Radeon RX Vega 5 vs PRO WX 2100

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Radeon PRO WX 2100 Radeon PRO WX 3100 Radeon PRO WX 9100
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Radeon RX Vega 5 Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon PRO WX 2100 with Radeon RX Vega 5, including specs and performance data.

PRO WX 2100
2017
2 GB GDDR5, 35 Watt
4.78
+2.8%

PRO WX 2100 outperforms RX Vega 5 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

PRO WX 2100 PRO WX 2100
RX Vega 5 RX Vega 5

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking643651
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.00no data
Power efficiency9.3621.24
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code nameLexaVega
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date4 June 2017 (7 years ago)7 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores512320
Core clock speed925 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1219 MHz1400 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate39.01no data
Floating-point processing power1.248 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs32no data

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 x8no data
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount2 GBno data
Memory bus width64 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1500 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth48 GB/sno data
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 Connectors1x DisplayPort, 2x mini-DisplayPortno data

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12_1
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131-

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 HD18−20
+0%
18
+0%

Cost per frame, $

1080p8.28no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−12.5%
9
+12.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−15.4%
15
+15.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−140%
12
+140%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−30%
13
+30%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+3.4%
27−30
−3.4%
Hitman 3 10−11
+25%
8
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 10−12
−81.8%
20
+81.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−38.5%
18
+38.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−20%
12
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+3.4%
27−30
−3.4%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 10−12
−36.4%
15
+36.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−7.7%
14
+7.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+0%
17
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+3.4%
27−30
−3.4%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+21.4%
14
−21.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+88.9%
9
−88.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+8.3%
12
−8.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Hitman 3 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
+3.4%
27−30
−3.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how PRO WX 2100 and RX Vega 5 compete in popular games:

  • A tie in 1080p

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the PRO WX 2100 is 89% faster.
  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega 5 is 140% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • PRO WX 2100 is ahead in 11 tests (16%)
  • RX Vega 5 is ahead in 9 tests (13%)
  • there's a draw in 47 tests (70%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 4.78 4.65
Recency 4 June 2017 7 January 2020
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

PRO WX 2100 has a 2.8% higher aggregate performance score.

RX Vega 5, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon PRO WX 2100 and Radeon RX Vega 5.

Be aware that Radeon PRO WX 2100 is a workstation card while Radeon RX Vega 5 is a notebook 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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Community ratings

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