Radeon RX 7700S vs FirePro W4100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W4100 with Radeon RX 7700S, including specs and performance data.


FirePro W4100
2014
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
3.56

7700S outperforms W4100 by a whopping 942% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking774143
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.4828.58
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2026)
GPU code nameCape VerdeNavi 33
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date13 August 2014 (11 years ago)4 January 2023 (3 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 cores5122048
Core clock speed630 MHz1500 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2500 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million13,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate20.16320.0
Floating-point processing power0.6451 TFLOPS20.48 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs32128
Ray Tracing Coresno data32
L0 Cacheno data512 KB
L1 Cache128 KB512 KB
L2 Cache256 KB2 MB
L3 Cacheno data32 MB

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length171 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Form factorlow profile / half lengthno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s288.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors4x mini-DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent
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 and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

FirePro W4100 3.56
RX 7700S 37.11
+942%

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 1491
Samples: 244
RX 7700S 15486
+939%
Samples: 349

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.

FirePro W4100 1665
RX 7700S 24246
+1356%

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
−600%
112
+600%
1440p5−6
−1040%
57
+1040%
4K3
−1133%
37
+1133%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−1500%
200−210
+1500%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1143%
85−90
+1143%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 5−6
−1900%
100−105
+1900%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 14−16
−829%
130−140
+829%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−1500%
200−210
+1500%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1143%
85−90
+1143%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−1200%
130
+1200%
Fortnite 20−22
−715%
160−170
+715%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−753%
140−150
+753%
Forza Horizon 5 9−10
−1211%
110−120
+1211%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−893%
140−150
+893%
Valorant 50−55
−333%
220−230
+333%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 14−16
−829%
130−140
+829%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−1500%
200−210
+1500%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 65−70
−329%
270−280
+329%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1143%
85−90
+1143%
Dota 2 30−35
−333%
140−150
+333%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−1130%
123
+1130%
Fortnite 20−22
−715%
160−170
+715%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−753%
140−150
+753%
Forza Horizon 5 9−10
−1211%
110−120
+1211%
Grand Theft Auto V 10−11
−1230%
133
+1230%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−1383%
85−90
+1383%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−893%
140−150
+893%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7
−2000%
147
+2000%
Valorant 50−55
−333%
220−230
+333%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 14−16
−829%
130−140
+829%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1143%
85−90
+1143%
Dota 2 30−35
−333%
140−150
+333%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−1070%
117
+1070%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−753%
140−150
+753%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−893%
140−150
+893%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−664%
84
+664%
Valorant 50−55
−333%
220−230
+333%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 20−22
−715%
160−170
+715%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−1063%
90−95
+1063%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 27−30
−874%
260−270
+874%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
−6600%
67
+6600%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−2650%
55−60
+2650%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
−483%
170−180
+483%
Valorant 35−40
−603%
250−260
+603%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−2050%
40−45
+2050%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−1250%
81
+1250%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−1078%
100−110
+1078%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−1300%
70−75
+1300%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 7−8
−1314%
95−100
+1314%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−353%
68
+353%
Valorant 18−20
−1172%
220−230
+1172%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1900%
20−22
+1900%
Dota 2 10−12
−891%
100−110
+891%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−1850%
39
+1850%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−1650%
70−75
+1650%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−1150%
50−55
+1150%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
−1100%
45−50
+1100%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 43
+0%
43
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

This is how FirePro W4100 and RX 7700S compete in popular games:

  • RX 7700S is 600% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7700S is 1040% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7700S is 1133% faster in 4K

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

  • in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 7700S is 6600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 7700S performs better in 54 tests (90%)
  • there's a draw in 6 tests (10%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.56 37.11
Recency 13 August 2014 4 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 100 Watt

FirePro W4100 has 100% lower power consumption.

RX 7700S, on the other hand, has a 942% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 367% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7700S is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W4100 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W4100 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 7700S is a notebook one.

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