FirePro W2100 vs Radeon HD 6790

Place in the ranking	692	849
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.82	no data
Power efficiency	1.90	6.24
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code name	Barts	Oland
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	4 April 2011 (13 years ago)	12 August 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$149	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	800	320
Core clock speed	840 MHz	630 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	680 MHz
Number of transistors	1,700 million	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	26 Watt
Texture fill rate	33.60	13.60
Floating-point processing power	1.344 TFLOPS	0.4352 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	8
TMUs	40	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).

Bus support	no data	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	198 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Form factor	no data	low profile / half length
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	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	GDDR5	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1050 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	134.4 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	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	2x DisplayPort
HDMI	+	-
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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	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.

HD 6790 4.13
+75.7%

FirePro W2100 2.35

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.

HD 6790 1589
+76%

FirePro W2100 903

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.

HD 6790 2150
+98.2%

FirePro W2100 1085

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:

900p	52 +92.6%	27−30 −92.6%
Full HD	59 +354%	13 −354%
4K	3−4 +50%	2 −50%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.53	no data
4K	49.67	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Elden Ring	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Valorant	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Dota 2	12−14 +160%	5−6 −160%
Elden Ring	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Fortnite	24−27 +100%	12−14 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 +160%	5−6 −160%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 +63.6%	21−24 −63.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Valorant	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
World of Tanks	70−75 +59.1%	40−45 −59.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Dota 2	12−14 +160%	5−6 −160%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 +63.6%	21−24 −63.6%
Valorant	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Elden Ring	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Grand Theft Auto V	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 +81.3%	16−18 −81.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
World of Tanks	27−30 +93.3%	14−16 −93.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Valorant	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Elden Ring	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Fortnite	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Valorant	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%

This is how HD 6790 and FirePro W2100 compete in popular games:

HD 6790 is 93% faster in 900p
HD 6790 is 354% faster in 1080p
HD 6790 is 50% faster in 4K

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

in Battlefield 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 6790 is 400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

HD 6790 is ahead in 48 tests (92%)
there's a draw in 4 tests (8%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.13	2.35
Recency	4 April 2011	12 August 2014
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	26 Watt

HD 6790 has a 75.7% higher aggregate performance score.

FirePro W2100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 476.9% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 6790 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W2100 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6790 is a desktop 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.