Radeon RX 480 Mobile vs FirePro W9100
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 331 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 5.19 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | Hawaii | Ellesmere |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 26 March 2014 (12 years ago) | 4 August 2016 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $450 |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2816 | 2304 |
| Core clock speed | 930 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1077 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 6,200 million | 5,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 750 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 163.7 | 155.1 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.238 TFLOPS | 4.963 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 |
| TMUs | 176 | 144 |
| L1 Cache | 704 KB | 576 KB |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | 2 MB |
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).
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Length | 275 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Form factor | full height / full length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | no data |
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 | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 320 GB/s | 256.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
| StereoOutput3D | + | - |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | - |
| HD сomponent video output | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 26 March 2014 | 4 August 2016 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 750 Watt | 100 Watt |
FirePro W9100 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RX 480 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 650% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FirePro W9100 and Radeon RX 480 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro W9100 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 480 Mobile is a notebook one.
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