FirePro W8000 vs Radeon Pro WX 5100

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W8000 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 W8000 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 W8000 Radeon Pro WX 5100
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI 4x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W8000 has 200% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro WX 5100.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon Pro WX 5100 has 4 GB more memory, than FirePro W8000.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon Pro WX 5100 - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 187 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro WX 5100.
  • FirePro W8000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro WX 5100 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 500 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro WX 5100.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 35−40
ultra / 1080p 10−11 21−24
QHD / 1440p 4−5 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 35−40 60−65
medium / 1080p 21−24 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro WX 5100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than FirePro W8000.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8000 Radeon Pro WX 5100
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 4.0
Code name Tahiti Ellesmere
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 14 June 2012 18 November 2016
Pipelines 1792 1792
Core clock speed 900 MHz 713 MHz
Boost Clock 1086 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 121.6
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 3,892 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 176 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) 391 Mh/s 250 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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