AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100 & WX 4100 Workstation GPUs Review

Adobe Premiere Pro CC (2015)

To test the accelerated encoding perks of different GPUs, we make use of the de facto video editing tool Adobe Premiere Pro. The three projects used for testing are: encoding a 4K RED-shot video to 1080i (w/ MRQ), encoding a music video project to 1080p (w/ MRQ), and the resulting H.264 encode time with PPBM9.

We’re seeing some great performance overall from both the WX 4100 and WX 5100. Its biggest hang-up is with the Music Video test, which was NVIDIA-derived and designed around CUDA (so it’s no surprise, and will result in the test removed from future AMD testing.)

Autodesk AutoCAD 2015

For CAD testing, we’re taking advantage of the excellent Cadalyst benchmark.

For 2D CAD work, this performance chart proves that all modern workstation GPUs are going to provide the same kind of performance. When we move it to 3D projects and the overall “Total Index”, though, it’s easy to spot the differences. CAD is an area where bleeding-edge performance isn’t always needed, and depending on your particular situation, you may not even see a performance improvement even with a faster graphics card.

While the WX 4100 managed to smoke the M2000 in LuxMark, the situation is different with AutoCAD. Here, the WX 4100 falls just behind the M2000, and the WX 5100 comes ahead – but not by a great margin. Still, overall, the performance is solid from AMD’s new mid-range lineup.