RTX A5500 vs FirePro W2100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W2100 and RTX A5500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FirePro W2100
2014
2 GB DDR3, 26 Watt
2.16

RTX A5500 outperforms W2100 by a whopping 2237% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking91168
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.3816.85
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code nameOlandGA102
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date12 August 2014 (11 years ago)22 March 2022 (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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores32010240
Core clock speed630 MHz1080 MHz
Boost clock speed680 MHz1665 MHz
Number of transistors950 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)26 Watt230 Watt
Texture fill rate13.60532.8
Floating-point processing power0.4352 TFLOPS34.1 TFLOPS
ROPs896
TMUs20320
Tensor Coresno data320
Ray Tracing Coresno data80
L1 Cache80 KB10 MB
L2 Cache256 KB6 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 supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Form factorlow profile / half lengthno data
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 8-pin

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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB24 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/s768.0 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 Connectors2x DisplayPort4x DisplayPort 1.4a
DisplayPort count2no data
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.

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
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.

FirePro W2100 2.16
RTX A5500 50.47
+2237%

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.

FirePro W2100 903
Samples: 243
RTX A5500 21107
+2237%
Samples: 51

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

FirePro W2100 4070
RTX A5500 173222
+4156%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

FirePro W2100 4497
RTX A5500 147513
+3180%

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 HD12
−2233%
280−290
+2233%
4K2
−2150%
45−50
+2150%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
−2100%
110−120
+2100%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−2100%
110−120
+2100%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
−2186%
160−170
+2186%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 6−7
−2233%
140−150
+2233%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
−2100%
110−120
+2100%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−2100%
110−120
+2100%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−2233%
140−150
+2233%
Fortnite 10−11
−2200%
230−240
+2200%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−2233%
280−290
+2233%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
−2100%
110−120
+2100%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
−2186%
160−170
+2186%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−2233%
280−290
+2233%
Valorant 40−45
−2150%
900−950
+2150%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 6−7
−2233%
140−150
+2233%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
−2100%
110−120
+2100%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 40−45
−2173%
1000−1050
+2173%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−2100%
110−120
+2100%
Dota 2 21−24
−2074%
500−550
+2074%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−2233%
140−150
+2233%
Fortnite 10−11
−2200%
230−240
+2200%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−2233%
280−290
+2233%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
−2100%
110−120
+2100%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
−2150%
90−95
+2150%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
−2186%
160−170
+2186%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−2150%
90−95
+2150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−2233%
280−290
+2233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−2150%
180−190
+2150%
Valorant 40−45
−2150%
900−950
+2150%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 6−7
−2233%
140−150
+2233%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−2100%
110−120
+2100%
Dota 2 21−24
−2074%
500−550
+2074%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−2233%
140−150
+2233%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−2233%
280−290
+2233%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
−2186%
160−170
+2186%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−2233%
280−290
+2233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−2150%
180−190
+2150%
Valorant 40−45
−2150%
900−950
+2150%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 10−11
−2200%
230−240
+2200%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
−2100%
110−120
+2100%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 16−18
−2088%
350−400
+2088%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−2043%
450−500
+2043%
Valorant 16−18
−2088%
350−400
+2088%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−2100%
110−120
+2100%
Hogwarts Legacy 2−3
−2150%
45−50
+2150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
−2150%
90−95
+2150%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−2233%
350−400
+2233%
Valorant 10−12
−2173%
250−260
+2173%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 5−6
−2100%
110−120
+2100%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%

This is how FirePro W2100 and RTX A5500 compete in popular games:

  • RTX A5500 is 2233% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A5500 is 2150% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.16 50.47
Recency 12 August 2014 22 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 26 Watt 230 Watt

FirePro W2100 has 784.6% lower power consumption.

RTX A5500, on the other hand, has a 2236.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W2100 in performance tests.

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