Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms the more expensive Radeon Pro WX 5100 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 1793 days older than the more expensive Radeon Pro WX 5100.
Advantages of AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100
- Consumes up to 70% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 75 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 16% better in The Outer Worlds than Radeon Pro WX 5100 - 44 vs 38 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Radeon Pro WX 5100 - $175.0 vs $188.99
- Up to 20% better value when playing The Outer Worlds than Radeon Pro WX 5100 - $3.98 vs $4.97 per FPS
The Outer Worlds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Buy for $188.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 241475 minutes ago
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
44
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.98/FPS
100%
Price, $
$175
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $175 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 241475 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 18th, 2016
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Nov 18th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
34.75 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
121.6 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
85%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
97%
AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
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Nov 18th, 2016 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
Radeon Pro | Generation | Southern Islands |
$499 | MSRP | $549 |
4x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
160 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
713 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
1086 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |