Radeon PRO WX 2100 vs Radeon R9 280

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon PRO WX 2100 and Radeon R9 280. 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 Radeon PRO WX 2100 and Radeon R9 280. 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.

Radeon PRO WX 2100 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon PRO WX 2100 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon PRO WX 2100 here:

Main Specs

  Radeon PRO WX 2100 Radeon R9 280
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 200 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort, 2x mini-DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 280 has 471% more power consumption, than Radeon PRO WX 2100.
  • Radeon PRO WX 2100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 280 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 280 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon PRO WX 2100.
  • Radeon PRO WX 2100 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 280 - in Desktops.
  • Radeon PRO WX 2100 is build with Polaris architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Radeon PRO WX 2100 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon PRO WX 2100 is 4750 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 280.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 35−40
ultra / 1080p 4−5 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 18−20 60−65
medium / 1080p 9−10 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 310% more, than Radeon PRO WX 2100.

Full Specs

  Radeon PRO WX 2100 Radeon R9 280
Architecture Polaris GCN 1.0
Code name Polaris 12 Tahiti
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 21 March 2018 4 March 2014
Pipelines 512 1792
Boost Clock 1219 MHz 933 MHz
Transistor count 2,200 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 39.01 104.5
Floating-point performance 1,248 gflops 3,344 gflops
Length 275 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 48 GB/s 240 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) 408 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 21.5 Mh/s
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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