FirePro W2100 vs Radeon RX 480

Place in the ranking	252	849
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	15.63	no data
Power efficiency	10.27	6.22
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code name	Ellesmere	Oland
GCN generation	4th Gen	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Design	reference	no data
Release date	29 June 2016 (8 years ago)	12 August 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	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 cores	2304	320
Compute units	36	no data
Core clock speed	1120 MHz	630 MHz
Boost clock speed	1266 MHz	680 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	26 Watt
Texture fill rate	182.3	13.60
Floating-point processing power	5.834 TFLOPS	0.4352 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	8
TMUs	144	20

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 support	n/a	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Form factor	no data	low profile / half length
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None
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 type	GDDR5	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224 GB/s	28.8 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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	2x DisplayPort
Eyefinity	+	-
HDMI	2.0	-
DisplayPort support	1.4HDR	-
DisplayPort count	no data	2
Dual-link DVI support	-	+

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	n/a	+
CrossFire	+	-
Enduro	n/a	-
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
HD3D	n/a	-
LiquidVR	+	-
PowerTune	+	-
TressFX	+	-
TrueAudio	n/a	-
ZeroCore	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	+	1.2.131
Mantle	n/a	-

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.

RX 480 22.37
+852%

FirePro W2100 2.35

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.

RX 480 8600
+852%

FirePro W2100 903

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.

RX 480 12186
+1023%

FirePro W2100 1085

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.

RX 480 72213
+829%

FirePro W2100 7771

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

RX 480 132
+786%

FirePro W2100 15

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 HD	77 +492%	13 −492%
1440p	52 +940%	5−6 −940%
4K	35 +1650%	2 −1650%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.97	no data
1440p	4.40	no data
4K	6.54	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +310%	10−11 −310%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 +800%	5−6 −800%
Elden Ring	70−75 +1700%	4−5 −1700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +1300%	5−6 −1300%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +310%	10−11 −310%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 +800%	5−6 −800%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 +700%	12−14 −700%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +1867%	3−4 −1867%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +456%	9−10 −456%
Valorant	90−95 +900%	9−10 −900%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +1300%	5−6 −1300%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +310%	10−11 −310%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 +800%	5−6 −800%
Dota 2	52 +940%	5−6 −940%
Elden Ring	70−75 +1700%	4−5 −1700%
Far Cry 5	51 +264%	14−16 −264%
Fortnite	110−120 +858%	12−14 −858%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 +700%	12−14 −700%
Grand Theft Auto V	78 +1460%	5−6 −1460%
Metro Exodus	16 +433%	3−4 −433%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	78 +255%	21−24 −255%
Red Dead Redemption 2	34 +278%	9−10 −278%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30 +233%	9−10 −233%
Valorant	90−95 +900%	9−10 −900%
World of Tanks	285 +548%	40−45 −548%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +1300%	5−6 −1300%
Counter-Strike 2	29 +190%	10−11 −190%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 +800%	5−6 −800%
Dota 2	75−80 +1460%	5−6 −1460%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +414%	14−16 −414%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 +700%	12−14 −700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	64 +191%	21−24 −191%
Valorant	90−95 +900%	9−10 −900%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	37 +1133%	3−4 −1133%
Elden Ring	35−40 +3700%	1−2 −3700%
Grand Theft Auto V	37	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +988%	16−18 −988%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21 +2000%	1−2 −2000%
World of Tanks	150−160 +838%	16−18 −838%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +4400%	1−2 −4400%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +111%	9−10 −111%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +950%	6−7 −950%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +867%	6−7 −867%
Metro Exodus	50 +900%	5−6 −900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +967%	3−4 −967%
Valorant	55−60 +638%	8−9 −638%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +1800%	1−2 −1800%
Dota 2	36 +125%	16−18 −125%
Elden Ring	16−18 +1600%	1−2 −1600%
Grand Theft Auto V	36 +140%	14−16 −140%
Metro Exodus	15 +1400%	1−2 −1400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70 +900%	7−8 −900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	36 +140%	14−16 −140%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +1050%	2−3 −1050%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +1800%	1−2 −1800%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Dota 2	88 +450%	16−18 −450%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +1350%	2−3 −1350%
Fortnite	28 +2700%	1−2 −2700%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +1033%	3−4 −1033%
Valorant	27−30 +1300%	2−3 −1300%

This is how RX 480 and FirePro W2100 compete in popular games:

RX 480 is 492% faster in 1080p
RX 480 is 940% faster in 1440p
RX 480 is 1650% faster in 4K

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

in Battlefield 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 480 is 4400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RX 480 surpassed FirePro W2100 in all 52 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	22.37	2.35
Recency	29 June 2016	12 August 2014
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	26 Watt

RX 480 has a 851.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

FirePro W2100, on the other hand, has 476.9% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 480 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W2100 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 480 is a desktop 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.