AMD Radeon Pro WX 4100 vs AMD Radeon R9 255 OEM

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Pro WX 4100 and AMD Radeon R9 255 OEM 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 4100

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • Around 25% higher core clock speed: 1125 MHz vs 900 MHz
  • Around 29% higher boost clock speed: 1201 MHz vs 930 MHz
  • 2.6x more texture fill rate: 76.86 GTexel / s vs 29.76 GTexel / s
  • 2x more pipelines: 1024 vs 512
  • 2.6x better floating-point performance: 2,460 gflops vs 952.3 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 30% lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • Around 30% higher memory clock speed: 6000 MHz vs 4600 MHz
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3651 vs 1420
  • Around 67% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 648 vs 388
  • Around 75% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 5431 vs 3112
  • Around 75% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 5431 vs 3112
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 November 2016 vs 21 December 2013
Core clock speed 1125 MHz vs 900 MHz
Boost clock speed 1201 MHz vs 930 MHz
Texture fill rate 76.86 GTexel / s vs 29.76 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1024 vs 512
Floating-point performance 2,460 gflops vs 952.3 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt vs 65 Watt
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz vs 4600 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 3651 vs 1420
PassMark - G2D Mark 648 vs 388
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 5431 vs 3112
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 5431 vs 3112

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 255 OEM

  • 2.3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 40722 vs 17725
  • 2.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3168 vs 1123
  • Around 25% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3346 vs 2678
  • 2.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3168 vs 1123
  • Around 25% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3346 vs 2678
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 40722 vs 17725
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3168 vs 1123
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3346 vs 2678
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3168 vs 1123
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3346 vs 2678

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro WX 4100
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 255 OEM

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
3651
1420
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
648
388
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
17725
40722
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5431
3112
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1123
3168
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2678
3346
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5431
3112
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1123
3168
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2678
3346
Name AMD Radeon Pro WX 4100 AMD Radeon R9 255 OEM
PassMark - G3D Mark 3651 1420
PassMark - G2D Mark 648 388
Geekbench - OpenCL 17725 40722
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 55.077
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 830.773
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 4.132
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 82.584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 225.985
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 5431 3112
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1123 3168
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2678 3346
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 5431 3112
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1123 3168
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2678 3346

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon Pro WX 4100 AMD Radeon R9 255 OEM

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Baffin Cape Verde
Launch date 10 November 2016 21 December 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $399
Place in performance rating 611 612
Price now $259.99
Type Workstation Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 19.63

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1201 MHz 930 MHz
Core clock speed 1125 MHz 900 MHz
Floating-point performance 2,460 gflops 952.3 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 1024 512
Texture fill rate 76.86 GTexel / s 29.76 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt 65 Watt
Transistor count 3,000 million 1,500 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_0) 12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL 4.5 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 96 GB / s 73.6 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 4600 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5