GeForce GTX 1070 vs Radeon PRO WX 9100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon PRO WX 9100 with GeForce GTX 1070, including specs and performance data.

PRO WX 9100
2017
16 GB HBM2, 230 Watt
32.08

GTX 1070 outperforms PRO WX 9100 by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking172145
Place by popularitynot in top-10028
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.9423.51
Power efficiency9.5616.01
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameVega 10GP104
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date10 July 2017 (7 years ago)10 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,599 $379

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1070 has 115% better value for money than PRO WX 9100.

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 cores40961920
Core clock speed1200 MHz1506 MHz
Boost clock speed1500 MHz1683 MHz
Number of transistors12,500 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)230 Watt150 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data94 °C
Texture fill rate384.0202.0
Floating-point processing power12.29 TFLOPS6.463 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs256120

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 supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)no data500 Watt
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 8-pin
SLI options-+

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 typeHBM2GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount16 GB8 GB
Memory bus width2048 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed945 MHz8 GB/s
Memory bandwidth483.8 GB/s256 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 Connectors6x mini-DisplayPortDP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

GPU Boostno data3.0
VR Readyno data+
Ansel-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.1.125+
CUDA-+

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 9100 32.08
GTX 1070 35.04
+9.2%

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 9100 12361
GTX 1070 13504
+9.2%

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.

PRO WX 9100 65451
+38.2%
GTX 1070 47361

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

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 Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

PRO WX 9100 67893
+41.1%
GTX 1070 48101

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 HD100−110
−16%
116
+16%
1440p60−65
−13.3%
68
+13.3%
4K40−45
−17.5%
47
+17.5%

Cost per frame, $

1080p15.993.27
1440p26.655.57
4K39.988.06

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 89
+0%
89
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Battlefield 5 164
+0%
164
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 91
+0%
91
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 109
+0%
109
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110
+0%
110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 284
+0%
284
+0%
Hitman 3 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Metro Exodus 127
+0%
127
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 115
+0%
115
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 176
+0%
176
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 121
+0%
121
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Battlefield 5 152
+0%
152
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 82
+0%
82
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 88
+0%
88
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 86
+0%
86
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 261
+0%
261
+0%
Hitman 3 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Metro Exodus 112
+0%
112
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 94
+0%
94
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55
+0%
55
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 61
+0%
61
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 66
+0%
66
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 94
+0%
94
+0%
Hitman 3 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 63
+0%
63
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 93
+0%
93
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 71
+0%
71
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 58
+0%
58
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45
+0%
45
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 43
+0%
43
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry 5 47
+0%
47
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 248
+0%
248
+0%
Hitman 3 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Metro Exodus 71
+0%
71
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 69
+0%
69
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 50
+0%
50
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30
+0%
30
+0%
Hitman 3 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 38
+0%
38
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 43
+0%
43
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 26
+0%
26
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24
+0%
24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Far Cry 5 23
+0%
23
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 52
+0%
52
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 34
+0%
34
+0%

This is how PRO WX 9100 and GTX 1070 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1070 is 16% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1070 is 13% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1070 is 18% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 32.08 35.04
Recency 10 July 2017 10 June 2016
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 230 Watt 150 Watt

PRO WX 9100 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 1070, on the other hand, has a 9.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 53.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon PRO WX 9100 and GeForce GTX 1070.

Be aware that Radeon PRO WX 9100 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 1070 is a desktop 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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AMD Radeon PRO WX 9100
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