Radeon RX 480 vs Pro WX 7100

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Aggregated performance score

Pro WX 7100
2017
8 GB GDDR5
20.41

RX 480 outperforms Pro WX 7100 by a small 9% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking253231
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.5111.64
ArchitecturePolaris (2016−2019)Polaris (2016−2019)
GPU code namePolaris 12Polaris 10 Ellesmere
GCN generationno data4th Gen
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date1 March 2017 (7 years ago)29 June 2016 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$799 $229
Current price$582 (0.7x MSRP)$174 (0.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 480 has 11% better value for money than Pro WX 7100.

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 cores23042304
Compute unitsno data36
Core clock speedno data1120 MHz
Boost clock speed1243 MHz1266 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate179.0182.3
Floating-point performance5,728 gflops5,834 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).

Bus supportno datan/a
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length241 mm241 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 6-pin
Bridgeless CrossFireno data1

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 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed7000 MHz8000 MHz
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 DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Eyefinityno data1
HDMIno data2.0
DisplayPort supportno data1.4HDR

Supported technologies

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

AppAccelerationno datan/a
CrossFireno data1
Endurono datan/a
FRTCno data1
FreeSync++
HD3Dno datan/a
LiquidVRno data1
PowerTuneno data+
TressFXno data1
TrueAudiono datan/a
ZeroCoreno data+
UVDno data+
VCEno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)DirectX® 12
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.131+
Mantleno datan/a

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 20.41
RX 480 22.29
+9.2%

RX 480 outperforms Pro WX 7100 by 9% 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 7898
RX 480 8625
+9.2%

RX 480 outperforms Pro WX 7100 by 9% 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 HD70−75
−11.4%
78
+11.4%
1440p45−50
−20%
54
+20%
4K30−35
−16.7%
35
+16.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−12.5%
35−40
+12.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−41.5%
58
+41.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−11.4%
35−40
+11.4%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−7.4%
70−75
+7.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−9.4%
55−60
+9.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−12.5%
35−40
+12.5%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−9.3%
55−60
+9.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
−9.1%
60−65
+9.1%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−42.9%
100
+42.9%
Hitman 3 55−60
−11.9%
65−70
+11.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−11.6%
45−50
+11.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−109%
69
+109%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
−50%
66
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−10.3%
40−45
+10.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−19.5%
49
+19.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−11.4%
35−40
+11.4%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−7.4%
70−75
+7.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+51.4%
35
−51.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−12.5%
35−40
+12.5%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−9.3%
55−60
+9.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
−9.1%
60−65
+9.1%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−32.9%
93
+32.9%
Hitman 3 55−60
−11.9%
65−70
+11.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−11.6%
45−50
+11.6%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−24.2%
41
+24.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−3%
34
+3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
−29.5%
57
+29.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
−73.3%
78
+73.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−10.3%
40−45
+10.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+17.1%
35
−17.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−11.4%
35−40
+11.4%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−7.4%
70−75
+7.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−12.5%
35−40
+12.5%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−9.3%
55−60
+9.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
−25.5%
69
+25.5%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−10%
77
+10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+2.3%
44
−2.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−10.3%
40−45
+10.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
−9.7%
30−35
+9.7%
Hitman 3 30−35
−12.1%
35−40
+12.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−7.4%
27−30
+7.4%
Metro Exodus 20−22
−10%
21−24
+10%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−40%
21
+40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−11.5%
27−30
+11.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Battlefield 5 45−50
−11.1%
50−55
+11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−11.8%
35−40
+11.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−28.2%
50
+28.2%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−9.8%
45−50
+9.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−13.6%
24−27
+13.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−13.3%
16−18
+13.3%
Hitman 3 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−25%
15
+25%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−38.5%
18
+38.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−28.6%
27
+28.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−41.7%
17
+41.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Battlefield 5 21−24
−13%
24−27
+13%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
−30%
26
+30%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−6.9%
30−35
+6.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%

This is how Pro WX 7100 and RX 480 compete in popular games:

  • RX 480 is 11% faster in 1080p
  • RX 480 is 20% faster in 1440p
  • RX 480 is 17% faster in 4K

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

  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Pro WX 7100 is 51% faster than the RX 480.
  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 480 is 109% faster than the Pro WX 7100.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Pro WX 7100 is ahead in 3 tests (4%)
  • RX 480 is ahead in 65 tests (96%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.41 22.29
Recency 1 March 2017 29 June 2016
Cost $799 $229
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 150 Watt

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon Pro WX 7100 and Radeon RX 480.

Be aware that Radeon Pro WX 7100 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 480 is a desktop one.


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