T550 Mobile vs FirePro W4100
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro W4100 with T550 Mobile, including specs and performance data.
T550 Mobile outperforms FirePro W4100 by a whopping 159% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 658 | 408 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.18 | no data |
Architecture | GCN (2011−2017) | Turing (2018−2021) |
GPU code name | Cape Verde | TU117 |
Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
Release date | 2 October 2015 (8 years ago) | 27 May 2022 (2 years ago) |
Current price | $916 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 1024 |
Core clock speed | 630 MHz | 1065 MHz |
Boost clock speed | no data | 1665 MHz |
Number of transistors | 1,500 million | 4,700 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 12 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 25 Watt (20 - 60 Watt TGP) |
Texture fill rate | 20.16 | 106.6 |
Floating-point performance | 645.1 gflops | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on FirePro W4100 and T550 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
Length | 171 mm | no data |
Width | 1-slot | no data |
Form factor | low profile / half length | no data |
Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
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 | GDDR5, GDDR6 |
Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 4000 MHz | 12000 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 72 GB/s | 96 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 | No outputs |
Dual-link DVI support | 1 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
AppAcceleration | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_1) |
Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.6 |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
CUDA | no data | 7.5 |
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.
T550 Mobile outperforms FirePro W4100 by 159% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
T550 Mobile outperforms FirePro W4100 by 194% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
T550 Mobile outperforms FirePro W4100 by 162% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.
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
−308%
| 53
+308%
|
4K | 3
−133%
| 7−8
+133%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−167%
|
16−18
+167%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9
−163%
|
21−24
+163%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 5−6
−200%
|
14−16
+200%
|
Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−167%
|
30−35
+167%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
−163%
|
21−24
+163%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−167%
|
16−18
+167%
|
Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−167%
|
24−27
+167%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11
−190%
|
27−30
+190%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
−178%
|
50−55
+178%
|
Hitman 3 | 7−8
−171%
|
18−20
+171%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 16−18
−169%
|
40−45
+169%
|
Metro Exodus | 12−14
−167%
|
30−35
+167%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−11
−190%
|
27−30
+190%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 18−20
−183%
|
51
+183%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 14−16
−164%
|
35−40
+164%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9
−163%
|
21−24
+163%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 5−6
−200%
|
14−16
+200%
|
Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−167%
|
30−35
+167%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
−163%
|
21−24
+163%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−167%
|
16−18
+167%
|
Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−167%
|
24−27
+167%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11
−190%
|
27−30
+190%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
−178%
|
50−55
+178%
|
Hitman 3 | 7−8
−171%
|
18−20
+171%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 16−18
−169%
|
40−45
+169%
|
Metro Exodus | 12−14
−167%
|
30−35
+167%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−11
−190%
|
27−30
+190%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 16−18
−163%
|
42
+163%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−186%
|
40
+186%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 14−16
−164%
|
35−40
+164%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9
−163%
|
21−24
+163%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 5−6
−200%
|
14−16
+200%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
−163%
|
21−24
+163%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−167%
|
16−18
+167%
|
Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−167%
|
24−27
+167%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
−178%
|
50−55
+178%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 16−18
−169%
|
40−45
+169%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
−200%
|
36
+200%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−186%
|
20
+186%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 14−16
−164%
|
35−40
+164%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−11
−190%
|
27−30
+190%
|
1440p
High Preset
Battlefield 5 | 7−8
−186%
|
20−22
+186%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
−183%
|
16−18
+183%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−233%
|
10−11
+233%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
−200%
|
12−14
+200%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−400%
|
5−6
+400%
|
Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−167%
|
16−18
+167%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−171%
|
18−20
+171%
|
Hitman 3 | 5−6
−160%
|
12−14
+160%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
−163%
|
21−24
+163%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−233%
|
10−11
+233%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 2−3
−200%
|
6−7
+200%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
−183%
|
16−18
+183%
|
4K
High Preset
Battlefield 5 | 3−4
−233%
|
10−11
+233%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3
−250%
|
7−8
+250%
|
Hitman 3 | 2−3
−200%
|
6−7
+200%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 4−5
−175%
|
10−12
+175%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 1−2
−400%
|
5−6
+400%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
−200%
|
6−7
+200%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
−400%
|
5−6
+400%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
−400%
|
5−6
+400%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 1−2 |
Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−400%
|
5−6
+400%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−160%
|
12−14
+160%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 4−5
−175%
|
10−12
+175%
|
Metro Exodus | 3−4
−233%
|
10−11
+233%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
4K
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−233%
|
10−11
+233%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3
−200%
|
6−7
+200%
|
Metro Exodus | 5−6
−200%
|
14−16
+200%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 5−6
−180%
|
14−16
+180%
|
4K
High Preset
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−167%
|
8−9
+167%
|
This is how FirePro W4100 and T550 Mobile compete in popular games:
- T550 Mobile is 308% faster in 1080p
- T550 Mobile is 133% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 3.97 | 10.30 |
Recency | 2 October 2015 | 27 May 2022 |
Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 12 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 25 Watt |
The T550 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W4100 in performance tests.
Be aware that FirePro W4100 is a workstation card while T550 Mobile is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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