NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 vs AMD FirePro W4100

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Combined performance score

FirePro W4100
3.94

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms FirePro W4100 by 2438% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking6531
Place by popularitynot in top-1007
Value for money0.1610.69
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameCape VerdeAD102-300-A1
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date2 October 2015 (8 years old)20 September 2022 (1 year old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,599
Current price$916 $1756 (1.1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4090 has 6581% better value for money than FirePro W4100.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores51216384
Core clock speed630 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2520 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt450 Watt
Texture fill rate20.161,290
Floating-point performance645.1 gflopsno data

Size and 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 4.0 x16
Length171 mm304 mm
Width1-slot3-slot
Form factorlow profile / half lengthno data
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 16-pin

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount2 GB24 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed4000 MHz21000 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s1,008 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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-DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMIno data+
Dual-link DVI support1no data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration+no data

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDAno data8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. 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.

FirePro W4100 3.94
RTX 4090 100.00
+2438%

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms FirePro W4100 by 2438% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

FirePro W4100 1526
RTX 4090 38753
+2440%

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms FirePro W4100 by 2440% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

FirePro W4100 1665
RTX 4090 73174
+4295%

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms FirePro W4100 by 4295% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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: 14%

FirePro W4100 12657
RTX 4090 250667
+1880%

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms FirePro W4100 by 1880% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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
−1556%
265
+1556%
1440p8−9
−2550%
212
+2550%
4K3
−4900%
150
+4900%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−3114%
225
+3114%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−3257%
235
+3257%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−14250%
287
+14250%
Battlefield 5 10−12
−1655%
190−200
+1655%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−1171%
170−180
+1171%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−3071%
222
+3071%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−2886%
209
+2886%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−2443%
178
+2443%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−2492%
300−350
+2492%
Hitman 3 8−9
−2638%
210−220
+2638%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
−3829%
275
+3829%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−2188%
180−190
+2188%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−2573%
294
+2573%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−4600%
188
+4600%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−3057%
221
+3057%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−12300%
248
+12300%
Battlefield 5 10−12
−1655%
190−200
+1655%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−1171%
170−180
+1171%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−2957%
214
+2957%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−2771%
201
+2771%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−2343%
171
+2343%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−2492%
300−350
+2492%
Hitman 3 8−9
−2638%
210−220
+2638%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
−3471%
250
+3471%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−4420%
226
+4420%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−2188%
180−190
+2188%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−2518%
288
+2518%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7
−8086%
573
+8086%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−4225%
173
+4225%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−2457%
179
+2457%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−10900%
220
+10900%
Battlefield 5 10−12
−1655%
190−200
+1655%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−2900%
210
+2900%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−2571%
187
+2571%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−2100%
154
+2100%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−2492%
300−350
+2492%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−3289%
305
+3289%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−3725%
153
+3725%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−2383%
140−150
+2383%
Hitman 3 7−8
−2943%
210−220
+2943%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−2055%
237
+2055%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−8750%
177
+8750%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−4550%
90−95
+4550%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−3771%
271
+3771%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−7650%
155
+7650%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−7600%
154
+7600%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−3000%
186
+3000%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−7500%
152
+7500%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−6975%
280−290
+6975%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−6600%
268
+6600%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−3100%
95−100
+3100%
Hitman 3 4−5
−3100%
120−130
+3100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−2238%
187
+2238%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−3100%
60−65
+3100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
−18500%
186
+18500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−5900%
120
+5900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−11900%
120
+11900%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 80
Far Cry 5 4−5
−4225%
173
+4225%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−1971%
145
+1971%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−25300%
250−260
+25300%

This is how FirePro W4100 and RTX 4090 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RTX 4090 is 1556% faster than FirePro W4100

1440p resolution:

  • RTX 4090 is 2550% faster than FirePro W4100

4K resolution:

  • RTX 4090 is 4900% faster than FirePro W4100

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4090 is 25300% faster than the FirePro W4100.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 4090 surpassed FirePro W4100 in all 60 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.94 100.00
Recency 2 October 2015 20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 450 Watt

The GeForce RTX 4090 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W4100 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W4100 is a workstation card while GeForce RTX 4090 is a desktop 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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