AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 vs NVIDIA RTX A5000 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains two direct comparisons between the AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 and the NVIDIA RTX A5000, and the results are decisive. In Geekbench OpenCL, the AMD card scores 40,148 points, while the NVIDIA card scores 157,905 points. The recorded data shows a delta of -74.6% for the AMD card, meaning the RTX A5000 outperforms it by nearly three times in this compute-oriented test. In Geekbench Vulkan, the gap narrows slightly but remains overwhelming: the WX 7100 posts 39,683 points against the RTX A5000’s 137,828 points, a delta of -71.2%. Across the two recorded head-to-head benchmarks, the NVIDIA RTX A5000 wins both, giving it a clean 2-0 record.

These are not marginal differences. The OpenCL result places the RTX A5000 at roughly 3.9 times the score of the WX 7100, while the Vulkan result shows a 3.5 times advantage. For any workload that leverages these APIs, the NVIDIA card is in a different performance class entirely. The AMD card’s average benchmark score across all recorded tests is 40,063, which places it at the 82nd percentile among all GPUs in the database. The RTX A5000’s average score is 33,622, which places it at the 78th percentile, but this apparent contradiction is explained by the different benchmark suites recorded for each card: the AMD card has three Geekbench scores, while the NVIDIA card has ten tests including Passmark and 3DMark entries. When directly compared on the same two workloads, the RTX A5000 wins decisively.

Looking at the nearest rivals in the database, the WX 7100’s average score of 40,063 sits just 0.6% below the AMD Radeon Pro 580 (40,318) and 0.8% below the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 (40,377). It is 1.3% above the RTX A500 Mobile (39,568) and 1.3% above the AMD Radeon Pro 575 (39,555). These tight margins indicate that the WX 7100 is a mid-pack performer relative to its contemporaries, not a standout. The RTX A5000’s average score of 33,622, by contrast, is 0.2% below the GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB (33,694), 0.7% below the Radeon RX 7700S (33,849), 1.0% below the Radeon HD 7950 (33,951), and 1.1% below the Radeon RX 480 (33,997). This suggests the A5000’s average is dragged down by its inclusion of Passmark DX9 and DX10 tests, which produce low scores (251 and 153 respectively) relative to its compute results.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from entirely different architectural generations and manufacturing processes. The AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 uses the Ellesmere chip built on GCN 4.0 architecture, fabricated on a 14 nm process at GlobalFoundries. It packs 5,700 million transistors into a 232 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 24.6 million per square millimeter. The NVIDIA RTX A5000 uses the GA102 chip built on Ampere architecture, fabricated on an 8 nm process at Samsung. It contains 28,300 million transistors on a 628 mm² die, for a density of 45.1 million per square millimeter. The NVIDIA chip is nearly five times larger in transistor count and almost three times larger in die area.

The memory subsystems differ substantially. The WX 7100 has 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX A5000 has 24 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 384-bit bus, delivering 768.0 GB/s of bandwidth. That is three times the capacity and more than three times the bandwidth. The clock speeds tell a similar story: the WX 7100 runs at a base of 1188 MHz and a boost of 1243 MHz, while the RTX A5000 runs at a base of 1170 MHz and a boost of 1695 MHz. The memory clocks are 1750 MHz (7 Gbps effective) for the AMD card versus 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) for the NVIDIA card.

The compute resources are heavily skewed toward the RTX A5000. The AMD card has 2,304 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, and 32 raster output pipelines. The NVIDIA card has 8,192 shading units, 256 TMUs, and 96 ROPs. Additionally, the RTX A5000 includes 64 ray tracing cores and 256 tensor cores, features absent from the WX 7100 entirely. The pixel rate is 39.78 GPixel/s for the AMD card versus 162.7 GPixel/s for the NVIDIA card. The texture rate is 179.0 GTexel/s versus 433.9 GTexel/s. FP32 performance is 5.728 TFLOPS for the WX 7100 versus 27.77 TFLOPS for the RTX A5000, and FP16 performance matches at 5.728 TFLOPS (1:1) versus 27.77 TFLOPS (1:1).

Power and physical specifications differ as well. The WX 7100 draws 130 W with a single 6-pin power connector and a suggested 300 W PSU. It is a single-slot card measuring 241 mm in length and 112 mm in height. The RTX A5000 draws 230 W with a single 8-pin connector and a suggested 550 W PSU. It is a dual-slot card measuring 267 mm in length and 112 mm in height. Both use PCIe, but the AMD card is PCIe 3.0 x16 while the NVIDIA card is PCIe 4.0 x16. Both offer four DisplayPort 1.4a outputs. The API support differs: the WX 7100 supports DirectX 12 (12_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.3, while the RTX A5000 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

FAQ

Q: Which card has higher FP32 compute performance?

A: The NVIDIA RTX A5000 delivers 27.77 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, compared to 5.728 TFLOPS for the AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100. The NVIDIA card is approximately 4.8 times faster in this metric.

Q: How much memory does each card have, and what type?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 has 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus. The NVIDIA RTX A5000 has 24 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 384-bit bus.

Q: What is the memory bandwidth difference?

A: The WX 7100 provides 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth, while the RTX A5000 provides 768.0 GB/s. The RTX A5000 offers more than three times the bandwidth.

Q: Do either of these cards support ray tracing?

A: The NVIDIA RTX A5000 includes 64 ray tracing cores and 256 tensor cores. The AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 has no ray tracing cores or tensor cores listed in the database.

Q: Which card has a higher boost clock?

A: The RTX A5000 boosts to 1695 MHz, while the WX 7100 boosts to 1243 MHz. The base clocks are close: 1170 MHz for the NVIDIA card and 1188 MHz for the AMD card.

Q: What are the power requirements?

A: The WX 7100 has a TDP of 130 W and requires a 300 W power supply with one 6-pin connector. The RTX A5000 has a TDP of 230 W and requires a 550 W power supply with one 8-pin connector.

The Verdict

The benchmark data is unambiguous. The NVIDIA RTX A5000 wins both recorded head-to-head tests by wide margins: 74.6% in Geekbench OpenCL and 71.2% in Geekbench Vulkan. The architecture comparison reinforces this result. The RTX A5000 has 8,192 shading units versus 2,304, 256 TMUs versus 144, 96 ROPs versus 32, and 27.77 TFLOPS of FP32 versus 5.728 TFLOPS. It has three times the memory capacity and more than three times the bandwidth. It is built on a newer 8 nm process with more than double the transistor density.

The WX 7100 does retain advantages in certain areas. It is a single-slot card versus the RTX A5000’s dual-slot design, and it draws 130 W versus 230 W, making it easier to integrate into power-constrained systems. It is also shorter at 241 mm versus 267 mm, which may matter in compact chassis. Its launch MSRP was 799 USD, but the database does not record a launch MSRP for the RTX A5000, so no direct price comparison is possible.

However, for anyone choosing between these two cards based on recorded performance data, the RTX A5000 is the clear choice for compute-heavy or graphics-intensive workloads. The delta in every directly comparable benchmark is massive, and the architectural resources (ray tracing cores, tensor cores, higher pixel and texture rates) indicate capabilities the AMD card cannot match. The only scenario where the WX 7100 appears preferable is one where power draw, slot width, or physical length are the primary constraints.

Specification Differences

| Specification | AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 | NVIDIA RTX A5000 |

|---------------|------------------------|------------------|

| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | Ampere |

| Process Node | 14 nm | 8 nm |

| Foundry | GlobalFoundries | Samsung |

| Transistors | 5,700 million | 28,300 million |

| Die Size | 232 mm² | 628 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 24.6M / mm² | 45.1M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 1188 MHz | 1170 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 1243 MHz | 1695 MHz |

| Memory Clock | 1750 MHz (7 Gbps effective) | 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) |

| Memory Size | 8 GB | 24 GB |

| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |

| Memory Bus Width | 256 bit | 384 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 224.0 GB/s | 768.0 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 2304 | 8192 |

| TMUs | 144 | 256 |

| ROPs | 32 | 96 |

| RT Cores | None | 64 |

| Tensor Cores | None | 256 |

| Pixel Rate | 39.78 GPixel/s | 162.7 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 179.0 GTexel/s | 433.9 GTexel/s |

| FP32 Performance | 5.728 TFLOPS | 27.77 TFLOPS |

| FP16 Performance | 5.728 TFLOPS (1:1) | 27.77 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 130 W | 230 W |

| Slot Width | Single-slot | Dual-slot |

| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |

| Suggested PSU | 300 W | 550 W |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |

| DirectX Support | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |

| Vulkan Support | 1.3 | 1.4 |

| Length | 241 mm (9.5 inches) | 267 mm (10.5 inches) |

| Height | 112 mm (4.4 inches) | 112 mm (4.4 inches) |

| Release Date | 2016-11-09 | 2021-04-11 |

| Production Status | End-of-life | End-of-life |

Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA RTX A5000 wins in every directly comparable benchmark recorded in the database. It dominates in Geekbench OpenCL with a score of 157,905 versus 40,148, and in Geekbench Vulkan with 137,828 versus 39,683. Its architectural resources support these results: higher shading unit count, higher texture and pixel rates, and the presence of ray tracing and tensor cores. For workloads involving FP32 compute, large memory buffers, or modern graphics APIs, the RTX A5000 is the superior choice.

The AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 wins in physical and power characteristics. It is a single-slot card, limiting its chassis footprint. It draws 130 W versus 230 W, reducing cooling demands and power supply requirements (300 W versus 550 W suggested). It is 26 mm shorter, which can matter in space-constrained systems. Its release date of 2016 makes it an older platform, but for legacy compatibility or low-power deployments where maximum compute is not required, it may still be functional.

The percentile data shows the WX 7100 at the 82nd percentile among all GPUs, above the RTX A5000’s 78th percentile, but this reflects different benchmark suites rather than actual comparative performance. The head-to-head results are the authoritative measure, and they favor the RTX A5000 without exception. For users who need maximum compute throughput, the RTX A5000 is the only rational selection based on the data. For users who prioritize low power draw, single-slot integration, or minimal physical footprint, the WX 7100 has a narrow niche, though it sacrifices substantial performance in exchange.