FirePro W2100 vs Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Place in the ranking	491	851
Place by popularity	28	not in top-100
Power efficiency	41.35	6.22
Architecture	Vega (2017−2020)	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code name	Vega	Oland
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	7 January 2020 (5 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 cores	512	320
Core clock speed	no data	630 MHz
Boost clock speed	2100 MHz	680 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	26 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	13.60
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.4352 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	8
TMUs	no data	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	no data	PCIe 3.0
Interface	no data	PCIe 3.0 x8
Width	no data	1-slot
Form factor	no data	low profile / half length
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	no data	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	no data	2 GB
Memory bus width	no data	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	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	no data	2x DisplayPort
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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_1	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	no data	5.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	1.2
Vulkan	-	1.2.131

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 Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 9.01
+283%

FirePro W2100 2.35

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 Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 3743
+245%

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 Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 27084
+249%

FirePro W2100 7771

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	23 +76.9%	13 −76.9%
1440p	17 +325%	4−5 −325%
4K	9 +350%	2 −350%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	13 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	19 +217%	6−7 −217%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +480%	5−6 −480%
Counter-Strike 2	9 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	15 +150%	6−7 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	32 +167%	12−14 −167%
Forza Horizon 5	21 +2000%	1−2 −2000%
Metro Exodus	27 +800%	3−4 −800%
Red Dead Redemption 2	33 +267%	9−10 −267%
Valorant	44	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +480%	5−6 −480%
Counter-Strike 2	9 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Dota 2	29 +480%	5−6 −480%
Far Cry 5	30 +114%	14−16 −114%
Fortnite	50−55 +342%	12−14 −342%
Forza Horizon 4	27 +125%	12−14 −125%
Forza Horizon 5	13 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
Grand Theft Auto V	19 +217%	6−7 −217%
Metro Exodus	19 +533%	3−4 −533%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	57 +159%	21−24 −159%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +200%	9−10 −200%
Valorant	14	0−1
World of Tanks	48 +9.1%	40−45 −9.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +480%	5−6 −480%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 +50%	6−7 −50%
Dota 2	48 +860%	5−6 −860%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +171%	14−16 −171%
Forza Horizon 4	23 +91.7%	12−14 −91.7%
Forza Horizon 5	14 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 +223%	21−24 −223%
Valorant	37	0−1

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	9	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	9 +800%	1−2 −800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	22 +37.5%	16−18 −37.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
World of Tanks	21 +40%	14−16 −40%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +1600%	1−2 −1600%
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	2 −100%	4−5 +100%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +217%	6−7 −217%
Forza Horizon 4	16	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Metro Exodus	17 +325%	4−5 −325%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Valorant	39 +388%	8−9 −388%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Dota 2	10 −60%	16−18 +60%
Grand Theft Auto V	10 −50%	14−16 +50%
Metro Exodus	6 +500%	1−2 −500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	13 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10 −50%	14−16 +50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Dota 2	18 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Fortnite	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Forza Horizon 4	9 +350%	2−3 −350%
Forza Horizon 5	6−7	0−1
Valorant	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%

This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and FirePro W2100 compete in popular games:

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 77% faster in 1080p
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 325% faster in 1440p
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 350% faster in 4K

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

in Forza Horizon 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 2000% faster.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the FirePro W2100 is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is ahead in 49 tests (89%)
FirePro W2100 is ahead in 6 tests (11%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.01	2.35
Recency	7 January 2020	12 August 2014
Chip lithography	7 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	26 Watt

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has a 283.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 73.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W2100 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 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.