AMD Radeon Pro WX 4100 vs AMD Radeon R9 M270X

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Pro WX 4100 and AMD Radeon R9 M270X 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Pro WX 4100

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • Around 55% higher core clock speed: 1125 MHz vs 725 MHz
  • Around 55% higher boost clock speed: 1201 MHz vs 775 MHz
  • Around 60% higher texture fill rate: 76.86 GTexel / s vs 48 GTexel / s
  • Around 33% higher pipelines: 1024 vs 768
  • Around 60% better floating-point performance: 2,460 gflops vs 1,536 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 5.3x more memory clock speed: 6000 MHz vs 1125 MHz
  • 3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3641 vs 1204
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 634 vs 306
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 November 2016 vs 21 March 2014
Core clock speed 1125 MHz vs 725 MHz
Boost clock speed 1201 MHz vs 775 MHz
Texture fill rate 76.86 GTexel / s vs 48 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1024 vs 768
Floating-point performance 2,460 gflops vs 1,536 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz vs 1125 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 3641 vs 1204
PassMark - G2D Mark 634 vs 306

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M270X

  • 3.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3717 vs 1123
  • Around 26% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3361 vs 2678
  • 3.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3717 vs 1123
  • Around 26% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3361 vs 2678
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3717 vs 1123
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3361 vs 2678
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3717 vs 1123
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3361 vs 2678

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro WX 4100
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 M270X

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
3641
1204
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
634
306
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1123
3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2678
3361
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1123
3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2678
3361
Name AMD Radeon Pro WX 4100 AMD Radeon R9 M270X
PassMark - G3D Mark 3641 1204
PassMark - G2D Mark 634 306
Geekbench - OpenCL 17712
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
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1123 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2678 3361
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 5431
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1123 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2678 3361

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon Pro WX 4100 AMD Radeon R9 M270X

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Baffin Venus
Launch date 10 November 2016 21 March 2014
Launch price (MSRP) $399
Place in performance rating 623 624
Price now $259.99
Type Workstation Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 19.63
Design AMD Radeon R9 200 Series

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1201 MHz 775 MHz
Core clock speed 1125 MHz 725 MHz
Floating-point performance 2,460 gflops 1,536 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 1024 768
Texture fill rate 76.86 GTexel / s 48 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt
Transistor count 3,000 million 1,500 million
Compute units 10

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
Eyefinity

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_0) 11
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
Mantle
OpenCL Not Listed

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 96 GB / s 72 GB/s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 1125 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5

Technologies

AMD Eyefinity
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore