AMD FirePro W2100 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 645M

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro W2100 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 645M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W2100

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • Around 99% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 318 vs 160
  • Around 39% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 3724 vs 2673
  • Around 23% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 10.438 vs 8.493
  • Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 289.646 vs 285.42
  • Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.991 vs 0.863
  • Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 19.794 vs 17.242
  • 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 50.338 vs 19.116
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 12 August 2014 vs 1 October 2012
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 318 vs 160
Geekbench - OpenCL 3724 vs 2673
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 10.438 vs 8.493
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 289.646 vs 285.42
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.991 vs 0.863
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 19.794 vs 17.242
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 50.338 vs 19.116
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3346 vs 3341
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3346 vs 3341

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 645M

  • Around 67% higher texture fill rate: 22.7 billion / sec vs 13.6 GTexel / s
  • Around 20% higher pipelines: 384 vs 320
  • Around 25% better floating-point performance: 544.5 gflops vs 435.2 gflops
  • 12.5x lower typical power consumption: 32 Watt vs 400 Watt
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 935 vs 869
  • Around 28% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1913 vs 1494
  • Around 58% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3670 vs 2329
  • Around 28% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1913 vs 1494
  • Around 58% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3670 vs 2329
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 22.7 billion / sec vs 13.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines 384 vs 320
Floating-point performance 544.5 gflops vs 435.2 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 32 Watt vs 400 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 935 vs 869
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1913 vs 1494
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3670 vs 2329
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1913 vs 1494
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3670 vs 2329

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro W2100
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 645M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
869
935
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
318
160
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
3724
2673
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
10.438
8.493
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
289.646
285.42
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.991
0.863
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
19.794
17.242
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
50.338
19.116
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1494
1913
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2329
3670
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3346
3341
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1494
1913
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2329
3670
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3346
3341
Name AMD FirePro W2100 NVIDIA GeForce GT 645M
PassMark - G3D Mark 869 935
PassMark - G2D Mark 318 160
Geekbench - OpenCL 3724 2673
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 10.438 8.493
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 289.646 285.42
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.991 0.863
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 19.794 17.242
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 50.338 19.116
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1494 1913
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2329 3670
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3346 3341
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1494 1913
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2329 3670
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3346 3341
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1058

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD FirePro W2100 NVIDIA GeForce GT 645M

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0 Kepler
Code name Oland GK107
Launch date 12 August 2014 1 October 2012
Place in performance rating 1211 1214
Type Workstation Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 680 MHz
Core clock speed 630 MHz
Floating-point performance 435.2 gflops 544.5 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 320 384
Texture fill rate 13.6 GTexel / s 22.7 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 400 Watt 32 Watt
Transistor count 1,040 million 1,270 million
CUDA cores 384

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 2x DisplayPort No outputs
DisplayPort count 2
Dual-link DVI support
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution Up to 2048x1536

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
Form factor Low Profile / Half Length
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Laptop size medium sized

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_1) 12 API
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
OpenCL 1.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory type n / a DDR3\GDDR5
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

AppAcceleration
Powerplay
3D Blu-Ray
3D Vision
CUDA
DirectCompute
DirectX 11 DirectX 11
Optimus