Radeon Pro WX 7100 vs Radeon R9 M280X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon Pro WX 7100 and Radeon R9 M280X. 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 7100 and Radeon R9 M280X. 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 M280X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M280X 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 M280X here:

Main Specs

  Radeon Pro WX 7100 Radeon R9 M280X
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon Pro WX 7100 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M280X - in Laptops.
  • Radeon Pro WX 7100 is build with Polaris architecture, and Radeon R9 M280X - with GCN.
  • Radeon Pro WX 7100 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M280X - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 2−3
ultra / 1080p 24−27 1−2
QHD / 1440p 18−20 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 14−16
medium / 1080p 45−50 4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro WX 7100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 760% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.

Full Specs

  Radeon Pro WX 7100 Radeon R9 M280X
Architecture Polaris GCN
Code name Polaris 12 Saturn XT
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 1 March 2017 1 February 2015
Pipelines 2304 896
Core clock speed 900 MHz
Boost Clock 1243 MHz
Transistor count 5,700 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 179.0 61.60
Floating-point performance 5,728 gflops 1,792 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 224.0 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 2.0 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.2.131
FreeSync + +
Bus support Not Listed
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 567 Mh/s
Laptop size large
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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