RTX A500 Mobile vs FirePro W4100
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro W4100 with RTX A500 Mobile, including specs and performance data.
RTX A500 Mobile outperforms W4100 by a whopping 340% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 784 | 383 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 5.52 | 40.54 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Cape Verde | GA107S |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 13 August 2014 (12 years ago) | 22 March 2022 (4 years ago) |
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 | 512 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 630 MHz | 832 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1537 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | 8,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 30 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 20.16 | 98.37 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6451 TFLOPS | 6.296 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 32 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | 2 MB |
| L2 Cache | 256 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).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 171 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Form factor | low profile / half length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 72 GB/s | 96 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | 4x mini-DisplayPort | Portable Device Dependent |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.
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 | 16
−163%
| 42
+163%
|
| 1440p | 4−5
−450%
| 22
+450%
|
| 4K | 3
−33.3%
| 4
+33.3%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Atomic Heart | 9−10
−356%
|
40−45
+356%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
−536%
|
85−90
+536%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−386%
|
30−35
+386%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Atomic Heart | 9−10
−356%
|
40−45
+356%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−423%
|
65−70
+423%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
−536%
|
85−90
+536%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−386%
|
30−35
+386%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−440%
|
54
+440%
|
| Fortnite | 20−22
−340%
|
85−90
+340%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−288%
|
65−70
+288%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 9−10
−456%
|
50−55
+456%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−293%
|
55−60
+293%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−147%
|
120−130
+147%
|
Full HD
High
| Atomic Heart | 9−10
−356%
|
40−45
+356%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−423%
|
65−70
+423%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
−536%
|
85−90
+536%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 65−70
−218%
|
200−210
+218%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−386%
|
30−35
+386%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
−197%
|
95−100
+197%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−380%
|
48
+380%
|
| Fortnite | 20−22
−340%
|
85−90
+340%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−288%
|
65−70
+288%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 9−10
−456%
|
50−55
+456%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10−11
−560%
|
66
+560%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
−467%
|
30−35
+467%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−293%
|
55−60
+293%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7
−686%
|
55
+686%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−147%
|
120−130
+147%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−423%
|
65−70
+423%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−386%
|
30−35
+386%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
−197%
|
95−100
+197%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−340%
|
44
+340%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−288%
|
65−70
+288%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−293%
|
55−60
+293%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
−164%
|
29
+164%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−147%
|
120−130
+147%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 20−22
−340%
|
85−90
+340%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−343%
|
30−35
+343%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
−333%
|
110−120
+333%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 1−2
−2900%
|
30
+2900%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−1900%
|
20−22
+1900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−33
−383%
|
140−150
+383%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
−311%
|
140−150
+311%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−600%
|
14−16
+600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−483%
|
35−40
+483%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−388%
|
35−40
+388%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−360%
|
21−24
+360%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 7−8
−414%
|
35−40
+414%
|
4K
High
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
−550%
|
12−14
+550%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−93.3%
|
27−30
+93.3%
|
| Valorant | 16−18
−394%
|
75−80
+394%
|
4K
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 6−7 |
| Dota 2 | 10−12
−418%
|
55−60
+418%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−750%
|
16−18
+750%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−600%
|
27−30
+600%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
−300%
|
16−18
+300%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 4−5
−300%
|
16−18
+300%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
This is how FirePro W4100 and RTX A500 Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX A500 Mobile is 163% faster in 1080p
- RTX A500 Mobile is 450% faster in 1440p
- RTX A500 Mobile is 33% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX A500 Mobile is 2900% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX A500 Mobile performs better in 56 tests (90%)
- there's a draw in 6 tests (10%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.57 | 15.72 |
| Recency | 13 August 2014 | 22 March 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 30 Watt |
RTX A500 Mobile has a 340% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 67% lower power consumption.
The RTX A500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W4100 in performance tests.
Be aware that FirePro W4100 is a workstation graphics card while RTX A500 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
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