FirePro W7100 vs Radeon R9 280X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W7100 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 W7100 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.

FirePro W7100

Radeon R9 280X Check Price

Main Specs

	FirePro W7100	Radeon R9 280X
Power consumption (TDP)	400 Watt	250 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	3 GB
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
		Check Price

FirePro W7100 has 60% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 280X.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
FirePro W7100 has 5 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280X.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro W7100 is build with GCN 3.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 280X - with GCN.
FirePro W7100 and Radeon R9 280X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 280X is 34 mm longer, than FirePro W7100.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	35−40
ultra / 1080p	21−24	21−24
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
4K / 2160p	10−11	10−11
low / 720p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	40−45	40−45
FirePro W7100 and Radeon R9 280X have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	35−40	35−40
4K / 2160p	18−20	18−20
low / 720p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	60−65	60−65
FirePro W7100 and Radeon R9 280X have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
FirePro W7100 and Radeon R9 280X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	250−260	250−260
medium / 768p	220−230	220−230
ultra / 1080p	180−190	180−190
QHD / 1440p	110−120	110−120
4K / 2160p	70−75	70−75
high / 768p	210−220	210−220
FirePro W7100 and Radeon R9 280X have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
FirePro W7100 and Radeon R9 280X have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	100−110	100−110
FirePro W7100 and Radeon R9 280X have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
ultra / 1080p	40−45	40−45
QHD / 1440p	27−30	27−30
4K / 2160p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	80−85	80−85
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
FirePro W7100 and Radeon R9 280X have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	27−30	27−30
4K / 2160p	27−30	27−30
low / 720p	180−190	180−190
medium / 1080p	110−120	110−120
FirePro W7100 and Radeon R9 280X have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	30−35	30−35
4K / 2160p	24−27	24−27
low / 720p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	65−70	65−70
FirePro W7100 and Radeon R9 280X have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4.
low / 768p	140−150	140−150
medium / 768p	120−130	120−130
high / 1080p	70−75	70−75
ultra / 1080p	30−35	30−35
QHD / 1440p	21−24	21−24
FirePro W7100 and Radeon R9 280X have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	20−22	20−22
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
4K / 2160p	8−9	8−9
low / 720p	65−70	65−70
medium / 1080p	30−35	30−35
FirePro W7100 and Radeon R9 280X have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p	130−140	130−140
medium / 1080p	120−130	120−130
FirePro W7100 and Radeon R9 280X have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
FirePro W7100 and Radeon R9 280X have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
QHD / 1440p	10−11	10−11
4K / 2160p	7−8	7−8
low / 720p	65−70	65−70
medium / 1080p	35−40	35−40
FirePro W7100 and Radeon R9 280X have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p	130−140	130−140
medium / 768p	85−90	85−90
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
ultra / 1080p	24−27	24−27
4K / 2160p	16−18	16−18
FirePro W7100 and Radeon R9 280X have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	50−55
high / 768p	60−65	60−65
FirePro W7100 and Radeon R9 280X have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	FirePro W7100	Radeon R9 280X
Architecture	GCN 3.0	GCN
Code name	Tonga	Thaiti XTL
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	12 August 2014	8 October 2013
Pipelines	1792	2048
Core clock speed	920 MHz
Boost Clock		1000 MHz
Transistor count	5,000 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	103.0	128.0
Floating-point performance	3,297 gflops	4,096 gflops
Length	241 mm	275 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160 GB/s	288 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.3	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	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)	362 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	full height / full length
StereoOutput3D	+
DisplayPort count	4
Dual-link DVI support	+
AppAcceleration		+
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
		Check Price

FirePro W7100 vs Radeon R9 280X

Main Specs

Game benchmarks

Full Specs

Similar compares