Radeon HD 6790 vs Radeon Pro WX 5100

In this comparison between Radeon HD 6790 and Radeon Pro WX 5100 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon HD 6790 will be the best choice, for others Radeon Pro WX 5100 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Radeon Pro WX 5100

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 6790 Radeon Pro WX 5100
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 4x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6790 has 100% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro WX 5100.
  • Radeon HD 6790 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon Pro WX 5100 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon Pro WX 5100 has 7 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6790.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 6790 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon Pro WX 5100 - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6790 is 127 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro WX 5100.
  • Radeon HD 6790 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro WX 5100 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro WX 5100 is 3950 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6790.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 35−40
ultra / 1080p 4−5 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 18−20 60−65
medium / 1080p 9−10 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro WX 5100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 310% more, than Radeon HD 6790.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 6790 Radeon Pro WX 5100
Architecture Terascale 2 GCN 4.0
Code name Barts Ellesmere
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 4 April 2011 18 November 2016
Pipelines 800 1792
Core clock speed 840 MHz 713 MHz
Boost Clock 1086 MHz
Transistor count 1,700 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 33.60 121.6
Floating-point performance 1,344.0 gflops 3,892 gflops
Length 198 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1050 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 134.4 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.0 6.4
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 122 Mh/s 250 Mh/s
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