Radeon PRO WX 9100 vs VII

Place in performance ranking	76	151
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	66.01	8.45
Architecture	Vega (2017−2021)	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code name	Vega 20	Vega 10
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	7 February 2019 (5 years ago)	10 July 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	$1,599
Current price	$160 (0.2x MSRP)	$1880 (1.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Radeon VII has 681% better value for money than PRO WX 9100.

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 cores	3840	4096
Core clock speed	1400 MHz	1200 MHz
Boost clock speed	1750 MHz	1500 MHz
Number of transistors	13,230 million	12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	295 Watt	230 Watt
Texture fill rate	420.0	384.0
Floating-point performance	no data	12,288 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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	305 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-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	HBM2	HBM2
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	4096 Bit	2048 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	1890 MHz
Memory bandwidth	1024 GB/s	483.8 GB/s

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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	6x mini-DisplayPort
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.1.125

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.

Radeon VII 43.12
+30%

PRO WX 9100 33.18

VII outperforms PRO WX 9100 by 30% 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%

Radeon VII 16691
+30%

PRO WX 9100 12843

VII outperforms PRO WX 9100 by 30% 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 HD	121 +34.4%	90−95 −34.4%
1440p	76 +38.2%	55−60 −38.2%
4K	57 +42.5%	40−45 −42.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

75−80
+30%

60−65

−30%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	76 +38.2%	55−60 −38.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	99 +32%	75−80 −32%
Battlefield 5	136 +36%	100−105 −36%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	148 +34.5%	110−120 −34.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 +30%	60−65 −30%
Far Cry 5	99 +32%	75−80 −32%
Far Cry New Dawn	95 +35.7%	70−75 −35.7%
Forza Horizon 4	163 +35.8%	120−130 −35.8%
Hitman 3	130−140 +38%	100−105 −38%
Horizon Zero Dawn	121 +34.4%	90−95 −34.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	126 +32.6%	95−100 −32.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120 +33.3%	90−95 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	113 +32.9%	85−90 −32.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70 +40%	50−55 −40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	82 +36.7%	60−65 −36.7%
Battlefield 5	137 +37%	100−105 −37%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	127 +33.7%	95−100 −33.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 +30%	60−65 −30%
Far Cry 5	95 +35.7%	70−75 −35.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	92 +31.4%	70−75 −31.4%
Forza Horizon 4	157 +30.8%	120−130 −30.8%
Hitman 3	130−140 +38%	100−105 −38%
Horizon Zero Dawn	96 +37.1%	70−75 −37.1%
Metro Exodus	88 +35.4%	65−70 −35.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	70 +40%	50−55 −40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	113 +32.9%	85−90 −32.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	139 +39%	100−105 −39%
Watch Dogs: Legion	99 +32%	75−80 −32%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	63 +40%	45−50 −40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	72 +30.9%	55−60 −30.9%
Battlefield 5	127 +33.7%	95−100 −33.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 +30%	60−65 −30%
Far Cry 5	91 +30%	70−75 −30%
Far Cry New Dawn	83 +38.3%	60−65 −38.3%
Forza Horizon 4	130 +30%	100−105 −30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75 +36.4%	55−60 −36.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	63 +40%	45−50 −40%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	91 +30%	70−75 −30%
Hitman 3	80−85 +38.3%	60−65 −38.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	72 +30.9%	55−60 −30.9%
Metro Exodus	56 +40%	40−45 −40%
Red Dead Redemption 2	46 +31.4%	35−40 −31.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 +34%	50−55 −34%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +34.3%	35−40 −34.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	57 +42.5%	40−45 −42.5%
Battlefield 5	85−90 +35.4%	65−70 −35.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +33.3%	27−30 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +33.3%	60−65 −33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	83 +38.3%	60−65 −38.3%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 +31.4%	70−75 −31.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 +30%	50−55 −30%
Watch Dogs: Legion	48 +37.1%	35−40 −37.1%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	52 +30%	40−45 −30%
Hitman 3	45−50 +50%	30−33 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21 +31.3%	16−18 −31.3%
Metro Exodus	37 +37%	27−30 −37%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	44 +46.7%	30−33 −46.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	54 +35%	40−45 −35%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	44 +46.7%	30−33 −46.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35 +45.8%	24−27 −45.8%
Battlefield 5	73 +32.7%	55−60 −32.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	59 +31.1%	45−50 −31.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	61 +35.6%	45−50 −35.6%
Forza Horizon 4	77 +40%	55−60 −40%
Watch Dogs: Legion	29 +38.1%	21−24 −38.1%