AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100 vs AMD Radeon R9 280
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Ellesmere | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Polaris 10 PRO GL (215-0876144) | Tahiti PRO3 (215-0821330) |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | GCN 1.0 |
| Foundry | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 4,313 million |
| Die size | 232 mm² | 352 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Nov 18th, 2016 | Mar 4th, 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon Pro | Volcanic Islands |
| Production | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 499 USD | 279 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 35 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | Sea Islands |
| Successor | — | Pirate Islands |
Clocks
| Base clock | 713 MHz | 827 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1086 MHz | 933 MHz |
| Memory clock | 1250 MHz 5 Gbps effective | 1250 MHz 5 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 8 GB | 3 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 384 bit |
| Bandwidth | 160.0 GB/s | 240.0 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 1792 | 1792 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 112 | 112 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Compute units | 28 | 28 |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| Cache L2 | 2 MB | 768 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 34.75 GPixel/s | 29.86 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 121.6 GTexel/s | 104.5 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 3.892 TFLOPS (1:1) | — |
| FP32 (float) performance | 3.892 TFLOPS | 3.344 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 243.3 GFLOPS (1:16) | 836.0 GFLOPS (1:4) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 173 mm 6.8 inches | 275 mm 10.8 inches |
| Width | 112 mm 4.4 inches | 109 mm 4.3 inches |
| TDP | 75 W | 200 W |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 550 W |
| Outputs | 4x DisplayPort | 1x DVI2x HDMI1x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board number | C954 | C386 |
| Height | — | 36 mm 1.4 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (11_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Shader model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
