FirePro W8100 vs Radeon R9 390X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W8100 and Radeon R9 390X, 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 390X, check out specs charts below.

FirePro W8100

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Main Specs

	FirePro W8100	Radeon R9 390X
Power consumption (TDP)	220 Watt	275 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
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 390X has 25% more power consumption, than FirePro W8100.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro W8100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 390X - with GCN.
FirePro W8100 and Radeon R9 390X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
FirePro W8100 is 4 mm longer, than Radeon R9 390X.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W8100 is 3950 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 390X.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	50−55
ultra / 1080p	21−24	30−35
QHD / 1440p	16−18	24−27
4K / 2160p	10−11	14−16
low / 720p	60−65	75−80
medium / 1080p	40−45	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 34% more, than FirePro W8100.
high / 1080p	55−60	75−80
ultra / 1080p	50−55	65−70
QHD / 1440p	35−40	50−55
4K / 2160p	18−20	27−30
low / 720p	100−110	130−140
medium / 1080p	60−65	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Battlefield 5 is 34% more, than FirePro W8100.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R9 390X.
low / 768p	250−260	250−260
medium / 768p	220−230	230−240
ultra / 1080p	180−190	−
QHD / 1440p	110−120	150−160
4K / 2160p	70−75	100−110
high / 768p	210−220	220−230
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 10% more, than FirePro W8100.
low / 768p	60−65	70−75
medium / 1080p	55−60	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than FirePro W8100.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	100−110	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Dota 2 is 2% more, than FirePro W8100.
high / 1080p	45−50	60−65
ultra / 1080p	40−45	60−65
QHD / 1440p	27−30	40−45
4K / 2160p	14−16	21−24
low / 720p	80−85	100−110
medium / 1080p	45−50	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Far Cry 5 is 39% more, than FirePro W8100.
high / 1080p	60−65	90−95
ultra / 1080p	45−50	70−75
QHD / 1440p	27−30	45−50
4K / 2160p	27−30	21−24
low / 720p	180−190	210−220
medium / 1080p	110−120	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Fortnite is 28% more, than FirePro W8100.
high / 1080p	60−65	80−85
ultra / 1080p	45−50	65−70
QHD / 1440p	30−35	45−50
4K / 2160p	24−27	30−35
low / 720p	100−110	130−140
medium / 1080p	65−70	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Forza Horizon 4 is 35% more, than FirePro W8100.
low / 768p	140−150	160−170
medium / 768p	130−140	150−160
high / 1080p	70−75	95−100
ultra / 1080p	30−35	45−50
QHD / 1440p	21−24	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Grand Theft Auto V is 23% more, than FirePro W8100.
high / 1080p	24−27	35−40
ultra / 1080p	20−22	30−35
QHD / 1440p	16−18	24−27
4K / 2160p	8−9	14−16
low / 720p	65−70	90−95
medium / 1080p	30−35	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than FirePro W8100.
low / 768p	130−140	120−130
medium / 1080p	120−130	−
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Minecraft is 8% more, than Radeon R9 390X.
high / 1080p	−	75−80
ultra / 1080p	14−16	50−55
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	100−110	120−130
medium / 1080p	18−20	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 91% more, than FirePro W8100.
high / 1080p	24−27	35−40
ultra / 1080p	16−18	21−24
QHD / 1440p	10−12	16−18
4K / 2160p	7−8	10−11
low / 720p	65−70	90−95
medium / 1080p	35−40	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 40% more, than FirePro W8100.
low / 768p	130−140	180−190
medium / 768p	85−90	120−130
high / 1080p	45−50	70−75
ultra / 1080p	24−27	35−40
4K / 2160p	16−18	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 43% more, than FirePro W8100.
low / 768p	90−95	120−130
medium / 768p	60−65	−
ultra / 1080p	50−55	65−70
high / 768p	60−65	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in World of Tanks is 52% more, than FirePro W8100.

Full Specs

	FirePro W8100	Radeon R9 390X
Architecture	GCN 2.0	GCN
Code name	Hawaii	Grenada XT
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	23 June 2014	16 June 2015
Pipelines	2560	2816
Core clock speed	824 MHz
Boost Clock		1050 MHz
Transistor count	6,200 million	6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	131.8	184.8
Floating-point performance	4,219 gflops	5,914 gflops
Length	279 mm	275 mm
Memory bus width	512 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth	320 GB/s	384 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	+
FreeSync		+
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	466 Mh/s	684 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
PowerTune		+
TrueAudio		+
Mantle		+
Design		reference
Bridgeless CrossFire		+
Number of Eyefinity displays		6
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
VCE		+
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		27.5 Mh/s
Form factor	full height / full length
StereoOutput3D	+
DisplayPort count	4
Dual-link DVI support	+
High bandwidth memory (HBM)		-
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FirePro W8100 vs Radeon R9 390X

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