Radeon RX 480 vs FirePro W9100
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro W9100 with Radeon RX 480, including specs and performance data.
RX 480 outperforms W9100 by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 287 | 262 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 13.64 |
| Power efficiency | 4.95 | 10.12 |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | Hawaii | Ellesmere |
| GCN generation | no data | 4th Gen |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Design | no data | reference |
| Release date | 26 March 2014 (10 years ago) | 29 June 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $229 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 cores | 2816 | 2304 |
| Compute units | no data | 36 |
| Core clock speed | 930 MHz | 1120 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1266 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 6,200 million | 5,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 750 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 163.7 | 182.3 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.238 TFLOPS | 5.834 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 |
| TMUs | 176 | 144 |
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 | n/a |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 275 mm | 241 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Form factor | full height / full length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Bridgeless CrossFire | - | + |
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 | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 512 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 8000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 320 GB/s | 224 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 | 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x S-Video | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| Eyefinity | - | + |
| HDMI | - | 2.0 |
| DisplayPort support | - | 1.4HDR |
| StereoOutput3D | + | - |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | - |
| HD сomponent video output | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | - | n/a |
| CrossFire | - | + |
| Enduro | - | n/a |
| FRTC | - | + |
| FreeSync | - | + |
| HD3D | - | n/a |
| LiquidVR | - | + |
| PowerTune | - | + |
| TressFX | - | + |
| TrueAudio | - | n/a |
| ZeroCore | - | + |
| UVD | - | + |
| VCE | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | DirectX® 12 |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | + |
| Mantle | - | n/a |
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.
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.
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 | 65−70
−18.5%
| 77
+18.5%
|
| 1440p | 45−50
−13.3%
| 51
+13.3%
|
| 4K | 30−35
−20%
| 36
+20%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 2.97 |
| 1440p | no data | 4.49 |
| 4K | no data | 6.36 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 207
+0%
|
207
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100
+0%
|
100
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Valorant | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 285
+0%
|
285
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 79
+0%
|
79
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 93
+0%
|
93
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 78
+0%
|
78
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 41
+0%
|
41
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 78
+0%
|
78
+0%
|
| Valorant | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 77
+0%
|
77
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45
+0%
|
45
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 44
+0%
|
44
+0%
|
| Valorant | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 65
+0%
|
65
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 37
+0%
|
37
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 241
+0%
|
241
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 39
+0%
|
39
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 36
+0%
|
36
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 15
+0%
|
15
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27
+0%
|
27
+0%
|
| Valorant | 120
+0%
|
120
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 88
+0%
|
88
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16
+0%
|
16
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 18
+0%
|
18
+0%
|
This is how FirePro W9100 and RX 480 compete in popular games:
- RX 480 is 18% faster in 1080p
- RX 480 is 13% faster in 1440p
- RX 480 is 20% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 17.24 | 19.22 |
| Recency | 26 March 2014 | 29 June 2016 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 750 Watt | 150 Watt |
FirePro W9100 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RX 480, on the other hand, has a 11.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX 480 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W9100 in performance tests.
Be aware that FirePro W9100 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 480 is a desktop one.
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