AMD FirePro W2100 vs AMD Radeon R6 M255DX

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro W2100 and AMD Radeon R6 M255DX videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD FirePro W2100

AMD Radeon R6 M255DX

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W2100

Videocard is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 858 vs 605
2.7x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 315 vs 116
Around 42% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1494 vs 1055
Around 21% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2329 vs 1927
Around 42% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1494 vs 1055
Around 21% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2329 vs 1927

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 August 2014 vs 7 January 2014
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	858 vs 605
PassMark - G2D Mark	315 vs 116
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1494 vs 1055
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2329 vs 1927
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1494 vs 1055
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2329 vs 1927

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R6 M255DX

Around 24% higher core clock speed: 780 MHz vs 630 MHz
Around 26% higher boost clock speed: 855 MHz vs 680 MHz
Around 80% higher pipelines: 576 vs 320
4.6x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 17123 vs 3710
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3563 vs 3346
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3563 vs 3346

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	780 MHz vs 630 MHz
Boost clock speed	855 MHz vs 680 MHz
Pipelines	576 vs 320
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	17123 vs 3710
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3563 vs 3346
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3563 vs 3346

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro W2100
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R6 M255DX

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

858

605

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

315

116

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

3710

17123

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1494

1055

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2329

1927

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3346

3563

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1494

1055

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2329

1927

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3346

3563

Name	AMD FirePro W2100	AMD Radeon R6 M255DX
PassMark - G3D Mark	858	605
PassMark - G2D Mark	315	116
Geekbench - OpenCL	3710	17123
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	10.438
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	289.646
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.991
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	19.794
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	50.338
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1494	1055
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2329	1927
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3346	3563
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1494	1055
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2329	1927
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3346	3563
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1058

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro W2100	AMD Radeon R6 M255DX
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Oland	Jet
Launch date	12 August 2014	7 January 2014
Place in performance rating	1200	1201
Type	Workstation	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	680 MHz	855 MHz
Core clock speed	630 MHz	780 MHz
Floating-point performance	435.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	320	576
Texture fill rate	13.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	400 Watt
Transistor count	1,040 million	1,040 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DisplayPort	No outputs
DisplayPort count	2
Dual-link DVI support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Form factor	Low Profile / Half Length
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	None
Laptop size		medium sized
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	28.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz
Memory type	n / a	DDR3
Shared memory	0	1
Technologies
AppAcceleration
Powerplay
AMD Eyefinity
Enduro