Radeon RX 6900 vs Pro WX 7100

Place in the ranking	277	25
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.01	no data
Power efficiency	10.77	18.77
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Ellesmere	Navi 21
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	10 November 2016 (8 years ago)	28 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$799	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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	4608
Core clock speed	1188 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1243 MHz	2105 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	23,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	255 Watt
Texture fill rate	179.0	606.2
Floating-point processing power	5.728 TFLOPS	19.4 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	64
TMUs	144	288

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	no data
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	2x 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	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	16 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	512.0 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 Connectors	4x DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
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	2.0
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. 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 19.41

RX 6900 66.37
+242%

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 7817

RX 6900 26728
+242%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −233%	120−130 +233%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −241%	140−150 +241%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −228%	210−220 +228%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −233%	120−130 +233%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −241%	140−150 +241%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 −237%	290−300 +237%
Forza Horizon 5	50−55 −233%	180−190 +233%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −227%	180−190 +227%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −240%	160−170 +240%
Valorant	80−85 −241%	280−290 +241%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −228%	210−220 +228%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −233%	120−130 +233%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −241%	140−150 +241%
Dota 2	70−75 −233%	240−250 +233%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −228%	220−230 +228%
Fortnite	100−110 −227%	350−400 +227%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 −237%	290−300 +237%
Forza Horizon 5	50−55 −233%	180−190 +233%
Grand Theft Auto V	70−75 −238%	240−250 +238%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −227%	180−190 +227%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 −231%	450−500 +231%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −240%	160−170 +240%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 −228%	210−220 +228%
Valorant	80−85 −241%	280−290 +241%
World of Tanks	230−240 −242%	800−850 +242%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −228%	210−220 +228%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −233%	120−130 +233%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −241%	140−150 +241%
Dota 2	70−75 −233%	240−250 +233%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −228%	220−230 +228%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 −237%	290−300 +237%
Forza Horizon 5	50−55 −233%	180−190 +233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 −231%	450−500 +231%
Valorant	80−85 −241%	280−290 +241%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	30−35 −213%	100−105 +213%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 −233%	110−120 +233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120 −239%	400−450 +239%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −233%	60−65 +233%
World of Tanks	130−140 −226%	450−500 +226%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −241%	140−150 +241%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −213%	50−55 +213%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −227%	180−190 +227%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −240%	180−190 +240%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35 −213%	100−105 +213%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −226%	150−160 +226%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −228%	95−100 +228%
Valorant	50−55 −240%	180−190 +240%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −200%	30−33 +200%
Dota 2	35−40 −214%	110−120 +214%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 −224%	110−120 +224%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −233%	50−55 +233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	60−65 −228%	200−210 +228%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −208%	40−45 +208%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −224%	110−120 +224%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 −225%	65−70 +225%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −200%	30−33 +200%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −200%	18−20 +200%
Dota 2	35−40 −214%	110−120 +214%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −227%	85−90 +227%
Fortnite	24−27 −233%	80−85 +233%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −233%	100−105 +233%
Forza Horizon 5	16−18 −224%	55−60 +224%
Valorant	24−27 −233%	80−85 +233%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	19.41	66.37
Recency	10 November 2016	28 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	255 Watt

Pro WX 7100 has 96.2% lower power consumption.

RX 6900, on the other hand, has a 241.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6900 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 6900 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.