Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q vs Radeon PRO WX 9100

Place in the ranking	176	171
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	11.02	no data
Power efficiency	9.61	28.11
Architecture	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	Vega 10	TU104
Market segment	Workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	10 July 2017 (7 years ago)	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,599	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 cores	4096	2560
Core clock speed	1200 MHz	780 MHz
Boost clock speed	1500 MHz	1380 MHz
Number of transistors	12,500 million	13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	230 Watt	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	384.0	220.8
Floating-point processing power	12.29 TFLOPS	7.066 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	64
TMUs	256	160
Tensor Cores	no data	320
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	40

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 size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	None

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	HBM2	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	2048 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	945 MHz	1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth	483.8 GB/s	416.0 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	6x mini-DisplayPort	No outputs
G-SYNC support	-	+

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.125	1.2.131
CUDA	-	7.5

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 32.05

RTX 4000 Max-Q 32.62
+1.8%

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 12320

RTX 4000 Max-Q 12539
+1.8%

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	85−90 −3.5%	88 +3.5%
1440p	45−50 −2.2%	46 +2.2%
4K	55−60 −1.8%	56 +1.8%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	18.81	no data
1440p	35.53	no data
4K	29.07	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Elden Ring	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Metro Exodus	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Valorant	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Dota 2	36 +0%	36 +0%
Elden Ring	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Far Cry 5	66 +0%	66 +0%
Fortnite	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Metro Exodus	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Valorant	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Dota 2	101 +0%	101 +0%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Valorant	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Elden Ring	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
World of Tanks	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Metro Exodus	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Valorant	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Dota 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Elden Ring	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Dota 2	65 +0%	65 +0%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Fortnite	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Valorant	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

This is how PRO WX 9100 and RTX 4000 Max-Q compete in popular games:

RTX 4000 Max-Q is 4% faster in 1080p
RTX 4000 Max-Q is 2% faster in 1440p
RTX 4000 Max-Q is 2% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	32.05	32.62
Recency	10 July 2017	27 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	230 Watt	80 Watt

PRO WX 9100 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 4000 Max-Q, on the other hand, has a 1.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 187.5% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon PRO WX 9100 and Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q.

Be aware that Radeon PRO WX 9100 is a workstation card while Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q is a mobile workstation one.

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