FirePro W4100 vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire with FirePro W4100, including specs and performance data.
HD 7970M Crossfire outperforms W4100 by a whopping 303% 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 | 766 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 5.54 | 5.50 |
| Architecture | GCN (2012−2015) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | Wimbledon XT | Cape Verde |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 1 May 2012 (13 years ago) | 13 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 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 630 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,500 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 20.16 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.6451 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 16 |
| TMUs | no data | 32 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 128 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 x16 |
| Length | no data | 171 mm |
| 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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 2x 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 4800 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 72 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 | 4x mini-DisplayPort |
| 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
+340%
| 30−35
−340%
|
| Full HD | 102
+538%
| 16
−538%
|
| 4K | 12−14
+300%
| 3
−300%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 80−85
+493%
|
14−16
−493%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+343%
|
7−8
−343%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+350%
|
14−16
−350%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 80−85
+493%
|
14−16
−493%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+343%
|
7−8
−343%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 60−65
+362%
|
12−14
−362%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+336%
|
10−12
−336%
|
| Fortnite | 80−85
+315%
|
20−22
−315%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+239%
|
18−20
−239%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 45−50
+411%
|
9−10
−411%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50−55
+260%
|
14−16
−260%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
+139%
|
50−55
−139%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+350%
|
14−16
−350%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 80−85
+493%
|
14−16
−493%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 190−200
+198%
|
65−70
−198%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+343%
|
7−8
−343%
|
| Dota 2 | 90−95
+182%
|
30−35
−182%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 60−65
+362%
|
12−14
−362%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+336%
|
10−12
−336%
|
| Fortnite | 80−85
+315%
|
20−22
−315%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+239%
|
18−20
−239%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 45−50
+411%
|
9−10
−411%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 55−60
+400%
|
10−12
−400%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+343%
|
7−8
−343%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50−55
+260%
|
14−16
−260%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
+457%
|
7
−457%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
+139%
|
50−55
−139%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+350%
|
14−16
−350%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+343%
|
7−8
−343%
|
| Dota 2 | 90−95
+182%
|
30−35
−182%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 60−65
+362%
|
12−14
−362%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+336%
|
10−12
−336%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+239%
|
18−20
−239%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50−55
+260%
|
14−16
−260%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
+255%
|
10−12
−255%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
+139%
|
50−55
−139%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 80−85
+315%
|
20−22
−315%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+250%
|
8−9
−250%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 100−110
+304%
|
27−30
−304%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 24−27
+2300%
|
1−2
−2300%
|
| Metro Exodus | 18−20
+800%
|
2−3
−800%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+367%
|
30−33
−367%
|
| Valorant | 150−160
+305%
|
35−40
−305%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+310%
|
10−11
−310%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+550%
|
2−3
−550%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 30−33
+329%
|
7−8
−329%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+357%
|
7−8
−357%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+300%
|
9−10
−300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
+320%
|
5−6
−320%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 30−35
+371%
|
7−8
−371%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
+450%
|
2−3
−450%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 27−30
+80%
|
14−16
−80%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−12
+450%
|
2−3
−450%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 20−22
+400%
|
4−5
−400%
|
| Valorant | 80−85
+350%
|
18−20
−350%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+320%
|
5−6
−320%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
+450%
|
2−3
−450%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Dota 2 | 50−55
+382%
|
10−12
−382%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 14−16
+600%
|
2−3
−600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+700%
|
2−3
−700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+525%
|
4−5
−525%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
+250%
|
4−5
−250%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 14−16
+250%
|
4−5
−250%
|
This is how HD 7970M Crossfire and FirePro W4100 compete in popular games:
- HD 7970M Crossfire is 340% faster in 900p
- HD 7970M Crossfire is 538% faster in 1080p
- HD 7970M Crossfire is 300% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 7970M Crossfire is 2300% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, HD 7970M Crossfire surpassed FirePro W4100 in all 58 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.44 | 3.58 |
| Recency | 1 May 2012 | 13 August 2014 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 50 Watt |
HD 7970M Crossfire has a 303.4% higher aggregate performance score.
FirePro W4100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 300% lower power consumption.
The Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W4100 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is a notebook graphics card while FirePro W4100 is a workstation one.
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