AMD Radeon Pro WX 4100 vs AMD Radeon HD 7970M

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Pro WX 4100 and AMD Radeon HD 7970M 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 4100

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • Around 32% higher core clock speed: 1125 MHz vs 850 MHz
  • Around 13% higher texture fill rate: 76.86 GTexel / s vs 68 GTexel / s
  • Around 13% better floating-point performance: 2,460 gflops vs 2,176 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2x lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 100 Watt
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • Around 25% higher memory clock speed: 6000 MHz vs 4800 MHz
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3718 vs 3529
  • Around 30% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 656 vs 506
  • Around 8% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 55.077 vs 51.181
  • Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 82.584 vs 81.527
  • Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 5431 vs 5094
  • Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 5431 vs 5094
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 November 2016 vs 24 April 2012
Core clock speed 1125 MHz vs 850 MHz
Texture fill rate 76.86 GTexel / s vs 68 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 2,460 gflops vs 2,176 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt vs 100 Watt
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz vs 4800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 3718 vs 3529
PassMark - G2D Mark 656 vs 506
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 55.077 vs 51.181
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 82.584 vs 81.527
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 5431 vs 5094
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 5431 vs 5094

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7970M

  • Around 25% higher pipelines: 1280 vs 1024
  • Around 26% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 22410 vs 17774
  • Around 35% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1121.002 vs 830.773
  • Around 30% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 5.355 vs 4.132
  • Around 14% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 256.99 vs 225.985
  • 3.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3692 vs 1123
  • Around 25% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3339 vs 2678
  • 3.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3692 vs 1123
  • Around 25% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3339 vs 2678
Specifications (specs)
Pipelines 1280 vs 1024
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 22410 vs 17774
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1121.002 vs 830.773
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 5.355 vs 4.132
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 256.99 vs 225.985
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3692 vs 1123
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3339 vs 2678
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3692 vs 1123
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3339 vs 2678

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro WX 4100
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 7970M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
3718
3529
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
656
506
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
17774
22410
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
55.077
51.181
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
830.773
1121.002
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4.132
5.355
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
82.584
81.527
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
225.985
256.99
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5431
5094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1123
3692
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2678
3339
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5431
5094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1123
3692
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2678
3339
Name AMD Radeon Pro WX 4100 AMD Radeon HD 7970M
PassMark - G3D Mark 3718 3529
PassMark - G2D Mark 656 506
Geekbench - OpenCL 17774 22410
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 55.077 51.181
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 830.773 1121.002
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 4.132 5.355
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 82.584 81.527
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 225.985 256.99
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 5431 5094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1123 3692
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2678 3339
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 5431 5094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1123 3692
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2678 3339
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon Pro WX 4100 AMD Radeon HD 7970M

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Baffin Wimbledon
Launch date 10 November 2016 24 April 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $399
Place in performance rating 588 590
Price now $259.99
Type Workstation Laptop
Value for money (0-100) 19.63

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1201 MHz
Core clock speed 1125 MHz 850 MHz
Floating-point performance 2,460 gflops 2,176 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 1024 1280
Texture fill rate 76.86 GTexel / s 68 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt 100 Watt
Transistor count 3,000 million 2,800 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Laptop size large

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_0) 12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL 4.5 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 96 GB / s 153.6 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0