Radeon PRO W7900 vs FirePro W4100

Place in performance ranking	697	11
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	16.95
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	RDNA 3.0 (2023−2024)
GPU code name	Cape Verde	Navi 31
Market segment	Workstation	Workstation
Release date	2 October 2015 (8 years ago)	13 April 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$3,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	512	6144
Core clock speed	630 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	2495 MHz
Number of transistors	1,500 million	57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	295 Watt
Texture fill rate	20.16	958.1
Floating-point performance	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	280 mm
Width	1-slot	3-slot
Form factor	low profile / half length	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 8-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	3x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x mini-DisplayPort 2.1
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	2.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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

PRO W7900 75.68
+1831%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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

PRO W7900 29191
+1831%

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 −1823%	250−260 +1823%
4K	3 −1733%	55−60 +1733%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

7−8
−1757%

130−140

+1757%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 −1809%	210−220 +1809%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −1733%	55−60 +1733%
Battlefield 5	9−10 −1789%	170−180 +1789%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −1789%	170−180 +1789%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1757%	130−140 +1757%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −1775%	150−160 +1775%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 −1809%	210−220 +1809%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −1639%	400−450 +1639%
Hitman 3	9−10 −1789%	170−180 +1789%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −1752%	500−550 +1752%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −1757%	130−140 +1757%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −1800%	190−200 +1800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −1767%	280−290 +1767%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −1760%	800−850 +1760%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 −1809%	210−220 +1809%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −1733%	55−60 +1733%
Battlefield 5	9−10 −1789%	170−180 +1789%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −1789%	170−180 +1789%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1757%	130−140 +1757%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −1775%	150−160 +1775%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 −1809%	210−220 +1809%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −1639%	400−450 +1639%
Hitman 3	9−10 −1789%	170−180 +1789%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −1752%	500−550 +1752%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −1757%	130−140 +1757%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −1800%	190−200 +1800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −1767%	280−290 +1767%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −1775%	300−310 +1775%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −1760%	800−850 +1760%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 −1809%	210−220 +1809%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −1733%	55−60 +1733%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −1789%	170−180 +1789%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1757%	130−140 +1757%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −1775%	150−160 +1775%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −1639%	400−450 +1639%
Hitman 3	9−10 −1789%	170−180 +1789%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −1752%	500−550 +1752%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −1767%	280−290 +1767%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −1775%	300−310 +1775%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −1760%	800−850 +1760%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

−1800%

190−200
+1800%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −1757%	130−140 +1757%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −1733%	110−120 +1733%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −1775%	75−80 +1775%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −1733%	55−60 +1733%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −1775%	75−80 +1775%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −1775%	75−80 +1775%
Hitman 3	8−9 −1775%	150−160 +1775%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −1789%	170−180 +1789%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −1733%	55−60 +1733%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −1775%	450−500 +1775%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
−1775%

150−160

+1775%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
Hitman 3	0−1	0−1
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −1733%	55−60 +1733%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

−1800%

95−100
+1800%

This is how FirePro W4100 and PRO W7900 compete in popular games:

PRO W7900 is 1823% faster in 1080p
PRO W7900 is 1733% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.92	75.68
Recency	2 October 2015	13 April 2023
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	48 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	295 Watt

FirePro W4100 has 490% lower power consumption.

PRO W7900, on the other hand, has a 1830.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon PRO W7900 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W4100 in performance tests.

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