AMD Radeon PRO WX 9100 vs AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon PRO WX 9100 and AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon PRO WX 9100

  • Around 30% lower typical power consumption: 230 Watt vs 300 Watt
  • Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 3924.968 vs 3611.018
  • Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 13848 vs 12980
  • Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 13848 vs 12980
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 230 Watt vs 300 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 3924.968 vs 3611.018
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 13848 vs 12980
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 13848 vs 12980

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition

  • Around 15% higher core clock speed: 1382 MHz vs 1200 MHz
  • Around 7% higher boost clock speed: 1600 MHz vs 1500 MHz
  • Around 7% higher texture fill rate: 409.6 GTexel / s vs 384.0 GTexel / s
  • Around 7% better floating-point performance: 13,107 gflops vs 12,288 gflops
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 13226 vs 12470
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 748 vs 732
  • Around 16% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 75923 vs 65451
  • Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 190.25 vs 174.714
  • Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 17.789 vs 17.305
  • Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 181.113 vs 175.219
  • Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1373.944 vs 1226.861
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3718 vs 3680
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3356 vs 3336
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3718 vs 3680
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3356 vs 3336
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1382 MHz vs 1200 MHz
Boost clock speed 1600 MHz vs 1500 MHz
Texture fill rate 409.6 GTexel / s vs 384.0 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 13,107 gflops vs 12,288 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 13226 vs 12470
PassMark - G2D Mark 748 vs 732
Geekbench - OpenCL 75923 vs 65451
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 190.25 vs 174.714
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 17.789 vs 17.305
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 181.113 vs 175.219
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1373.944 vs 1226.861
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3718 vs 3680
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 vs 3336
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3718 vs 3680
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 vs 3336

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon PRO WX 9100
GPU 2: AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
12470
13226
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
732
748
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
65451
75923
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
174.714
190.25
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3924.968
3611.018
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
17.305
17.789
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
175.219
181.113
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1226.861
1373.944
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
13848
12980
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3680
3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3336
3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
13848
12980
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3680
3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3336
3356
Name AMD Radeon PRO WX 9100 AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
PassMark - G3D Mark 12470 13226
PassMark - G2D Mark 732 748
Geekbench - OpenCL 65451 75923
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 174.714 190.25
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 3924.968 3611.018
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 17.305 17.789
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 175.219 181.113
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1226.861 1373.944
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 13848 12980
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3680 3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3336 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 13848 12980
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3680 3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3336 3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 7074

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon PRO WX 9100 AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition

Essentials

Architecture GCN 5.0 GCN 5.0
Code name Vega 10 Vega 10
Launch date 10 July 2017 27 June 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $1,599 $999
Place in performance rating 209 210
Type Workstation Desktop
Price now $999.99
Value for money (0-100) 14.37

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1500 MHz 1600 MHz
Core clock speed 1200 MHz 1382 MHz
Floating-point performance 12,288 gflops 13,107 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Pipelines 4096 4096
Texture fill rate 384.0 GTexel / s 409.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 230 Watt 300 Watt
Transistor count 12,500 million 12,500 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 267 mm 267 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin 2x 8-pin

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL 4.6 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 16 GB
Memory bandwidth 483.8 GB / s 483.8 GB / s
Memory bus width 2048 Bit 2048 Bit
Memory clock speed 1890 MHz 1890 MHz
Memory type HBM2 HBM2