FirePro W4300 vs Radeon R9 280

In this comparison between FirePro W4300 and Radeon R9 280 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro W4300 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 280 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  FirePro W4300 Radeon R9 280
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 200 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 4 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 280 has 300% more power consumption, than FirePro W4300.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W4300 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W4300 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
  • FirePro W4300 and Radeon R9 280 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 280 is 104 mm longer, than FirePro W4300.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W4300 is 4750 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 280.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 35−40
ultra / 1080p 8−9 21−24
QHD / 1440p 3−4 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 30−35 60−65
medium / 1080p 18−20 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than FirePro W4300.

Full Specs

  FirePro W4300 Radeon R9 280
Architecture GCN 2.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Bonaire Tahiti
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 1 December 2015 4 March 2014
Pipelines 768 1792
Core clock speed 930 MHz
Boost Clock 933 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 44.64 104.5
Floating-point performance 1,428 gflops 3,344 gflops
Length 171 mm 275 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 240 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 152 Mh/s 408 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 21.5 Mh/s
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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