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Radeon R5 M420 vs FirePro W7100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W7100 with Radeon R5 M420, including specs and performance data.

FirePro W7100
2014
8 GB GDDR5, 400 Watt
14.56
+1046%

W7100 outperforms R5 M420 by a whopping 1046% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3861072
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.92no data
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameTongaJet
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date12 August 2014 (10 years ago)15 May 2016 (9 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 cores1792320
Core clock speed920 MHz780 MHz
Boost clock speedno data850 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million690 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)400 Wattno data
Texture fill rate103.017.00
Floating-point processing power3.297 TFLOPS0.544 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs11220

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
Length241 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth160 GB/s16 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 DisplayPortNo outputs
StereoOutput3D+-
DisplayPort count4no data
Dual-link DVI support+-
HD сomponent video output+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model6.35.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
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.

FirePro W7100 14.56
+1046%
R5 M420 1.27

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 W7100 5794
+1047%
R5 M420 505

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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Dead Island 2 3−4
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3−4
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Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
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1−2
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Dead Island 2 3−4
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3−4
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Far Cry 5 2−3
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2−3
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Fortnite 3−4
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3−4
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Forza Horizon 4 7−8
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7−8
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Forza Horizon 5 1−2
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1−2
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
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9−10
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Valorant 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
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1−2
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 27−30
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Dead Island 2 3−4
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3−4
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Dota 2 16−18
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16−18
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Far Cry 5 2−3
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2−3
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Fortnite 3−4
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3−4
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Forza Horizon 4 7−8
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7−8
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Forza Horizon 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
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Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 0−1
Metro Exodus 2−3
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2−3
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
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9−10
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
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7−8
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Valorant 30−35
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30−35
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Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
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1−2
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Dead Island 2 3−4
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3−4
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Dota 2 16−18
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16−18
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Far Cry 5 2−3
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2−3
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Forza Horizon 4 7−8
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7−8
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+0%
9−10
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Valorant 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 7−8
+0%
7−8
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
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8−9
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Valorant 4−5
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4−5
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1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
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1−2
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Dead Island 2 4−5
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Far Cry 5 1−2
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1−2
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Forza Horizon 4 3−4
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3−4
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
High Preset

Dead Island 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Valorant 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dead Island 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 51 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 14.56 1.27
Recency 12 August 2014 15 May 2016
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB

FirePro W7100 has a 1046.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

R5 M420, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The FirePro W7100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M420 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W7100 is a workstation card while Radeon R5 M420 is a notebook one.

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Community ratings

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