FirePro W8100 vs Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL

In this comparison between FirePro W8100 and Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL 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 FirePro W8100 will be the best choice, for others Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W8100 Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 65 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 IGP
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • FirePro W8100 has 238% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL.
  • FirePro W8100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL uses IGP interface.
  • FirePro W8100 has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL.
  • FirePro W8100 is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro W8100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL - with Vega.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL is 107 MHz higher, than FirePro W8100.
  • FirePro W8100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W8100 is 3600 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24 21−24
QHD / 1440p 16−18 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 60−65
medium / 1080p 40−45 40−45
FirePro W8100 and Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8100 Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL
Architecture GCN 2.0 Vega
Code name Hawaii Vega Kaby Lake-G
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 23 June 2014 7 January 2018
Pipelines 2560 1280
Core clock speed 824 MHz 931 MHz
Boost Clock 1011 MHz
Transistor count 6,200 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 131.8 80.88
Floating-point performance 4,219 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 512 Bit 1024 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth 320 GB/s 179.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.3 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 466 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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