FirePro W2100 vs Radeon VII

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Aggregate performance score

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

Radeon VII
2019
16 GB HBM2, 295 Watt
43.05
+1732%

VII outperforms W2100 by a whopping 1732% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking86850
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation25.13no data
Power efficiency10.066.23
ArchitectureGCN 5.1 (2018−2022)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameVega 20Oland
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date7 February 2019 (5 years ago)12 August 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 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 cores3840320
Core clock speed1400 MHz630 MHz
Boost clock speed1750 MHz680 MHz
Number of transistors13,230 million950 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)295 Watt26 Watt
Texture fill rate420.013.60
Floating-point processing power13.44 TFLOPS0.4352 TFLOPS
ROPs648
TMUs24020

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 x8
Length280 mmno data
Width2-slot1-slot
Form factorno datalow profile / half length
Supplementary power connectors2x 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 typeHBM2DDR3
Maximum RAM amount16 GB2 GB
Memory bus width4096 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth1024 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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a2x DisplayPort
HDMI+-
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 (12_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model6.75.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.11.2
Vulkan1.31.2.131

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.

Radeon VII 43.05
+1732%
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.

Radeon VII 16549
+1733%
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.

Radeon VII 27449
+2430%
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.

Radeon VII 146094
+1780%
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 HD123
+846%
13
−846%
1440p79
+1875%
4−5
−1875%
4K58
+2800%
2
−2800%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.68no data
1440p8.85no data
4K12.05no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+1050%
8−9
−1050%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+1450%
6−7
−1450%
Elden Ring 150−160
+2960%
5−6
−2960%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 92
+1740%
5−6
−1740%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+1050%
8−9
−1050%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
+567%
6−7
−567%
Forza Horizon 4 118
+883%
12−14
−883%
Metro Exodus 95
+3067%
3−4
−3067%
Red Dead Redemption 2 126
+1300%
9−10
−1300%
Valorant 238 0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 153
+2960%
5−6
−2960%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+1050%
8−9
−1050%
Cyberpunk 2077 33
+450%
6−7
−450%
Dota 2 128
+2460%
5−6
−2460%
Elden Ring 150−160
+2960%
5−6
−2960%
Far Cry 5 103
+636%
14−16
−636%
Fortnite 180−190
+1425%
12−14
−1425%
Forza Horizon 4 97
+708%
12−14
−708%
Grand Theft Auto V 111
+1750%
6−7
−1750%
Metro Exodus 80
+2567%
3−4
−2567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+841%
21−24
−841%
Red Dead Redemption 2 70
+678%
9−10
−678%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150−160
+1633%
9−10
−1633%
Valorant 143 0−1
World of Tanks 270−280
+534%
40−45
−534%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 82
+1540%
5−6
−1540%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+1050%
8−9
−1050%
Cyberpunk 2077 28
+367%
6−7
−367%
Dota 2 147
+2840%
5−6
−2840%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+621%
14−16
−621%
Forza Horizon 4 84
+600%
12−14
−600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150
+582%
21−24
−582%
Valorant 197 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 43 0−1
Elden Ring 90−95
+9000%
1−2
−9000%
Grand Theft Auto V 43
+4200%
1−2
−4200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+994%
16−18
−994%
Red Dead Redemption 2 46
+4500%
1−2
−4500%
World of Tanks 270−280
+1713%
14−16
−1713%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+7600%
1−2
−7600%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+40.6%
30−35
−40.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 19
+375%
4−5
−375%
Far Cry 5 130−140
+2217%
6−7
−2217%
Forza Horizon 4 61 0−1
Metro Exodus 83
+1975%
4−5
−1975%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+1460%
5−6
−1460%
Valorant 156
+1850%
8−9
−1850%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+2200%
2−3
−2200%
Dota 2 62
+288%
16−18
−288%
Elden Ring 40−45
+4300%
1−2
−4300%
Grand Theft Auto V 62
+313%
14−16
−313%
Metro Exodus 37
+1750%
2−3
−1750%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
+1929%
7−8
−1929%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 62
+313%
14−16
−313%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 53
+2550%
2−3
−2550%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+2200%
2−3
−2200%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+350%
2−3
−350%
Dota 2 78
+388%
16−18
−388%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+3200%
2−3
−3200%
Fortnite 60−65
+6200%
1−2
−6200%
Forza Horizon 4 33
+3200%
1−2
−3200%
Valorant 89
+4350%
2−3
−4350%

This is how Radeon VII and FirePro W2100 compete in popular games:

  • Radeon VII is 846% faster in 1080p
  • Radeon VII is 1875% faster in 1440p
  • Radeon VII is 2800% faster in 4K

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

  • in Elden Ring, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon VII is 9000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Radeon VII surpassed FirePro W2100 in all 53 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 43.05 2.35
Recency 7 February 2019 12 August 2014
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 295 Watt 26 Watt

Radeon VII has a 1731.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

FirePro W2100, on the other hand, has 1034.6% lower power consumption.

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

Be aware that Radeon VII is a desktop card while FirePro W2100 is a workstation one.


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