AMD Radeon RX 560 vs AMD FirePro W5100

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 560 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 560

AMD FirePro W5100

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 560

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 17% higher core clock speed: 1090-1175 MHz vs 930 MHz
1828x more texture fill rate: 81.60 GTexel/s vs 44.64 GTexel / s
Around 33% higher pipelines: 1024 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
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3657 vs 2978
4.9x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 57671 vs 11724
Around 62% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 56.81 vs 35.15
Around 44% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.602 vs 3.199
Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 64.428 vs 57.354
Around 57% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 257.062 vs 163.258
Around 49% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6571 vs 4397
Around 49% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6571 vs 4397

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 April 2017 vs 31 March 2014
Core clock speed	1090-1175 MHz vs 930 MHz
Texture fill rate	81.60 GTexel/s vs 44.64 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1024 vs 768
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz vs 6000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	3657 vs 2978
Geekbench - OpenCL	57671 vs 11724
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	56.81 vs 35.15
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.602 vs 3.199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	64.428 vs 57.354
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	257.062 vs 163.258
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6571 vs 4397
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6571 vs 4397

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W5100

549.2x better floating-point performance: 1,428 gflops vs 2.6 TFLOPs
Around 60% lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 60-80 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 531 vs 486
Around 8% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 838.518 vs 775.281

Specifications (specs)
Floating-point performance	1,428 gflops vs 2.6 TFLOPs
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt vs 60-80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	531 vs 486
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	838.518 vs 775.281
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356 vs 3352
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356 vs 3352

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 560
GPU 2: AMD FirePro W5100

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3657

2978

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

486

531

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

57671

11724

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

56.81

35.15

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

775.281

838.518

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

4.602

3.199

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

64.428

57.354

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

257.062

163.258

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6571

4397

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3688

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3352

3356

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6571

4397

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3688

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3352

3356

Name	AMD Radeon RX 560	AMD FirePro W5100
PassMark - G3D Mark	3657	2978
PassMark - G2D Mark	486	531
Geekbench - OpenCL	57671	11724
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	56.81	35.15
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	775.281	838.518
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.602	3.199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	64.428	57.354
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	257.062	163.258
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6571	4397
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3688	3688
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3352	3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6571	4397
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3688	3688
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3352	3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1774

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX 560	AMD FirePro W5100
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 4.0	GCN 2.0
Code name	Polaris 21	Bonaire
Design	Radeon RX 500 Series
GCN generation	4th Gen
Launch date	18 April 2017	31 March 2014
Launch price (MSRP)	$99
Place in performance rating	513	627
Price now	$104.99
Type	Desktop, Laptop	Workstation
Value for money (0-100)	54.35
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1200-1275 MHz
Compute units	14/16
Core clock speed	1090-1175 MHz	930 MHz
Floating-point performance	2.6 TFLOPs	1,428 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	1024	768
Pixel fill rate	20.40 GP/s
Render output units	16
Stream Processors	896/1024
Texture fill rate	81.60 GTexel/s	44.64 GTexel / s
Texture Units	64
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60-80 Watt	50 Watt
Transistor count	3,000 million	2,080 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	4x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA
DisplayPort count		4
HD сomponent video output
StereoOutput3D
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bridgeless CrossFire
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	170 mm	171 mm
Recommended system power (PSU)	450 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Form factor		Full Height / Half Length
API support
DirectX	12	12.0 (12_0)
OpenCL	2.0
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	112 GB/s	96 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	6000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Technologies
4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
FreeSync
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 4K Support
LiquidVR
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)