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).

AMD Radeon Pro WX 4100

AMD Radeon R9 255 OEM

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: 3648 vs 1420
Around 66% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 644 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	3648 vs 1420
PassMark - G2D Mark	644 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 17652
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 17652
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

3648

1420

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

644

388

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

17652

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	3648	1420
PassMark - G2D Mark	644	388
Geekbench - OpenCL	17652	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