Radeon RX 6700 XT vs Pro WX 7100
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon Pro WX 7100 with Radeon RX 6700 XT, including specs and performance data.
RX 6700 XT outperforms Pro WX 7100 by a whopping 154% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 282 | 58 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 92 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 7.96 | 56.33 |
| Power efficiency | 10.61 | 15.23 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | Ellesmere | Navi 22 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 10 November 2016 (8 years ago) | 3 March 2021 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $799 | $479 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
RX 6700 XT has 608% 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 cores | 2304 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 1188 MHz | 2321 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1243 MHz | 2581 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 17,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 230 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 179.0 | 413.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.728 TFLOPS | 13.21 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| TMUs | 144 | 160 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 40 |
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 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 224.0 GB/s | 384.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2 |
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.
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.
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 | 55−60
−171%
| 149
+171%
|
| 1440p | 30−35
−173%
| 82
+173%
|
| 4K | 18−20
−161%
| 47
+161%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 14.53
−352%
| 3.21
+352%
|
| 1440p | 26.63
−356%
| 5.84
+356%
|
| 4K | 44.39
−336%
| 10.19
+336%
|
- RX 6700 XT has 352% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- RX 6700 XT has 356% lower cost per frame in 1440p
- RX 6700 XT has 336% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 50−55
−364%
|
232
+364%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−110
−220%
|
349
+220%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
−198%
|
119
+198%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 50−55
−238%
|
169
+238%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
−87.3%
|
140−150
+87.3%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−110
−218%
|
347
+218%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
−148%
|
99
+148%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
−178%
|
178
+178%
|
| Fortnite | 100−110
−103%
|
200−210
+103%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
−135%
|
180−190
+135%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 60−65
−267%
|
224
+267%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 70−75
−140%
|
170−180
+140%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
−85.9%
|
260−270
+85.9%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 50−55
−102%
|
101
+102%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
−87.3%
|
140−150
+87.3%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−110
−89%
|
206
+89%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 220−230
−21.4%
|
270−280
+21.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
−125%
|
90
+125%
|
| Dota 2 | 100−110
−62%
|
175
+62%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
−164%
|
169
+164%
|
| Fortnite | 100−110
−103%
|
200−210
+103%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
−135%
|
180−190
+135%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 60−65
−228%
|
200
+228%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 70−75
−127%
|
161
+127%
|
| Metro Exodus | 40−45
−190%
|
119
+190%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 70−75
−140%
|
170−180
+140%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 50−55
−313%
|
223
+313%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
−85.9%
|
260−270
+85.9%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
−87.3%
|
140−150
+87.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
−113%
|
85
+113%
|
| Dota 2 | 100−110
−28.7%
|
139
+28.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
−148%
|
159
+148%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
−135%
|
180−190
+135%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 70−75
−140%
|
170−180
+140%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 50−55
−135%
|
127
+135%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
−85.9%
|
260−270
+85.9%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 100−110
−103%
|
200−210
+103%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45
−215%
|
126
+215%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 130−140
−144%
|
300−350
+144%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
−209%
|
102
+209%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
−184%
|
71
+184%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
−2.9%
|
170−180
+2.9%
|
| Valorant | 170−180
−64.8%
|
290−300
+64.8%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
−117%
|
110−120
+117%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
−211%
|
56
+211%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
−219%
|
137
+219%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
−202%
|
140−150
+202%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
−200%
|
95−100
+200%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 40−45
−198%
|
130−140
+198%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 14−16
−167%
|
40−45
+167%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
−88.2%
|
32
+88.2%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 35−40
−191%
|
102
+191%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
−187%
|
43
+187%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
−164%
|
74
+164%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
−162%
|
280−290
+162%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−169%
|
75−80
+169%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
−253%
|
60−65
+253%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
−213%
|
25
+213%
|
| Dota 2 | 65−70
−63.1%
|
106
+63.1%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
−238%
|
71
+238%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
−200%
|
95−100
+200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−295%
|
75−80
+295%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 18−20
−258%
|
65−70
+258%
|
This is how Pro WX 7100 and RX 6700 XT compete in popular games:
- RX 6700 XT is 171% faster in 1080p
- RX 6700 XT is 173% faster in 1440p
- RX 6700 XT is 161% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Atomic Heart, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RX 6700 XT is 364% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RX 6700 XT surpassed Pro WX 7100 in all 63 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 17.47 | 44.35 |
| Recency | 10 November 2016 | 3 March 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 230 Watt |
Pro WX 7100 has 76.9% lower power consumption.
RX 6700 XT, on the other hand, has a 153.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 6700 XT 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 Radeon RX 6700 XT is a desktop one.
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