Radeon RX 6500M vs Pro WX 7100

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro WX 7100 with Radeon RX 6500M, including specs and performance data.

Pro WX 7100
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 130 Watt
20.39
+1.2%

Pro WX 7100 outperforms RX 6500M by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking265269
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation7.62no data
Power efficiency10.9128.01
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameEllesmereNavi 24
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date10 November 2016 (7 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$799 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores23041024
Core clock speed1188 MHz2000 MHz
Boost clock speed1243 MHz2400 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate179.0153.6
Floating-point processing power5.728 TFLOPS4.915 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs14464
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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 datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x4
Length241 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s144.0 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 DisplayPortNo outputs

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

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
+1.2%
RX 6500M 20.14

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
+1.2%
RX 6500M 7773

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 HD60−65
−3.3%
62
+3.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−100%
66
+100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−82.4%
62
+82.4%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−103%
67
+103%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+2.1%
45−50
−2.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+1.9%
50−55
−1.9%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0.8%
120−130
−0.8%
Hitman 3 40−45
−52.5%
61
+52.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+1.4%
70−75
−1.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+1.9%
50−55
−1.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+1.5%
65−70
−1.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+1.1%
90−95
−1.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−32.4%
45
+32.4%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+3.1%
32
−3.1%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+2.1%
45−50
−2.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+1.9%
50−55
−1.9%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0.8%
120−130
−0.8%
Hitman 3 40−45
−45%
58
+45%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+1.4%
70−75
−1.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+1.9%
50−55
−1.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
−39.7%
95
+39.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+1.1%
90−95
−1.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−14.7%
39
+14.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+13.8%
29
−13.8%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+2.1%
45−50
−2.1%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0.8%
120−130
−0.8%
Hitman 3 40−45
−37.5%
55
+37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
−22.1%
83
+22.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+17.9%
39
−17.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+272%
25
−272%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+1.9%
50−55
−1.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+4.3%
21−24
−4.3%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Hitman 3 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+4.3%
21−24
−4.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Hitman 3 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+1%
100−110
−1%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

This is how Pro WX 7100 and RX 6500M compete in popular games:

  • RX 6500M is 3% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Pro WX 7100 is 272% faster.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6500M is 103% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Pro WX 7100 is ahead in 25 tests (35%)
  • RX 6500M is ahead in 10 tests (14%)
  • there's a draw in 37 tests (51%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.39 20.14
Recency 10 November 2016 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 50 Watt

Pro WX 7100 has a 1.2% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 6500M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 160% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon Pro WX 7100 and Radeon RX 6500M.

Be aware that Radeon Pro WX 7100 is a workstation card while Radeon RX 6500M is a notebook one.


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