FirePro W8100 vs Radeon RX 570

Place in performance ranking	285	279
Place by popularity	15	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	15.66	6.71
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code name	Polaris 20 Ellesmere	Hawaii
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)	23 June 2014 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$169	no data
Current price	$114 (0.7x MSRP)	$590

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 570 has 133% 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	2048	2560
Core clock speed	1168 MHz	824 MHz
Boost clock speed	1244 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,700 million	6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	220 Watt
Texture fill rate	159.2	131.8
Floating-point performance	5,095 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	no data	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm	279 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Form factor	no data	full height / full length
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-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	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 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 DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI
HDMI	+	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.

FreeSync

no data

API compatibility

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

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

RX 570 18.00

FirePro W8100 18.81
+4.5%

FirePro W8100 outperforms Radeon RX 570 by 4% 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%

RX 570 6967

FirePro W8100 7279
+4.5%

FirePro W8100 outperforms Radeon RX 570 by 4% 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%

RX 570 33094

FirePro W8100 34705
+4.9%

FirePro W8100 outperforms Radeon RX 570 by 5% 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	85 +0%	85−90 +0%
1440p	48 −4.2%	50−55 +4.2%
4K	29 −3.4%	30−35 +3.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

27−30
+3.7%

27−30

−3.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	62 +3.3%	60−65 −3.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +3.3%	30−33 −3.3%
Battlefield 5	88 −2.3%	90−95 +2.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	91 −4.4%	95−100 +4.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +3.7%	27−30 −3.7%
Far Cry 5	77 −3.9%	80−85 +3.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	76 +1.3%	75−80 −1.3%
Forza Horizon 4	100 +0%	100−105 +0%
Hitman 3	50−55 +2%	50−55 −2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +8.6%	35−40 −8.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	69 −1.4%	70−75 +1.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −2.9%	35−40 +2.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	51 +2%	50−55 −2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +3.3%	30−33 −3.3%
Battlefield 5	75 +0%	75−80 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70 +0%	70−75 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +3.7%	27−30 −3.7%
Far Cry 5	70 +0%	70−75 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	71 +1.4%	70−75 −1.4%
Forza Horizon 4	94 −1.1%	95−100 +1.1%
Hitman 3	50−55 +2%	50−55 −2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +8.6%	35−40 −8.6%
Metro Exodus	43 +7.5%	40−45 −7.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	59 −1.7%	60−65 +1.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	77 −3.9%	80−85 +3.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −2.9%	35−40 +2.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	33 +10%	30−33 −10%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +3.3%	30−33 −3.3%
Battlefield 5	68 −2.9%	70−75 +2.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +3.7%	27−30 −3.7%
Far Cry 5	65 +0%	65−70 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	66 +1.5%	65−70 −1.5%
Forza Horizon 4	75 +0%	75−80 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	43 +7.5%	40−45 −7.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −2.9%	35−40 +2.9%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	47 +4.4%	45−50 −4.4%
Hitman 3	27−30 −3.4%	30−33 +3.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Metro Exodus	25 +4.2%	24−27 −4.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	37 +5.7%	35−40 −5.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	29 −3.4%	30−33 +3.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Battlefield 5	52 +4%	50−55 −4%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Far Cry 5	46 +2.2%	45−50 −2.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	48 −4.2%	50−55 +4.2%
Forza Horizon 4	59 −1.7%	60−65 +1.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	23 −4.3%	24−27 +4.3%
Hitman 3	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Metro Exodus	16 +0%	16−18 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	19 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	28 +3.7%	27−30 −3.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	17 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Battlefield 5	31 +3.3%	30−33 −3.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	24 +0%	24−27 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	26 −3.8%	27−30 +3.8%
Forza Horizon 4	39 −2.6%	40−45 +2.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%