Radeon RX 5700 vs FirePro W7100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W7100 with Radeon RX 5700, including specs and performance data.

FirePro W7100
2014
8 GB GDDR5, 400 Watt
13.88

RX 5700 outperforms W7100 by a whopping 145% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking420171
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data29.54
Power efficiency7.1914.69
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameTongaNavi 10
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date12 August 2014 (12 years ago)7 July 2019 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores17922304
Core clock speed920 MHz1465 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1725 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)400 Watt180 Watt
Texture fill rate103.0248.4
Floating-point processing power3.297 TFLOPS7.949 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs112144
L1 Cache448 KBno data
L2 Cache512 KB4 MB

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length241 mm268 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth160 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors4x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+
StereoOutput3D+-
DisplayPort count4no data
Dual-link DVI support+-
HD сomponent video output+-

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.36.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.4

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

FirePro W7100 13.88
RX 5700 34.03
+145%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FirePro W7100 5794
Samples: 225
RX 5700 14205
+145%
Samples: 3455

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

FirePro W7100 24244
RX 5700 69603
+187%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

FirePro W7100 27529
RX 5700 65201
+137%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD45−50
−60.5%
114
1440p27−3069
+156%
4K16−1843
+169%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.06
1440pno data5.06
4Kno data8.12

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Atomic Heart 159 159
Counter-Strike 2 344 344
Cyberpunk 2077 84 84
Resident Evil 4 Remake 131 131

Full HD
Medium

Atomic Heart 121 121
Battlefield 5 115 115
Counter-Strike 2 307 307
Cyberpunk 2077 75 75
Far Cry 5 156 156
Fortnite 166 166
Forza Horizon 4 132 132
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 151 151
Valorant 294 294

Full HD
High

Atomic Heart 70 70
Battlefield 5 105 105
Counter-Strike 2 154 154
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280 270−280
Cyberpunk 2077 67 67
Dota 2 156 156
Far Cry 5 144 144
Fortnite 140 140
Forza Horizon 4 130 130
Grand Theft Auto V 137 137
Metro Exodus 87 87
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 144 144
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 147 147
Valorant 291 291

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 97 97
Cyberpunk 2077 58 58
Dota 2 146 146
Far Cry 5 135 135
Forza Horizon 4 118 118
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 139 139
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 91 91
Valorant 160 160

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 118 118

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 87 87
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 240−250 240−250
Grand Theft Auto V 72 72
Metro Exodus 51 51
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 170−180
Valorant 277 277

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 81 81
Cyberpunk 2077 36 36
Far Cry 5 93 93
Forza Horizon 4 103 103
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65 60−65

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 77 77

4K
High

Atomic Heart 27−30 27−30
Counter-Strike 2 25 25
Grand Theft Auto V 72 72
Metro Exodus 31 31
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 48 48
Valorant 231 231

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 54 54
Counter-Strike 2 35−40 35−40
Cyberpunk 2077 15 15
Dota 2 100 100
Far Cry 5 47 47
Forza Horizon 4 70 70
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 59 59

4K
Epic

Fortnite 39 39

This is how FirePro W7100 and RX 5700 compete in popular games:

  • RX 5700 is 153% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5700 is 156% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5700 is 169% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 62 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.88 34.03
Recency 12 August 2014 7 July 2019
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 400 Watt 180 Watt

RX 5700 has a 145% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 55% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 5700 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W7100 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W7100 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 5700 is a desktop one.

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