RTX 5880 Ada Generation vs FirePro W4100

Place in the ranking	697	4
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Cape Verde	AD102
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	2 October 2015 (8 years ago)	5 January 2024 (less than a year 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	14080
Core clock speed	630 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	2460 MHz
Number of transistors	1,500 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	285 Watt
Texture fill rate	20.16	1,082
Floating-point processing power	0.6451 gflops	no data

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 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	171 mm	267 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Form factor	low profile / half length	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 16-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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	48 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	18 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	864.0 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	4x mini-DisplayPort	4x DisplayPort 1.4a
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 graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	-	8.9

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 W4100 3.92

RTX 5880 Ada Generation 89.62
+2186%

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 W4100 1512

RTX 5880 Ada Generation 34568
+2186%

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	13 −2131%	290−300 +2131%
4K	3 −2067%	65−70 +2067%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

7−8
−2186%

160−170

+2186%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 −2173%	250−260 +2173%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −2067%	65−70 +2067%
Battlefield 5	9−10 −2122%	200−210 +2122%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −2122%	200−210 +2122%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −2186%	160−170 +2186%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −2150%	180−190 +2150%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 −2173%	250−260 +2173%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −2074%	500−550 +2074%
Hitman 3	9−10 −2122%	200−210 +2122%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −2122%	600−650 +2122%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −2186%	160−170 +2186%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −2100%	220−230 +2100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −1900%	300−310 +1900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −2109%	950−1000 +2109%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 −2173%	250−260 +2173%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −2067%	65−70 +2067%
Battlefield 5	9−10 −2122%	200−210 +2122%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −2122%	200−210 +2122%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −2186%	160−170 +2186%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −2150%	180−190 +2150%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 −2173%	250−260 +2173%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −2074%	500−550 +2074%
Hitman 3	9−10 −2122%	200−210 +2122%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −2122%	600−650 +2122%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −2186%	160−170 +2186%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −2100%	220−230 +2100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −1900%	300−310 +1900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −2088%	350−400 +2088%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −2109%	950−1000 +2109%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 −2173%	250−260 +2173%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −2067%	65−70 +2067%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −2122%	200−210 +2122%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −2186%	160−170 +2186%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −2150%	180−190 +2150%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −2074%	500−550 +2074%
Hitman 3	9−10 −2122%	200−210 +2122%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −2122%	600−650 +2122%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −1900%	300−310 +1900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −2088%	350−400 +2088%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −2109%	950−1000 +2109%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

−2100%

220−230
+2100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −2186%	160−170 +2186%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −2067%	130−140 +2067%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −2150%	90−95 +2150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −2067%	65−70 +2067%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −2150%	45−50 +2150%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −2150%	90−95 +2150%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −2150%	90−95 +2150%
Hitman 3	8−9 −2150%	180−190 +2150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −2122%	200−210 +2122%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −2067%	65−70 +2067%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −1983%	500−550 +1983%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
−2150%

180−190

+2150%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −2150%	45−50 +2150%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −2150%	45−50 +2150%
Hitman 3	0−1	0−1
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −2067%	65−70 +2067%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −2150%	45−50 +2150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −2000%	21−24 +2000%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 −2150%	45−50 +2150%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −2150%	45−50 +2150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −2000%	21−24 +2000%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
−2100%

110−120

+2100%

This is how FirePro W4100 and RTX 5880 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 2131% faster in 1080p
RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 2067% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.92	89.62
Recency	2 October 2015	5 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	48 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	285 Watt

FirePro W4100 has 470% lower power consumption.

RTX 5880 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 2186.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 5880 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W4100 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W4100 is a workstation graphics card while RTX 5880 Ada Generation is a desktop one.

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