FirePro W7100 vs Radeon R9 270

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W7100 and Radeon R9 270. 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 W7100 and Radeon R9 270. 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.

Main Specs

  FirePro W7100 Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP) 400 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W7100 has 166% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 270.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W7100 has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 270.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W7100 is build with GCN 3.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
  • FirePro W7100 and Radeon R9 270 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W7100 is 31 mm longer, than Radeon R9 270.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 21−24
ultra / 1080p 21−24 12−14
QHD / 1440p 16−18 7−8
4K / 2160p 10−11 5−6
low / 720p 60−65 40−45
medium / 1080p 40−45 27−30
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 68% more, than Radeon R9 270.

Full Specs

  FirePro W7100 Radeon R9 270
Architecture GCN 3.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Tonga Curacao
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 12 August 2014 13 November 2013
Pipelines 1792 1280
Core clock speed 920 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 103.0 74.00
Floating-point performance 3,297 gflops 2,368 gflops
Length 241 mm 210 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 179.2 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 362 Mh/s 293 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
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Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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