Radeon PRO WX 3100 vs Radeon RX 480 mobile

In this comparison between Radeon PRO WX 3100 and Radeon RX 480 mobile 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 3100 will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 480 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon PRO WX 3100 and Radeon RX 480 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Radeon PRO WX 3100 and Radeon RX 480 mobile are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 PRO WX 3100 or Radeon RX 480 mobile here:

Main Specs

  Radeon PRO WX 3100 Radeon RX 480 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort, 2x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon RX 480 mobile has 53% more power consumption, than Radeon PRO WX 3100.
  • Radeon PRO WX 3100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon RX 480 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Radeon RX 480 mobile has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon PRO WX 3100.
  • Radeon PRO WX 3100 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - in Laptops.
  • Radeon PRO WX 3100 and Radeon RX 480 mobile are build with Polaris architecture.
  • Radeon PRO WX 3100 and Radeon RX 480 mobile are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 480 mobile is 2000 MHz higher, than Radeon PRO WX 3100.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 12−14
ultra / 1080p 8−9 7−8
QHD / 1440p 3−4 0−1
low / 720p 27−30 27−30
medium / 1080p 16−18 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon PRO WX 3100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.

Full Specs

  Radeon PRO WX 3100 Radeon RX 480 mobile
Architecture Polaris Polaris
Code name Polaris 12 Polaris
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 21 March 2017 1 August 2016
Pipelines 512 2304
Boost Clock 1219 MHz 1077 MHz
Transistor count 2,200 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 39.01 155.1
Floating-point performance 1,248 gflops 4,963 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 256.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Laptop size large large
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