Radeon Pro Vega 64X vs FirePro W2100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W2100 with Radeon Pro Vega 64X, including specs and performance data.

FirePro W2100
2014
2 GB DDR3, 26 Watt
2.16

Pro 64X outperforms W2100 by a whopping 1379% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking908192
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.359.80
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code nameOlandVega 10
Market segmentWorkstationMobile workstation
Release date12 August 2014 (11 years ago)19 March 2019 (6 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 cores3204096
Core clock speed630 MHz1250 MHz
Boost clock speed680 MHz1468 MHz
Number of transistors950 million12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)26 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate13.60375.8
Floating-point processing power0.4352 TFLOPS12.03 TFLOPS
ROPs864
TMUs20256
L1 Cache80 KB1 MB
L2 Cache256 KB4 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 3.0 x16
Width1-slotno data
Form factorlow profile / half lengthno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDR3HBM2
Maximum RAM amount2 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit2048 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/s512.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 DisplayPortNo outputs
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 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.125

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
Pro Vega 64X 31.95
+1379%

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
Pro Vega 64X 13369
+1381%
Samples: 3

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
Pro Vega 64X 78565
+1830%

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
−1317%
170−180
+1317%
4K2
−1250%
27−30
+1250%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
−1300%
70−75
+1300%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
−1329%
100−105
+1329%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 6−7
−1317%
85−90
+1317%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
−1300%
70−75
+1300%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−1317%
85−90
+1317%
Fortnite 10−11
−1300%
140−150
+1300%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−1317%
170−180
+1317%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
−1329%
100−105
+1329%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−1317%
170−180
+1317%
Valorant 40−45
−1275%
550−600
+1275%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 6−7
−1317%
85−90
+1317%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
−1300%
70−75
+1300%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 40−45
−1377%
650−700
+1377%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%
Dota 2 21−24
−1204%
300−310
+1204%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−1317%
85−90
+1317%
Fortnite 10−11
−1300%
140−150
+1300%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−1317%
170−180
+1317%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
−1329%
100−105
+1329%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−1317%
170−180
+1317%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−1275%
110−120
+1275%
Valorant 40−45
−1275%
550−600
+1275%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 6−7
−1317%
85−90
+1317%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%
Dota 2 21−24
−1204%
300−310
+1204%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−1317%
85−90
+1317%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−1317%
170−180
+1317%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
−1329%
100−105
+1329%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−1317%
170−180
+1317%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−1275%
110−120
+1275%
Valorant 40−45
−1275%
550−600
+1275%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 10−11
−1300%
140−150
+1300%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
−1300%
70−75
+1300%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 16−18
−1338%
230−240
+1338%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−1329%
300−310
+1329%
Valorant 16−18
−1371%
250−260
+1371%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−1233%
40−45
+1233%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−1300%
70−75
+1300%
Hogwarts Legacy 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−1233%
40−45
+1233%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−1367%
220−230
+1367%
Valorant 10−12
−1355%
160−170
+1355%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 5−6
−1300%
70−75
+1300%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−1233%
40−45
+1233%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
−1233%
40−45
+1233%

This is how FirePro W2100 and Pro Vega 64X compete in popular games:

  • Pro Vega 64X is 1317% faster in 1080p
  • Pro Vega 64X is 1250% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.16 31.95
Recency 12 August 2014 19 March 2019
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 26 Watt 250 Watt

FirePro W2100 has 861.5% lower power consumption.

Pro Vega 64X, on the other hand, has a 1379.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro Vega 64X is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W2100 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W2100 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon Pro Vega 64X is a mobile workstation one.

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