Radeon PRO WX 2100 vs FirePro W9000

Place in performance ranking	316	613
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.36	2.98
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	Polaris (2016−2019)
GPU code name	Tahiti	Polaris 12
Market segment	Workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	14 June 2012 (12 years ago)	21 March 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,999	$149
Current price	$877 (0.2x MSRP)	$343 (2.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro W9000 has 13% better value for money than PRO WX 2100.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2048	512
Core clock speed	975 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1219 MHz
Number of transistors	4,313 million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	124.8	39.01
Floating-point performance	3,994 gflops	1,248 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on FirePro W9000 and Radeon PRO WX 2100 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	large
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	279 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Form factor	full height / full length	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	None

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	264 GB/s	48 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI	1x DisplayPort, 2x mini-DisplayPort
StereoOutput3D	1	no data
Dual-link DVI support	1	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro W9000 15.89
+236%

PRO WX 2100 4.73

FirePro W9000 outperforms Radeon PRO WX 2100 by 236% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

FirePro W9000 6138
+236%

PRO WX 2100 1827

FirePro W9000 outperforms Radeon PRO WX 2100 by 236% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27

+200%

8−9
−200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 +200%	10−11 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Battlefield 5	40−45 +233%	12−14 −233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 +200%	10−11 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +200%	8−9 −200%
Far Cry 5	30−33 +200%	10−11 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +208%	12−14 −208%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +218%	21−24 −218%
Hitman 3	30−33 +233%	9−10 −233%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +220%	24−27 −220%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +200%	8−9 −200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +208%	12−14 −208%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 +224%	16−18 −224%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +233%	21−24 −233%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 +200%	10−11 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Battlefield 5	40−45 +233%	12−14 −233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 +200%	10−11 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +200%	8−9 −200%
Far Cry 5	30−33 +200%	10−11 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +208%	12−14 −208%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +218%	21−24 −218%
Hitman 3	30−33 +233%	9−10 −233%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +220%	24−27 −220%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +200%	8−9 −200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +208%	12−14 −208%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 +224%	16−18 −224%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 +200%	10−11 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +233%	21−24 −233%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 +200%	10−11 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 +200%	10−11 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +200%	8−9 −200%
Far Cry 5	30−33 +200%	10−11 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +218%	21−24 −218%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +220%	24−27 −220%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 +224%	16−18 −224%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 +200%	10−11 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +233%	21−24 −233%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45
+208%

12−14

−208%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 +233%	9−10 −233%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +200%	6−7 −200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +200%	7−8 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +200%	7−8 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +200%	8−9 −200%
Hitman 3	30−33 +233%	9−10 −233%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +218%	10−12 −218%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−33

+233%

9−10
−233%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Hitman 3	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +220%	5−6 −220%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +220%	5−6 −220%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +200%	6−7 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

+220%

5−6
−220%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	15.89	4.73
Recency	14 June 2012	21 March 2018
Cost	$3999	$149
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	50 Watt