Tesla M6 vs Radeon Pro WX 5100
Aggregated performance score
Tesla M6 outperforms Radeon Pro WX 5100 by a moderate 13% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 334 | 309 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.47 | 8.37 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Maxwell 2.0 (2015−2019) |
| GPU code name | Ellesmere | GM204 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 18 November 2016 (7 years ago) | 30 August 2015 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | no data |
| Current price | $854 (1.7x MSRP) | $350 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Tesla M6 has 141% better value for money than Pro WX 5100.
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1792 | 1536 |
| Core clock speed | 713 MHz | 930 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1086 MHz | 1180 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 5,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 121.6 | 113.3 |
| Floating-point performance | 3,892 gflops | 3,625 gflops |
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 |
| Width | 1-slot | MXM Module |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5000 MHz | 5012 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 160.0 GB/s | 160.4 GB/s |
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 | 4x DisplayPort | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | no data | 5.2 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance 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.
Tesla M6 outperforms Radeon Pro WX 5100 by 13% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
Tesla M6 outperforms Radeon Pro WX 5100 by 13% in Passmark.
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 | 14.42 | 16.24 |
| Recency | 18 November 2016 | 30 August 2015 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 100 Watt |
The Tesla M6 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro WX 5100 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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