FirePro W8100 vs Radeon HD 7990

In this comparison between FirePro W8100 and Radeon HD 7990 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro W8100 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7990 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  FirePro W8100 Radeon HD 7990
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 375 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 2x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7990 has 70% more power consumption, than FirePro W8100.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W8100 has 5 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7990.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W8100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7990 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7990 is 126 MHz higher, than FirePro W8100.
  • FirePro W8100 and Radeon HD 7990 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 7990 is 28 mm longer, than FirePro W8100.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7990 is 1000 MHz higher, than FirePro W8100.

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 W8100 and Radeon HD 7990 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8100 Radeon HD 7990
Architecture GCN 2.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Hawaii Malta
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 23 June 2014 24 April 2013
Pipelines 2560 2048
Core clock speed 824 MHz 950 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 6,200 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 131.8 128.0
Floating-point performance 4,219 gflops 2x 4,096 gflops
Length 279 mm 307 mm
Memory bus width 512 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 320 GB/s 288.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 466 Mh/s 459 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 44 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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