Radeon Pro WX 7100 vs Pro Vega 56

Place in the ranking	174	272
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	45.81	8.04
Power efficiency	10.56	10.80
Architecture	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	Vega 10	Ellesmere
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	14 August 2017 (7 years ago)	10 November 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	$799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro Vega 56 has 470% better value for money than Pro WX 7100.

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	3584	2304
Core clock speed	1138 MHz	1188 MHz
Boost clock speed	1250 MHz	1243 MHz
Number of transistors	12,500 million	5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	210 Watt	130 Watt
Texture fill rate	280.0	179.0
Floating-point processing power	8.96 TFLOPS	5.728 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	32
TMUs	224	144

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 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	241 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 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 type	HBM2	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	2048 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	786 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	402.4 GB/s	224.0 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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	4x DisplayPort
HDMI	+	-

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.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.4	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.125	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 Vega 56 32.13
+57.9%

Pro WX 7100 20.35

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 Vega 56 12353
+57.8%

Pro WX 7100 7826

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 Vega 56 61716
+58.6%

Pro WX 7100 38923

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	100 +66.7%	60−65 −66.7%
4K	61 +74.3%	35−40 −74.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.99 +234%	13.32 −234%
4K	6.54 +249%	22.83 −249%

Pro Vega 56 has 234% lower cost per frame in 1080p
Pro Vega 56 has 249% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	60−65 +75%	35−40 −75%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +63.4%	40−45 −63.4%
Elden Ring	100−110 +67.7%	65−70 −67.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +43.8%	60−65 −43.8%
Counter-Strike 2	60−65 +75%	35−40 −75%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +63.4%	40−45 −63.4%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +73.3%	85−90 −73.3%
Metro Exodus	80−85 +47.3%	55−60 −47.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +40.4%	45−50 −40.4%
Valorant	120−130 +56.1%	80−85 −56.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +43.8%	60−65 −43.8%
Counter-Strike 2	60−65 +75%	35−40 −75%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +63.4%	40−45 −63.4%
Dota 2	36 −100%	70−75 +100%
Elden Ring	100−110 +67.7%	65−70 −67.7%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +29.4%	65−70 −29.4%
Fortnite	150−160 +40.2%	100−110 −40.2%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +73.3%	85−90 −73.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	100−110 +47.9%	70−75 −47.9%
Metro Exodus	80−85 +47.3%	55−60 −47.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	180−190 +34.6%	130−140 −34.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +40.4%	45−50 −40.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	100−110 +70.3%	60−65 −70.3%
Valorant	120−130 +56.1%	80−85 −56.1%
World of Tanks	270−280 +17.9%	230−240 −17.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +43.8%	60−65 −43.8%
Counter-Strike 2	60−65 +75%	35−40 −75%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +63.4%	40−45 −63.4%
Dota 2	102 +41.7%	70−75 −41.7%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +29.4%	65−70 −29.4%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +73.3%	85−90 −73.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	180−190 +34.6%	130−140 −34.6%
Valorant	120−130 +56.1%	80−85 −56.1%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	55−60 +78.1%	30−35 −78.1%
Elden Ring	60−65 +79.4%	30−35 −79.4%
Grand Theft Auto V	55−60 +72.7%	30−35 −72.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +1.7%	170−180 −1.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +72.2%	18−20 −72.2%
World of Tanks	200−210 +50%	130−140 −50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +51.2%	40−45 −51.2%
Counter-Strike 2	30−33 +76.5%	16−18 −76.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +87.5%	16−18 −87.5%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +83.6%	55−60 −83.6%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 +71.2%	50−55 −71.2%
Metro Exodus	70−75 +56.5%	45−50 −56.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +85.7%	27−30 −85.7%
Valorant	90−95 +75.5%	50−55 −75.5%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +82.4%	16−18 −82.4%
Dota 2	55−60 +68.6%	35−40 −68.6%
Elden Ring	27−30 +86.7%	14−16 −86.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	55−60 +68.6%	35−40 −68.6%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +73.3%	14−16 −73.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−110 +65.6%	60−65 −65.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 +53.8%	12−14 −53.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +73.5%	30−35 −73.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +80%	20−22 −80%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +82.4%	16−18 −82.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Dota 2	96 +174%	35−40 −174%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +73.1%	24−27 −73.1%
Fortnite	40−45 +79.2%	24−27 −79.2%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +70%	30−33 −70%
Valorant	45−50 +95.8%	24−27 −95.8%

This is how Pro Vega 56 and Pro WX 7100 compete in popular games:

Pro Vega 56 is 67% faster in 1080p
Pro Vega 56 is 74% faster in 4K

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

in Dota 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Pro Vega 56 is 174% faster.
in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Pro WX 7100 is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games: