AMD Radeon RX 580 vs AMD FirePro W5100

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 580 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 580

AMD FirePro W5100

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 580

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 35% higher core clock speed: 1257 MHz vs 930 MHz
4322.6x more texture fill rate: 192.96 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
2x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 4 GB
Around 33% higher memory clock speed: 8000 MHz vs 6000 MHz
3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 8827 vs 2978
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 767 vs 531
3.3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 39028 vs 11724
3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 116.142 vs 35.15
Around 22% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1022.932 vs 838.518
2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 9.235 vs 3.199
Around 47% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 84.034 vs 57.354
3.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 607.721 vs 163.258
2.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 11281 vs 4397
2.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 11281 vs 4397

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 April 2017 vs 31 March 2014
Core clock speed	1257 MHz vs 930 MHz
Texture fill rate	192.96 GTexel/s vs 44.64 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2304 vs 768
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Maximum memory size	8 GB vs 4 GB
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz vs 6000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	8827 vs 2978
PassMark - G2D Mark	767 vs 531
Geekbench - OpenCL	39028 vs 11724
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	116.142 vs 35.15
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1022.932 vs 838.518
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	9.235 vs 3.199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	84.034 vs 57.354
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	607.721 vs 163.258
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	11281 vs 4397
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3695 vs 3688
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	11281 vs 4397
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3695 vs 3688

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W5100

230.3x better floating-point performance: 1,428 gflops vs 6.2 TFLOPs
3.7x lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 185 Watt

Specifications (specs)
Floating-point performance	1,428 gflops vs 6.2 TFLOPs
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt vs 185 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356 vs 3349
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356 vs 3349

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 580
GPU 2: AMD FirePro W5100

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

8827

2978

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

767

531

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

39028

11724

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

116.142

35.15

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

1022.932

838.518

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

9.235

3.199

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

84.034

57.354

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

607.721

163.258

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

11281

4397

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3695

3688

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3349

3356

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

11281

4397

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3695

3688

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3349

3356

Name	AMD Radeon RX 580	AMD FirePro W5100
PassMark - G3D Mark	8827	2978
PassMark - G2D Mark	767	531
Geekbench - OpenCL	39028	11724
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	116.142	35.15
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1022.932	838.518
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	9.235	3.199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	84.034	57.354
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	607.721	163.258
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	11281	4397
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3695	3688
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3349	3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	11281	4397
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3695	3688
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3349	3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1005

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX 580	AMD FirePro W5100
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 4.0	GCN 2.0
Code name	Polaris 20	Bonaire
Design	Radeon RX 500 Series
GCN generation	4th Gen
Launch date	18 April 2017	31 March 2014
Launch price (MSRP)	$229
Place in performance rating	341	627
Price now	$169.99
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Value for money (0-100)	76.21
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1340 MHz
Compute units	36
Core clock speed	1257 MHz	930 MHz
Floating-point performance	6.2 TFLOPs	1,428 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	2304	768
Pixel fill rate	42.88 GP/s
Render output units	32
Stream Processors	2304
Texture fill rate	192.96 GTexel/s	44.64 GTexel / s
Texture Units	144
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 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
HDMI
VGA
DisplayPort count		4
HD сomponent video output
StereoOutput3D
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bridgeless CrossFire
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm	171 mm
Recommended system power (PSU)	500 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	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	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	256 GB/s	96 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 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)
VR Ready