FirePro W8100 vs Radeon RX 540

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W8100 and Radeon RX 540. 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 RX 540. 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.

Radeon RX 540 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 540 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon RX 540 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W8100 Radeon RX 540
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 65 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI
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  • FirePro W8100 has 238% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 540.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W8100 has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon RX 540.
  • FirePro W8100 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 540 - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W8100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 540 - with Polaris.
  • FirePro W8100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 540 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 540 is 1000 MHz higher, than FirePro W8100.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 14−16
ultra / 1080p 21−24 8−9
QHD / 1440p 16−18 3−4
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 30−33
medium / 1080p 40−45 18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than Radeon RX 540.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8100 Radeon RX 540
Architecture GCN 2.0 Polaris
Code name Hawaii Polaris 12
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 23 June 2014 21 March 2017
Pipelines 2560 512
Core clock speed 824 MHz
Boost Clock 1219 MHz
Transistor count 6,200 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 131.8 39.01
Floating-point performance 4,219 gflops 1,248 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 512 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 320 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12.0
Shader Model 6.3 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 466 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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