Radeon Pro WX 4100 vs RX 470

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Aggregated performance score

RX 470
2016
8 GB GDDR5
20.92
+118%

RX 470 outperforms Pro WX 4100 by 118% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking244427
Place by popularity47not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.322.02
ArchitecturePolaris (2016−2019)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code namePolaris 10 ProBaffin
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date4 August 2016 (7 years ago)10 November 2016 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$179 $399
Current price$14.08 (0.1x MSRP)$711 (1.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 470 has 163% better value for money than Pro WX 4100.

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 cores20481024
Core clock speed926 MHz1125 MHz
Boost clock speed1206 MHz1201 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate154.476.86
Floating-point performance4,940 gflops2,460 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length241 mmno data
Width2-slot1-slot
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed6600 MHz6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth211.2 GB/s96 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort4x mini-DisplayPort
HDMI+no data

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

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.

RX 470 20.92
+118%
Pro WX 4100 9.60

RX 470 outperforms Pro WX 4100 by 118% 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%

RX 470 8096
+118%
Pro WX 4100 3717

RX 470 outperforms Pro WX 4100 by 118% 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
+133%
30−35
−133%
1440p41
+128%
18−20
−128%
4K36
+125%
16−18
−125%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+136%
14−16
−136%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+133%
18−20
−133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+131%
16−18
−131%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+133%
30−33
−133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+125%
24−27
−125%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+136%
14−16
−136%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+129%
24−27
−129%
Far Cry New Dawn 74
+147%
30−33
−147%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+137%
30−33
−137%
Hitman 3 60−65
+126%
27−30
−126%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+150%
18−20
−150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+143%
14−16
−143%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+150%
18−20
−150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+122%
18−20
−122%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+133%
18−20
−133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+131%
16−18
−131%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+133%
30−33
−133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+125%
24−27
−125%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+136%
14−16
−136%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+129%
24−27
−129%
Far Cry New Dawn 68
+127%
30−33
−127%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+137%
30−33
−137%
Hitman 3 60−65
+126%
27−30
−126%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+150%
18−20
−150%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+143%
14−16
−143%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+143%
14−16
−143%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+150%
18−20
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70
+133%
30−33
−133%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+122%
18−20
−122%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+133%
18−20
−133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+131%
16−18
−131%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+133%
30−33
−133%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+136%
14−16
−136%
Far Cry 5 61
+126%
27−30
−126%
Far Cry New Dawn 63
+133%
27−30
−133%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+137%
30−33
−137%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40
+122%
18−20
−122%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+122%
18−20
−122%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+121%
14−16
−121%
Hitman 3 30−35
+143%
14−16
−143%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+133%
12−14
−133%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+122%
9−10
−122%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+125%
12−14
−125%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
+122%
9−10
−122%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+119%
21−24
−119%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Far Cry 5 43
+139%
18−20
−139%
Far Cry New Dawn 46
+119%
21−24
−119%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+133%
18−20
−133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+130%
10−11
−130%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
Hitman 3 18−20
+138%
8−9
−138%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Battlefield 5 24−27
+140%
10−11
−140%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Far Cry New Dawn 24
+140%
10−11
−140%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+142%
12−14
−142%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%

This is how RX 470 and Pro WX 4100 compete in popular games:

  • RX 470 is 133% faster than Pro WX 4100 in 1080p
  • RX 470 is 128% faster than Pro WX 4100 in 1440p
  • RX 470 is 125% faster than Pro WX 4100 in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.92 9.60
Recency 4 August 2016 10 November 2016
Cost $179 $399
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 50 Watt

The Radeon RX 470 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro WX 4100 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 470 is a desktop card while Radeon Pro WX 4100 is a workstation one.


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