Radeon Pro WX 7100 vs Radeon R9 270

In this comparison between Radeon Pro WX 7100 and Radeon R9 270 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 Radeon Pro WX 7100 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 270 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Radeon Pro WX 7100 Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP) 130 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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  • Radeon R9 270 has 15% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro WX 7100.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon Pro WX 7100 has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 270.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon Pro WX 7100 is build with Polaris architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Radeon Pro WX 7100 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon Pro WX 7100 is 31 mm longer, than Radeon R9 270.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 21−24
ultra / 1080p 24−27 12−14
QHD / 1440p 18−20 7−8
4K / 2160p 10−11 5−6
low / 720p 60−65 40−45
medium / 1080p 45−50 27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro WX 7100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 73% more, than Radeon R9 270.

Full Specs

  Radeon Pro WX 7100 Radeon R9 270
Architecture Polaris GCN 1.0
Code name Polaris 12 Curacao
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 1 March 2017 13 November 2013
Pipelines 2304 1280
Boost Clock 1243 MHz 925 MHz
Transistor count 5,700 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 179.0 74.00
Floating-point performance 5,728 gflops 2,368 gflops
Length 241 mm 210 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 224.0 GB/s 179.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
FreeSync + +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 567 Mh/s 293 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 16 Mh/s
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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