FirePro W2100 vs Radeon R5 M420

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R5 M420 with FirePro W2100, including specs and performance data.

R5 M420
2016
4 GB DDR3
1.27

W2100 outperforms R5 M420 by an impressive 84% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1037848
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data6.16
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameJetOland
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date15 May 2016 (8 years ago)12 August 2014 (10 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 cores320320
Core clock speed780 MHz630 MHz
Boost clock speed850 MHz680 MHz
Number of transistors690 million950 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data26 Watt
Texture fill rate17.0013.60
Floating-point processing power0.544 TFLOPS0.4352 TFLOPS
ROPs88
TMUs2020

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).

Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x8
Widthno data1-slot
Form factorno datalow profile / half length
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth16 GB/s28.8 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DisplayPort
DisplayPort countno data2
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 compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

R5 M420 1.27
FirePro W2100 2.34
+84.3%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

R5 M420 488
FirePro W2100 903
+85%

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 HD6−7
−100%
12
+100%
4K1−2
−100%
2
+100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−450%
10−12
+450%
Hitman 3 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−35.7%
18−20
+35.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−12.1%
35−40
+12.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−450%
10−12
+450%
Hitman 3 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−35.7%
18−20
+35.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−18.2%
12−14
+18.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−12.1%
35−40
+12.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−450%
10−12
+450%
Hitman 3 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−35.7%
18−20
+35.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−18.2%
12−14
+18.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−12.1%
35−40
+12.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 1−2
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 1−2
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
−117%
12−14
+117%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 1−2

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 1−2
Far Cry 5 0−1 1−2

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

This is how R5 M420 and FirePro W2100 compete in popular games:

  • FirePro W2100 is 100% faster in 1080p
  • FirePro W2100 is 100% faster in 4K

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the FirePro W2100 is 450% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • FirePro W2100 is ahead in 43 tests (84%)
  • there's a draw in 8 tests (16%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.27 2.34
Recency 15 May 2016 12 August 2014
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB

R5 M420 has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

FirePro W2100, on the other hand, has a 84.3% higher aggregate performance score.

The FirePro W2100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M420 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R5 M420 is a notebook card while FirePro W2100 is a workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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AMD Radeon R5 M420
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