FirePro W8100 vs Radeon HD 7870

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W8100 and Radeon HD 7870. 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 W8100 and Radeon HD 7870. 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 W8100

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Main Specs

	FirePro W8100	Radeon HD 7870
Power consumption (TDP)	220 Watt	175 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI
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FirePro W8100 has 25% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7870.
FirePro W8100 has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro W8100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 176 MHz higher, than FirePro W8100.
FirePro W8100 and Radeon HD 7870 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W8100 is 200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	24−27
ultra / 1080p	21−24	14−16
QHD / 1440p	16−18	9−10
4K / 2160p	10−11	6−7
low / 720p	60−65	45−50
medium / 1080p	40−45	30−33
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 45% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
high / 1080p	55−60	35−40
ultra / 1080p	50−55	30−35
QHD / 1440p	35−40	16−18
4K / 2160p	18−20	10−11
low / 720p	100−110	75−80
medium / 1080p	60−65	40−45
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Battlefield 5 is 52% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
FirePro W8100 and Radeon HD 7870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	250−260	240−250
medium / 768p	220−230	210−220
ultra / 1080p	180−190	130−140
QHD / 1440p	110−120	100−110
4K / 2160p	70−75	60−65
high / 768p	210−220	180−190
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 12% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
FirePro W8100 and Radeon HD 7870 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	100−110	85−90
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Dota 2 is 5% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
high / 1080p	45−50	30−33
ultra / 1080p	40−45	27−30
QHD / 1440p	27−30	21−24
4K / 2160p	14−16	9−10
low / 720p	80−85	60−65
medium / 1080p	45−50	30−35
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Far Cry 5 is 38% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
high / 1080p	60−65	35−40
ultra / 1080p	45−50	30−33
QHD / 1440p	27−30	18−20
4K / 2160p	27−30	−
low / 720p	180−190	130−140
medium / 1080p	110−120	80−85
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Fortnite is 42% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
high / 1080p	60−65	40−45
ultra / 1080p	45−50	30−33
QHD / 1440p	30−35	18−20
4K / 2160p	24−27	14−16
low / 720p	100−110	75−80
medium / 1080p	65−70	45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Forza Horizon 4 is 47% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
low / 768p	140−150	110−120
medium / 768p	130−140	100−110
high / 1080p	70−75	45−50
ultra / 1080p	30−35	20−22
QHD / 1440p	21−24	10−11
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Grand Theft Auto V is 37% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
high / 1080p	24−27	14−16
ultra / 1080p	20−22	12−14
QHD / 1440p	16−18	10−12
4K / 2160p	8−9	4−5
low / 720p	65−70	45−50
medium / 1080p	30−35	21−24
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Metro Exodus is 55% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
low / 768p	130−140	120−130
medium / 1080p	120−130	110−120
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Minecraft is 8% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	100−110	75−80
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 24% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
high / 1080p	24−27	16−18
ultra / 1080p	16−18	10−12
QHD / 1440p	10−12	4−5
4K / 2160p	7−8	2−3
low / 720p	65−70	45−50
medium / 1080p	35−40	24−27
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 50% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
low / 768p	130−140	85−90
medium / 768p	85−90	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	30−33
ultra / 1080p	24−27	16−18
4K / 2160p	16−18	10−11
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 58% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	45−50
high / 768p	60−65	55−60
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in World of Tanks is 3% more, than Radeon HD 7870.

Full Specs

	FirePro W8100	Radeon HD 7870
Architecture	GCN 2.0	GCN
Code name	Hawaii	Pitcairn XT
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	23 June 2014	5 March 2012
Pipelines	2560	1280
Core clock speed	824 MHz	1000 MHz
Transistor count	6,200 million	2800 Million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	131.8
Floating-point performance	4,219 gflops
Length	279 mm
Memory bus width	512 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	320 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (12_0)	DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model	6.3
OpenGL	4.6
OpenCL	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.39 kh/s
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	466 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		0.63 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		16.6 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		145 Sol/s
Form factor	full height / full length
StereoOutput3D	+
DisplayPort count	4
Dual-link DVI support	+
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FirePro W8100 vs Radeon HD 7870

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