FirePro W4100 vs Radeon RX 580

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 580 with FirePro W4100, including specs and performance data.

RX 580
2017
8 GB GDDR5, 185 Watt
23.01
+481%

RX 580 outperforms W4100 by a whopping 481% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking245700
Place by popularity1not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.16no data
Power efficiency8.585.46
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code namePolaris 20Cape Verde
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date18 April 2017 (7 years ago)13 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 cores2304512
Core clock speed1257 MHz630 MHz
Boost clock speed1340 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,700 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)185 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate193.020.16
Floating-point processing power6.175 TFLOPS0.6451 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs14432

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 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length241 mm171 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Form factorno datalow profile / half length
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone

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
Maximum RAM amount8 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth256.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort4x mini-DisplayPort
HDMI+-
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 (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 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 580 23.01
+481%
FirePro W4100 3.96

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 580 8847
+482%
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.

RX 580 13927
+736%
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.

RX 580 82516
+552%
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 HD96
+465%
17
−465%
1440p44
+529%
7−8
−529%
4K38
+1167%
3
−1167%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.39no data
1440p5.20no data
4K6.03no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+282%
10−12
−282%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+475%
8−9
−475%
Elden Ring 75−80
+733%
9−10
−733%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 80
+627%
10−12
−627%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+282%
10−12
−282%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+475%
8−9
−475%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+482%
16−18
−482%
Metro Exodus 83
+938%
8−9
−938%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+292%
12−14
−292%
Valorant 90−95
+1450%
6−7
−1450%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 117
+964%
10−12
−964%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+282%
10−12
−282%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+475%
8−9
−475%
Dota 2 51
+325%
12−14
−325%
Elden Ring 75−80
+733%
9−10
−733%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+265%
20−22
−265%
Fortnite 110−120
+413%
21−24
−413%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+482%
16−18
−482%
Grand Theft Auto V 77
+542%
12−14
−542%
Metro Exodus 57
+613%
8−9
−613%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 202
+477%
35−40
−477%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+292%
12−14
−292%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+429%
14−16
−429%
Valorant 90−95
+1450%
6−7
−1450%
World of Tanks 240−250
+272%
65−70
−272%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 68
+518%
10−12
−518%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+282%
10−12
−282%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+475%
8−9
−475%
Dota 2 80−85
+567%
12−14
−567%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+265%
20−22
−265%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+482%
16−18
−482%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70
+100%
35−40
−100%
Valorant 90−95
+1450%
6−7
−1450%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 35−40
+1800%
2−3
−1800%
Elden Ring 40−45
+900%
4−5
−900%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
+1167%
3−4
−1167%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+521%
27−30
−521%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+600%
3−4
−600%
World of Tanks 150−160
+450%
27−30
−450%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+840%
5−6
−840%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+111%
9−10
−111%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+622%
9−10
−622%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+1400%
4−5
−1400%
Metro Exodus 53
+5200%
1−2
−5200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+560%
5−6
−560%
Valorant 60−65
+408%
12−14
−408%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+567%
3−4
−567%
Dota 2 57
+256%
16−18
−256%
Elden Ring 18−20
+800%
2−3
−800%
Grand Theft Auto V 57
+256%
16−18
−256%
Metro Exodus 18
+500%
3−4
−500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 73
+564%
10−12
−564%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 57
+256%
16−18
−256%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 28
+833%
3−4
−833%
Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+567%
3−4
−567%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Dota 2 35−40
+144%
16−18
−144%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+650%
4−5
−650%
Fortnite 31
+933%
3−4
−933%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Valorant 27−30
+625%
4−5
−625%

This is how RX 580 and FirePro W4100 compete in popular games:

  • RX 580 is 465% faster in 1080p
  • RX 580 is 529% faster in 1440p
  • RX 580 is 1167% 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 RX 580 is 5200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 580 surpassed FirePro W4100 in all 60 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.01 3.96
Recency 18 April 2017 13 August 2014
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 185 Watt 50 Watt

RX 580 has a 481.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

FirePro W4100, on the other hand, has 270% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 580 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W4100 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 580 is a desktop card while FirePro W4100 is a workstation one.


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