AMD FirePro W7100 vs AMD Radeon R9 270X

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro W7100 and AMD Radeon R9 270X 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 W7100

AMD Radeon R9 270X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W7100

Videocard is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Around 23% higher texture fill rate: 103.0 GTexel / s vs 84 GTexel / s
Around 40% higher pipelines: 1792 vs 1280
Around 23% better floating-point performance: 3,297 gflops vs 2,688 gflops
4x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 2 GB
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 5314 vs 4889
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 683 vs 611
Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 65.781 vs 63.455
Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 94.086 vs 85.21
Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 361.58 vs 315.366

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 August 2014 vs 8 October 2013
Texture fill rate	103.0 GTexel / s vs 84 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1792 vs 1280
Floating-point performance	3,297 gflops vs 2,688 gflops
Maximum memory size	8 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	5314 vs 4889
PassMark - G2D Mark	683 vs 611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	65.781 vs 63.455
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	94.086 vs 85.21
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	361.58 vs 315.366
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3713 vs 3706
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3355 vs 3350
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3713 vs 3706
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3355 vs 3350

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 270X

2.2x lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 400 Watt
Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1314.545 vs 1248.285
Around 8% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 6.339 vs 5.854
Around 27% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 8068 vs 6362
Around 27% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 8068 vs 6362

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt vs 400 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1314.545 vs 1248.285
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	6.339 vs 5.854
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	8068 vs 6362
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	8068 vs 6362

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro W7100
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 270X

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

5314

4889

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

683

611

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

65.781

63.455

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1248.285

1314.545

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5.854

6.339

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

94.086

85.21

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

361.58

315.366

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6362

8068

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3713

3706

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

3350

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6362

8068

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3713

3706

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

3350

Name	AMD FirePro W7100	AMD Radeon R9 270X
PassMark - G3D Mark	5314	4889
PassMark - G2D Mark	683	611
Geekbench - OpenCL	24858
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	65.781	63.455
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1248.285	1314.545
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	5.854	6.339
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	94.086	85.21
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	361.58	315.366
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6362	8068
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3713	3706
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3355	3350
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6362	8068
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3713	3706
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3355	3350
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		1771

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro W7100	AMD Radeon R9 270X
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 3.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Tonga	Curacao
Launch date	12 August 2014	8 October 2013
Place in performance rating	438	440
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Design		AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Launch price (MSRP)		$199
Price now		$399
Value for money (0-100)		16.05
Technical info
Core clock speed	920 MHz
Floating-point performance	3,297 gflops	2,688 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	1792	1280
Texture fill rate	103.0 GTexel / s	84 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	400 Watt	180 Watt
Transistor count	5,000 million	2,800 million
Boost clock speed		1050 MHz
Stream Processors		1280
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort count	4
Dual-link DVI support
HD сomponent video output
StereoOutput3D
DisplayPort support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Form factor	Full Height / Full Length
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	2 x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	160 GB / s	179.2 GB/s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync
HD3D
LiquidVR
TressFX
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)