Radeon Pro WX 4100 vs Radeon R9 M270X

In this comparison between Radeon Pro WX 4100 and Radeon R9 M270X 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 M270X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Radeon Pro WX 4100 Radeon R9 M270X
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon Pro WX 4100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 M270X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon Pro WX 4100 and Radeon R9 M270X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon Pro WX 4100 is build with GCN 4.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M270X - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro WX 4100 is 400 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.
  • Radeon Pro WX 4100 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M270X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro WX 4100 is 4875 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 6−7
ultra / 1080p 10−12 4−5
QHD / 1440p 5−6 0−1
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 35−40 16−18
medium / 1080p 21−24 8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro WX 4100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 144% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.

Full Specs

  Radeon Pro WX 4100 Radeon R9 M270X
Architecture GCN 4.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Baffin Venus
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 10 November 2016 21 March 2014
Pipelines 1024 640
Core clock speed 1125 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 1201 MHz 775 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 76.86 31.00
Floating-point performance 2,460 gflops 1,536 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 72 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 2.0 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Compute units 10
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