AMD Radeon PRO WX 9100 vs AMD FirePro W9100

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon PRO WX 9100 and AMD FirePro W9100 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, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon PRO WX 9100

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • Around 29% higher core clock speed: 1200 MHz vs 930 MHz
  • 2.3x more texture fill rate: 384.0 GTexel / s vs 163.7 GTexel / s
  • Around 45% higher pipelines: 4096 vs 2816
  • 2.3x better floating-point performance: 12,288 gflops vs 5,238 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 3.3x lower typical power consumption: 230 Watt vs 750 Watt
  • Around 61% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 12844 vs 7987
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 769 vs 752
  • Around 50% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 64683 vs 43046
  • Around 64% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 174.714 vs 106.585
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 3924.968 vs 1878.403
  • Around 77% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 17.305 vs 9.751
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 175.219 vs 82.208
  • 2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1226.861 vs 511.115
  • Around 51% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 13848 vs 9143
  • Around 51% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 13848 vs 9143
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 July 2017 vs 26 March 2014
Core clock speed 1200 MHz vs 930 MHz
Texture fill rate 384.0 GTexel / s vs 163.7 GTexel / s
Pipelines 4096 vs 2816
Floating-point performance 12,288 gflops vs 5,238 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 230 Watt vs 750 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 12844 vs 7987
PassMark - G2D Mark 769 vs 752
Geekbench - OpenCL 64683 vs 43046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 174.714 vs 106.585
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 3924.968 vs 1878.403
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 17.305 vs 9.751
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 175.219 vs 82.208
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1226.861 vs 511.115
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 13848 vs 9143
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 13848 vs 9143

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W9100

  • 2.6x more memory clock speed: 5000 MHz vs 1890 MHz
  • 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 8219 vs 3680
  • 9.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 32085 vs 3336
  • 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 8219 vs 3680
  • 9.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 32085 vs 3336
Specifications (specs)
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz vs 1890 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 8219 vs 3680
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 32085 vs 3336
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 8219 vs 3680
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 32085 vs 3336

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon PRO WX 9100
GPU 2: AMD FirePro W9100

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
12844
7987
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
769
752
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
64683
43046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
174.714
106.585
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3924.968
1878.403
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
17.305
9.751
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
175.219
82.208
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1226.861
511.115
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
13848
9143
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3680
8219
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3336
32085
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
13848
9143
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3680
8219
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3336
32085
Name AMD Radeon PRO WX 9100 AMD FirePro W9100
PassMark - G3D Mark 12844 7987
PassMark - G2D Mark 769 752
Geekbench - OpenCL 64683 43046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 174.714 106.585
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 3924.968 1878.403
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 17.305 9.751
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 175.219 82.208
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1226.861 511.115
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 13848 9143
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3680 8219
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3336 32085
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 13848 9143
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3680 8219
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3336 32085

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon PRO WX 9100 AMD FirePro W9100

Essentials

Architecture GCN 5.0 GCN 2.0
Code name Vega 10 Hawaii
Launch date 10 July 2017 26 March 2014
Launch price (MSRP) $1,599
Place in performance rating 196 190
Type Workstation Workstation

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1500 MHz
Core clock speed 1200 MHz 930 MHz
Floating-point performance 12,288 gflops 5,238 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 4096 2816
Texture fill rate 384.0 GTexel / s 163.7 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 230 Watt 750 Watt
Transistor count 12,500 million 6,200 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
Dual-link DVI support
HD сomponent video output
StereoOutput3D

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 267 mm 275 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Form factor Full Height / Full Length

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (12_0)
OpenGL 4.6 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 16 GB
Memory bandwidth 483.8 GB / s 320 GB / s
Memory bus width 2048 Bit 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 1890 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory type HBM2 GDDR5