AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200 vs NVIDIA A10M Comparison

The Verdict

The benchmark data presents a decisive outcome: the NVIDIA A10M is the clear winner in raw compute performance. Its Geekbench OpenCL score of 135,230 is 93.8% higher than the AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200's score of 69,774. This is not a marginal difference; it is a near doubling of measured performance in the single shared benchmark. The NVIDIA A10M also sits at the 96th percentile among all GPUs, while the AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200 sits at the 90th percentile.

For users whose primary workload is OpenCL compute, the choice is straightforward: the NVIDIA A10M delivers vastly superior results. However, the AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200 has its own strengths. It offers display outputs (4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a) and supports both Metal and Vulkan APIs in the recorded benchmarks, whereas the NVIDIA A10M has no display outputs. The AMD card also carries a launch MSRP of 999 USD, which can be stated once as a reference point. The AMD card is dual-slot with a 230 W TDP, while the NVIDIA card is single-slot with a 150 W TDP, meaning the NVIDIA card achieves its higher performance with lower power draw. Ultimately, the NVIDIA A10M is for compute-centric, headless server deployments, while the AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200 is for workstations that need display output and broader API coverage.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from fundamentally different architectural generations. The NVIDIA A10M is built on the Ampere architecture using the GA102 chip, fabricated on an 8 nm process at Samsung. It packs 28,300 million transistors on a 628 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 45.1M per mm². The AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200 uses the older GCN 5.0 architecture with the Vega 10 chip, built on a 14 nm process at GlobalFoundries. It contains 12,500 million transistors on a 495 mm² die, with a density of 25.3M per mm². The NVIDIA chip is more than twice as transistor-dense and uses a more advanced manufacturing node.

The compute resources differ significantly. The NVIDIA A10M has 7,168 shading units, 224 texture mapping units, and 80 ROPs. It also includes 56 ray tracing cores and 224 tensor cores, features that are entirely absent from the AMD card. The AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200 has 3,584 shading units, 224 TMUs, and 64 ROPs, with no ray tracing or tensor core support. The NVIDIA card's FP32 throughput is 23.44 TFLOPS, while the AMD card achieves 10.75 TFLOPS, less than half. Interestingly, the AMD card reaches 21.50 TFLOPS in FP16, which is exactly double its FP32 rate (2:1 ratio), while the NVIDIA card maintains a 1:1 ratio at 23.44 TFLOPS in both FP32 and FP16.

Memory configurations also diverge. The NVIDIA A10M uses 20 GB of GDDR6 on a 320-bit bus, providing 500.2 GB/s of bandwidth. The AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200 uses 8 GB of HBM2 on a 2048-bit bus, delivering 512.0 GB/s. Despite the AMD card having a slightly higher raw bandwidth, the NVIDIA card has 2.5 times more capacity. The NVIDIA memory clock is 1563 MHz (12.5 Gbps effective), while the AMD memory clock is 1000 MHz (2 Gbps effective). The NVIDIA A10M connects via PCIe 4.0 x16, whereas the AMD card uses PCIe 3.0 x16. The NVIDIA card supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) and Vulkan 1.4, while the AMD card supports DirectX 12 (12_1) and Vulkan 1.3. Both support OpenGL 4.6.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only directly comparable benchmark in the database is Geekbench OpenCL. In this test, the NVIDIA A10M scores 135,230, while the AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200 scores 69,774. The delta is 93.8%, meaning the NVIDIA card is nearly twice as fast. This is the sole head-to-head result, and it favors the NVIDIA A10M completely.

The AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200 does have additional benchmark results for Metal and Vulkan, scoring 70,759 and 69,076 respectively. These scores are very close to its OpenCL result of 69,774, indicating consistent performance across APIs. However, since the NVIDIA A10M has no recorded Metal or Vulkan scores, a direct comparison in those tests is not possible from the database.

Looking at the nearest rivals provides context. The NVIDIA A10M's average benchmark score is 135,230. Its closest rival is the NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation at 135,218, a delta of 0%. The AMD Radeon PRO W6800 scores 135,396, just 0.1% higher. The AMD Radeon Pro W6800X Duo scores 135,774, 0.4% higher, and the AMD Radeon PRO V620 scores 136,472, 0.9% higher. The NVIDIA A10M is essentially at parity with these cards, all within 1% of each other. This indicates that the A10M is positioned in a competitive performance tier.

The AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200's average score is 69,870. Its nearest rivals are all within a narrow band: the NVIDIA Quadro P6000 at 69,986 (0.2% higher), the NVIDIA RTX A3000 Mobile at 70,140 (0.4% higher), the NVIDIA CMP 90HX at 69,000 (1.3% lower), and the AMD Radeon RX 6600 LE at 70,829 (1.4% higher). The WX 8200 is clearly in a different performance class than the A10M, roughly half the score.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has higher OpenCL performance?

A: The NVIDIA A10M dominates with a Geekbench OpenCL score of 135,230, which is 93.8% higher than the AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200's 69,774.

Q: Does the AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200 support display outputs?

A: Yes, it has 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a outputs. The NVIDIA A10M has no display outputs, making it unsuitable for direct display connection.

Q: What are the memory capacities of these two cards?

A: The NVIDIA A10M has 20 GB of GDDR6 memory, while the AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200 has 8 GB of HBM2 memory. The AMD card's bandwidth is 512.0 GB/s, slightly higher than the NVIDIA card's 500.2 GB/s.

Q: Which card supports ray tracing?

A: The NVIDIA A10M includes 56 ray tracing cores and 224 tensor cores. The AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200 has no ray tracing or tensor core support.

Q: What is the power draw difference?

A: The NVIDIA A10M has a TDP of 150 W and is single-slot, while the AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200 has a TDP of 230 W and is dual-slot. The NVIDIA card achieves higher performance with lower power consumption.

Q: Which APIs does each card support?

A: The NVIDIA A10M supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200 supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.3, plus it has recorded Metal benchmark scores.

Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA A10M wins decisively in raw compute. Its OpenCL score is 93.8% higher, and it reaches the 96th percentile among all GPUs. This makes it the obvious choice for headless compute workloads, server-side inference, or any task that prioritizes raw shader throughput over display capabilities. Its 20 GB memory capacity is 2.5 times larger, which matters for large datasets. The 150 W TDP in a single-slot form factor is also a clear advantage for dense server configurations where space and power are constrained. The inclusion of ray tracing and tensor cores, features the AMD card lacks entirely, positions the A10M for modern workloads that can leverage these units, even if the database does not include specific benchmark scores for those features.

The AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200 wins in the areas of display connectivity and API coverage. It is the only option with display outputs, offering 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a. It has recorded benchmark scores across three APIs (OpenCL, Metal, and Vulkan), while the NVIDIA card only has an OpenCL score. This makes the WX 8200 more versatile for workstation environments that require direct display output or rely on Metal-specific applications, particularly in macOS ecosystems. Its HBM2 memory provides a slight bandwidth advantage at 512.0 GB/s versus 500.2 GB/s, though the capacity is far smaller. The AMD card is also the only one with a recorded launch MSRP of 999 USD, which may serve as a historical reference point. For workloads that are not performance-critical but need a physical display connection and broad API support, the AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200 has a purpose. For everything measured in the database, however, the NVIDIA A10M is the superior performer.