Radeon Pro Vega 16 vs Radeon Pro WX 5100

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon Pro Vega 16 and Radeon Pro WX 5100. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon Pro Vega 16 and Radeon Pro WX 5100. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon Pro Vega 16 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro Vega 16 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon Pro Vega 16 here:

Main Specs

  Radeon Pro Vega 16 Radeon Pro WX 5100
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type HBM2 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 4x DisplayPort
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 75 Watt.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon Pro WX 5100 has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon Pro Vega 16.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 16 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon Pro WX 5100 - in Desktops.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 16 is build with Vega architecture, and Radeon Pro WX 5100 - with GCN 4.0.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 16 and Radeon Pro WX 5100 are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro WX 5100 is 2600 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro Vega 16.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 24−27 35−40
ultra / 1080p 14−16 21−24
QHD / 1440p 9−10 16−18
4K / 2160p 6−7 10−11
low / 720p 45−50 60−65
medium / 1080p 30−33 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro WX 5100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 45% more, than Radeon Pro Vega 16.

Full Specs

  Radeon Pro Vega 16 Radeon Pro WX 5100
Architecture Vega GCN 4.0
Code name Vega Mobile Ellesmere
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 15 November 2018 18 November 2016
Pipelines 1024 1792
Core clock speed 713 MHz
Boost Clock 1190 MHz 1086 MHz
Transistor count 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 76.16 121.6
Floating-point performance 3,892 gflops
Memory bus width 1024 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2400 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 307.2 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.3 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 250 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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