FirePro W4100 vs GeForce GTX 480

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 480 with FirePro W4100, including specs and performance data.

GTX 480
2010
1536 MB GDDR5, 250 Watt
10.70
+170%

GTX 480 outperforms W4100 by a whopping 170% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking431701
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.64no data
Power efficiency2.955.46
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGF100Cape Verde
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date26 March 2010 (14 years ago)13 August 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores480512
Core clock speed700 MHz630 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt50 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate42.0620.16
Floating-point processing power1.345 TFLOPS0.6451 TFLOPS
ROPs4816
TMUs6032

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 support16x PCI-E 2.0PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm171 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Form factorno datalow profile / half length
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1536 MB2 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1848 MHz (3696 data rate)1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth177.4 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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI4x mini-DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Dual-link DVI support-+
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration-+

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
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
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.

GTX 480 10.70
+170%
FirePro W4100 3.96

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.

GTX 480 4113
+170%
FirePro W4100 1521

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.

GTX 480 3650
+119%
FirePro W4100 1665

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.

GTX 480 13144
+140%
FirePro W4100 5478

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 HD45−50
+165%
17
−165%
4K8−9
+167%
3
−167%

Cost per frame, $

1080p11.09no data
4K62.38no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+81.8%
10−12
−81.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
Elden Ring 30−35
+244%
9−10
−244%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+218%
10−12
−218%
Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+81.8%
10−12
−81.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+153%
16−18
−153%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+263%
8−9
−263%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+115%
12−14
−115%
Valorant 40−45
+583%
6−7
−583%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+218%
10−12
−218%
Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+81.8%
10−12
−81.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
Dota 2 35−40
+217%
12−14
−217%
Elden Ring 30−35
+244%
9−10
−244%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+105%
21−24
−105%
Fortnite 60−65
+170%
21−24
−170%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+153%
16−18
−153%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
+217%
12−14
−217%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+263%
8−9
−263%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 80−85
+134%
35−40
−134%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+115%
12−14
−115%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+129%
14−16
−129%
Valorant 40−45
+583%
6−7
−583%
World of Tanks 150−160
+127%
65−70
−127%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+218%
10−12
−218%
Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+81.8%
10−12
−81.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
Dota 2 35−40
+217%
12−14
−217%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+105%
21−24
−105%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+153%
16−18
−153%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 80−85
+134%
35−40
−134%
Valorant 40−45
+583%
6−7
−583%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Elden Ring 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
+78.6%
27−30
−78.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
World of Tanks 75−80
+175%
27−30
−175%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+320%
5−6
−320%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+167%
9−10
−167%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+500%
4−5
−500%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Valorant 24−27
+117%
12−14
−117%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Dota 2 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Elden Ring 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+182%
10−12
−182%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Dota 2 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Fortnite 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Valorant 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%

This is how GTX 480 and FirePro W4100 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 480 is 165% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 480 is 167% faster in 4K

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 480 is 2000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 480 surpassed FirePro W4100 in all 60 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.70 3.96
Recency 26 March 2010 13 August 2014
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 2 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 50 Watt

GTX 480 has a 170.2% higher aggregate performance score.

FirePro W4100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 480 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W4100 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 480 is a desktop 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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