RTX A4000 vs FirePro W2100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W2100 and RTX A4000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FirePro W2100
2014
2 GB DDR3, 26 Watt
2.34

RTX A4000 outperforms W2100 by a whopping 2059% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking84858
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.1724.73
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameOlandGA104
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date12 August 2014 (10 years ago)12 April 2021 (3 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 cores3206144
Core clock speed630 MHz735 MHz
Boost clock speed680 MHz1560 MHz
Number of transistors950 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)26 Watt140 Watt
Texture fill rate13.60299.5
Floating-point processing power0.4352 TFLOPS19.17 TFLOPS
ROPs896
TMUs20192
Tensor Coresno data192
Ray Tracing Coresno data48

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 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Form factorlow profile / half lengthno data
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin

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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/s448.0 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 DisplayPort4x DisplayPort 1.4a
DisplayPort count2no data
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 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA-8.6

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.

FirePro W2100 2.34
RTX A4000 50.51
+2059%

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.

FirePro W2100 903
RTX A4000 19462
+2055%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

FirePro W2100 3723
RTX A4000 121218
+3156%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

FirePro W2100 4490
RTX A4000 111279
+2378%

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 HD12
−1983%
250−260
+1983%
4K2
−1900%
40−45
+1900%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1900%
100−105
+1900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−2025%
170−180
+2025%
Battlefield 5 3−4
−1900%
60−65
+1900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−1900%
120−130
+1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1900%
100−105
+1900%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−2025%
85−90
+2025%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−1900%
120−130
+1900%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−1991%
230−240
+1991%
Hitman 3 7−8
−2043%
150−160
+2043%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−2005%
400−450
+2005%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1900%
100−105
+1900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−1991%
230−240
+1991%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−1927%
750−800
+1927%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−2025%
170−180
+2025%
Battlefield 5 3−4
−1900%
60−65
+1900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−1900%
120−130
+1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1900%
100−105
+1900%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−2025%
85−90
+2025%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−1900%
120−130
+1900%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−1991%
230−240
+1991%
Hitman 3 7−8
−2043%
150−160
+2043%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−2005%
400−450
+2005%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1900%
100−105
+1900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−1991%
230−240
+1991%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−2054%
280−290
+2054%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−1927%
750−800
+1927%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−2025%
170−180
+2025%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−1900%
120−130
+1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1900%
100−105
+1900%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−2025%
85−90
+2025%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−1991%
230−240
+1991%
Hitman 3 7−8
−2043%
150−160
+2043%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−2005%
400−450
+2005%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−1991%
230−240
+1991%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−2054%
280−290
+2054%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−1927%
750−800
+1927%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1900%
100−105
+1900%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−2025%
85−90
+2025%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−1900%
60−65
+1900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−1900%
40−45
+1900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−1900%
60−65
+1900%
Hitman 3 7−8
−2043%
150−160
+2043%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
−1900%
120−130
+1900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
−2054%
280−290
+2054%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1900%
100−105
+1900%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−1900%
40−45
+1900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−1900%
60−65
+1900%

This is how FirePro W2100 and RTX A4000 compete in popular games:

  • RTX A4000 is 1983% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A4000 is 1900% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.34 50.51
Recency 12 August 2014 12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 26 Watt 140 Watt

FirePro W2100 has 438.5% lower power consumption.

RTX A4000, on the other hand, has a 2058.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W2100 in performance tests.


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