Radeon RX 560DX vs FirePro W4100

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking692not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.66no data
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameCape VerdePolaris 21
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date13 August 2014 (10 years ago)11 April 2018 (6 years ago)

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 cores512896
Core clock speed630 MHz1090 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1175 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt65 Watt
Texture fill rate20.1665.80
Floating-point processing power0.6451 TFLOPS2.106 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs3256

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
Length171 mm170 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Form factorlow profile / half lengthno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 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 Connectors4x mini-DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+
Dual-link DVI support+-

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

Pros & cons summary


Recency 13 August 2014 11 April 2018
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 65 Watt

FirePro W4100 has 30% lower power consumption.

RX 560DX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between FirePro W4100 and Radeon RX 560DX. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that FirePro W4100 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 560DX is a desktop 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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