FirePro W4100 vs Radeon Pro Vega 56

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Combined performance score

Pro Vega 56
31.88
+709%

Radeon Pro Vega 56 outperforms FirePro W4100 by 709% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking162653
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.900.16
ArchitectureVega (2017−2021)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code nameVegaCape Verde
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date14 December 2017 (6 years old)2 October 2015 (8 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 no data
Current price$4999 (12.5x MSRP)$916
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro Vega 56 has 1713% 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 cores3584512
Core clock speed1247 MHz630 MHz
Boost clock speed1250 MHzno data
Number of transistors12,500 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)210 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate280.020.16
Floating-point performance9,677 gflops645.1 gflops

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 supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm171 mm
WidthIGP1-slot
Form factorno datalow profile / half length
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeHBM2GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB2 GB
Memory bus width2048 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed786 MHz4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth402.4 GB/s72 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort4x mini-DisplayPort
HDMI+no data
Dual-link DVI supportno data1

Technologies

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

AppAccelerationno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.1.1251.2.131

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.

Pro Vega 56 31.88
+709%
FirePro W4100 3.94

Radeon Pro Vega 56 outperforms FirePro W4100 by 709% 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%

Pro Vega 56 12353
+710%
FirePro W4100 1526

Radeon Pro Vega 56 outperforms FirePro W4100 by 710% 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%

Pro Vega 56 17797
+969%
FirePro W4100 1665

Radeon Pro Vega 56 outperforms FirePro W4100 by 969% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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%

Pro Vega 56 62249
+1059%
FirePro W4100 5371

Radeon Pro Vega 56 outperforms FirePro W4100 by 1059% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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%

Pro Vega 56 65703
+737%
FirePro W4100 7852

Radeon Pro Vega 56 outperforms FirePro W4100 by 737% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

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 HD99
+519%
16
−519%
4K57
+1800%
3
−1800%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+671%
7−8
−671%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+757%
7−8
−757%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+2700%
2−3
−2700%
Battlefield 5 95−100
+791%
10−12
−791%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+514%
14−16
−514%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+671%
7−8
−671%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+1071%
7−8
−1071%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+1043%
7−8
−1043%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+750%
12−14
−750%
Hitman 3 95−100
+1138%
8−9
−1138%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+886%
7−8
−886%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+538%
8−9
−538%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
+573%
10−12
−573%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+1400%
4−5
−1400%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+757%
7−8
−757%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+2700%
2−3
−2700%
Battlefield 5 95−100
+791%
10−12
−791%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+514%
14−16
−514%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+671%
7−8
−671%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+1071%
7−8
−1071%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+1043%
7−8
−1043%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+750%
12−14
−750%
Hitman 3 95−100
+1138%
8−9
−1138%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+886%
7−8
−886%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+1000%
5−6
−1000%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+538%
8−9
−538%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
+573%
10−12
−573%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 116
+1557%
7
−1557%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+1400%
4−5
−1400%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+757%
7−8
−757%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+2700%
2−3
−2700%
Battlefield 5 95−100
+791%
10−12
−791%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+671%
7−8
−671%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+1071%
7−8
−1071%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+1043%
7−8
−1043%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+750%
12−14
−750%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 64
+611%
9−10
−611%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+1400%
4−5
−1400%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+750%
6−7
−750%
Hitman 3 55−60
+700%
7−8
−700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+291%
10−12
−291%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+1600%
2−3
−1600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+543%
7−8
−543%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+750%
4−5
−750%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+763%
8−9
−763%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+850%
6−7
−850%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+2950%
2−3
−2950%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+1550%
4−5
−1550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+950%
4−5
−950%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+800%
3−4
−800%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+800%
3−4
−800%
Hitman 3 30−35
+675%
4−5
−675%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+175%
8−9
−175%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+950%
2−3
−950%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+2300%
1−2
−2300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 42
+740%
5−6
−740%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+950%
2−3
−950%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+875%
4−5
−875%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10 0−1
Far Cry 5 27−30
+625%
4−5
−625%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+357%
7−8
−357%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+4400%
1−2
−4400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%

This is how Pro Vega 56 and FirePro W4100 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • Pro Vega 56 is 519% faster than FirePro W4100

4K resolution:

  • Pro Vega 56 is 1800% 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 Pro Vega 56 is 4400% faster than the FirePro W4100.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Pro Vega 56 surpassed FirePro W4100 in all 60 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 31.88 3.94
Recency 14 December 2017 2 October 2015
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 210 Watt 50 Watt

The Radeon Pro Vega 56 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W4100 in performance tests.


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