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    Radeon HD 6970M vs Radeon Pro WX 5100

    When choosing between Radeon HD 6970M and Radeon Pro WX 5100, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between Radeon HD 6970M and Radeon Pro WX 5100.
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    Radeon Pro WX 5100

    Radeon HD 6970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon HD 6970M 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 HD 6970M here:

    Radeon HD 6970M Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon HD 6970M Radeon Pro WX 5100
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 75 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 4x DisplayPort
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    • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 75 Watt.
    • Radeon HD 6970M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon Pro WX 5100 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon Pro WX 5100 has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970M.
    • Radeon HD 6970M is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro WX 5100 - in Desktops.
    • Radeon HD 6970M is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon Pro WX 5100 - with GCN 4.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro WX 5100 is 33 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M.
    • Radeon HD 6970M 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 4100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 10−12 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 6−7 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 1−2 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 24−27 60−65
    medium / 1080p 14−16 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro WX 5100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 227% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.

    Full Specs

      Radeon HD 6970M Radeon Pro WX 5100
    Architecture Terascale 2 GCN 4.0
    Code name Blackcomb XT Ellesmere
    Type Laptop Workstation
    Release date 6 January 2011 18 November 2016
    Pipelines 960 1792
    Core clock speed 680 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 32.64 121.6
    Floating-point performance 1,305.6 gflops 3,892 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 900 MHz 5000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    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) 118 Mh/s 250 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
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