Radeon Pro WX 4100 vs R9 280X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 280X with Radeon Pro WX 4100, including specs and performance data.

R9 280X
2013
3 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
15.15
+60.7%

R9 280X outperforms Pro WX 4100 by an impressive 61% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking351470
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.573.31
Power efficiency4.1512.92
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameTahitiBaffin
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Designreferenceno data
Release date8 October 2013 (11 years ago)10 November 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 $399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 280X has 68% better value for money than Pro WX 4100.

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 cores20481024
Core clock speedno data1125 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1201 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate128.076.86
Floating-point processing power4.096 TFLOPS2.46 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs12864

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 x8
Length275 mmno data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pinNone

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 amount3 GB4 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth288 GB/s96 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort4x mini-DisplayPort
Eyefinity+-
HDMI+-
DisplayPort support+-

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration+-
CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
LiquidVR+-
TressFX+-
TrueAudio+-
UVD+-
DDMA audio+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan+1.2.131

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.

R9 280X 15.15
+60.7%
Pro WX 4100 9.43

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.

R9 280X 5837
+60.7%
Pro WX 4100 3632

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 HD64
+82.9%
35−40
−82.9%
4K31
+72.2%
18−20
−72.2%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.6711.40
4K9.6522.17

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+71.4%
14−16
−71.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+61.9%
21−24
−61.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+63.3%
30−33
−63.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+71.4%
14−16
−71.4%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+66.7%
21−24
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+70.8%
24−27
−70.8%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+63.3%
60−65
−63.3%
Hitman 3 27−30
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+71.1%
45−50
−71.1%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+70%
30−33
−70%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+70.8%
24−27
−70.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+63.3%
30−33
−63.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+73.3%
45−50
−73.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+61.9%
21−24
−61.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+63.3%
30−33
−63.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+71.4%
14−16
−71.4%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+66.7%
21−24
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+70.8%
24−27
−70.8%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+63.3%
60−65
−63.3%
Hitman 3 27−30
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+71.1%
45−50
−71.1%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+70%
30−33
−70%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+70.8%
24−27
−70.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+63.3%
30−33
−63.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110
+69.2%
65−70
−69.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+73.3%
45−50
−73.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+61.9%
21−24
−61.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+71.4%
14−16
−71.4%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+66.7%
21−24
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+63.3%
60−65
−63.3%
Hitman 3 27−30
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+71.1%
45−50
−71.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+63.3%
30−33
−63.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+73.3%
45−50
−73.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+70.8%
24−27
−70.8%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+64.3%
14−16
−64.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+75.6%
45−50
−75.6%
Hitman 3 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+72.2%
18−20
−72.2%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+68.8%
16−18
−68.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+68.8%
16−18
−68.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+69.1%
55−60
−69.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Hitman 3 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+68.9%
45−50
−68.9%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%

This is how R9 280X and Pro WX 4100 compete in popular games:

  • R9 280X is 83% faster in 1080p
  • R9 280X is 72% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.15 9.43
Recency 8 October 2013 10 November 2016
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 50 Watt

R9 280X has a 60.7% higher aggregate performance score.

Pro WX 4100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R9 280X is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro WX 4100 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 280X is a desktop card while Radeon Pro WX 4100 is a workstation one.


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AMD Radeon R9 280X
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