FirePro W8100 vs Radeon R7 260X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W8100 and Radeon R7 260X. 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 R7 260X. 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.

Main Specs

  FirePro W8100 Radeon R7 260X
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 115 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W8100 has 91% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 260X.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W8100 has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 260X.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W8100 and Radeon R7 260X are build with GCN 2.0 architecture.
  • FirePro W8100 and Radeon R7 260X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W8100 is 109 mm longer, than Radeon R7 260X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 16−18
ultra / 1080p 21−24 9−10
QHD / 1440p 16−18 4−5
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 30−35
medium / 1080p 40−45 20−22
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 125% more, than Radeon R7 260X.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8100 Radeon R7 260X
Architecture GCN 2.0 GCN 2.0
Code name Hawaii Bonaire
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 23 June 2014 8 October 2013
Pipelines 2560 896
Core clock speed 824 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 6,200 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 131.8 61.60
Floating-point performance 4,219 gflops 1,971 gflops
Length 279 mm 170 mm
Memory bus width 512 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 320 GB/s 104 GB/s
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) 466 Mh/s 225 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 5.16 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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