Radeon R7 260X vs PRO WX 3100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon PRO WX 3100 with Radeon R7 260X, including specs and performance data.

PRO WX 3100
2017
4 GB GDDR5, 65 Watt
6.61

R7 260X outperforms PRO WX 3100 by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking563503
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.013.39
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameLexaBonaire
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date12 June 2017 (7 years ago)8 October 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $139

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

PRO WX 3100 has 48% better value for money than R7 260X.

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 cores512896
Core clock speed925 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1219 MHz1000 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 million2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate39.0161.60
Floating-point processing power1.248 TFLOPS1.971 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs3256

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data170 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1 x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s104 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 Connectors1x DisplayPort, 2x mini-DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity-+
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync-+
DDMA audiono data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)DirectX® 12
Shader Model6.46.3
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.131-

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 3100 6.61
R7 260X 8.26
+25%

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 3100 2549
R7 260X 3186
+25%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

PRO WX 3100 2671
R7 260X 4380
+64%

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 HD14
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Battlefield 5 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−16.3%
50−55
+16.3%
Hitman 3 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−15.4%
45−50
+15.4%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−15.4%
60−65
+15.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Battlefield 5 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−16.3%
50−55
+16.3%
Hitman 3 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−15.4%
45−50
+15.4%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−14.3%
24−27
+14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−15.4%
60−65
+15.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−16.3%
50−55
+16.3%
Hitman 3 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−15.4%
45−50
+15.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−15.4%
60−65
+15.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−14.3%
24−27
+14.3%
Hitman 3 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−19%
50−55
+19%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Hitman 3 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

This is how PRO WX 3100 and R7 260X compete in popular games:

  • R7 260X is 14% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.61 8.26
Recency 12 June 2017 8 October 2013
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 115 Watt

PRO WX 3100 has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 76.9% lower power consumption.

R7 260X, on the other hand, has a 25% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon R7 260X is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon PRO WX 3100 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon PRO WX 3100 is a mobile workstation card while Radeon R7 260X is a desktop one.


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