W4190M vs W4100

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Combined performance score

FirePro W4100
3.94
+30.9%

W4100 outperforms W4190M by 31% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking653732
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.160.02
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code nameCape VerdeMars XTX?
Market segmentWorkstationMobile workstation
Release date2 October 2015 (8 years old)12 November 2015 (8 years old)
Current price$916 $4205
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro W4100 has 700% better value for money than W4190M.

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 cores512384
Core clock speed630 MHz825 MHz
Boost clock speedno data900 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million950 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Wattno data
Texture fill rate20.1621.60
Floating-point performance645.1 gflops691.2 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on FirePro W4100 and FirePro W4190M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
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 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed4000 MHz4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s64 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-DisplayPortNo outputs
Dual-link DVI support1no data

Technologies

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

AppAcceleration++

API support

List of supported graphics 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 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
+30.9%
W4190M 3.01

W4100 outperforms W4190M by 31% 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
+30.8%
W4190M 1167

W4100 outperforms W4190M by 31% 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
W4190M 1745
+4.8%

W4190M outperforms W4100 by 5% 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
+2.8%
W4190M 12317

W4100 outperforms W4190M by 3% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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%

FirePro W4100 5371
+9.2%
W4190M 4920

W4100 outperforms W4190M by 9% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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
+45.5%
11
−45.5%
4K3
+50%
2−3
−50%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Battlefield 5 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Battlefield 5 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7
−42.9%
10
+42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Battlefield 5 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+50%
6
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Hitman 3 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Hitman 3 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1

This is how FirePro W4100 and W4190M compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • FirePro W4100 is 45.5% faster than W4190M

4K resolution:

  • FirePro W4100 is 50% faster than W4190M

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the FirePro W4100 is 100% faster than the W4190M.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the W4190M is 42.9% faster than the FirePro W4100.

All in all, in popular games:

  • FirePro W4100 is ahead in 48 tests (91%)
  • W4190M is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (8%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.94 3.01
Recency 2 October 2015 12 November 2015

The FirePro W4100 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W4190M in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W4100 is a workstation card while FirePro W4190M 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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