AMD Radeon PRO WX 3100 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon PRO WX 3100 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 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 3100

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon PRO WX 3100

Videocard is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 40 nm
5.6x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 365 Watt
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)
3.5x more memory clock speed: 6000 MHz vs 1707 MHz
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 415 vs 394
Around 14% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 122.245 vs 107.239
Around 11% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4551 vs 4118
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3359 vs 3330
Around 11% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4551 vs 4118
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3359 vs 3330

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 June 2017 vs 24 March 2011
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 365 Watt
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz vs 1707 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	415 vs 394
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	49.305 vs 49.114
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	122.245 vs 107.239
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4551 vs 4118
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359 vs 3330
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4551 vs 4118
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359 vs 3330

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

Around 31% higher core clock speed: 1215 MHz vs 925 MHz
Around 99% higher texture fill rate: 77.7 billion / sec vs 39.01 GTexel / s
2x more pipelines: 1024 vs 512
Around 99% better floating-point performance: 2x 1,244.2 gflops vs 1,248 gflops
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3341 vs 2515
Around 30% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 12959 vs 9994
Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 30.921 vs 29.959
Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1116.126 vs 864.134
Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.799 vs 2.893
Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3683 vs 3607
Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3683 vs 3607

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1215 MHz vs 925 MHz
Texture fill rate	77.7 billion / sec vs 39.01 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1024 vs 512
Floating-point performance	2x 1,244.2 gflops vs 1,248 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	3341 vs 2515
Geekbench - OpenCL	12959 vs 9994
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	30.921 vs 29.959
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1116.126 vs 864.134
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.799 vs 2.893
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3683 vs 3607
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3683 vs 3607

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon PRO WX 3100
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2515

3341

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

415

394

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

9994

12959

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

29.959

30.921

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

864.134

1116.126

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.893

3.799

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

49.305

49.114

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

122.245

107.239

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4551

4118

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3607

3683

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

3330

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4551

4118

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3607

3683

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

3330

Name	AMD Radeon PRO WX 3100	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590
PassMark - G3D Mark	2515	3341
PassMark - G2D Mark	415	394
Geekbench - OpenCL	9994	12959
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	29.959	30.921
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	864.134	1116.126
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.893	3.799
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	49.305	49.114
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	122.245	107.239
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4551	4118
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3607	3683
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359	3330
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4551	4118
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3607	3683
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359	3330
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon PRO WX 3100	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 4.0	Fermi 2.0
Code name	Lexa	GF110
Launch date	12 June 2017	24 March 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$699
Place in performance rating	721	773
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Price now		$184
Value for money (0-100)		30.41
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1219 MHz
Core clock speed	925 MHz	1215 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,248 gflops	2x 1,244.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	512	1024
Texture fill rate	39.01 GTexel / s	77.7 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	365 Watt
Transistor count	2,200 million	3,000 million
CUDA cores		1024
Maximum GPU temperature		97 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DisplayPort, 2x mini-DisplayPort	3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort, Three Dual Link DVI-IMini DisplayPort
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	145 mm	11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)
Supplementary power connectors	None	Two 8-pin
Bus support		16x PCI-E 2.0
Height		4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options		Quad
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.2
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)
Memory bandwidth	96 GB / s	327.7 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	768-bit (384-bit per GPU)
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz	1707 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA
DSR
SLI
Surround