FirePro W8100 vs Radeon R7 260

In this comparison between FirePro W8100 and Radeon R7 260 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 R7 260 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  FirePro W8100 Radeon R7 260
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 115 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W8100 has 91% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 260.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W8100 has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 260.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W8100 and Radeon R7 260 are build with GCN 2.0 architecture.
  • FirePro W8100 and Radeon R7 260 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W8100 is 109 mm longer, than Radeon R7 260.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W8100 is 3375 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 260.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 14−16
ultra / 1080p 21−24 8−9
QHD / 1440p 16−18 3−4
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 30−35
medium / 1080p 40−45 18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than Radeon R7 260.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8100 Radeon R7 260
Architecture GCN 2.0 GCN 2.0
Code name Hawaii Bonaire
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 23 June 2014 17 December 2013
Pipelines 2560 768
Core clock speed 824 MHz
Boost Clock 1100 MHz
Transistor count 6,200 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 131.8 48.00
Floating-point performance 4,219 gflops 1,536 gflops
Length 279 mm 170 mm
Memory bus width 512 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 320 GB/s 104 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.3 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 466 Mh/s 240 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
DDMA audio +
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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