FirePro W4100 vs Radeon R9 280X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W4100 and Radeon R9 280X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro W4100 and Radeon R9 280X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Main Specs

  FirePro W4100 Radeon R9 280X
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 280X has 400% more power consumption, than FirePro W4100.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon R9 280X has 1 GB more memory, than FirePro W4100.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W4100 and Radeon R9 280X are build with GCN architecture.
  • FirePro W4100 and Radeon R9 280X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 280X is 104 mm longer, than FirePro W4100.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 35−40
ultra / 1080p 4−5 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 16−18 60−65
medium / 1080p 8−9 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 355% more, than FirePro W4100.

Full Specs

  FirePro W4100 Radeon R9 280X
Architecture GCN GCN
Code name Cape Verde Thaiti XTL
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 8 October 2013
Pipelines 512 2048
Core clock speed 630 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 20.16 128.0
Floating-point performance 645.1 gflops 4,096 gflops
Length 171 mm 275 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 288 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.5 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 79 Mh/s 494 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14.42 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 285 Sol/s
Form factor low profile / half length
Dual-link DVI support +
AppAcceleration + +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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