GeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon Pro WX 7100

Place in the ranking	265	211
Place by popularity	not in top-100	57
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.58	13.62
Power efficiency	10.86	11.68
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code name	Ellesmere	GM204
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	10 November 2016 (7 years ago)	19 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$799	$329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 970 has 80% 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	2304	1664
Core clock speed	1188 MHz	1050 MHz
Boost clock speed	1243 MHz	1178 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	148 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	98 °C
Texture fill rate	179.0	122.5
Floating-point processing power	5.728 TFLOPS	3.92 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	56
TMUs	144	104

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 support	no data	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm	267 mm
Height	no data	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)	no data	500 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	2x 6-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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	7.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	224 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	4x DisplayPort	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
Multi monitor support	no data	4 displays
HDMI	-	+
HDCP	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
G-SYNC support	-	+
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync	+	-
GameStream	-	+
GeForce ShadowPlay	-	+
GPU Boost	no data	2.0
GameWorks	-	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D 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	4.4
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.1.126
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 7100 20.39

GTX 970 24.97
+22.5%

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 7100 7869

GTX 970 9637
+22.5%

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 7100 38420
+35.1%

GTX 970 28441

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	60−65 −31.7%	79 +31.7%
1440p	40−45 −22.5%	49 +22.5%
4K	30−35 −33.3%	40 +33.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	13.32	4.16
1440p	19.98	6.71
4K	26.63	8.23

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−35

−24.2%

40−45
+24.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −22.2%	55−60 +22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −26.5%	40−45 +26.5%
Battlefield 5	65−70 −22.4%	80−85 +22.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −24.4%	50−55 +24.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −24.2%	40−45 +24.2%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −18.8%	55−60 +18.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −18.2%	65−70 +18.2%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 −15.9%	140−150 +15.9%
Hitman 3	40−45 −25%	50−55 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 −17.3%	110−120 +17.3%
Metro Exodus	70−75 −21.1%	85−90 +21.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 −18.2%	65−70 +18.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −25%	85−90 +25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 −10.8%	100−110 +10.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −22.2%	55−60 +22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −26.5%	40−45 +26.5%
Battlefield 5	65−70 −22.4%	80−85 +22.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −26.8%	52 +26.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −24.2%	40−45 +24.2%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −18.8%	55−60 +18.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +89.7%	29 −89.7%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 −15.9%	140−150 +15.9%
Hitman 3	40−45 −25%	50−55 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 −17.3%	110−120 +17.3%
Metro Exodus	70−75 +103%	35 −103%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 −18.2%	65−70 +18.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −25%	85−90 +25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −137%	109 +137%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 −10.8%	100−110 +10.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −22.2%	55−60 +22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −26.5%	40−45 +26.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +13.9%	36 −13.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −24.2%	40−45 +24.2%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −18.8%	55−60 +18.8%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 −15.9%	140−150 +15.9%
Hitman 3	40−45 −25%	50−55 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 −17.3%	110−120 +17.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −25%	85−90 +25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +7%	43 −7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 −10.8%	100−110 +10.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

55−60

−18.2%

65−70
+18.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −20.5%	45−50 +20.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 −22.6%	35−40 +22.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −23.8%	24−27 +23.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −21.7%	27−30 +21.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −20.8%	27−30 +20.8%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −25.4%	140−150 +25.4%
Hitman 3	24−27 −25%	30−33 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −23.8%	50−55 +23.8%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −23.7%	45−50 +23.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −31%	55−60 +31%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −29.2%	30−35 +29.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 −17.5%	140−150 +17.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35

−23.5%

40−45
+23.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 −25%	24−27 +25%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −25%	20 +25%
Hitman 3	16−18 −25%	20−22 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 −20.8%	120−130 +20.8%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −4.5%	23 +4.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −38.1%	29 +38.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −25%	14−16 +25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −30%	12−14 +30%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −21.4%	30−35 +21.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −30.4%	30−33 +30.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

−22.2%

21−24
+22.2%

This is how Pro WX 7100 and GTX 970 compete in popular games:

GTX 970 is 32% faster in 1080p
GTX 970 is 23% faster in 1440p
GTX 970 is 33% faster in 4K

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

in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Pro WX 7100 is 103% faster.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 970 is 137% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Pro WX 7100 is ahead in 4 tests (6%)
GTX 970 is ahead in 68 tests (94%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	20.39	24.97
Recency	10 November 2016	19 September 2014
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	148 Watt

Pro WX 7100 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 13.8% lower power consumption.

GTX 970, on the other hand, has a 22.5% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GTX 970 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro WX 7100 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro WX 7100 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 970 is a desktop one.

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