FirePro W4100 vs Radeon Pro WX 7100

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Combined performance score

Pro WX 7100
20.34
+416%

Radeon Pro WX 7100 outperforms FirePro W4100 by 416% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking251654
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money10.600.16
ArchitecturePolaris (2016−2019)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code namePolaris 12Cape Verde
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date1 March 2017 (7 years old)2 October 2015 (8 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$799 no data
Current price$582 (0.7x MSRP)$916
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro WX 7100 has 6525% better value for money than FirePro W4100.

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 cores2304512
Core clock speedno data630 MHz
Boost clock speed1243 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,700 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate179.020.16
Floating-point performance5,728 gflops645.1 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 supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length241 mm171 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Form factorno datalow profile / half length
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed7000 MHz4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 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 Connectors4x DisplayPort4x 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+
FreeSync+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

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 WX 7100 20.34
+416%
FirePro W4100 3.94

Radeon Pro WX 7100 outperforms FirePro W4100 by 416% 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 WX 7100 7885
+417%
FirePro W4100 1526

Radeon Pro WX 7100 outperforms FirePro W4100 by 417% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

Pro WX 7100 38420
+615%
FirePro W4100 5371

Radeon Pro WX 7100 outperforms FirePro W4100 by 615% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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 HD80−85
+400%
16
−400%
4K14−16
+367%
3
−367%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+357%
7−8
−357%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+486%
7−8
−486%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+518%
10−12
−518%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+279%
14−16
−279%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+357%
7−8
−357%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+671%
7−8
−671%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+686%
7−8
−686%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+483%
12−14
−483%
Hitman 3 55−60
+638%
8−9
−638%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+514%
7−8
−514%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+313%
8−9
−313%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+300%
10−12
−300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+875%
4−5
−875%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+486%
7−8
−486%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+518%
10−12
−518%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+279%
14−16
−279%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+357%
7−8
−357%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+671%
7−8
−671%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+686%
7−8
−686%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+483%
12−14
−483%
Hitman 3 55−60
+638%
8−9
−638%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+514%
7−8
−514%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+560%
5−6
−560%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+313%
8−9
−313%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+300%
10−12
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+543%
7
−543%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+875%
4−5
−875%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+486%
7−8
−486%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+518%
10−12
−518%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+357%
7−8
−357%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+671%
7−8
−671%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+686%
7−8
−686%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+483%
12−14
−483%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+400%
9−10
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+875%
4−5
−875%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+417%
6−7
−417%
Hitman 3 30−35
+371%
7−8
−371%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+145%
10−12
−145%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+271%
7−8
−271%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+1000%
2−3
−1000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+463%
8−9
−463%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+467%
6−7
−467%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+1850%
2−3
−1850%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+925%
4−5
−925%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+475%
4−5
−475%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Hitman 3 18−20
+375%
4−5
−375%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+475%
4−5
−475%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1
Far Cry 5 16−18
+325%
4−5
−325%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+2800%
1−2
−2800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%

This is how Pro WX 7100 and FirePro W4100 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • Pro WX 7100 is 400% faster than FirePro W4100

4K resolution:

  • Pro WX 7100 is 367% faster than FirePro W4100

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Pro WX 7100 is 2800% faster than the FirePro W4100.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Pro WX 7100 surpassed FirePro W4100 in all 60 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 20.34 3.94
Recency 1 March 2017 2 October 2015
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 50 Watt

The Radeon Pro WX 7100 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W4100 in performance tests.


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