Radeon Pro WX 4100 vs Radeon R9 280

In this comparison between Radeon Pro WX 4100 and Radeon R9 280 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 Radeon Pro WX 4100 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 280 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Radeon Pro WX 4100 Radeon R9 280
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 200 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 280 has 300% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro WX 4100.
  • Radeon Pro WX 4100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 280 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon Pro WX 4100 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon Pro WX 4100 is build with GCN 4.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Radeon Pro WX 4100 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro WX 4100 is 4750 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 280.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 35−40
ultra / 1080p 10−12 21−24
QHD / 1440p 5−6 16−18
4K / 2160p 4−5 10−11
low / 720p 35−40 60−65
medium / 1080p 21−24 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon Pro WX 4100.

Full Specs

  Radeon Pro WX 4100 Radeon R9 280
Architecture GCN 4.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Baffin Tahiti
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 10 November 2016 4 March 2014
Pipelines 1024 1792
Core clock speed 1125 MHz
Boost Clock 1201 MHz 933 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 76.86 104.5
Floating-point performance 2,460 gflops 3,344 gflops
Length 275 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 240 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 408 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 21.5 Mh/s
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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