Radeon Pro W6800X Duo vs Pro WX 5100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro WX 5100 and Radeon Pro W6800X Duo, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Pro WX 5100
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
14.38

Pro W6800X Duo outperforms Pro WX 5100 by a whopping 181% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking373106
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.747.06
Power efficiency13.196.95
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameEllesmereNavi 21
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date18 November 2016 (8 years ago)3 August 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 $4,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

Pro W6800X Duo has 5% better value for money than Pro WX 5100.

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 cores17923840 ×2
Core clock speed713 MHz1800 MHz
Boost clock speed1086 MHz1967 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt400 Watt
Texture fill rate121.6472.1 ×2
Floating-point processing power3.892 TFLOPS15.11 TFLOPS ×2
ROPs3296 ×2
TMUs112240 ×2
Ray Tracing Coresno data60 ×2

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 x16Apple MPX
Lengthno data267 mm
Width1-slotQuad-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB32 GB ×2
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit ×2
Memory clock speed1250 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/s512.0 GB/s ×2

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 Connectors4x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 4x Thunderbolt
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

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.

Pro WX 5100 14.38
Pro W6800X Duo 40.38
+181%

  • Passmark

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 5100 5539
Pro W6800X Duo 15556
+181%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.38 40.38
Recency 18 November 2016 3 August 2021
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 32 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 400 Watt

Pro WX 5100 has 433.3% lower power consumption.

Pro W6800X Duo, on the other hand, has a 180.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro W6800X Duo is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro WX 5100 in performance tests.

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AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100
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