Radeon 550X vs FirePro W2100

Place in the ranking	843	709
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	6.27	5.14
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	Oland	Lexa
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	12 August 2014 (10 years ago)	27 March 2019 (5 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	320	512
Core clock speed	630 MHz	1082 MHz
Boost clock speed	680 MHz	1218 MHz
Number of transistors	950 million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	26 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	13.60	38.98
Floating-point processing power	0.4352 TFLOPS	1.247 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	16
TMUs	20	32

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	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	no data	145 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Form factor	low profile / half length	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	28.8 GB/s	112.0 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 Connectors	2x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+
DisplayPort count	2	no 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.

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	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.

FirePro W2100 2.34

Radeon 550X 3.69
+57.7%

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

Radeon 550X 1423
+57.6%

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	14 −50%	21−24 +50%
4K	2 −50%	3−4 +50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6

−40%

7−8
+40%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%
Battlefield 5	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −50%	9−10 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −50%	9−10 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −45.5%	16−18 +45.5%
Hitman 3	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −42.1%	27−30 +42.1%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −45.5%	16−18 +45.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −48.6%	55−60 +48.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%
Battlefield 5	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −50%	9−10 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −50%	9−10 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −45.5%	16−18 +45.5%
Hitman 3	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −42.1%	27−30 +42.1%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −45.5%	16−18 +45.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −38.5%	18−20 +38.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −48.6%	55−60 +48.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −50%	9−10 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −45.5%	16−18 +45.5%
Hitman 3	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −42.1%	27−30 +42.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −45.5%	16−18 +45.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −38.5%	18−20 +38.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −48.6%	55−60 +48.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

−40%

7−8
+40%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Hitman 3	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 −50%	9−10 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 −38.5%	18−20 +38.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

−40%

7−8
+40%

4K
High Preset

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

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−33.3%

4−5
+33.3%

This is how FirePro W2100 and Radeon 550X compete in popular games:

Radeon 550X is 50% faster in 1080p
Radeon 550X is 50% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.34	3.69
Recency	12 August 2014	27 March 2019
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	26 Watt	50 Watt

FirePro W2100 has 92.3% lower power consumption.

Radeon 550X, on the other hand, has a 57.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 550X is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W2100 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W2100 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon 550X is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.