AMD FirePro W4100 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M

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Combined performance score

FX 2800M
1.08

FirePro W4100 outperforms Quadro FX 2800M by 265% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking1046654
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.050.16
ArchitectureG9x (2007−2010)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code nameNB10-GLM3Cape Verde
Market segmentMobile workstationWorkstation
Release date1 December 2009 (14 years old)2 October 2015 (8 years old)
Current price$140 $916
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro W4100 has 220% better value for money than FX 2800M.

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 cores96512
Core clock speed600 MHz630 MHz
Number of transistors754 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate28.8020.16
Floating-point performance288 gflops645.1 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Quadro FX 2800M and FirePro W4100 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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data171 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Form factorno datalow profile / half length
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s72 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 ConnectorsNo outputs4x mini-DisplayPort
Dual-link DVI supportno data1

Technologies

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

AppAccelerationno data+

API support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model4.05.1
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
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.

FX 2800M 1.08
FirePro W4100 3.94
+265%

FirePro W4100 outperforms Quadro FX 2800M by 265% 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%

FX 2800M 418
FirePro W4100 1526
+265%

FirePro W4100 outperforms Quadro FX 2800M by 265% in Passmark.

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 HD31
+93.8%
16
−93.8%
4K0−13

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Hitman 3 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Hitman 3 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−75%
7
+75%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−125%
9−10
+125%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Hitman 3 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Hitman 3 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 2−3

4K
Ultra Preset

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

This is how FX 2800M and FirePro W4100 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • FX 2800M is 93.8% faster than FirePro W4100

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

  • in Hitman 3, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the FirePro W4100 is 700% faster than the FX 2800M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • FirePro W4100 is ahead in 28 tests (97%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (3%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.08 3.94
Recency 1 December 2009 2 October 2015
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 50 Watt

The FirePro W4100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 2800M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 2800M is a mobile workstation 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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