FirePro W5100 vs Radeon Pro SSG

When choosing between FirePro W5100 and Radeon Pro SSG, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between FirePro W5100 and Radeon Pro SSG.
FirePro W5100
Radeon Pro SSG

Main Specs

  FirePro W5100 Radeon Pro SSG
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 350 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort 6x mini-DisplayPort
 
  • Radeon Pro SSG has 600% more power consumption, than FirePro W5100.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon Pro SSG has 12 GB more memory, than FirePro W5100.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon Pro SSG - with GCN 5.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro SSG is 510 MHz higher, than FirePro W5100.
  • FirePro W5100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro SSG - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Radeon Pro SSG is 96 mm longer, than FirePro W5100.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5100 is 4110 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro SSG.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 50−55
ultra / 1080p 9−10 35−40
QHD / 1440p 4−5 27−30
4K / 2160p 16−18
low / 720p 30−35 80−85
medium / 1080p 18−20 60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro SSG in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 225% more, than FirePro W5100.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5100 Radeon Pro SSG
Architecture GCN 2.0 GCN 5.0
Code name Bonaire Vega 10
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 31 March 2014 8 August 2017
Pipelines 768 4096
Core clock speed 930 MHz 1440 MHz
Boost Clock 1500 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 44.64 384.0
Floating-point performance 1,428 gflops 12,288 gflops
Length 171 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 2048 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 1890 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 483.8 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.3 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.125
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 163 Mh/s
Form factor full height / half length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +