FirePro W8100 vs Radeon R5 430 OEM

In this comparison between FirePro W8100 and Radeon R5 430 OEM 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 R5 430 OEM will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
FirePro W8100
Radeon R5 430 OEM

Main Specs

  FirePro W8100 Radeon R5 430 OEM
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
 
  • FirePro W8100 has 340% more power consumption, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.
  • FirePro W8100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R5 430 OEM uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • FirePro W8100 has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W8100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R5 430 OEM - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W8100 is 94 MHz higher, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.
  • FirePro W8100 and Radeon R5 430 OEM are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W8100 is 400 MHz higher, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 1−2
ultra / 1080p 21−24 0−1
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 12−14
medium / 1080p 40−45 3−4
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 683% more, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8100 Radeon R5 430 OEM
Architecture GCN 2.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Hawaii Oland
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 23 June 2014 30 June 2016
Pipelines 2560 384
Core clock speed 824 MHz 730 MHz
Boost Clock 780 MHz
Transistor count 6,200 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 131.8 18.72
Floating-point performance 4,219 gflops 599.0 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 512 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 4600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 320 GB/s 36.8 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 466 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +