FirePro M4150 vs FirePro W4100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W4100 with FirePro M4150, including specs and performance data.

FirePro W4100
2014
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
3.93
+59.8%

W4100 outperforms M4150 by an impressive 60% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking699834
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.39no data
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameCape VerdeOpal
Market segmentWorkstationMobile workstation
Release date13 August 2014 (10 years ago)16 October 2013 (11 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 cores512384
Core clock speed630 MHz715 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million950 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Wattno data
Texture fill rate20.1617.16
Floating-point processing power0.6451 TFLOPS0.5491 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs3224

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 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length171 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Form factorlow profile / half lengthno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s64 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 Connectors4x mini-DisplayPortNo outputs
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.

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

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. 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 W4100 3.93
+59.8%
FirePro M4150 2.46

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 W4100 1515
+59.8%
FirePro M4150 948

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 W4100 5489
+60.9%
FirePro M4150 3412

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.

FirePro W4100 6520
FirePro M4150 6685
+2.5%

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 HD16
+60%
10−12
−60%
4K3
+200%
1−2
−200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Battlefield 5 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+64.3%
14−16
−64.3%
Hitman 3 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+68.8%
16−18
−68.8%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+79.2%
24−27
−79.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Battlefield 5 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+64.3%
14−16
−64.3%
Hitman 3 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+68.8%
16−18
−68.8%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+79.2%
24−27
−79.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+64.3%
14−16
−64.3%
Hitman 3 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+68.8%
16−18
−68.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+79.2%
24−27
−79.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Hitman 3 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+71.4%
14−16
−71.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 0−1 0−1
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

This is how FirePro W4100 and FirePro M4150 compete in popular games:

  • FirePro W4100 is 60% faster in 1080p
  • FirePro W4100 is 200% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.93 2.46
Recency 13 August 2014 16 October 2013
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB

FirePro W4100 has a 59.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The FirePro W4100 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro M4150 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W4100 is a workstation card while FirePro M4150 is a mobile workstation one.


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

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