GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon Pro WX 7100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro WX 7100 with GeForce GTX 980, including specs and performance data.

Pro WX 7100
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 130 Watt
20.32

GTX 980 outperforms Pro WX 7100 by a considerable 42% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking270195
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation7.7210.99
Power efficiency10.7211.99
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameEllesmereGM204
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date10 November 2016 (8 years ago)19 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$799 $549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 980 has 42% 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 cores23042048
Core clock speed1188 MHz1064 MHz
Boost clock speed1243 MHz1216 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt165 Watt
Texture fill rate179.0155.6
Floating-point processing power5.728 TFLOPS4.981 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs144128

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 supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length241 mm267 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width1-slot2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)no data500 Watt
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin2x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz7.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s224 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 Connectors4x DisplayPortDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
Multi monitor supportno data4 displays
VGA аnalog display supportno data+
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno data+
HDMI-+
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
G-SYNC support-+
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-
GameStream-+
GeForce ShadowPlay-+
GPU Boostno data2.0
GameWorks-+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder-+
Optimus-+
BatteryBoost-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
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 20.32
GTX 980 28.84
+41.9%

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 7825
GTX 980 11108
+42%

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
+10.1%
GTX 980 34883

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 HD65−70
−43.1%
93
+43.1%
1440p35−40
−48.6%
52
+48.6%
4K24−27
−58.3%
38
+58.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p12.295.90
1440p22.8310.56
4K33.2914.45

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−45.5%
45−50
+45.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−53.3%
69
+53.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−44.1%
45−50
+44.1%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−28.4%
86
+28.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−43.9%
55−60
+43.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−45.5%
45−50
+45.5%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−75%
84
+75%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
−40%
77
+40%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−101%
253
+101%
Hitman 3 40−45
−47.5%
55−60
+47.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
−31.6%
120−130
+31.6%
Metro Exodus 70−75
−38%
95−100
+38%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
−32.7%
70−75
+32.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
−91.2%
130
+91.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
−19.4%
110−120
+19.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−84.4%
83
+84.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−44.1%
45−50
+44.1%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−10.4%
74
+10.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−43.9%
55−60
+43.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−45.5%
45−50
+45.5%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−43.8%
69
+43.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
−16.4%
64
+16.4%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−82.5%
230
+82.5%
Hitman 3 40−45
−47.5%
55−60
+47.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
−31.6%
120−130
+31.6%
Metro Exodus 70−75
−38%
95−100
+38%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
−32.7%
70−75
+32.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
−47.1%
100−105
+47.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
−187%
132
+187%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
−19.4%
110−120
+19.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+28.6%
35
−28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−44.1%
45−50
+44.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−43.9%
55−60
+43.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−45.5%
45−50
+45.5%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−4.2%
50
+4.2%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+114%
59
−114%
Hitman 3 40−45
−47.5%
55−60
+47.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
−31.6%
120−130
+31.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
−47.1%
100−105
+47.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+0%
46
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
−19.4%
110−120
+19.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
−32.7%
70−75
+32.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−20.5%
47
+20.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−41.9%
44
+41.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−28.6%
27
+28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−52.6%
27−30
+52.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−43.5%
30−35
+43.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−66.7%
20−22
+66.7%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−37.5%
33
+37.5%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−28.9%
147
+28.9%
Hitman 3 24−27
−45.8%
35−40
+45.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−42.9%
60−65
+42.9%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−44.7%
55−60
+44.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
−54.8%
65−70
+54.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−54.2%
35−40
+54.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
−30.8%
150−160
+30.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−44.1%
45−50
+44.1%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
−10%
22
+10%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−50%
24
+50%
Hitman 3 16−18
−43.8%
21−24
+43.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
−36.8%
140−150
+36.8%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−54.5%
30−35
+54.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−38.1%
29
+38.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−16.7%
14
+16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
−60%
16−18
+60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−54.5%
16−18
+54.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−45.5%
16
+45.5%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−21.4%
34
+21.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−60.9%
35−40
+60.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
−44.4%
12−14
+44.4%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−38.9%
24−27
+38.9%

This is how Pro WX 7100 and GTX 980 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 980 is 43% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 980 is 49% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 980 is 58% faster in 4K

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Pro WX 7100 is 114% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 980 is 187% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Pro WX 7100 is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
  • GTX 980 is ahead in 69 tests (96%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.32 28.84
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 165 Watt

Pro WX 7100 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 26.9% lower power consumption.

GTX 980, on the other hand, has a 41.9% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GTX 980 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 980 is a desktop one.


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AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100
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