FirePro W4100 vs Radeon R9 380

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 380 with FirePro W4100, including specs and performance data.

R9 380
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 190 Watt
15.28
+301%

R9 380 outperforms W4100 by a whopping 301% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking344703
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.85no data
Power efficiency5.765.45
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameAntiguaCape Verde
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Designreferenceno data
Release date18 June 2015 (9 years ago)13 August 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores1792512
Compute units28no data
Core clock speedno data630 MHz
Boost clock speed970 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,000 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)190 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate108.620.16
Floating-point processing power3.476 TFLOPS0.6451 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs11232

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 supportPCIe 3.0PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length221 mm171 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Form factorfull height / full length / dual slotlow profile / half length
Supplementary power connectors2 x 6-pinNone
Bridgeless CrossFire+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
High bandwidth memory (HBM)-no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed970 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth182.4 GB/s72 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort4x mini-DisplayPort
Eyefinity+-
Number of Eyefinity displays6no data
HDMI+-
DisplayPort support+-
Dual-link DVI support-+

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration-+
CrossFire+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
LiquidVR+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
ZeroCore+-
VCE+-
DDMA audio+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (11_1)
Shader Model6.35.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan+1.2.131
Mantle+-

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.

R9 380 15.28
+301%
FirePro W4100 3.81

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.

R9 380 6108
+302%
FirePro W4100 1521

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.

R9 380 8218
+394%
FirePro W4100 1665

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

R9 380 50723
+301%
FirePro W4100 12657

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 HD65
+282%
17
−282%
4K27
+800%
3
−800%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.06no data
4K7.37no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+133%
12−14
−133%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+244%
9−10
−244%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+364%
10−12
−364%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+133%
12−14
−133%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+244%
9−10
−244%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+261%
18−20
−261%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+600%
6−7
−600%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+378%
9−10
−378%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+192%
12−14
−192%
Valorant 60−65
+611%
9−10
−611%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+364%
10−12
−364%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+133%
12−14
−133%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+244%
9−10
−244%
Dota 2 55−60
+375%
12−14
−375%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+171%
21−24
−171%
Fortnite 85−90
+283%
21−24
−283%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+261%
18−20
−261%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+600%
6−7
−600%
Grand Theft Auto V 55−60
+375%
12−14
−375%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+378%
9−10
−378%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 110−120
+223%
35−40
−223%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+192%
12−14
−192%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 52
+271%
14−16
−271%
Valorant 60−65
+611%
9−10
−611%
World of Tanks 200−210
+200%
65−70
−200%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+364%
10−12
−364%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+133%
12−14
−133%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+244%
9−10
−244%
Dota 2 55−60
+375%
12−14
−375%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+171%
21−24
−171%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+261%
18−20
−261%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+600%
6−7
−600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 110−120
+223%
35−40
−223%
Valorant 60−65
+611%
9−10
−611%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 24−27
+700%
3−4
−700%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
+700%
3−4
−700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
+425%
27−30
−425%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
World of Tanks 110−120
+293%
27−30
−293%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+540%
5−6
−540%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+333%
9−10
−333%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+700%
5−6
−700%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+400%
5−6
−400%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+3400%
1−2
−3400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+200%
7−8
−200%
Valorant 40−45
+233%
12−14
−233%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Dota 2 27−30
+68.8%
16−18
−68.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
+68.8%
16−18
−68.8%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+327%
10−12
−327%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+68.8%
16−18
−68.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Dota 2 27−30
+68.8%
16−18
−68.8%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Fortnite 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Valorant 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%

This is how R9 380 and FirePro W4100 compete in popular games:

  • R9 380 is 282% faster in 1080p
  • R9 380 is 800% faster in 4K

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R9 380 is 3400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, R9 380 surpassed FirePro W4100 in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.28 3.81
Recency 18 June 2015 13 August 2014
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 190 Watt 50 Watt

R9 380 has a 301% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

FirePro W4100, on the other hand, has 280% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R9 380 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W4100 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 380 is a desktop card while FirePro W4100 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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