AMD Radeon Pro WX 4100 vs ATI Radeon HD 5970

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Pro WX 4100 and ATI Radeon HD 5970 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 4100

ATI Radeon HD 5970

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Pro WX 4100

Videocard is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 55% higher core clock speed: 1125 MHz vs 725 MHz
Around 66% higher boost clock speed: 1201 MHz vs 725 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 40 nm
6x lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 300 Watt
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
Around 50% higher memory clock speed: 6000 MHz vs 4000 MHz
Around 60% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3648 vs 2282
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 644 vs 418
Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 5431 vs 3977
Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 5431 vs 3977

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 November 2016 vs 18 November 2009
Core clock speed	1125 MHz vs 725 MHz
Boost clock speed	1201 MHz vs 725 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt vs 300 Watt
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz vs 4000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	3648 vs 2282
PassMark - G2D Mark	644 vs 418
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	5431 vs 3977
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	5431 vs 3977

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 5970

3.4x more texture fill rate: 2x 58.0 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 76.86 GTexel / s
3.1x more pipelines: 2x 1600 vs 1024
Around 89% better floating-point performance: 2x 2,320.0 gflops vs 2,460 gflops
3.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3454 vs 1123
Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3213 vs 2678
3.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3454 vs 1123
Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3213 vs 2678

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	2x 58.0 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 76.86 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2x 1600 vs 1024
Floating-point performance	2x 2,320.0 gflops vs 2,460 gflops
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3454 vs 1123
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3213 vs 2678
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3454 vs 1123
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3213 vs 2678

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro WX 4100
GPU 2: ATI Radeon HD 5970

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3648

2282

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

644

418

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5431

3977

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1123

3454

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2678

3213

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5431

3977

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1123

3454

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2678

3213

Name	AMD Radeon Pro WX 4100	ATI Radeon HD 5970
PassMark - G3D Mark	3648	2282
PassMark - G2D Mark	644	418
Geekbench - OpenCL	17652
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	55.077
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	830.773
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.132
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	82.584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	225.985
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	5431	3977
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1123	3454
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2678	3213
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	5431	3977
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1123	3454
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2678	3213
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon Pro WX 4100	ATI Radeon HD 5970
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 4.0	TeraScale 2
Code name	Baffin	Hemlock
Launch date	10 November 2016	18 November 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	$699
Place in performance rating	611	614
Price now	$259.99
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	19.63
Design		ATI Radeon HD 5000 Series
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1201 MHz	725 MHz
Core clock speed	1125 MHz	725 MHz
Floating-point performance	2,460 gflops	2x 2,320.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	1024	2x 1600
Texture fill rate	76.86 GTexel / s	2x 58.0 GTexel / s billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt	300 Watt
Transistor count	3,000 million	2,154 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	4x mini-DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Length		305 mm
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	11
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	96 GB / s	2x 128.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz	4000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity