Radeon RX 6500 vs FirePro W2100
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro W2100 with Radeon RX 6500, including specs and performance data.
RX 6500 outperforms W2100 by a whopping 741% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 858 | 294 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 6.20 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | no data |
| GPU code name | Oland | no data |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 12 August 2014 (10 years ago) | no data |
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 cores | 320 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 630 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 680 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 950 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 26 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 13.60 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.4352 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | no data |
| TMUs | 20 | no data |
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 x8 | 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 | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 28.8 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DisplayPort | no data |
| DisplayPort count | 2 | no 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 compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | no data |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | - |
Synthetic benchmark performance
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.
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 | 12
−733%
| 100−110
+733%
|
| 4K | 2
−700%
| 16−18
+700%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 6−7
−733%
|
50−55
+733%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−733%
|
75−80
+733%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−700%
|
40−45
+700%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 6−7
−733%
|
50−55
+733%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
−1183%
|
75−80
+1183%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−733%
|
75−80
+733%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−700%
|
40−45
+700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−2000%
|
60−65
+2000%
|
| Fortnite | 10−11
−890%
|
95−100
+890%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
−591%
|
75−80
+591%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 3−4
−1633%
|
50−55
+1633%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−483%
|
70−75
+483%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
−241%
|
140−150
+241%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 6−7
−733%
|
50−55
+733%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
−1183%
|
75−80
+1183%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−733%
|
75−80
+733%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 40−45
−416%
|
220−230
+416%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−700%
|
40−45
+700%
|
| Dota 2 | 21−24
−365%
|
100−110
+365%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−2000%
|
60−65
+2000%
|
| Fortnite | 10−11
−890%
|
95−100
+890%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
−591%
|
75−80
+591%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 3−4
−1633%
|
50−55
+1633%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 5−6
−1280%
|
65−70
+1280%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
−900%
|
40−45
+900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−483%
|
70−75
+483%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
−550%
|
50−55
+550%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
−241%
|
140−150
+241%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
−1183%
|
75−80
+1183%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−733%
|
75−80
+733%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−700%
|
40−45
+700%
|
| Dota 2 | 21−24
−365%
|
100−110
+365%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−2000%
|
60−65
+2000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
−591%
|
75−80
+591%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 3−4
−700%
|
24−27
+700%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−483%
|
70−75
+483%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
−550%
|
50−55
+550%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
−632%
|
300−310
+632%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 10−11
−890%
|
95−100
+890%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
−700%
|
16−18
+700%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 14−16
−793%
|
130−140
+793%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 1−2
−3100%
|
30−35
+3100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
−713%
|
130−140
+713%
|
| Valorant | 18−20
−878%
|
170−180
+878%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−700%
|
16−18
+700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−1300%
|
40−45
+1300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−820%
|
45−50
+820%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 2−3
−700%
|
16−18
+700%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−650%
|
30−33
+650%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 4−5
−950%
|
40−45
+950%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 1−2
−700%
|
8−9
+700%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−127%
|
30−35
+127%
|
| Valorant | 10−12
−855%
|
100−110
+855%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 5−6
−1180%
|
60−65
+1180%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−567%
|
20−22
+567%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−3100%
|
30−35
+3100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−500%
|
18−20
+500%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 3−4
−533%
|
18−20
+533%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
This is how FirePro W2100 and RX 6500 compete in popular games:
- RX 6500 is 733% faster in 1080p
- RX 6500 is 700% 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 RX 6500 is 3100% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 6500 is ahead in 39 tests (89%)
- there's a draw in 5 tests (11%)
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