FirePro W5100 vs Radeon HD 7790

In this comparison between FirePro W5100 and Radeon HD 7790 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 W5100 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7790 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  FirePro W5100 Radeon HD 7790
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7790 has 70% more power consumption, than FirePro W5100.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W5100 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7790.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5100 and Radeon HD 7790 are build with GCN 2.0 architecture.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7790 is 70 MHz higher, than FirePro W5100.
  • FirePro W5100 and Radeon HD 7790 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 7790 is 12 mm longer, than FirePro W5100.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5100 and Radeon HD 7790 is 6000 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 16−18
ultra / 1080p 9−10 9−10
QHD / 1440p 4−5 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 30−35 30−35
medium / 1080p 18−20 20−22
FirePro W5100 and Radeon HD 7790 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5100 Radeon HD 7790
Architecture GCN 2.0 GCN 2.0
Code name Bonaire Bonaire
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 31 March 2014 22 March 2013
Pipelines 768 896
Core clock speed 930 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 44.64 56.00
Floating-point performance 1,428 gflops 1,792 gflops
Length 171 mm 183 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 96 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.3 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 163 Mh/s 218 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 5.2 Mh/s
Form factor full height / half length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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