Radeon R9 280 vs FirePro W9100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W9100 with Radeon R9 280, including specs and performance data.

FirePro W9100
2014
16 GB GDDR5, 750 Watt
19.65
+36.5%

W9100 outperforms R9 280 by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking281363
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.39
Power efficiency4.975.01
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameHawaiiTahiti
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date26 March 2014 (10 years ago)4 March 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$279

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores28161792
Core clock speed930 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data933 MHz
Number of transistors6,200 million4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)750 Watt200 Watt
Texture fill rate163.7104.5
Floating-point processing power5.238 TFLOPS3.344 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs176112

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 3.0PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length275 mm275 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1 x 6-pin + 1 x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount16 GB3 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth320 GB/s240 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-Video2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Eyefinity-+
HDMI-+
StereoOutput3D+-
Dual-link DVI support+-
HD сomponent video output+-

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire-+
FreeSync-+
HD3D-+
LiquidVR-+
TressFX-+
TrueAudio-+
UVD-+
DDMA audiono data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)DirectX® 12
Shader Model6.35.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.131+

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 19.65
+36.5%
R9 280 14.40

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
+36.4%
R9 280 5556

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 19.65 14.40
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 3 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 750 Watt 200 Watt

FirePro W9100 has a 36.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

R9 280, on the other hand, has 275% lower power consumption.

The FirePro W9100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 280 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W9100 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon R9 280 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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