AMD FirePro W4000: specs and benchmarks
Summary
AMD started FirePro W4000 sales 7 August 2012. This is a GCN 1.0 architecture desktop card based on 28 nm manufacturing process and primarily aimed at designers. 2 GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 3.2 GHz are supplied, and together with 256 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 102.4 GB/s.
Compatibility-wise, this is single-slot card attached via PCIe 3.0 x16 interface. Its manufacturer default version has a length of 183 mm. No additional power connector is required, and power consumption is at 75 Watt.
Primary Details
Some basic facts about FirePro W4000: architecture, market segment, release date etc.
Place in performance ranking | not rated | |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | |
GPU code name | Pitcairn | |
Market segment | Workstation | |
Release date | 7 August 2012 (11 years ago) |
Detailed Specifications
FirePro W4000's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of FirePro W4000's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.
Pipelines / CUDA cores | 768 | of 20480 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT) |
Core clock speed | 825 MHz | of 2610 (Radeon RX 6500 XT) |
Number of transistors | 2,800 million | of 14400 (GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile) |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | of 4 (H100 PCIe) |
Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | of 2400 (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem) |
Texture fill rate | 39.60 | of 969.9 (H100 SXM5 96 GB) |
Floating-point performance | 1,267 gflops | of 16384 (Radeon Pro Duo) |
Form Factor & Compatibility
This section provides details about the physical dimensions of FirePro W4000 and its compatibility with other computer components. This information is useful when selecting a computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards, it includes details about the interface and bus (for motherboard compatibility) and additional power connectors (for power supply compatibility).
Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | |
Length | 183 mm | |
Width | 1-slot | |
Supplementary power connectors | None |
Memory type | GDDR5 | |
Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | of 192 (Radeon Instinct MI300X) |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | of 8192 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
Memory clock speed | 3200 MHz | of 23000 (GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER) |
Memory bandwidth | 102.4 GB/s | of 3276 (Aldebaran) |
Connectivity and Outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on FirePro W4000. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.
Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort |
API Compatibility
APIs supported by FirePro W4000, sometimes including their particular versions.
DirectX | 12 (11_1) | |
Shader Model | 5.1 | |
OpenGL | 4.6 | |
OpenCL | 1.2 | |
Vulkan | 1.2.131 |
NVIDIA equivalent
According to our data, the closest NVIDIA alternative to FirePro W4000 is Quadro K4000.
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