AMD FirePro W5100 vs AMD Radeon RX 7600 Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon RX 7600 wins every benchmark recorded in the database where both products have overlapping measurements. Across the two shared tests, the RX 7600 takes the Geekbench OpenCL test with a score of 88,051 against the FirePro W5100's 11,888, a margin of 640.7%. It also wins the Geekbench Vulkan test with 34,401 versus 13,805, a 149.2% advantage. There are no recorded benchmark wins for the AMD FirePro W5100 in any overlapping test.

The RX 7600's broader benchmark coverage also tells a story of its positioning. It records scores across 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 (2,310), Passmark DirectX 10 (84), DirectX 11 (172), DirectX 12 (58), DirectX 9 (9 is a separate entry at 226), Passmark G2D (984), G3D (16,634), and GPU Compute (8,790). The FirePro W5100 only has entries for Geekbench OpenCL and Geekbench Vulkan, limiting any comparison to those two tests. The RX 7600's average benchmark score of 15,171 places it at the 57th percentile of all GPUs in the database, while the FirePro W5100 sits at the 52nd percentile with an average of 12,847.

The nearest rivals for the RX 7600, per the recorded data, are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM at an average score of 15,199 with a delta of -0.2%, the AMD Radeon Pro 560X at 15,082 with a delta of 15270 for the AMD Radeon 680M at 15,270 with a delta of -0.7%, and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti at 15,063 with a delta of 0.7%. The FirePro W5100's nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon Pro 455 at 12,831 with a delta of 0.2%, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 at 12,830 with a delta of 0.1%, the AMD Radeon 740M at 12,870 with a delta of -0.2%, and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 at 12,773 with a delta of 0.6%.

Use-case conclusions are clear. For anyone needing raw compute performance, modern API support like Vulkan support in version 1.4, and full DirectX 12 Ultimate support at the 12_2 feature level, the RX 7600 is the only real option. The FirePro W5100's legacy GCN 2.0 architecture with DirectX 12 (12_0) and Vulkan 1.2.170 support cannot match. For legacy professional workloads that still rely on older OpenGL 4.6 or single-slot low-profile card layouts, the FirePro W5100 has its niche, but the benchmark data shows it trails badly in every measurable compute task.

The Verdict

The verdict is straightforward from the data: the AMD Radeon RX 7600 is the superior product in every recorded measurement. The 640.7% lead in Geekbench OpenCL and the 149.2% lead in Geekbench Vulkan are decisive. The RX 7600's 57th percentile ranking versus the FirePro W5100's 52nd percentile reflects a generational leap in compute capability.

The RX 7600's average benchmark score of 15,171 sits close to its nearest rivals, within 0.7% of the AMD Radeon 680M and 0.7% of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti. The FirePro W5100's average of 12,847 is close to its own nearest rivals, within 0.6% of the AMD Radeon Pro 455 and 0.1% of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590, but that entire cluster sits far below the RX 7600's performance level.

Who should pick the RX 7600: anyone running DirectX 12 workloads, Vulkan applications, OpenCL compute, or 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 benchmarks. The 8 GB GDDR6 memory with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth, 2,048 shading units, 32 ray tracing cores, and 21.75 TFLOPS FP32 performance are all recorded specifications that support modern workloads.

Who should pick the FirePro W5100: the data offers little support. It is an end-of-life product with only 4 GB GDDR5 memory, 96.00 GB/s bandwidth, 768 shading units, and 1,428.5 GFLOPS FP32. The only advantages listed in the database are physical: a 50 W TDP, single-slot width, no power connectors, and a 250 W suggested PSU. The RX 7600 requires 165 W, dual-slot width, a single 8-pin connector, and a 450 W suggested PSU. For constrained systems with strict power and physical limits, the FirePro W5100 has a role, but that role is not performance.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The two directly comparable benchmarks show a massive performance gulf. In Geekbench OpenCL, the RX 7600 scores 88,051 versus the FirePro W5100's 11,888, a delta of 640.7%. This is the largest gap in the head-to-head set. The RX 7600's FP32 throughput of 21.75 TFLOPS against the FirePro W5100's 1,428.5 GFLOPS helps explain the scale of this lead, though the benchmark result itself is the primary evidence.

In Geekbench Vulkan, the RX 7600 scores 34,401 against 13,805 for the FirePro W5100, a 149.2% advantage. The RX 7600 supports Vulkan 1.4 while the FirePro W5100 supports Vulkan 1.2.170, and the newer API version plus the much higher shading unit count of 2,048 versus 768 contributes to the result.

The RX 7600's other recorded benchmarks, while not directly comparable to the FirePro W5100 since the latter has no entries, still indicate its capabilities. The Passmark G3D score of 16,634 and the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2,310 are strong showings for a card in the 57th percentile. The FirePro W5100's absence from these tests means no direct comparison is possible, but its average benchmark score of 12,847 across only two tests suggests it would not compete.

The delta percentages in the head-to-head data are the clearest summary: the RX 7600 wins both recorded tests, and the FirePro W5100 wins none. The RX 7600's 2 wins and 0 losses in the head-to-head category is the final tally.

FAQ

Q: Which card wins in Geekbench OpenCL?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600 scores 88,051 versus the AMD FirePro W5100's 11,888, a 640.7% lead.

Q: Does the FirePro W5100 win any benchmark against the RX 7600?

A: No. The database records only two head-to-head tests, Geekbench OpenCL and Geekbench Vulkan, and the RX 7600 wins both.

Q: How do their average benchmark scores compare?

A: The RX 7600 has an average benchmark score of 15,171, while the FirePro W5100 averages 12,847. The RX 7600 ranks at the 57th percentile of all GPUs, and the FirePro W5100 ranks at the 52nd percentile.

Q: What is the memory configuration difference?

A: The RX 7600 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128 bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth. The FirePro W5100 has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 128 bit bus with 96.00 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Which card has higher power requirements?

A: The RX 7600 has a 165 W TDP and requires a 450 W suggested PSU with a single 8-pin power connector. The FirePro W5100 has a 50 W TDP, a 250 W suggested PSU, and no power connectors.

Q: Are they from the same architectural generation?

A: No. The RX 7600 uses the RDNA 3.0 architecture on a 6 nm process, while the FirePro W5100 uses the GCN 2.0 architecture on a 28 nm process.

Architecture Differences

The architectural gap between these two cards is enormous. The RX 7600 uses the Navi 33 chip with the RDNA 20 3.0 architecture, produced on a 6 nm process at TSMC with 13,300 million transistors. The FirePro W5100 uses the Bonaire chip with the GCN 2.0 architecture, produced on a 28 nm process at TSMC with 8 2,080 million transistors per the recorded data; the transistor density figure of 65.2 million transistors per square millimeter for the RX 7600 versus 13.0 million per square millimeter for the FirePro W5100 reflects the process shrink. The die size is 204 mm² for the RX 7600 and 160 mm² for the FirePro W5100.

The shader complex differs completely. The RX 7600 has 2,048 shading units, 128 TMUs, 64 ROPs, 32 ray tracing cores, and a pixel rate of 169.9 GPixel/s alongside a texture rate of 339.8 GTexel/s. The FirePro W5100 has 768 shading units, 48 TMUs, 16 ROPs, no ray tracing cores per the recorded data, a pixel rate of 16 14.88 GPixel/s, 44.64 GTexel/s texture rate, and 1,428.5 GFLOPS FP32 compute. The RX 7600 reaches 21.75 TFLOPS FP32 performance, a figure that dwarfs the FirePro W5100's compute output.

The API support tells the same story. The RX 7600 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate at the 12_2 feature level, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.4, OpenCL. The FirePro W5100 supports DirectX 12 at the 12_0 feature level, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.2.170. The RX 7600 also lists 1x HDMI 2.1a and 3x DisplayPort 2.1 outputs, while the FirePro W5100 offers 4x DisplayPort 1.2.

Specification Differences

The RX 7600 and FirePro W5100 differ across nearly every recorded specification. The RX 7600 uses the PCIe 4.0 x8 bus interface, while the FirePro W5100 uses PCIe 3.0 x16. The RX 7600 has a base clock of 1720 MHz, a boost clock of 2655 MHz, a game clock of 2250 MHz, and a memory clock of 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective speed. The FirePro W5100 has no recorded base, boost, or game clock, only a memory clock of 1500 MHz with 6 Gbps effective speed.

Memory: the RX 7600 has 8 GB GDDR6 on a 128 bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth. The FirePro W5100 has 4 GB GDDR5 on a 128 bit bus with 96.00 GB/s bandwidth. The RX 7600's 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die with a 65.0 density of 65.2 million per square millimeter, and the FirePro W5100 has 2,080 million transistors on a 160 mm² die with a density of 13.0 million per square millimeter.

Physical dimensions differ: the RX 7600 is 204 mm long by 115 mm high, dual-slot, with a 165 W TDP and a 450 W suggested PSU. The FirePro W5100 is 173 mm long by 111 mm high, single-slot, with a 50 W TDP and a 250 W suggested PSU. Power connectors: the RX 7600 uses 1x 8-pin, the FirePro W5100 uses none.

Production status: the RX 7600 is active, released 2023-05-24, with a launch MSRP of 269 USD, a predecessor of Navi II, and a successor of Navi IV. The FirePro W5100 is end-of-life, released 2014-03-30, with no launch MSRP recorded, a predecessor of FirePro Terascale, and a successor of Radeon Pro Polaris. The RX 7600 has a process node of 6 nm, the FirePro W5100 has 28 nm. The RX 7600's FP16 performance is 21.75 TFLOPS in a 1:1 ratio, while the FirePro W5100 has no recorded FP16 data. The RX 7600's transistor density of 65.2 million per square millimeter versus 13.0 million for the FirePro W5100, and the die sizes of 204 mm² versus 160 mm², round out the differences.