AMD Radeon E8870 vs AMD FirePro W8100

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon E8870 and AMD FirePro W8100 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, 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), 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), Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Radeon E8870

AMD FirePro W8100

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon E8870

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 21% higher core clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 824 MHz
2.9x lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 220 Watt
Around 20% higher memory clock speed: 6000 MHz vs 5000 MHz
Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 5030 vs 3699
5.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 18191 vs 3349
Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 5030 vs 3699
5.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 18191 vs 3349

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 September 2015 vs 23 June 2014
Core clock speed	1000 MHz vs 824 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt vs 220 Watt
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz vs 5000 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	5030 vs 3699
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	18191 vs 3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	5030 vs 3699
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	18191 vs 3349

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W8100

2.7x more texture fill rate: 131.8 GTexel / s vs 48 GTexel / s
3.3x more pipelines: 2560 vs 768
2.7x better floating-point performance: 4,219 gflops vs 1,536 gflops
2x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 4 GB
2.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 7279 vs 3368
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 717 vs 708
2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 93.339 vs 36.948
2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 2333.922 vs 874.689
7.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 8.816 vs 1.11
Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 5494 vs 4620
Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 5494 vs 4620

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	131.8 GTexel / s vs 48 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2560 vs 768
Floating-point performance	4,219 gflops vs 1,536 gflops
Maximum memory size	8 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	7279 vs 3368
PassMark - G2D Mark	717 vs 708
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	93.339 vs 36.948
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	2333.922 vs 874.689
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	8.816 vs 1.11
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	5494 vs 4620
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	5494 vs 4620

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon E8870
GPU 2: AMD FirePro W8100

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3368

7279

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

708

717

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

36.948

93.339

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

874.689

2333.922

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

1.11

8.816

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4620

5494

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5030

3699

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

18191

3349

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4620

5494

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5030

3699

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

18191

3349

Name	AMD Radeon E8870	AMD FirePro W8100
PassMark - G3D Mark	3368	7279
PassMark - G2D Mark	708	717
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	36.948	93.339
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	874.689	2333.922
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.11	8.816
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4620	5494
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	5030	3699
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	18191	3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4620	5494
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	5030	3699
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	18191	3349
Geekbench - OpenCL		34705
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		112.45
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		440.107

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon E8870	AMD FirePro W8100
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 2.0	GCN 2.0
Code name	Saturn	Hawaii
Launch date	29 September 2015	23 June 2014
Place in performance rating	341	386
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Technical info
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	824 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,536 gflops	4,219 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	768	2560
Texture fill rate	48 GTexel / s	131.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	220 Watt
Transistor count	2,080 million	6,200 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI
DisplayPort count		4
Dual-link DVI support
HD сomponent video output
StereoOutput3D
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 6-pin
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Form factor		Full Height / Full Length
Length		279 mm
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	12.0 (12_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bandwidth	96 GB / s	320 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz	5000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5