GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon Pro WX 5100

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon Pro WX 5100, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 980 stacks up against Radeon Pro WX 5100, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 980 Radeon Pro WX 5100
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pins None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 4x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt
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  • GeForce GTX 980 has 120% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro WX 5100.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon Pro WX 5100 has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 980.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 980 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon Pro WX 5100 - with GCN 4.0.
  • GeForce GTX 980 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro WX 5100 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro WX 5100 is 4993 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 55−60 35−40
ultra / 1080p 35−40 21−24
QHD / 1440p 30−35 16−18
4K / 2160p 18−20 10−11
low / 720p 80−85 60−65
medium / 1080p 65−70 40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 53% more, than Radeon Pro WX 5100.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 980 Radeon Pro WX 5100
Architecture Maxwell GCN 4.0
Code name GM204 Ellesmere
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 19 September 2014 18 November 2016
Pipelines 2048 1792
Core clock speed 713 MHz
Boost Clock 1216 MHz 1086 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 144 billion/sec 121.6
Floating-point performance 4,981 gflops 3,892 gflops
Length 10.5" (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7.0 GB/s 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.54 kh/s
CUDA cores 2048
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.74 Gh/s
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Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 312.12 Sol/s
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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