FirePro W5100 vs Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri

In this comparison between FirePro W5100 and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri 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 W5100 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
FirePro W5100
Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri

Main Specs

  FirePro W5100 Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort
 
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W5100 is 210 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
  • FirePro W5100 and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 7−8
ultra / 1080p 9−10 4−5
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 18−20
medium / 1080p 18−20 9−10
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 90% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5100 Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri
Architecture GCN 2.0 GCN
Code name Bonaire Kaveri Spectre
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 31 March 2014 14 January 2014
Pipelines 768 512
Core clock speed 930 MHz 720 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 44.64
Floating-point performance 1,428 gflops
Length 171 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 12 (12_0) DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.2
Shader Model 6.3
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 163 Mh/s
Form factor full height / half length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +