AMD Radeon R9 380 vs AMD FirePro W8100

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 380 and AMD FirePro W8100 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), 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 - 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 R9 380

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 0 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • Around 16% lower typical power consumption: 190 Watt vs 220 Watt
  • 2.2x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 76397 vs 34705
  • Around 39% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 7635 vs 5494
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3718 vs 3699
  • Around 39% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 7635 vs 5494
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3718 vs 3699
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 June 2015 vs 23 June 2014
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 190 Watt vs 220 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 76397 vs 34705
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 7635 vs 5494
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3718 vs 3699
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3359 vs 3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 7635 vs 5494
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3718 vs 3699
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3359 vs 3349

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W8100

  • Around 21% higher texture fill rate: 131.8 GTexel / s vs 108.6 GTexel / s
  • Around 43% higher pipelines: 2560 vs 1792
  • Around 21% better floating-point performance: 4,219 gflops vs 3,476 gflops
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 4 GB
  • 5.2x more memory clock speed: 5000 MHz vs 970 MHz
  • Around 20% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 7333 vs 6108
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 727 vs 653
  • Around 61% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 93.339 vs 58.135
  • Around 55% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 2333.922 vs 1503.633
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 131.8 GTexel / s vs 108.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines 2560 vs 1792
Floating-point performance 4,219 gflops vs 3,476 gflops
Maximum memory size 8 GB vs 4 GB
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz vs 970 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 7333 vs 6108
PassMark - G2D Mark 727 vs 653
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 93.339 vs 58.135
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 2333.922 vs 1503.633

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 380
GPU 2: AMD FirePro W8100

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
6108
7333
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
653
727
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
76397
34705
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
58.135
93.339
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1503.633
2333.922
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
7635
5494
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3718
3699
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3359
3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
7635
5494
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3718
3699
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3359
3349
Name AMD Radeon R9 380 AMD FirePro W8100
PassMark - G3D Mark 6108 7333
PassMark - G2D Mark 653 727
Geekbench - OpenCL 76397 34705
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 58.135 93.339
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1503.633 2333.922
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 7635 5494
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3718 3699
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3359 3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 7635 5494
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3718 3699
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3359 3349
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2791
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 8.816
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 112.45
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 440.107

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R9 380 AMD FirePro W8100

Essentials

Architecture GCN 3.0 GCN 2.0
Code name Antigua Hawaii
Design AMD Radeon R9 300 Series
Launch date 18 June 2015 23 June 2014
Launch price (MSRP) $199
Place in performance rating 388 389
Price now $264.99
Type Desktop Workstation
Value for money (0-100) 31.71

Technical info

Boost clock speed 970 MHz
Compute units 28
Floating-point performance 3,476 gflops 4,219 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 1792 2560
Stream Processors 1792
Texture fill rate 108.6 GTexel / s 131.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 190 Watt 220 Watt
Transistor count 5,000 million 6,200 million
Core clock speed 824 MHz

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
VGA
DisplayPort count 4
HD сomponent video output
StereoOutput3D

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bridgeless CrossFire
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
Form factor Full Height / Full Length Dual Slot Full Height / Full Length
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 221 mm 279 mm
Supplementary power connectors 2 x 6-pin 2x 6-pin

API support

DirectX 12 12.0 (12_0)
Mantle
OpenCL 2.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
Vulkan

Memory

High bandwidth memory (HBM)
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Memory bandwidth 182.4 GB/s 320 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 bit 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 970 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync
FRTC
HD3D
HDMI 4K Support
LiquidVR
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
ZeroCore