −1100%	84 +1100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −1225%	53 +1225%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −1350%	58 +1350%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1900%	40 +1900%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −1080%	59 +1080%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −2933%	273 +2933%
Hitman 3	9−10 −556%	59 +556%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −845%	104 +845%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −5100%	104 +5100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −1525%	65−70 +1525%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −703%	241 +703%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10

−778%

79
+778%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −1767%	56 +1767%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −1367%	44 +1367%
Hitman 3	1−2 −4400%	45 +4400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −2320%	121 +2320%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −6400%	65 +6400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −5300%	54 +5300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −1067%	35 +1067%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −1550%	33 +1550%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −1550%	33 +1550%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	17
Far Cry 5	2−3 −1400%	30 +1400%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −1875%	79 +1875%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −1200%	13 +1200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

−700%

40
+700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	59 +0%	59 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	119 +0%	119 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

+0%

This is how PRO WX 2100 and RX 5700 XT compete in popular games:

RX 5700 XT is 942% faster in 1080p
RX 5700 XT is 850% faster in 1440p
RX 5700 XT is 800% faster in 4K

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

in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 5700 XT is 6400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 5700 XT is ahead in 68 tests (96%)
there's a draw in 3 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.78	42.91
Recency	4 June 2017	7 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	225 Watt

PRO WX 2100 has 542.9% lower power consumption.

RX 5700 XT, on the other hand, has a 797.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5700 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon PRO WX 2100 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon PRO WX 2100 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 5700 XT is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.