Radeon RX 6500 XT vs FirePro W2100

Place in the ranking	845	218
Place by popularity	not in top-100	85
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	58.56
Power efficiency	6.28	16.17
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Oland	Navi 24
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	12 August 2014 (10 years ago)	19 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	1024
Core clock speed	630 MHz	2610 MHz
Boost clock speed	680 MHz	2815 MHz
Number of transistors	950 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	26 Watt	107 Watt
Texture fill rate	13.60	180.2
Floating-point processing power	0.4352 TFLOPS	5.765 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	32
TMUs	20	64
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	16

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	PCIe 4.0 x4
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Form factor	low profile / half length	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-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 type	DDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	2248 MHz
Memory bandwidth	28.8 GB/s	143.9 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+
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 compatibility

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	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro W2100 2.34

RX 6500 XT 24.80
+960%

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

RX 6500 XT 9569
+960%

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.

FirePro W2100 1085

RX 6500 XT 15712
+1348%

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.

FirePro W2100 7771

RX 6500 XT 91909
+1083%

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	14 −350%	63 +350%
1440p	2−3 −1400%	30 +1400%
4K	2 −750%	17 +750%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	3.16
1440p	no data	6.63
4K	no data	11.71

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6

−1340%

72
+1340%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −575%	50−55 +575%
Battlefield 5	3−4 −2600%	80−85 +2600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −733%	50−55 +733%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −980%	54 +980%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −1325%	55−60 +1325%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −983%	65−70 +983%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −1218%	140−150 +1218%
Hitman 3	7−8 −614%	50−55 +614%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −500%	110−120 +500%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −8400%	85−90 +8400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −1180%	60−65 +1180%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −664%	80−85 +664%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −178%	100−110 +178%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −575%	50−55 +575%
Battlefield 5	3−4 −2600%	80−85 +2600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −733%	50−55 +733%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −580%	34 +580%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −1325%	55−60 +1325%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −983%	65−70 +983%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −1218%	140−150 +1218%
Hitman 3	7−8 −614%	50−55 +614%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −500%	110−120 +500%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −8400%	85−90 +8400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −1180%	60−65 +1180%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −873%	107 +873%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −308%	50−55 +308%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −178%	100−110 +178%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −575%	50−55 +575%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −733%	50−55 +733%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −500%	30 +500%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −1325%	55−60 +1325%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −1218%	140−150 +1218%
Hitman 3	7−8 −614%	50−55 +614%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −384%	92 +384%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −655%	83 +655%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −315%	54 +315%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +48%	25 −48%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

−1180%

60−65
+1180%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −1075%	45−50 +1075%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −1167%	35−40 +1167%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −1200%	24−27 +1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −2700%	27−30 +2700%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1600%	17 +1600%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −833%	27−30 +833%
Hitman 3	7−8 −314%	27−30 +314%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 −1000%	66 +1000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −2900%	30−33 +2900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 −977%	140−150 +977%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

−720%

40−45
+720%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	24−27
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −1800%	18−20 +1800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −650%	14−16 +650%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −500%	6 +500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	10

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−600%

21−24
+600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	23 +0%	23 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Metro Exodus	57 +0%	57 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	56 +0%	56 +0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3	10 +0%	10 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	28 +0%	28 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	4 +0%	4 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	25 +0%	25 +0%

This is how FirePro W2100 and RX 6500 XT compete in popular games:

RX 6500 XT is 350% faster in 1080p
RX 6500 XT is 1400% faster in 1440p
RX 6500 XT is 750% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the FirePro W2100 is 48% faster.
in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6500 XT is 8400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

FirePro W2100 is ahead in 1 test (1%)
RX 6500 XT is ahead in 55 tests (79%)
there's a draw in 14 tests (20%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.34	24.80
Recency	12 August 2014	19 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	26 Watt	107 Watt

FirePro W2100 has 311.5% lower power consumption.

RX 6500 XT, on the other hand, has a 959.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6500 XT 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 RX 6500 XT is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.