FirePro W5100 vs GRID M60 8Q

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5100 and GRID M60 8Q. 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 W5100 and GRID M60 8Q. 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.
FirePro W5100
GRID M60 8Q

Main Specs

  FirePro W5100 GRID M60 8Q
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort No outputs
 
  • GRID M60 8Q has 350% more power consumption, than FirePro W5100.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GRID M60 8Q has 4 GB more memory, than FirePro W5100.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and GRID M60 8Q - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W5100 is 373 MHz higher, than GRID M60 8Q.
  • FirePro W5100 and GRID M60 8Q are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • GRID M60 8Q is 96 mm longer, than FirePro W5100.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5100 is 988 MHz higher, than GRID M60 8Q.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 20−22
ultra / 1080p 9−10 12−14
QHD / 1440p 4−5 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 30−35 35−40
medium / 1080p 18−20 24−27
The average gaming FPS of GRID M60 8Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 25% more, than FirePro W5100.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5100 GRID M60 8Q
Architecture GCN 2.0 Maxwell 2.0
Code name Bonaire GM204
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 31 March 2014 30 August 2015
Pipelines 768 2048
Core clock speed 930 MHz 557 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 44.64 150.8
Floating-point performance 1,428 gflops 4,833 gflops
Length 171 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 160.4 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.3 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 163 Mh/s
Form factor full height / half length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +