FirePro W4300 vs Quadro K4100M

Place in performance ranking	516	497
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.64	4.63
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code name	N15E-Q3-A2	Bonaire
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	23 July 2013 (10 years ago)	1 December 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,499	no data
Current price	$323 (0.2x MSRP)	$129

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro W4300 has 182% better value for money than K4100M.

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 cores	1152	768
Core clock speed	706 MHz	930 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	67.78	44.64
Floating-point performance	1,627 gflops	1,428 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro K4100M and FirePro W4300 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 size	large	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	171 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	3200 MHz	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	102.4 GB/s	96 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 Connectors	No outputs	4x mini-DisplayPort
Display Port	1.2	no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus	+	no data
3D Vision Pro	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5	6.3
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
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.

K4100M 7.07

FirePro W4300 7.48
+5.8%

FirePro W4300 outperforms Quadro K4100M by 6% based on our aggregated 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%

K4100M 2735

FirePro W4300 2894
+5.8%

FirePro W4300 outperforms Quadro K4100M by 6% 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 HD	48 −4.2%	50−55 +4.2%
4K	13 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

10−12
+10%

10−11

−10%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −4.3%	24−27 +4.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 −5%	21−24 +5%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Hitman 3	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −4.3%	24−27 +4.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 −5%	21−24 +5%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Hitman 3	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −4.3%	24−27 +4.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Hitman 3	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Battlefield 5	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
High Preset

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

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Battlefield 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%