Radeon Pro WX 7100 vs Radeon Sky 500

In this comparison between Radeon Pro WX 7100 and Radeon Sky 500 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 Pro WX 7100 will be the best choice, for others Radeon Sky 500 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Radeon Pro WX 7100 Radeon Sky 500
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon Sky 500 has 15% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro WX 7100.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon Pro WX 7100 has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon Sky 500.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon Pro WX 7100 is build with Polaris architecture, and Radeon Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Radeon Pro WX 7100 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon Sky 500 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon Sky 500 is 1 mm longer, than Radeon Pro WX 7100.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro WX 7100 is 2200 MHz higher, than Radeon Sky 500.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 35−40
ultra / 1080p 24−27 21−24
QHD / 1440p 18−20 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 60−65
medium / 1080p 45−50 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro WX 7100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3% more, than Radeon Sky 500.

Full Specs

  Radeon Pro WX 7100 Radeon Sky 500
Architecture Polaris GCN 1.0
Code name Polaris 12 Pitcairn
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 1 March 2017 27 March 2013
Pipelines 2304 1280
Core clock speed 950 MHz
Boost Clock 1243 MHz
Transistor count 5,700 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 179.0 76.00
Floating-point performance 5,728 gflops 2,432 gflops
Length 241 mm 242 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 224.0 GB/s 154 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 567 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
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