FirePro W2100 vs Radeon Pro Duo

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Combined performance score

Pro Duo
20.99
+801%

Radeon Pro Duo outperforms FirePro W2100 by 801% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking240808
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.180.38
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2017)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code nameCapsaicinMars
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Designreferenceno data
Release date26 April 2016 (7 years old)2 October 2015 (8 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,499 no data
Current price$4200 (2.8x MSRP)$123
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro Duo has 211% better value for money than FirePro W2100.

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 cores4096320
Compute units128no data
Core clock speedno data680 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz680 MHz
Number of transistors8,900 million950 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt26 Watt
Texture fill rate256.013.60
Floating-point performance2x 8,192 gflops435.2 gflops

Size and 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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length277 mmno data
Width2-slot1-slot
Form factorno datalow profile / half length
Supplementary power connectors3x 8-pinNone

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 typeHigh Bandwidth Memory (HBM)DDR3
Maximum RAM amount8 GB2 GB
Memory bus width4096 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MHz1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth512 GB/s28.8 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort2x DisplayPort
Eyefinity1no data
Number of Eyefinity displays6no data
HDMI+no data
DisplayPort support+no data
DisplayPort countno data2
Dual-link DVI supportno data1

Technologies

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

AppAcceleration++
CrossFire1no data
Enduro+no data
FRTC1no data
FreeSync1no data
HD3D+no data
LiquidVR1no data
PowerTune+no data
TressFX1no data
TrueAudio+no data
ZeroCore+no data
UVD+no data
VCE+no data

API support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (11_1)
Shader Model6.05.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan+1.2.131
Mantle+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.

Pro Duo 20.99
+801%
FirePro W2100 2.33

Radeon Pro Duo outperforms FirePro W2100 by 801% 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%

Pro Duo 8136
+801%
FirePro W2100 903

Radeon Pro Duo outperforms FirePro W2100 by 801% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Pro Duo 27110
+2399%
FirePro W2100 1085

Radeon Pro Duo outperforms FirePro W2100 by 2399% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD100−110
+733%
12
−733%
4K18−20
+800%
2
−800%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 20.99 2.33
Recency 26 April 2016 2 October 2015
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 26 Watt

The Radeon Pro Duo is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W2100 in performance tests.


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