Radeon Instinct MI25 vs FirePro W9100

Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W9100 and Radeon Instinct MI25, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FirePro W9100
2014
16 GB GDDR5, 750 Watt
19.64
+52.2%

W9100 outperforms Instinct MI25 by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking280386
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency4.952.98
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code nameHawaiiVega 10
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date26 March 2014 (10 years ago)27 June 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

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

Pipelines / CUDA cores28164096
Core clock speed930 MHz1400 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1500 MHz
Number of transistors6,200 million12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)750 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate163.7384.0
Floating-point processing power5.238 TFLOPS12.29 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs176256

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 3.0 x16
Length275 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin2x 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 typeGDDR5HBM2
Maximum RAM amount16 GB16 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit2048 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz852 MHz
Memory bandwidth320 GB/s436.2 GB/s

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 Connectors6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x S-VideoNo outputs
StereoOutput3D+-
Dual-link DVI support+-
HD сomponent video output+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.36.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.125

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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 W9100 19.64
+52.2%
Instinct MI25 12.90

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 W9100 7580
+52.3%
Instinct MI25 4978

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 W9100 43046
Instinct MI25 67679
+57.2%

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.64 12.90
Recency 26 March 2014 27 June 2017
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 750 Watt 300 Watt

FirePro W9100 has a 52.2% higher aggregate performance score.

Instinct MI25, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.

The FirePro W9100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Instinct MI25 in performance tests.


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