FirePro W8100 vs Radeon R9 290X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W8100 and Radeon R9 290X, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro W8100 stacks up against Radeon R9 290X, check out specs charts below.
FirePro W8100
Main Specs
FirePro W8100
Radeon R9 290X
Power consumption (TDP)
220 Watt
250 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
8 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 290X has 13% more power consumption, than FirePro W8100.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
FirePro W8100 has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 290X.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro W8100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
FirePro W8100 and Radeon R9 290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
FirePro W8100 is 4 mm longer, than Radeon R9 290X.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W8100 is 3750 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 290X.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
35−40
35−40
ultra / 1080p
21−24
24−27
QHD / 1440p
16−18
18−20
4K / 2160p
10−11
10−11
low / 720p
60−65
60−65
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3% more, than FirePro W8100.
high / 1080p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
50−55
50−55
QHD / 1440p
35−40
35−40
4K / 2160p
18−20
18−20
low / 720p
100−110
110−120
medium / 1080p
60−65
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Battlefield 5 is 7% more, than FirePro W8100.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
FirePro W8100 and Radeon R9 290X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
250−260
250−260
medium / 768p
220−230
220−230
ultra / 1080p
180−190
190−200
QHD / 1440p
110−120
110−120
4K / 2160p
70−75
70−75
high / 768p
210−220
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 1% more, than FirePro W8100.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
medium / 1080p
55−60
55−60
FirePro W8100 and Radeon R9 290X have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
110−120
110−120
ultra / 1080p
100−110
100−110
FirePro W8100 and Radeon R9 290X have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
ultra / 1080p
40−45
45−50
QHD / 1440p
27−30
30−35
4K / 2160p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
80−85
85−90
medium / 1080p
45−50
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Far Cry 5 is 9% more, than FirePro W8100.
high / 1080p
60−65
65−70
ultra / 1080p
45−50
50−55
QHD / 1440p
27−30
30−35
4K / 2160p
27−30
27−30
low / 720p
180−190
180−190
medium / 1080p
110−120
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Fortnite is 5% more, than FirePro W8100.
high / 1080p
60−65
65−70
ultra / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
30−35
35−40
4K / 2160p
24−27
24−27
low / 720p
100−110
110−120
medium / 1080p
65−70
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Forza Horizon 4 is 7% more, than FirePro W8100.
low / 768p
140−150
140−150
medium / 768p
130−140
130−140
high / 1080p
70−75
75−80
ultra / 1080p
30−35
30−35
QHD / 1440p
21−24
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Grand Theft Auto V is 2% more, than FirePro W8100.
high / 1080p
24−27
27−30
ultra / 1080p
20−22
21−24
QHD / 1440p
16−18
18−20
4K / 2160p
8−9
9−10
low / 720p
65−70
70−75
medium / 1080p
30−35
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Metro Exodus is 10% more, than FirePro W8100.
low / 768p
130−140
130−140
medium / 1080p
120−130
120−130
FirePro W8100 and Radeon R9 290X have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
100−110
100−110
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
FirePro W8100 and Radeon R9 290X have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p
24−27
27−30
ultra / 1080p
16−18
18−20
QHD / 1440p
10−12
12−14
4K / 2160p
7−8
8−9
low / 720p
65−70
70−75
medium / 1080p
35−40
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 7% more, than FirePro W8100.
low / 768p
130−140
140−150
medium / 768p
85−90
90−95
high / 1080p
45−50
50−55
ultra / 1080p
24−27
27−30
4K / 2160p
16−18
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 8% more, than FirePro W8100.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
50−55
55−60
high / 768p
60−65
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The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in World of Tanks is 1% more, than FirePro W8100.
Full Specs
FirePro W8100
Radeon R9 290X
Architecture
GCN 2.0
GCN
Code name
Hawaii
Hawaii XT
Type
Workstation
Desktop
Release date
23 June 2014
24 October 2013
Pipelines
2560
2816
Core clock speed
824 MHz
Boost Clock
947 MHz
Transistor count
6,200 million
6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
131.8
176.0
Floating-point performance
4,219 gflops
5,632 gflops
Length
279 mm
275 mm
Memory bus width
512 Bit
512 Bit
Memory clock speed
5000 MHz
1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth
320 GB/s
320 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
6.3
6.3
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
2.0
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)
0.76 kh/s
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
466 Mh/s
623 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
TrueAudio
+
Design
reference
DisplayPort support
+
CrossFire
+
DDMA audio
+
Decred / DCR (Decred)
1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
25.75 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
350 Sol/s
Form factor
full height / full length
StereoOutput3D
+
DisplayPort count
4
Dual-link DVI support
+
AppAcceleration
+
LiquidVR
+
TressFX
+
UVD
+
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