FirePro W5100 vs Radeon R7 360
Aggregated performance score
Radeon R7 360 outperforms FirePro W5100 by 2% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 480 | 485 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | 1.57 | 2.93 |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) |
| GPU code name | Tobago | Bonaire |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Design | reference | no data |
| Release date | 18 June 2015 (8 years ago) | 31 March 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $109 | no data |
| Current price | $13.98 (0.1x MSRP) | $220 |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
FirePro W5100 has 87% better value for money than R7 360.
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 | 768 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 930 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,080 million | 2,080 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 50.40 | 44.64 |
| Floating-point performance | 1,613 gflops | 1,428 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 | PCIe 3.0 | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 165 mm | 171 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Form factor | no data | full height / half length |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1 x 6-pin | None |
| Bridgeless CrossFire | 1 | no data |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 6000 MHz | 6000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 112 GB/s | 96 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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 4x DisplayPort |
| Eyefinity | 1 | no data |
| Number of Eyefinity displays | 6 | no data |
| HDMI | + | no data |
| DisplayPort support | + | no data |
| StereoOutput3D | no data | 1 |
| DisplayPort count | no data | 4 |
| Dual-link DVI support | no data | 1 |
| HD сomponent video output | no data | 1 |
Supported GPU Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | - | no data |
| CrossFire | 1 | no data |
| Enduro | - | no data |
| FreeSync | 1 | no data |
| HD3D | - | no data |
| PowerTune | + | no data |
| TrueAudio | + | no data |
| ZeroCore | - | no data |
| VCE | + | no data |
| DDMA audio | + | no data |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.2.131 |
| Mantle | + | no data |
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.
Radeon R7 360 outperforms FirePro W5100 by 2% 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%
Radeon R7 360 outperforms FirePro W5100 by 3% in Passmark.
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 | 7.98 | 7.79 |
| Recency | 18 June 2015 | 31 March 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 50 Watt |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon R7 360 and FirePro W5100.
Be aware that Radeon R7 360 is a desktop card while FirePro W5100 is a workstation 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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