FirePro W9100 vs Radeon Pro Vega 56

Place in performance ranking	163	246
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	2.96	3.02
Architecture	Vega (2017−2021)	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code name	Vega	Hawaii
Market segment	Workstation	Workstation
Release date	14 December 2017 (6 years ago)	26 March 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	no data
Current price	$4999 (12.5x MSRP)	$1566

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro W9100 has 2% better value for money than Pro Vega 56.

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	3584	2816
Core clock speed	1247 MHz	930 MHz
Boost clock speed	1250 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	12,500 million	6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	210 Watt	750 Watt
Texture fill rate	280.0	163.7
Floating-point performance	9,677 gflops	5,238 gflops

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 support	no data	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	267 mm	275 mm
Width	IGP	2-slot
Form factor	no data	full height / full length
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 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 type	HBM2	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	2048 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	786 MHz	5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	402.4 GB/s	320 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
HDMI	+	no data
StereoOutput3D	no data	1
Dual-link DVI support	no data	1
HD сomponent video output	no data	1

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.4	6.3
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.125	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.

Pro Vega 56 31.91
+54.7%

FirePro W9100 20.63

Radeon Pro Vega 56 outperforms FirePro W9100 by 55% based on our aggregated 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%

Pro Vega 56 12353
+54.7%

FirePro W9100 7986

Radeon Pro Vega 56 outperforms FirePro W9100 by 55% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

Pro Vega 56 62260
+44.6%

FirePro W9100 43046

Radeon Pro Vega 56 outperforms FirePro W9100 by 45% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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 HD	99 +65%	60−65 −65%
4K	57 +62.9%	35−40 −62.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

50−55
+80%

30−33

−80%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 +71.4%	35−40 −71.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 +60%	35−40 −60%
Battlefield 5	95−100 +63.3%	60−65 −63.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +56.4%	55−60 −56.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +80%	30−33 −80%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +66%	50−55 −66%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 +60%	50−55 −60%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +56.9%	65−70 −56.9%
Hitman 3	95−100 +65%	60−65 −65%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 +72.5%	40−45 −72.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +70%	30−33 −70%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75 +64.4%	45−50 −64.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +71.4%	35−40 −71.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 +71.4%	35−40 −71.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 +60%	35−40 −60%
Battlefield 5	95−100 +63.3%	60−65 −63.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +56.4%	55−60 −56.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +80%	30−33 −80%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +66%	50−55 −66%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 +60%	50−55 −60%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +56.9%	65−70 −56.9%
Hitman 3	95−100 +65%	60−65 −65%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 +72.5%	40−45 −72.5%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +57.1%	35−40 −57.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +70%	30−33 −70%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75 +64.4%	45−50 −64.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	116 +65.7%	70−75 −65.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +71.4%	35−40 −71.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 +71.4%	35−40 −71.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 +60%	35−40 −60%
Battlefield 5	95−100 +63.3%	60−65 −63.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +80%	30−33 −80%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +66%	50−55 −66%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 +60%	50−55 −60%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +56.9%	65−70 −56.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	64 +60%	40−45 −60%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +71.4%	35−40 −71.4%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +70%	30−33 −70%
Hitman 3	55−60 +60%	35−40 −60%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +59.3%	27−30 −59.3%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +61.9%	21−24 −61.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +56.3%	16−18 −56.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +66.7%	27−30 −66.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +66.7%	21−24 −66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +61.9%	21−24 −61.9%
Battlefield 5	65−70 +72.5%	40−45 −72.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +62.9%	35−40 −62.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 +74.3%	35−40 −74.3%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +67.5%	40−45 −67.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +55.6%	27−30 −55.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +68.8%	16−18 −68.8%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +68.8%	16−18 −68.8%
Hitman 3	30−35 +72.2%	18−20 −72.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +57.1%	14−16 −57.1%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +75%	12−14 −75%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +71.4%	14−16 −71.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	42 +55.6%	27−30 −55.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +75%	12−14 −75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +62.5%	24−27 −62.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +61.1%	18−20 −61.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +77.8%	18−20 −77.8%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +66.7%	27−30 −66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%

This is how Pro Vega 56 and FirePro W9100 compete in popular games:

Pro Vega 56 is 65% faster than FirePro W9100 in 1080p
Pro Vega 56 is 62.9% faster than FirePro W9100 in 4K

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	31.91	20.63
Recency	14 December 2017	26 March 2014
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	210 Watt	750 Watt