NVIDIA NVS 4200M vs AMD FirePro W2100

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Combined performance score

FirePro W2100
2.33
+224%

FirePro W2100 outperforms NVS 4200M by 224% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking8081122
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.380.01
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameMarsGF119
Market segmentWorkstationMobile workstation
Release date2 October 2015 (8 years old)22 February 2011 (13 years old)
Current price$123 $229
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro W2100 has 3700% better value for money than NVS 4200M.

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 cores32048
Core clock speed680 MHz810 MHz
Boost clock speed680 MHzno data
Number of transistors950 million292 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)26 Watt25 Watt
Texture fill rate13.606.480
Floating-point performance435.2 gflops155.52 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on FirePro W2100 and NVS 4200M 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 x8MXM
Width1-slotno data
Form factorlow profile / half lengthno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1800 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/s12.8 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 Connectors2x DisplayPortNo outputs
DisplayPort count2no data
Dual-link DVI support1no data

Technologies

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

AppAcceleration+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDAno data2.1

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 W2100 2.33
+224%
NVS 4200M 0.72

FirePro W2100 outperforms NVS 4200M by 224% 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 W2100 903
+225%
NVS 4200M 278

FirePro W2100 outperforms NVS 4200M by 225% in Passmark.

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 W2100 3715
+222%
NVS 4200M 1155

FirePro W2100 outperforms NVS 4200M by 222% 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 HD12
−8.3%
13
+8.3%
4K20−1

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4 0−1
Battlefield 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Hitman 3 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4 0−1
Battlefield 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Hitman 3 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4 0−1
Metro Exodus 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4 0−1
Battlefield 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Hitman 3 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

This is how FirePro W2100 and NVS 4200M compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • NVS 4200M is 8.3% faster than FirePro W2100

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

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the FirePro W2100 is 300% faster than the NVS 4200M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • FirePro W2100 is ahead in 23 tests (92%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (8%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.33 0.72
Recency 2 October 2015 22 February 2011
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 26 Watt 25 Watt

The FirePro W2100 is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 4200M in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W2100 is a workstation card while NVS 4200M 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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