Radeon PRO WX 3100 vs Radeon R9 M470X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon PRO WX 3100 and Radeon R9 M470X. 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 WX 3100 and Radeon R9 M470X. 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 WX 3100 and Radeon R9 M470X are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Radeon PRO WX 3100 and Radeon R9 M470X are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 WX 3100 or Radeon R9 M470X here:

Main Specs

  Radeon PRO WX 3100 Radeon R9 M470X
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort, 2x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon PRO WX 3100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 M470X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon PRO WX 3100 and Radeon R9 M470X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Radeon PRO WX 3100 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 M470X - in Laptops.
  • Radeon PRO WX 3100 is build with Polaris architecture, and Radeon R9 M470X - with GCN 2.
  • Radeon PRO WX 3100 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M470X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon PRO WX 3100 and Radeon R9 M470X is 6000 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 16−18
ultra / 1080p 8−9 10−11
QHD / 1440p 3−4 4−5
low / 720p 27−30 35−40
medium / 1080p 16−18 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 28% more, than Radeon PRO WX 3100.

Full Specs

  Radeon PRO WX 3100 Radeon R9 M470X
Architecture Polaris GCN 2
Code name Polaris 12 Emerald
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 21 March 2017 14 May 2016
Pipelines 512 896
Core clock speed 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1219 MHz 1100 MHz
Transistor count 2,200 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 39.01 61.60
Floating-point performance 1,248 gflops 1,971 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Laptop size large large
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