FirePro W5100 vs Radeon R9 270

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W5100 and Radeon R9 270, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro W5100 stacks up against Radeon R9 270, check out specs charts below.

FirePro W5100

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Main Specs

	FirePro W5100	Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	150 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1 x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 270 has 200% more power consumption, than FirePro W5100.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
FirePro W5100 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 270.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro W5100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
FirePro W5100 and Radeon R9 270 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 270 is 39 mm longer, than FirePro W5100.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	21−24
ultra / 1080p	9−10	12−14
QHD / 1440p	4−5	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	30−35	40−45
medium / 1080p	18−20	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 37% more, than FirePro W5100.
high / 1080p	24−27	30−35
ultra / 1080p	21−24	30−33
QHD / 1440p	8−9	14−16
4K / 2160p	5−6	8−9
low / 720p	50−55	70−75
medium / 1080p	27−30	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Battlefield 5 is 39% more, than FirePro W5100.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than FirePro W5100.
low / 768p	210−220	230−240
medium / 768p	180−190	200−210
ultra / 1080p	100−105	120−130
QHD / 1440p	50−55	95−100
4K / 2160p	30−33	55−60
high / 768p	140−150	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 23% more, than FirePro W5100.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	40−45	50−55
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 16% more, than FirePro W5100.
low / 768p	110−120	120−130
medium / 768p	95−100	110−120
ultra / 1080p	65−70	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Dota 2 is 15% more, than FirePro W5100.
high / 1080p	18−20	27−30
ultra / 1080p	16−18	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	20−22
4K / 2160p	6−7	8−9
low / 720p	40−45	55−60
medium / 1080p	20−22	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Far Cry 5 is 38% more, than FirePro W5100.
high / 1080p	24−27	35−40
ultra / 1080p	20−22	27−30
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	100−110	130−140
medium / 1080p	55−60	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Fortnite is 31% more, than FirePro W5100.
high / 1080p	24−27	35−40
ultra / 1080p	20−22	27−30
QHD / 1440p	9−10	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	50−55	70−75
medium / 1080p	27−30	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Forza Horizon 4 is 44% more, than FirePro W5100.
low / 768p	85−90	100−110
medium / 768p	75−80	95−100
high / 1080p	30−35	40−45
ultra / 1080p	12−14	18−20
QHD / 1440p	3−4	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Grand Theft Auto V is 28% more, than FirePro W5100.
high / 1080p	10−11	14−16
ultra / 1080p	8−9	10−12
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	2−3	3−4
low / 720p	30−33	40−45
medium / 1080p	12−14	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Metro Exodus is 38% more, than FirePro W5100.
low / 768p	110−120	120−130
ultra / 1080p	100−110	−
medium / 1080p	100−110	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Minecraft is 9% more, than FirePro W5100.
high / 1080p	21−24	−
ultra / 1080p	18−20	14−16
low / 720p	55−60	70−75
medium / 1080p	24−27	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 2% more, than FirePro W5100.
high / 1080p	14−16	16−18
ultra / 1080p	10−11	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	27−30	40−45
medium / 1080p	16−18	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 35% more, than FirePro W5100.
low / 768p	55−60	75−80
medium / 768p	35−40	45−50
high / 1080p	18−20	27−30
ultra / 1080p	10−12	14−16
4K / 2160p	8−9	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 34% more, than FirePro W5100.
low / 768p	100−110	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	40−45
high / 768p	50−55	55−60
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5100 in World of Tanks is 1% more, than Radeon R9 270.

Full Specs

	FirePro W5100	Radeon R9 270
Architecture	GCN 2.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Bonaire	Curacao
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	31 March 2014	13 November 2013
Pipelines	768	1280
Core clock speed	930 MHz
Boost Clock		925 MHz
Transistor count	2,080 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	44.64	74.00
Floating-point performance	1,428 gflops	2,368 gflops
Length	171 mm	210 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	179.2 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	PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	163 Mh/s	293 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
TrueAudio		+
Design		reference
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		16 Mh/s
Form factor	full height / half length
StereoOutput3D	+
DisplayPort count	4
Dual-link DVI support	+
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
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FirePro W5100 vs Radeon R9 270

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