FirePro W4100 vs GeForce GTX 960

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Aggregate performance score

GTX 960
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
15.70
+296%

GeForce GTX 960 outperforms FirePro W4100 by a whopping 296% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking318658
Place by popularity53not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.200.17
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code nameGM206Cape Verde
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date22 January 2015 (9 years ago)2 October 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data
Current price$440 (2.2x MSRP)$916

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 960 has 1194% better value for money than FirePro W4100.

Detailed specifications

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 cores1024512
CUDA cores1024no data
Core clock speed1127 MHz630 MHz
Boost clock speed1178 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,940 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate72 billion/sec20.16
Floating-point performance2,413 gflops645.1 gflops

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 supportPCI Express 3.0PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length9.5" (24.1 cm)171 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Form factorno datalow profile / half length
Recommended system power (PSU)400 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinsNone
SLI options+no 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth112 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.24x mini-DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+no data
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support+no data
Dual-link DVI supportno data1
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

AppAccelerationno data+
GameStream+no data
GeForce ShadowPlay+no data
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+1.2.131
CUDA+no data

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.

GTX 960 15.70
+296%
FirePro W4100 3.96

GeForce GTX 960 outperforms FirePro W4100 by 296% based on our aggregate 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%

GTX 960 6070
+296%
FirePro W4100 1531

GeForce GTX 960 outperforms FirePro W4100 by 296% 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%

GTX 960 7916
+375%
FirePro W4100 1665

GeForce GTX 960 outperforms FirePro W4100 by 375% 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%

GTX 960 49918
+294%
FirePro W4100 12657

GeForce GTX 960 outperforms FirePro W4100 by 294% 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%

GTX 960 18200
+231%
FirePro W4100 5505

GeForce GTX 960 outperforms FirePro W4100 by 231% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 5%

GTX 960 20183
+209%
FirePro W4100 6527

GeForce GTX 960 outperforms FirePro W4100 by 209% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

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 HD65
+364%
14
−364%
4K30
+900%
3
−900%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+357%
7−8
−357%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+1200%
2−3
−1200%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+467%
9−10
−467%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+278%
9−10
−278%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+200%
14−16
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+389%
9−10
−389%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+279%
14−16
−279%
Hitman 3 35−40
+311%
9−10
−311%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+183%
18−20
−183%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+586%
7−8
−586%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+340%
10−11
−340%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+214%
14−16
−214%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+480%
5−6
−480%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+357%
7−8
−357%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+1200%
2−3
−1200%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+467%
9−10
−467%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+278%
9−10
−278%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+200%
14−16
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+389%
9−10
−389%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+279%
14−16
−279%
Hitman 3 35−40
+311%
9−10
−311%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+183%
18−20
−183%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+586%
7−8
−586%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+340%
10−11
−340%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+214%
14−16
−214%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50
+614%
7
−614%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+480%
5−6
−480%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+357%
7−8
−357%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+1200%
2−3
−1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+278%
9−10
−278%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+200%
14−16
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+279%
14−16
−279%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+183%
18−20
−183%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+586%
7−8
−586%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
+211%
9−10
−211%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+480%
5−6
−480%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+340%
10−11
−340%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
+329%
7−8
−329%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+480%
5−6
−480%
Hitman 3 21−24
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+333%
6−7
−333%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+400%
6−7
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+256%
9−10
−256%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+300%
7−8
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+314%
7−8
−314%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+325%
4−5
−325%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 30−35
+175%
12−14
−175%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Hitman 3 10−12 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+325%
4−5
−325%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+325%
4−5
−325%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+950%
2−3
−950%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+325%
4−5
−325%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%

This is how GTX 960 and FirePro W4100 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 960 is 364% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 960 is 900% faster in 4K

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

  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 960 is 1500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 960 surpassed FirePro W4100 in all 65 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.70 3.96
Recency 22 January 2015 2 October 2015
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 50 Watt

The GeForce GTX 960 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W4100 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 960 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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