FirePro W5100 vs Radeon R9 390X

When choosing between FirePro W5100 and Radeon R9 390X, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between FirePro W5100 and Radeon R9 390X.

Main Specs

  FirePro W5100 Radeon R9 390X
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 275 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
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 390X has 450% more power consumption, than FirePro W5100.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 390X - with GCN.
  • FirePro W5100 and Radeon R9 390X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 390X is 104 mm longer, than FirePro W5100.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5100 is 4950 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 390X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 50−55
ultra / 1080p 9−10 30−35
QHD / 1440p 4−5 24−27
4K / 2160p 14−16
low / 720p 30−35 75−80
medium / 1080p 18−20 55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 206% more, than FirePro W5100.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5100 Radeon R9 390X
Architecture GCN 2.0 GCN
Code name Bonaire Grenada XT
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 31 March 2014 16 June 2015
Pipelines 768 2816
Core clock speed 930 MHz
Boost Clock 1050 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 44.64 184.8
Floating-point performance 1,428 gflops 5,914 gflops
Length 171 mm 275 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 384 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.3 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 163 Mh/s 684 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
PowerTune +
TrueAudio +
Mantle +
Design reference
Bridgeless CrossFire +
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
VCE +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 27.5 Mh/s
Form factor full height / half length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
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