FirePro W8100 vs Radeon R9 290X

Place in performance ranking	272	277
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	10.11	7.11
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code name	Hawaii XT	Hawaii
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Design	reference	no data
Release date	24 October 2013 (10 years ago)	23 June 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$549	no data
Current price	$20 (0x MSRP)	$590

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 290X has 42% better value for money than FirePro W8100.

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	2816	2560
Core clock speed	no data	824 MHz
Boost clock speed	947 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	6,200 million	6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	220 Watt
Texture fill rate	176.0	131.8
Floating-point performance	5,632 gflops	4,219 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	275 mm	279 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Form factor	no data	full height / full length
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin	2x 6-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	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	512 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	320 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	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI
Eyefinity	+	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 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
LiquidVR	1	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TressFX	1	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
ZeroCore	-	no data
UVD	+	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.

R9 290X 19.23
+2%

FirePro W8100 18.85

Radeon R9 290X outperforms FirePro W8100 by 2% 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%

R9 290X 7425
+2%

FirePro W8100 7279

Radeon R9 290X outperforms FirePro W8100 by 2% in Passmark.

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	91 +7.1%	85−90 −7.1%
4K	54 +8%	50−55 −8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−33
+11.1%

27−30

−11.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +8.6%	35−40 −8.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +10%	30−33 −10%
Battlefield 5	60−65 +5%	60−65 −5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +11.4%	35−40 −11.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +11.1%	27−30 −11.1%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +12.5%	40−45 −12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +4%	50−55 −4%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 +3.5%	85−90 −3.5%
Hitman 3	35−40 +8.6%	35−40 −8.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +8.6%	70−75 −8.6%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +6.7%	60−65 −6.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +6%	50−55 −6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 +3.3%	60−65 −3.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +5.5%	55−60 −5.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +8.6%	35−40 −8.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +10%	30−33 −10%
Battlefield 5	60−65 +5%	60−65 −5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +11.4%	35−40 −11.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +11.1%	27−30 −11.1%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +12.5%	40−45 −12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +4%	50−55 −4%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 +3.5%	85−90 −3.5%
Hitman 3	35−40 +8.6%	35−40 −8.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +8.6%	70−75 −8.6%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +6.7%	60−65 −6.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +6%	50−55 −6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 +3.3%	60−65 −3.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75 +7.1%	70−75 −7.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +5.5%	55−60 −5.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +8.6%	35−40 −8.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +10%	30−33 −10%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +11.4%	35−40 −11.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +11.1%	27−30 −11.1%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +12.5%	40−45 −12.5%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 +3.5%	85−90 −3.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +8.6%	70−75 −8.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 +3.3%	60−65 −3.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	29 +7.4%	27−30 −7.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +5.5%	55−60 −5.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55
+6%

50−55

−6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +5.7%	35−40 −5.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +8.6%	35−40 −8.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +4.2%	24−27 −4.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +6.7%	30−33 −6.7%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +5.7%	35−40 −5.7%
Hitman 3	21−24 +9.5%	21−24 −9.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +11.4%	35−40 −11.4%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +2.9%	35−40 −2.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +11.4%	35−40 −11.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +4.8%	21−24 −4.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35
+6.7%

30−33

−6.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +7.1%	14−16 −7.1%
Hitman 3	14−16 +7.1%	14−16 −7.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	28 +3.7%	27−30 −3.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +8.3%	24−27 −8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%