AMD Radeon RX 480 vs AMD FirePro W5100

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 480 and AMD FirePro W5100 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon RX 480

AMD FirePro W5100

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 480

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 20% higher core clock speed: 1120 MHz vs 930 MHz
4.1x more texture fill rate: 182.3 GTexel / s vs 44.64 GTexel / s
3x more pipelines: 2304 vs 768
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 17% higher memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 6000 MHz
2.9x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 8578 vs 2978
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 774 vs 531
3.4x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 39538 vs 11724
3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 103.851 vs 35.15
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 7.593 vs 3.199
Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 67.879 vs 57.354
3.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 597.772 vs 163.258
2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 11172 vs 4397
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3719 vs 3688
2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 11172 vs 4397
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3719 vs 3688

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 June 2016 vs 31 March 2014
Core clock speed	1120 MHz vs 930 MHz
Texture fill rate	182.3 GTexel / s vs 44.64 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2304 vs 768
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz vs 6000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	8578 vs 2978
PassMark - G2D Mark	774 vs 531
Geekbench - OpenCL	39538 vs 11724
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	103.851 vs 35.15
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	7.593 vs 3.199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	67.879 vs 57.354
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	597.772 vs 163.258
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	11172 vs 4397
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3719 vs 3688
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3361 vs 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	11172 vs 4397
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3719 vs 3688
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3361 vs 3356

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W5100

246.2x better floating-point performance: 1,428 gflops vs 5.8 TFLOPs
3x lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 838.518 vs 769.541

Specifications (specs)
Floating-point performance	1,428 gflops vs 5.8 TFLOPs
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	838.518 vs 769.541

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 480
GPU 2: AMD FirePro W5100

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

8578

2978

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

774

531

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

39538

11724

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

103.851

35.15

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

769.541

838.518

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

7.593

3.199

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

67.879

57.354

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

597.772

163.258

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

11172

4397

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3719

3688

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3361

3356

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

11172

4397

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3719

3688

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3361

3356

Name	AMD Radeon RX 480	AMD FirePro W5100
PassMark - G3D Mark	8578	2978
PassMark - G2D Mark	774	531
Geekbench - OpenCL	39538	11724
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	103.851	35.15
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	769.541	838.518
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	7.593	3.199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	67.879	57.354
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	597.772	163.258
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	11172	4397
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3719	3688
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3361	3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	11172	4397
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3719	3688
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3361	3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	966

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX 480	AMD FirePro W5100
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 4.0	GCN 2.0
Code name	Ellesmere	Bonaire
Design	Radeon RX 400 Series
GCN generation	4th Gen
Launch date	29 June 2016	31 March 2014
Launch price (MSRP)	$229
Place in performance rating	360	627
Price now	$299.99
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Value for money (0-100)	39.12
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1266 MHz
Compute units	36
Core clock speed	1120 MHz	930 MHz
Floating-point performance	5.8 TFLOPs	1,428 gflops
GPU Power	110 Watt
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	2304	768
Stream Processors	2304
Texture fill rate	182.3 GTexel / s	44.64 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	50 Watt
Transistor count	5,700 million	2,080 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	4x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
DisplayPort count		4
HD сomponent video output
StereoOutput3D
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bridgeless CrossFire
Bus support	n / a	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm	171 mm
Recommended system power (PSU)	500 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None
Form factor		Full Height / Half Length
API support
DirectX	12	12.0 (12_0)
Mantle
OpenCL	2.0
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	224 GB/s	96 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	6000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Technologies
4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready
Enduro
FreeSync
FRTC
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HD3D
HDMI 2.0b
HDMI 4K Support
LiquidVR
PowerTune
TressFX
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
VR Ready
ZeroCore