AMD Radeon R7 M260X vs AMD FirePro W2100

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 M260X and AMD FirePro W2100 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, 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 M260X

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • Around 5% higher boost clock speed: 715 MHz vs 680 MHz
  • Around 26% higher texture fill rate: 17.16 GTexel / s vs 13.6 GTexel / s
  • Around 20% higher pipelines: 384 vs 320
  • Around 26% better floating-point performance: 549.1 gflops vs 435.2 gflops
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 994 vs 859
  • Around 55% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 5753 vs 3723
  • Around 27% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1893 vs 1494
  • Around 27% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1893 vs 1494
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 6 December 2015 vs 12 August 2014
Boost clock speed 715 MHz vs 680 MHz
Texture fill rate 17.16 GTexel / s vs 13.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines 384 vs 320
Floating-point performance 549.1 gflops vs 435.2 gflops
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 994 vs 859
Geekbench - OpenCL 5753 vs 3723
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1893 vs 1494
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1893 vs 1494

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W2100

  • Around 2% higher core clock speed: 630 MHz vs 620 MHz
  • Around 80% higher memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 1000 MHz
  • Around 94% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 315 vs 162
  • Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2329 vs 1775
  • Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3346 vs 3158
  • Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2329 vs 1775
  • Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3346 vs 3158
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 630 MHz vs 620 MHz
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 315 vs 162
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2329 vs 1775
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3346 vs 3158
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2329 vs 1775
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3346 vs 3158

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 M260X
GPU 2: AMD FirePro W2100

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
994
859
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
162
315
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
5753
3723
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1893
1494
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1775
2329
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3158
3346
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1893
1494
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1775
2329
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3158
3346
Name AMD Radeon R7 M260X AMD FirePro W2100
PassMark - G3D Mark 994 859
PassMark - G2D Mark 162 315
Geekbench - OpenCL 5753 3723
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1893 1494
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1775 2329
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3158 3346
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1893 1494
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1775 2329
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3158 3346
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0 1058
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 10.438
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 289.646
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.991
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 19.794
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 50.338

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R7 M260X AMD FirePro W2100

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Opal Oland
Design AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch date 6 December 2015 12 August 2014
Place in performance rating 1209 1210
Type Desktop Workstation

Technical info

Boost clock speed 715 MHz 680 MHz
Compute units 6
Core clock speed 620 MHz 630 MHz
Floating-point performance 549.1 gflops 435.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 320
Texture fill rate 17.16 GTexel / s 13.6 GTexel / s
Transistor count 1,040 million 1,040 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 400 Watt

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 2x DisplayPort
DisplayPort count 2
Dual-link DVI support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
Laptop size medium sized
Supplementary power connectors None None
Form factor Low Profile / Half Length

API support

DirectX 12 12.0 (11_1)
Mantle
OpenCL 2.0
OpenGL 4.3 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 28.8 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 n / a
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PCIe 3.0
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
Zero Core
ZeroCore
AppAcceleration
Powerplay