Radeon HD 7870 XT vs Radeon Pro WX 4100

In this comparison between Radeon HD 7870 XT and Radeon Pro WX 4100 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 7870 XT will be the best choice, for others Radeon Pro WX 4100 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 7870 XT Radeon Pro WX 4100
Power consumption (TDP) 185 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7870 XT has 270% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro WX 4100.
  • Radeon HD 7870 XT is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon Pro WX 4100 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon Pro WX 4100 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 7870 XT is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon Pro WX 4100 - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro WX 4100 is 200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
  • Radeon HD 7870 XT is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro WX 4100 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT and Radeon Pro WX 4100 is 6000 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 18−20
ultra / 1080p 21−24 10−12
QHD / 1440p 16−18 5−6
4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
low / 720p 60−65 35−40
medium / 1080p 40−45 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon Pro WX 4100.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 7870 XT Radeon Pro WX 4100
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 4.0
Code name Tahiti Baffin
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 19 November 2012 10 November 2016
Pipelines 1536 1024
Core clock speed 925 MHz 1125 MHz
Boost Clock 975 MHz 1201 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 93.60 76.86
Floating-point performance 2,995 gflops 2,460 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.0 GB/s 96 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 346 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14.5 Mh/s
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