Radeon RX 470 vs Pro WX 7100

Place in performance ranking	255	245
Place by popularity	not in top-100	47
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	10.50	5.32
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	Polaris (2016−2019)
GPU code name	Polaris 12	Polaris 10 Pro
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	1 March 2017 (7 years ago)	4 August 2016 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$799	$179
Current price	$582 (0.7x MSRP)	$14.08 (0.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro WX 7100 has 97% better value for money than RX 470.

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	2304	2048
Core clock speed	no data	926 MHz
Boost clock speed	1243 MHz	1206 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	179.0	154.4
Floating-point performance	5,728 gflops	4,940 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
Length	241 mm	241 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin

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	7000 MHz	6600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	211.2 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	no data	+

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.4	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131

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.

Pro WX 7100 20.39

RX 470 20.92
+2.6%

RX 470 outperforms Pro WX 7100 by 3% 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%

Pro WX 7100 7891

RX 470 8096
+2.6%

RX 470 outperforms Pro WX 7100 by 3% in Passmark.

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	65−70 −7.7%	70 +7.7%
1440p	35−40 −17.1%	41 +17.1%
4K	35−40 −2.9%	36 +2.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−35

−3.1%

30−35
+3.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −2.4%	40−45 +2.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −2.9%	35−40 +2.9%
Battlefield 5	65−70 −2.9%	70−75 +2.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −1.9%	50−55 +1.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −3.1%	30−35 +3.1%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −3.8%	55−60 +3.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −34.5%	74 +34.5%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −1.4%	70−75 +1.4%
Hitman 3	55−60 −3.4%	60−65 +3.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −2.3%	40−45 +2.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 −3%	30−35 +3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −2.3%	45−50 +2.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −2.6%	40−45 +2.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −2.4%	40−45 +2.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −2.9%	35−40 +2.9%
Battlefield 5	65−70 −2.9%	70−75 +2.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −1.9%	50−55 +1.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −3.1%	30−35 +3.1%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −3.8%	55−60 +3.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −23.6%	68 +23.6%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −1.4%	70−75 +1.4%
Hitman 3	55−60 −3.4%	60−65 +3.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −2.3%	40−45 +2.3%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −3%	30−35 +3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 −3%	30−35 +3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −2.3%	45−50 +2.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −59.1%	70 +59.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −2.6%	40−45 +2.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −2.4%	40−45 +2.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −2.9%	35−40 +2.9%
Battlefield 5	65−70 −2.9%	70−75 +2.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −3.1%	30−35 +3.1%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −15.1%	61 +15.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −14.5%	63 +14.5%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −1.4%	70−75 +1.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +10%	40 −10%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −2.6%	40−45 +2.6%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Hitman 3	30−35 −3%	30−35 +3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −3.7%	27−30 +3.7%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −5.3%	20−22 +5.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −3.8%	27−30 +3.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −5.3%	20−22 +5.3%
Battlefield 5	45−50 −2.2%	45−50 +2.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −26.5%	43 +26.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −17.9%	46 +17.9%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −2.4%	40−45 +2.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −4.5%	21−24 +4.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −7.1%	14−16 +7.1%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%
Hitman 3	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −7.7%	14−16 +7.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −4.8%	21−24 +4.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −8.3%	12−14 +8.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −4.3%	24−27 +4.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22 −20%	24 +20%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%

This is how Pro WX 7100 and RX 470 compete in popular games:

RX 470 is 8% faster in 1080p
RX 470 is 17% faster in 1440p
RX 470 is 3% 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 Ultra Preset, the Pro WX 7100 is 10% faster than the RX 470.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 470 is 59% faster than the Pro WX 7100.

All in all, in popular games: