FirePro W8100 vs Radeon R9 390X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W8100 and Radeon R9 390X, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro W8100 stacks up against Radeon R9 390X, check out specs charts below.
FirePro W8100
Main Specs
FirePro W8100
Radeon R9 390X
Power consumption (TDP)
220 Watt
275 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
8 GB
Display Connectors
4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 390X has 25% more power consumption, than FirePro W8100.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro W8100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 390X - with GCN.
FirePro W8100 and Radeon R9 390X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
FirePro W8100 is 4 mm longer, than Radeon R9 390X.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W8100 is 3950 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 390X.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
35−40
50−55
ultra / 1080p
21−24
30−35
QHD / 1440p
16−18
24−27
4K / 2160p
10−11
14−16
low / 720p
60−65
75−80
medium / 1080p
40−45
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 34% more, than FirePro W8100.
high / 1080p
55−60
75−80
ultra / 1080p
50−55
65−70
QHD / 1440p
35−40
50−55
4K / 2160p
18−20
27−30
low / 720p
100−110
130−140
medium / 1080p
60−65
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Battlefield 5 is 34% more, than FirePro W8100.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R9 390X.
low / 768p
250−260
250−260
medium / 768p
220−230
230−240
ultra / 1080p
180−190
−
QHD / 1440p
110−120
150−160
4K / 2160p
70−75
100−110
high / 768p
210−220
220−230
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 10% more, than FirePro W8100.
low / 768p
60−65
70−75
medium / 1080p
55−60
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than FirePro W8100.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
110−120
110−120
ultra / 1080p
100−110
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Dota 2 is 2% more, than FirePro W8100.
high / 1080p
45−50
60−65
ultra / 1080p
40−45
60−65
QHD / 1440p
27−30
40−45
4K / 2160p
14−16
21−24
low / 720p
80−85
100−110
medium / 1080p
45−50
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Far Cry 5 is 39% more, than FirePro W8100.
high / 1080p
60−65
90−95
ultra / 1080p
45−50
70−75
QHD / 1440p
27−30
45−50
4K / 2160p
27−30
21−24
low / 720p
180−190
210−220
medium / 1080p
110−120
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Fortnite is 28% more, than FirePro W8100.
high / 1080p
60−65
80−85
ultra / 1080p
45−50
65−70
QHD / 1440p
30−35
45−50
4K / 2160p
24−27
30−35
low / 720p
100−110
130−140
medium / 1080p
65−70
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Forza Horizon 4 is 35% more, than FirePro W8100.
low / 768p
140−150
160−170
medium / 768p
130−140
150−160
high / 1080p
70−75
95−100
ultra / 1080p
30−35
45−50
QHD / 1440p
21−24
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Grand Theft Auto V is 23% more, than FirePro W8100.
high / 1080p
24−27
35−40
ultra / 1080p
20−22
30−35
QHD / 1440p
16−18
24−27
4K / 2160p
8−9
14−16
low / 720p
65−70
90−95
medium / 1080p
30−35
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than FirePro W8100.
low / 768p
130−140
120−130
medium / 1080p
120−130
−
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Minecraft is 8% more, than Radeon R9 390X.
high / 1080p
−
75−80
ultra / 1080p
14−16
50−55
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
100−110
120−130
medium / 1080p
18−20
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 91% more, than FirePro W8100.
high / 1080p
24−27
35−40
ultra / 1080p
16−18
21−24
QHD / 1440p
10−12
16−18
4K / 2160p
7−8
10−11
low / 720p
65−70
90−95
medium / 1080p
35−40
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 40% more, than FirePro W8100.
low / 768p
130−140
180−190
medium / 768p
85−90
120−130
high / 1080p
45−50
70−75
ultra / 1080p
24−27
35−40
4K / 2160p
16−18
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 43% more, than FirePro W8100.
low / 768p
90−95
120−130
medium / 768p
60−65
−
ultra / 1080p
50−55
65−70
high / 768p
60−65
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in World of Tanks is 52% more, than FirePro W8100.
Full Specs
FirePro W8100
Radeon R9 390X
Architecture
GCN 2.0
GCN
Code name
Hawaii
Grenada XT
Type
Workstation
Desktop
Release date
23 June 2014
16 June 2015
Pipelines
2560
2816
Core clock speed
824 MHz
Boost Clock
1050 MHz
Transistor count
6,200 million
6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
131.8
184.8
Floating-point performance
4,219 gflops
5,914 gflops
Length
279 mm
275 mm
Memory bus width
512 Bit
512 Bit
Memory clock speed
5000 MHz
1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth
320 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)
466 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 / full length
StereoOutput3D
+
DisplayPort count
4
Dual-link DVI support
+
High bandwidth memory (HBM)
-
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