GeForce GTX 970M SLI vs Radeon Pro WX 7100

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GTX 950A GTX 950M GTX 960A GTX 960M GTX 965M GTX 970M GTX 970M SLI GTX 980 Mobile GTX 980 SLI Mobile GTX 980M GTX 980M SLI GTX 980MX

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro WX 7100 with GeForce GTX 970M SLI, including specs and performance data.

Pro WX 7100
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 130 Watt
20.39

GTX 970M SLI outperforms Pro WX 7100 by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Pro WX 7100 Pro WX 7100
GTX 970M SLI GTX 970M SLI

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking265225
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation7.58no data
Power efficiency10.8610.42
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameEllesmereno data
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date10 November 2016 (7 years ago)7 October 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$799 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores23042560
Core clock speed1188 MHz924 MHz
Boost clock speed1243 MHz1038 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million2x 5200 Million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt162 Watt
Texture fill rate179.0no data
Floating-point processing power5.728 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs144no data

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length241 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB2x 6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit2x 192 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/sno data
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 Connectors4x DisplayPortno data

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-
Optimus-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12_1
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131-
CUDA-+

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 HD70−75
−20%
84
+20%
4K35−40
−20%
42
+20%

Cost per frame, $

1080p11.41no data
4K22.83no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−21.2%
40−45
+21.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−17.8%
50−55
+17.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−20.6%
40−45
+20.6%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−19.4%
80−85
+19.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−22%
50−55
+22%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−21.2%
40−45
+21.2%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−16.7%
55−60
+16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
−16.4%
60−65
+16.4%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−13.5%
140−150
+13.5%
Hitman 3 40−45
−22.5%
45−50
+22.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
−15.3%
110−120
+15.3%
Metro Exodus 70−75
−18.3%
80−85
+18.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
−16.4%
60−65
+16.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
−20.6%
80−85
+20.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
−9.7%
100−110
+9.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−17.8%
50−55
+17.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−20.6%
40−45
+20.6%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−19.4%
80−85
+19.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−22%
50−55
+22%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−21.2%
40−45
+21.2%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−16.7%
55−60
+16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
−16.4%
60−65
+16.4%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−13.5%
140−150
+13.5%
Hitman 3 40−45
−22.5%
45−50
+22.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
−15.3%
110−120
+15.3%
Metro Exodus 70−75
−18.3%
80−85
+18.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
−16.4%
60−65
+16.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
−20.6%
80−85
+20.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
−196%
136
+196%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
−9.7%
100−110
+9.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−17.8%
50−55
+17.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−20.6%
40−45
+20.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−22%
50−55
+22%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−21.2%
40−45
+21.2%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−16.7%
55−60
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−13.5%
140−150
+13.5%
Hitman 3 40−45
−22.5%
45−50
+22.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
−15.3%
110−120
+15.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
−20.6%
80−85
+20.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
−4.3%
48
+4.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
−9.7%
100−110
+9.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
−16.4%
60−65
+16.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−17.9%
45−50
+17.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−19.4%
35−40
+19.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−19%
24−27
+19%
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
−25%
14−16
+25%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−16.7%
27−30
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−21.9%
130−140
+21.9%
Hitman 3 24−27
−20.8%
27−30
+20.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−19%
50−55
+19%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−21.1%
45−50
+21.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
−26.2%
50−55
+26.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−25%
30−33
+25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
−15%
130−140
+15%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−20.6%
40−45
+20.6%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
−20%
24−27
+20%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%
Hitman 3 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
−17.9%
120−130
+17.9%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−33.3%
28
+33.3%

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
−18.2%
12−14
+18.2%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−17.9%
30−35
+17.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−26.1%
27−30
+26.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%

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

  • GTX 970M SLI is 20% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 970M SLI is 20% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 970M SLI is 196% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 970M SLI surpassed Pro WX 7100 in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 20.39 24.37
Recency 10 November 2016 7 October 2014
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 162 Watt

Pro WX 7100 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 24.6% lower power consumption.

GTX 970M SLI, on the other hand, has a 19.5% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GTX 970M SLI 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 card while GeForce GTX 970M SLI is a notebook one.

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

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