FirePro W2100 vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire with FirePro W2100, including specs and performance data.
HD 7970M Crossfire outperforms W2100 by a whopping 569% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 395 | 910 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 5.54 | 6.38 |
| Architecture | GCN (2012−2015) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | Wimbledon XT | Oland |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 1 May 2012 (13 years ago) | 12 August 2014 (11 years ago) |
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 cores | 2560 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 630 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 680 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 950 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 26 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 13.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.4352 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 8 |
| TMUs | no data | 20 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 80 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Bus support | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Form factor | no data | low profile / half length |
| 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 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 2x 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 4800 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 28.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | 2x DisplayPort |
| DisplayPort count | no data | 2 |
| Dual-link DVI support | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2.131 |
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:
| 900p | 132
+633%
| 18−20
−633%
|
| Full HD | 102
+750%
| 12
−750%
|
| 4K | 12−14
+500%
| 2
−500%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 80−85
+1540%
|
5−6
−1540%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+520%
|
5−6
−520%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+950%
|
6−7
−950%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 80−85
+1540%
|
5−6
−1540%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+520%
|
5−6
−520%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 60−65
+757%
|
7−8
−757%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+700%
|
6−7
−700%
|
| Fortnite | 80−85
+730%
|
10−11
−730%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+455%
|
10−12
−455%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 45−50
+820%
|
5−6
−820%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50−55
+350%
|
12−14
−350%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
+205%
|
40−45
−205%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+950%
|
6−7
−950%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 80−85
+1540%
|
5−6
−1540%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 190−200
+348%
|
40−45
−348%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+520%
|
5−6
−520%
|
| Dota 2 | 90−95
+304%
|
21−24
−304%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 60−65
+757%
|
7−8
−757%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+700%
|
6−7
−700%
|
| Fortnite | 80−85
+730%
|
10−11
−730%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+455%
|
10−12
−455%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 45−50
+820%
|
5−6
−820%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 55−60
+1275%
|
4−5
−1275%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+675%
|
4−5
−675%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50−55
+350%
|
12−14
−350%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
+388%
|
8−9
−388%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
+205%
|
40−45
−205%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+950%
|
6−7
−950%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+520%
|
5−6
−520%
|
| Dota 2 | 90−95
+304%
|
21−24
−304%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 60−65
+757%
|
7−8
−757%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+700%
|
6−7
−700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+455%
|
10−12
−455%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50−55
+350%
|
12−14
−350%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
+388%
|
8−9
−388%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
+205%
|
40−45
−205%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 80−85
+730%
|
10−11
−730%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+460%
|
5−6
−460%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 100−110
+581%
|
16−18
−581%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 24−27
+700%
|
3−4
−700%
|
| Metro Exodus | 18−20
+800%
|
2−3
−800%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+567%
|
21−24
−567%
|
| Valorant | 150−160
+782%
|
16−18
−782%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+583%
|
6−7
−583%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 30−33
+500%
|
5−6
−500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+967%
|
3−4
−967%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+620%
|
5−6
−620%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
+600%
|
3−4
−600%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 30−35
+725%
|
4−5
−725%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 27−30
+80%
|
14−16
−80%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−12
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 20−22
+900%
|
2−3
−900%
|
| Valorant | 80−85
+636%
|
10−12
−636%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+600%
|
3−4
−600%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 50−55
+960%
|
5−6
−960%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 14−16
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+1500%
|
1−2
−1500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+2400%
|
1−2
−2400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
+367%
|
3−4
−367%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 14−16
+367%
|
3−4
−367%
|
This is how HD 7970M Crossfire and FirePro W2100 compete in popular games:
- HD 7970M Crossfire is 633% faster in 900p
- HD 7970M Crossfire is 750% faster in 1080p
- HD 7970M Crossfire is 500% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 7970M Crossfire is 2400% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, HD 7970M Crossfire surpassed FirePro W2100 in all 55 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.44 | 2.16 |
| Recency | 1 May 2012 | 12 August 2014 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 26 Watt |
HD 7970M Crossfire has a 568.5% higher aggregate performance score.
FirePro W2100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 669.2% lower power consumption.
The Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W2100 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is a notebook graphics card while FirePro W2100 is a workstation one.
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