FirePro W8100 vs Radeon R9 M275

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W8100 and Radeon R9 M275. 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 W8100 and Radeon R9 M275. 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 R9 M275 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M275 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 R9 M275 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W8100 Radeon R9 M275
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W8100 has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M275.
  • FirePro W8100 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M275 - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W8100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M275 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M275 is 101 MHz higher, than FirePro W8100.
  • FirePro W8100 and Radeon R9 M275 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W8100 is 500 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M275.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 0−1
ultra / 1080p 21−24
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 12−14
medium / 1080p 40−45 3−4
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 550% more, than Radeon R9 M275.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8100 Radeon R9 M275
Architecture GCN 2.0 GCN
Code name Hawaii Venus
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 23 June 2014 1 August 2014
Pipelines 2560 640
Core clock speed 824 MHz 925 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz
Transistor count 6,200 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 131.8 37.00
Floating-point performance 4,219 gflops 1,184 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 512 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 320 GB/s 64 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 466 Mh/s 122 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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