AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The benchmark comparison between the AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 reveals a decisive victory for the newer NVIDIA card across the two shared tests in the database. In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 5080 scores 235,901 against the WX 8200's 69,774, a delta of 70.4% in NVIDIA's favor. The Vulkan result is similarly lopsided: the RTX 5080 hits 255,450, while the WX 8200 manages 69,076, a 73% gap. These are not close contests; the RTX 5080 more than triples the AMD card’s output in both APIs.

The nature of the wins matters. OpenCL is often used for compute workloads, and Vulkan is a cross-platform graphics and compute API. The RTX 5080’s dominance in both suggests that its architecture handles general-purpose GPU tasks with far greater efficiency. The WX 8200, despite being a workstation-oriented card, cannot match the raw throughput of the RTX 5080 in these specific tests. The recorded data shows zero wins for the AMD card and two wins for the NVIDIA card in the head-to-head array.

Looking at the broader benchmark context, the WX 8200’s average benchmark score across all its tests is 69,870, which places it in the 90th percentile of all GPUs tracked. The RTX 5080, however, has an average score of 56,083, which seems lower at first glance, but this figure is dragged down by a series of Passmark tests that measure legacy DirectX versions and 2D performance. The NVIDIA card’s Passmark DirectX 9 score is 389, DirectX 10 is 208, DirectX 11 is 324, and DirectX 12 is 151, while its G2D score is 1,415. These are not directly comparable to the Geekbench numbers, and the RTX 5080’s Passmark G3D score of 36,565 and GPU compute score of 21,789 are the more relevant figures for modern workloads.

When examining nearest rivals, the WX 8200 sits within a tight cluster. The NVIDIA Quadro P6000 averages 69,986, a delta of 0.2% against the AMD card, while the NVIDIA RTX A3000 Mobile averages 70,140, a 0.4% delta. The NVIDIA CMP 90HX trails at 69,000, a 1.3% delta, and the AMD Radeon RX 6600 LE leads slightly at 70,829, a 1.4% delta. This indicates the WX 8200 is firmly in the upper mid-range of its era, but that era is clearly over. The RTX 5080’s nearest rivals are all AMD cards: the Radeon 8060S averages 55,757 (0.6% delta), the RX 6750 GRE 12 GB averages 55,698 (0.7% delta), the Radeon Pro W5700X averages 54,828 (2.3% delta), and the RX 9070 GRE averages 57,367 (2.2% delta in the other direction). The RTX 5080’s average score is lower than the WX 8200’s, but that is an artifact of the test suite; the head-to-head results are unambiguous.

FAQ

Q: Which card wins in Geekbench OpenCL?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 wins decisively with a score of 235,901 versus the AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200’s 69,774, a 70.4% advantage.

Q: How does the Vulkan performance compare?

A: The RTX 5080 again dominates, scoring 255,450 against the WX 8200’s 69,076, a 73% lead for NVIDIA.

Q: What is the average benchmark score for each card?

A: The WX 8200 has an average benchmark score of 69,870 across its tests, while the RTX 5080 averages 56,083. The lower average for the RTX 5080 is due to its inclusion of legacy Passmark tests, not indicative of weaker modern performance.

Q: Which card has a higher percentile ranking?

A: The WX 8200 sits in the 90th percentile of all GPUs, while the RTX 5080 is in the 87th percentile. This ranking reflects the full test suite, not the head-to-head results.

Q: Are there any tests where the AMD card wins?

A: No. The head-to-head benchmark array records zero wins for the AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200 and two wins for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080.

Q: What do the nearest rival deltas tell us?

A: The WX 8200 is within 1.4% of its closest rivals (NVIDIA Quadro P6000, RTX A3000 Mobile, CMP 90HX, AMD RX 6600 LE), showing it was competitive in its generation. The RTX 5080 is within 2.3% of its nearest rivals (AMD Radeon 8060S, RX 6750 GRE 12 GB, Radeon Pro W5700X, RX 9070 GRE), indicating a similarly tight field for its class.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from entirely different architectural eras. The AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200 uses the Vega 10 chip, built on the GCN 5.0 architecture, and is fabricated on a 14 nm process at GlobalFoundries. The chip contains 12,500 million transistors on a die size of 495 mm², yielding a transistor density of 25.3 million per mm². The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080, in contrast, uses the GB203 chip with the Blackwell 2.0 architecture, manufactured by TSMC on a 5 nm process. It packs 45,600 million transistors into a 378 mm² die, achieving a far higher density of 120.6 million per mm².

The implications of these architectural shifts are profound. The WX 8200’s GCN 5.0 design was optimized for compute-heavy workstation tasks, but it lacks dedicated ray tracing cores and tensor cores entirely. The RTX 5080 includes 84 ray tracing cores and 336 tensor cores, enabling hardware-accelerated ray tracing and AI-driven features that the AMD card simply cannot perform. The shading unit count also differs dramatically: the WX 8200 has 3,584 shading units, 224 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs, while the RTX 5080 boasts 10,752 shading units, 336 TMUs, and 112 ROPs. This more than tripling of shader resources explains the massive performance gap in compute benchmarks.

Memory architecture is another fundamental divergence. The WX 8200 uses 8 GB of HBM2 on a 2048-bit bus, delivering 512.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 5080 uses 16 GB of GDDR7 on a 256-bit bus, achieving 960.0 GB/s. The NVIDIA card has half the bus width but nearly double the bandwidth, thanks to the faster GDDR7 memory. The process node difference, 14 nm versus 5 nm, also affects power efficiency and clock speeds, with the RTX 5080 running at a base clock of 2295 MHz and boost of 2617 MHz versus the WX 8200’s 1200 MHz base and 1500 MHz boost.

Specification Differences

The recorded specifications show a clear generational leap for the RTX 5080. The AMD card has a TDP of 230 W and requires a 550 W suggested PSU, while the NVIDIA card draws 360 W and needs a 750 W PSU. Power connectors differ as well: the WX 8200 uses one 6-pin and one 8-pin, while the RTX 5080 uses a single 16-pin connector. Both are dual-slot cards, but the RTX 5080 is physically larger at 304 mm length, 137 mm height, and 40 mm width, versus the WX 8200’s 267 mm length and 111 mm height.

The bus interface is another point of divergence. The WX 8200 uses PCIe 3.0 x16, while the RTX 5080 uses PCIe 5.0 x16, offering substantially more bandwidth for data transfers. Display outputs differ: the AMD card provides four mini-DisplayPort 1.4a outputs, while the NVIDIA card offers one HDMI 2.1b and three DisplayPort 2.1b outputs. API support also varies: the WX 8200 supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.3, while the RTX 5080 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The RTX 5080’s DirectX 12 Ultimate designation includes features like mesh shaders and variable rate shading that the older card lacks.

Memory capacity and type are starkly different: 8 GB of HBM2 versus 16 GB of GDDR7. The compute rates tell the story of raw performance: the WX 8200 delivers 10.75 TFLOPS of FP32 and 21.50 TFLOPS of FP16 (2:1 ratio), while the RTX 5080 delivers 56.28 TFLOPS of FP32 and 56.28 TFLOPS of FP16 (1:1 ratio). Pixel and texture rates follow suit: the AMD card achieves 96.00 GPixel/s and 336.0 GTexel/s, while the NVIDIA card hits 293.1 GPixel/s and 879.3 GTexel/s. The production status differs, with the WX 8200 marked as end-of-life and the RTX 5080 active. Release dates are 2018-08-12 for the AMD card and 2025-01-29 for the NVIDIA card, a gap of over six years.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200’s strengths lie in its historical context. It was a workstation card from 2018, designed for professional visualization and compute tasks of that era. Its 90th percentile ranking among all GPUs indicates that it remains a capable performer for legacy applications, and its 8 GB of HBM2 memory with 512.0 GB/s bandwidth was impressive for its time. The card’s nearest rivals, all within 1.4% of its average score, show that it was well-matched against contemporaries like the NVIDIA Quadro P6000 and RTX A3000 Mobile. For users running older software that was optimized for GCN architecture, the WX 8200 could still hold value, particularly in environments where its 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a outputs and 267 mm length fit specific chassis requirements.

However, the data is unambiguous: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 wins in every head-to-head benchmark recorded. Its 70.4% lead in OpenCL and 73% lead in Vulkan are not marginal improvements; they represent a generational leap. The RTX 5080 is built for modern workloads, with 84 ray tracing cores and 336 tensor cores enabling features that the WX 8200 cannot access. Its 16 GB of GDDR7 memory with 960.0 GB/s bandwidth provides double the capacity and nearly double the bandwidth, essential for high-resolution textures and large datasets. The 56.28 TFLOPS of FP32 compute is more than five times the WX 8200’s 10.75 TFLOPS, making it the clear choice for any compute-heavy task in the current landscape.

For use cases, the WX 8200 might still serve in legacy workstation environments where software is locked to older APIs and the card’s 230 W power draw is a constraint. The RTX 5080, with its higher 360 W TDP and 750 W suggested PSU, demands more power but delivers proportionally more performance. Users prioritizing modern gaming, ray tracing, AI inference, or high-bandwidth compute should choose the RTX 5080. Those maintaining older professional pipelines might find the WX 8200 sufficient, but they would be leaving substantial performance on the table. The benchmark results indicate that the RTX 5080 is the superior card in nearly every measurable way, with the only caveat being its lower average score due to the inclusion of legacy Passmark tests in its benchmark suite.