RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile vs FirePro W9100
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro W9100 with RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile, including specs and performance data.
RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms W9100 by a whopping 183% 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 | 333 | 65 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 5.23 | 37.06 |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | Hawaii | AD104 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 26 March 2014 (12 years ago) | 21 March 2023 (3 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 | 2816 | 7424 |
| Core clock speed | 930 MHz | 1290 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1665 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 6,200 million | 35,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 750 Watt | 110 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 163.7 | 386.3 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.238 TFLOPS | 24.72 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 80 |
| TMUs | 176 | 232 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 232 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 58 |
| L1 Cache | 704 KB | 7.3 MB |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | 48 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 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| 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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 512 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 320 GB/s | 432.0 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 | 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x S-Video | Portable Device Dependent |
| 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 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.9 |
| 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.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 18.60 | 52.69 |
| Recency | 26 March 2014 | 21 March 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 750 Watt | 110 Watt |
FirePro W9100 has a 33% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile, on the other hand, has a 183% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 582% lower power consumption.
The RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W9100 in performance tests.
Be aware that FirePro W9100 is a workstation graphics card while RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
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