AMD Radeon PRO WX 2100 vs AMD Radeon HD 6870

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon PRO WX 2100 and AMD Radeon HD 6870 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon PRO WX 2100

AMD Radeon HD 6870

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon PRO WX 2100

Videocard is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 35% higher boost clock speed: 1219 MHz vs 900 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 40 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 151 Watt
2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
6.7x more memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 1050 MHz
2.1x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 10277 vs 4950
Around 88% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 30.848 vs 16.41
Around 68% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.268 vs 1.346
Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 46.988 vs 45.514

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 June 2017 vs 21 October 2010
Boost clock speed	1219 MHz vs 900 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 151 Watt
Maximum memory size	2 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz vs 1050 MHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	10277 vs 4950
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	30.848 vs 16.41
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.268 vs 1.346
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	46.988 vs 45.514
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3350 vs 3349
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3350 vs 3349

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 6870

Around 29% higher texture fill rate: 50.4 GTexel / s vs 39.01 GTexel / s
2.2x more pipelines: 1120 vs 512
Around 62% better floating-point performance: 2,016.0 gflops vs 1,248 gflops
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2209 vs 1867
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 416 vs 389
Around 96% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 857.798 vs 438.581
Around 32% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 184.41 vs 139.235
Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4238 vs 3241
Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4238 vs 3241

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	50.4 GTexel / s vs 39.01 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1120 vs 512
Floating-point performance	2,016.0 gflops vs 1,248 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2209 vs 1867
PassMark - G2D Mark	416 vs 389
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	857.798 vs 438.581
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	184.41 vs 139.235
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4238 vs 3241
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3711 vs 3709
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4238 vs 3241
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3711 vs 3709

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon PRO WX 2100
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 6870

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1867

2209

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

389

416

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

10277

4950

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

30.848

16.41

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

438.581

857.798

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.268

1.346

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

46.988

45.514

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

139.235

184.41

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3241

4238

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3709

3711

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3350

3349

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3241

4238

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3709

3711

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3350

3349

Name	AMD Radeon PRO WX 2100	AMD Radeon HD 6870
PassMark - G3D Mark	1867	2209
PassMark - G2D Mark	389	416
Geekbench - OpenCL	10277	4950
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	30.848	16.41
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	438.581	857.798
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.268	1.346
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	46.988	45.514
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	139.235	184.41
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3241	4238
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3709	3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3350	3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3241	4238
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3709	3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3350	3349
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon PRO WX 2100	AMD Radeon HD 6870
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 4.0	TeraScale 2
Code name	Lexa	Barts
Launch date	12 June 2017	21 October 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$149	$239
Place in performance rating	820	817
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Design		AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series
Price now		$89.99
Value for money (0-100)		38.38
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1219 MHz	900 MHz
Core clock speed	925 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,248 gflops	2,016.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	512	1120
Texture fill rate	39.01 GTexel / s	50.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	151 Watt
Transistor count	2,200 million	1,700 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DisplayPort, 2x mini-DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	145 mm	220 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 6-pin
Bus support		PCIe 2.0 x16
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	11
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	56 GB / s	134.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	1050 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire