FirePro W4100 vs Radeon RX 460

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 460 with FirePro W4100, including specs and performance data.

RX 460
2016
2 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
10.18
+169%

RX 460 outperforms W4100 by a whopping 169% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking437704
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.12no data
Power efficiency9.795.45
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameBaffinCape Verde
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date8 August 2016 (8 years ago)13 August 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$86 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 cores896512
Core clock speed1090 MHz630 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,000 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate67.2020.16
Floating-point processing power2.15 TFLOPS0.6451 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs5632

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 supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Length170 mm171 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Form factorno datalow profile / half length
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth112.0 GB/s72 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort4x mini-DisplayPort
HDMI+-
Dual-link DVI support-+

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration-+
FreeSync+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

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.

RX 460 10.18
+169%
FirePro W4100 3.78

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.

RX 460 4101
+170%
FirePro W4100 1521

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.

RX 460 5701
+242%
FirePro W4100 1665

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.

RX 460 34892
+176%
FirePro W4100 12657

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 HD40
+135%
17
−135%
1440p70
+192%
24−27
−192%
4K21
+600%
3
−600%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.15no data
1440p1.23no data
4K4.10no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18
+80%
10−11
−80%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+133%
9−10
−133%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+218%
10−12
−218%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+133%
9−10
−133%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+139%
18−20
−139%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+350%
6−7
−350%
Metro Exodus 41
+356%
9−10
−356%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+115%
12−14
−115%
Valorant 40−45
+367%
9−10
−367%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+218%
10−12
−218%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+133%
9−10
−133%
Dota 2 24
+100%
12−14
−100%
Far Cry 5 44
+110%
21−24
−110%
Fortnite 60−65
+170%
21−24
−170%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+139%
18−20
−139%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+350%
6−7
−350%
Grand Theft Auto V 35
+192%
12−14
−192%
Metro Exodus 27
+200%
9−10
−200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 51
+45.7%
35−40
−45.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 17
+30.8%
12−14
−30.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+129%
14−16
−129%
Valorant 40−45
+367%
9−10
−367%
World of Tanks 150−160
+125%
65−70
−125%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 33
+200%
10−12
−200%
Counter-Strike 2 10
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+133%
9−10
−133%
Dota 2 35−40
+217%
12−14
−217%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+105%
21−24
−105%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+139%
18−20
−139%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+350%
6−7
−350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 28
−25%
35−40
+25%
Valorant 40−45
+367%
9−10
−367%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
+170%
27−30
−170%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
World of Tanks 75−80
+171%
27−30
−171%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+320%
5−6
−320%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+156%
9−10
−156%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+380%
5−6
−380%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Valorant 24−27
+117%
12−14
−117%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Dota 2 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Metro Exodus 6−7 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 32
+191%
10−12
−191%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Dota 2 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Fortnite 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Valorant 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%

This is how RX 460 and FirePro W4100 compete in popular games:

  • RX 460 is 135% faster in 1080p
  • RX 460 is 192% faster in 1440p
  • RX 460 is 600% faster in 4K

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 460 is 2000% faster.
  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the FirePro W4100 is 25% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 460 is ahead in 58 tests (94%)
  • FirePro W4100 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.18 3.78
Recency 8 August 2016 13 August 2014
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 50 Watt

RX 460 has a 169.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

FirePro W4100, on the other hand, has 50% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 460 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W4100 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 460 is a desktop card while FirePro W4100 is a workstation 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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