FirePro W4100 vs Radeon HD 7770

Place in performance ranking	569	658
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.39	0.18
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code name	Cape Verde	Cape Verde
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	15 February 2012 (12 years ago)	2 October 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$129.99	no data
Current price	$300 (2.3x MSRP)	$916

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 7770 has 117% better value for money than FirePro W4100.

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	640	512
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	630 MHz
Number of transistors	1,500 million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	40.00	20.16
Floating-point performance	no data	645.1 gflops

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 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	210 mm	171 mm
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Form factor	no data	low profile / half length
Supplementary power connectors	1x 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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz	4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	72 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	4x mini-DisplayPort
Eyefinity	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
Dual-link DVI support	no data	1

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 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131

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.

HD 7770 5.62
+41.6%

FirePro W4100 3.97

Radeon HD 7770 outperforms FirePro W4100 by 42% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

HD 7770 2170
+41.6%

FirePro W4100 1533

Radeon HD 7770 outperforms FirePro W4100 by 42% in Passmark.

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%

HD 7770 2825
+69.7%

FirePro W4100 1665

Radeon HD 7770 outperforms FirePro W4100 by 70% 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%

HD 7770 18782
+48.4%

FirePro W4100 12657

Radeon HD 7770 outperforms FirePro W4100 by 48% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

HD 7770 36
+79.1%

FirePro W4100 20

Radeon HD 7770 outperforms FirePro W4100 by 79% in Unigine Heaven 3.0.

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	47 +56.7%	30−35 −56.7%
Full HD	51 +292%	13 −292%
4K	4−5 +33.3%	3 −33.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9−10

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7	no data
Battlefield 5	14−16	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10	no data
Far Cry 5	12−14	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18	no data
Forza Horizon 4	27−30	no data
Hitman 3	10−12	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30	no data
Metro Exodus	12−14	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7	no data
Battlefield 5	14−16	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10	no data
Far Cry 5	12−14	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18	no data
Forza Horizon 4	27−30	no data
Hitman 3	10−12	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30	no data
Metro Exodus	12−14	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10	no data
Far Cry 5	12−14	no data
Forza Horizon 4	27−30	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	no data
Far Cry 5	9−10	no data
Forza Horizon 4	10−11	no data
Hitman 3	10−11	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14	no data
Metro Exodus	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5	no data
Hitman 3	2−3	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	no data
Far Cry 5	3−4	no data
Forza Horizon 4	5−6	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7	no data
Metro Exodus	7−8	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	no data