FirePro W2100 vs GeForce GT 635M

Place in the ranking	995	849
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.85	6.22
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code name	GF116	Oland
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	22 March 2012 (12 years ago)	12 August 2014 (10 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	Up to 144	320
Core clock speed	Up to 675 MHz	630 MHz
Boost clock speed	753 MHz	680 MHz
Number of transistors	1,170 million	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	26 Watt
Texture fill rate	16.20	13.60
Floating-point processing power	0.3888 TFLOPS	0.4352 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	8
TMUs	24	20

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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Width	no data	1-slot
Form factor	no data	low profile / half length
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	Up to 192bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	Up to 43.2 GB/s	28.8 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	No outputs	2x DisplayPort
HDMI	+	-
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	Up to 2048x1536	no data
DisplayPort count	no data	2
Dual-link DVI support	-	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration	-	+
3D Blu-Ray	+	-
Optimus	+	-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 API	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	+	-

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.

GT 635M 1.45

FirePro W2100 2.35
+62.1%

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.

GT 635M 556

FirePro W2100 903
+62.4%

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.

GT 635M 750

FirePro W2100 1085
+44.7%

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.

GT 635M 2538

FirePro W2100 3710
+46.2%

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	25 +92.3%	13 −92.3%
4K	1−2 −100%	2 +100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Elden Ring	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Metro Exodus	0−1	3−4
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Dota 2	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Elden Ring	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Fortnite	6−7 −100%	12−14 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Metro Exodus	0−1	3−4
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −46.7%	21−24 +46.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
World of Tanks	36 −22.2%	40−45 +22.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Dota 2	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −46.7%	21−24 +46.7%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring	0−1	1−2
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	9−10 −77.8%	16−18 +77.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	1−2
World of Tanks	8−9 −100%	16−18 +100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Valorant	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Elden Ring	0−1	1−2
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	1−2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Valorant	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V

0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Fortnite

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

This is how GT 635M and FirePro W2100 compete in popular games:

GT 635M is 92% faster in 1080p
FirePro W2100 is 100% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Elden Ring, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the FirePro W2100 is 300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

FirePro W2100 is ahead in 37 tests (80%)
there's a draw in 9 tests (20%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.45	2.35
Recency	22 March 2012	12 August 2014
Chip lithography	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	26 Watt

FirePro W2100 has a 62.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 34.6% lower power consumption.

The FirePro W2100 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 635M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 635M is a notebook card while FirePro W2100 is a workstation one.

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