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AMD FirePro W4100: specs and benchmarks
Price now
882$
Games supported
61%
- Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
- Core clock speed 630
- Max video memory 2048 MB
- Memory type GDDR5
- Memory clock speed 4000
- Maximum resolution 4096x2160
Year of release
2015
Performance
3.93
Summary
AMD started FirePro W4100 sales 2 October 2015. This is a GCN architecture desktop card based on 28 nm manufacturing process and primarily aimed at designers. 2 GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 4 GHz are supplied, and together with 128 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 72 GB/s.
Compatibility-wise, this is single-slot card attached via PCIe 3.0 x16 interface. Its manufacturer default version has a length of 171 mm. No additional power connector is required, and power consumption is at 50 Watt.
It provides poor gaming and benchmark performance at
3.93%
of a leader's which is NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.
General info
Some basic facts about FirePro W4100: architecture, market segment, release date etc.
| Place in performance ranking | 603 | |
| Value for money | 0.15 | |
| Architecture | GCN (2011−2017) | |
| GPU code name | Cape Verde | |
| Market segment | Workstation | |
| Release date | 2 October 2015 (7 years old) | |
| Current price | $882 | of 158889 (A100 PCIe) |
Value for money
Technical specs
FirePro W4100's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of FirePro W4100's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 512 | of 20480 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT) |
| Core clock speed | 630 MHz | of 2610 (Radeon RX 6500 XT) |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | of 14400 (GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | of 4 (GeForce RTX 4080) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | of 2400 (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem) |
| Texture fill rate | 20.16 | of 969.9 (H100 SXM5 96 GB) |
| Floating-point performance | 645.1 gflops | of 16384 (Radeon Pro Duo) |
Size and compatibility
This section provides details about the physical dimensions of FirePro W4100 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).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | |
| Length | 171 mm | |
| Width | 1-slot | |
| Form factor | low profile / half length | |
| Supplementary power connectors | None |
Memory
Parameters of memory installed on FirePro W4100: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | of 128 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | of 8192 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
| Memory clock speed | 4000 MHz | of 22400 (GeForce RTX 4080) |
| Memory bandwidth | 72 GB/s | of 3276 (Aldebaran) |
| Shared memory | - |
Video outputs and ports
Types and number of video connectors present on FirePro W4100. 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 | 4x mini-DisplayPort | |
| Dual-link DVI support | 1 |
Technologies
Technological solutions and APIs supported by FirePro W4100. You'll probably need this information if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | + |
API support
APIs supported by FirePro W4100, sometimes including their particular versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 |
Benchmark performance
Synthetic benchmark performance of FirePro W4100. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance 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.
Passmark
This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various 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.
Benchmark coverage: 24%
3DMark Fire Strike Score
Benchmark coverage: 13%
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.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
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 seemingly made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
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.
Benchmark coverage: 9%
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.
Benchmark coverage: 5%
Unigine Heaven 3.0
This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.
Benchmark coverage: 4%
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Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of FirePro W4100. Usually measured in megahashes per second.
| Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 79 Mh/s |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good FirePro W4100 is for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in frames per second. Comparisons with game system requirements are included, but remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect reality inaccurately.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular modern games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 16 | |
| 4K | 3 |
Performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 7−8 | |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 5−6 | |
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14 | |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 14−16 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 9−10 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14 | |
| Hitman 3 | 7−8 | |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 6−7 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8 | |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 4−5 |
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 7−8 | |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 5−6 | |
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14 | |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 14−16 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 9−10 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14 | |
| Hitman 3 | 7−8 | |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 6−7 | |
| Metro Exodus | 5−6 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7 | |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 4−5 |
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 7−8 | |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 5−6 | |
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 9−10 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9 | |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 4−5 |
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6−7 | |
| Hitman 3 | 7−8 | |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 6−7 | |
| Metro Exodus | 4−5 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 5−6 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2 | |
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6 | |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2 |
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4 | |
| Hitman 3 | 4−5 | |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 4−5 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 2−3 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3 | |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 8−9 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5 | |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2 |
Relative perfomance
Overall FirePro W4100 performance compared to nearest competitors among server video cards.
NVIDIA equivalent
According to our data, the closest NVIDIA alternative to FirePro W4100 is Quadro K2000, which is faster by 1% and higher by 2 positions in our ranking.
Here are some closest NVIDIA rivals to FirePro W4100:
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