FirePro W5000 vs Radeon Pro WX 5100

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5000 and Radeon Pro WX 5100. 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 W5000 and Radeon Pro WX 5100. 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 Pro WX 5100

Main Specs

  FirePro W5000 Radeon Pro WX 5100
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 4x DisplayPort
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 75 Watt.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon Pro WX 5100 has 6 GB more memory, than FirePro W5000.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon Pro WX 5100 - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W5000 is 112 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro WX 5100.
  • FirePro W5000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro WX 5100 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro WX 5100 is 1800 MHz higher, than FirePro W5000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 35−40
ultra / 1080p 9−10 21−24
QHD / 1440p 4−5 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 30−35 60−65
medium / 1080p 18−20 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro WX 5100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 125% more, than FirePro W5000.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5000 Radeon Pro WX 5100
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 4.0
Code name Pitcairn Ellesmere
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 7 August 2012 18 November 2016
Pipelines 768 1792
Core clock speed 825 MHz 713 MHz
Boost Clock 1086 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 39.60 121.6
Floating-point performance 1,267 gflops 3,892 gflops
Length 183 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 154 Mh/s 250 Mh/s
Form factor full height / half length
DisplayPort count 2
Dual-link DVI support +
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