FirePro W4100 vs GeForce 840M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 840M with FirePro W4100, including specs and performance data.

GeForce 840M
2014
4 GB DDR3, 33 Watt
2.83

W4100 outperforms 840M by a substantial 39% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking795699
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.885.39
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGM108Cape Verde
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date12 March 2014 (10 years ago)13 August 2014 (10 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 cores384512
Core clock speed1029 MHz630 MHz
Boost clock speed1124 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)33 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate17.9820.16
Floating-point processing power0.8632 TFLOPS0.6451 TFLOPS
ROPs816
TMUs1632

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data171 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Form factorno datalow profile / half length
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1001 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth16.02 GB/s72 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 ConnectorsNo outputs4x mini-DisplayPort
Dual-link DVI support-+

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration-+
GPU Boost2.0no data
Optimus+-
GameWorks+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+-

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. 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.

GeForce 840M 2.83
FirePro W4100 3.93
+38.9%

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.

GeForce 840M 1092
FirePro W4100 1515
+38.7%

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.

GeForce 840M 1573
FirePro W4100 1665
+5.8%

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.

GeForce 840M 8724
FirePro W4100 12657
+45.1%

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.

GeForce 840M 5748
+4.8%
FirePro W4100 5483

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.

GeForce 840M 4992
FirePro W4100 6520
+30.6%

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

GeForce 840M 23
+11.9%
FirePro W4100 20

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:

900p45
−33.3%
60−65
+33.3%
Full HD17
+6.3%
16
−6.3%
4K2−3
−50%
3
+50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Battlefield 5 4−5
−125%
9−10
+125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−53.3%
21−24
+53.3%
Hitman 3 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−13.2%
40−45
+13.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Battlefield 5 4−5
−125%
9−10
+125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−53.3%
21−24
+53.3%
Hitman 3 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 23
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−13.2%
40−45
+13.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−53.3%
21−24
+53.3%
Hitman 3 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6
−167%
16−18
+167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−13.2%
40−45
+13.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Hitman 3 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
−41.2%
24−27
+41.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 2−3
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3 0−1 0−1
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1

This is how GeForce 840M and FirePro W4100 compete in popular games:

  • FirePro W4100 is 33% faster in 900p
  • GeForce 840M is 6% faster in 1080p
  • FirePro W4100 is 50% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GeForce 840M is 44% faster.
  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the FirePro W4100 is 200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GeForce 840M is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • FirePro W4100 is ahead in 56 tests (90%)
  • there's a draw in 5 tests (8%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.83 3.93
Recency 12 March 2014 13 August 2014
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 50 Watt

GeForce 840M has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 51.5% lower power consumption.

FirePro W4100, on the other hand, has a 38.9% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 5 months.

The FirePro W4100 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 840M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 840M is a notebook card while FirePro W4100 is a 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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