FirePro W2100 vs Radeon R7 M360

Place in performance ranking	943	810
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.03	0.42
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code name	Meso	Mars
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	6 May 2015 (9 years ago)	2 October 2015 (8 years ago)
Current price	$879	$123

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro W2100 has 1300% better value for money than R7 M360.

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	384	320
Compute units	6	no data
Core clock speed	1125 MHz	680 MHz
Boost clock speed	1125 MHz	680 MHz
Number of transistors	1,550 million	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	26 Watt
Texture fill rate	27.00	13.60
Floating-point performance	864.0 gflops	435.2 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R7 M360 and FirePro W2100 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.

Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x8
Width	no data	1-slot
Form factor	no data	low profile / half length
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	28.8 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	No outputs	2x DisplayPort
Eyefinity	1	no data
DisplayPort count	no data	2
Dual-link DVI support	no data	1

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	-	+
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	+	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
DualGraphics	1	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
ZeroCore	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	6.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	Not Listed	1.2
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.

R7 M360 1.47

FirePro W2100 2.34
+59.2%

FirePro W2100 outperforms Radeon R7 M360 by 59% 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%

R7 M360 567

FirePro W2100 903
+59.3%

FirePro W2100 outperforms Radeon R7 M360 by 59% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R7 M360 1146
+5.6%

FirePro W2100 1085

Radeon R7 M360 outperforms FirePro W2100 by 6% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R7 M360 5746

FirePro W2100 7771
+35.2%

FirePro W2100 outperforms Radeon R7 M360 by 35% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

R7 M360 15
+3.4%

FirePro W2100 15

Radeon R7 M360 outperforms FirePro W2100 by 3% in Unigine Heaven 3.0.

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	13 +30%	10 −30%
4K	1−2 −100%	2 +100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	no data
Far Cry 5	2−3	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4	no data
Forza Horizon 4	4−5	no data
Hitman 3	3−4	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	no data
Far Cry 5	2−3	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4	no data
Forza Horizon 4	4−5	no data
Hitman 3	3−4	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	no data
Far Cry 5	2−3	no data
Forza Horizon 4	4−5	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	no data
Far Cry 5	2−3	no data
Forza Horizon 4	1−2	no data
Hitman 3	7−8	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

no data

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	no data
Far Cry 5	0−1	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2	no data
Metro Exodus	4−5	no data