Radeon Pro WX 5100 vs Radeon R9 M470

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon Pro WX 5100 and Radeon R9 M470. 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 5100 and Radeon R9 M470. 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 5100

Radeon R9 M470 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M470 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 R9 M470 here:

Main Specs

  Radeon Pro WX 5100 Radeon R9 M470
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • 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 R9 M470.
  • Radeon Pro WX 5100 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M470 - in Laptops.
  • Radeon Pro WX 5100 is build with GCN 4.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M470 - with GCN 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M470 is 287 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro WX 5100.
  • Radeon Pro WX 5100 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M470 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M470 is 1000 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro WX 5100.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 12−14
ultra / 1080p 21−24 7−8
QHD / 1440p 16−18 2−3
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 24−27
medium / 1080p 40−45 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro WX 5100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than Radeon R9 M470.

Full Specs

  Radeon Pro WX 5100 Radeon R9 M470
Architecture GCN 4.0 GCN 2
Code name Ellesmere Saturn
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 18 November 2016 14 May 2016
Pipelines 1792 768
Core clock speed 713 MHz 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 1086 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 5,700 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 121.6 48.00
Floating-point performance 3,892 gflops 1,536 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 250 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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