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$188.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $499
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MSRP in USD: $499
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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MSRP in USD: $399
Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290 outperforms the cheaper Radeon Pro WX 5100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon Pro WX 5100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon R9 290 is 1109 days older than the cheaper Radeon Pro WX 5100.
Advantages of AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100
- Up to 37% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $188.99 vs $299.0
- Up to 29% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Radeon R9 290 - $0.64 vs $0.9 per FPS
- Consumes up to 73% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 75 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Performs up to 13% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Radeon Pro WX 5100 - 334 vs 296 FPS
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon Pro WX 5100
Desktop • Nov 18th, 2016
FPS
296
88.62275449101796%
Value, $/FPS
$0.64/FPS
100%
Price, $
$188.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD Video Card 100-505940 AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100 8GB GDDR5 Retail
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Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
FPS
334
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.9/FPS
71.11111111111111%
Price, $
$299
63%
FPS Winner
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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Updated 311590 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon Pro WX 5100
Desktop • Nov 18th, 2016
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Radeon Pro WX 5100
Desktop • Nov 18th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
34.75 GPixel/s
57.33377330473519%
Texel Fillrate
121.6 GTexel/s
80.26402640264027%
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 18th, 2016 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
| Radeon Pro | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $499 | MSRP | $399 |
| 4x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 160 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| 713 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 947 MHz |
| 1086 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon Pro WX 5100 or Radeon R9 290
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
189 FPS
$12.54/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 5100
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$2,369.99
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176 FPS
$10.8/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 5100
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,899.99
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