FirePro W2100 vs Radeon Pro WX 4100

Place in the ranking	470	849
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.46	no data
Power efficiency	13.07	6.22
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code name	Baffin	Oland
Market segment	Workstation	Workstation
Release date	10 November 2016 (8 years ago)	12 August 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	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	1024	320
Core clock speed	1125 MHz	630 MHz
Boost clock speed	1201 MHz	680 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	26 Watt
Texture fill rate	76.86	13.60
Floating-point processing power	2.46 TFLOPS	0.4352 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	8
TMUs	64	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 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x8
Width	1-slot	1-slot
Form factor	no data	low profile / half length
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 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	4x mini-DisplayPort	2x DisplayPort
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	12 (12_0)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	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.

Pro WX 4100 9.49
+304%

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.

Pro WX 4100 3647
+304%

FirePro W2100 903

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.

Pro WX 4100 19113
+415%

FirePro W2100 3710

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Pro WX 4100 18563
+313%

FirePro W2100 4490

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	50−55 +285%	13 −285%
4K	8−9 +300%	2 −300%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	7.98	no data
4K	49.88	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Elden Ring	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Dota 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Elden Ring	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Fortnite	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
World of Tanks	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Dota 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
World of Tanks	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Valorant	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%

4K
High Preset

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

4K
Ultra Preset

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

This is how Pro WX 4100 and FirePro W2100 compete in popular games:

Pro WX 4100 is 285% faster in 1080p
Pro WX 4100 is 300% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 52 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.49	2.35
Recency	10 November 2016	12 August 2014
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	26 Watt

Pro WX 4100 has a 303.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

FirePro W2100, on the other hand, has 92.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro WX 4100 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W2100 in performance tests.

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