AMD FirePro W2100 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 745A

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro W2100 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 745A 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.

AMD FirePro W2100

NVIDIA GeForce GT 745A

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W2100

Videocard is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 315 vs 305
Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 289.646 vs 278.161
Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.991 vs 0.883
Around 34% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 19.794 vs 14.778
Around 96% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 50.338 vs 25.74

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 August 2014 vs 26 August 2013
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	315 vs 305
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	289.646 vs 278.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.991 vs 0.883
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	19.794 vs 14.778
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	50.338 vs 25.74

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 745A

Around 33% higher core clock speed: 837 MHz vs 630 MHz
Around 97% higher texture fill rate: 26.78 GTexel / s vs 13.6 GTexel / s
Around 20% higher pipelines: 384 vs 320
Around 48% better floating-point performance: 642.8 gflops vs 435.2 gflops
12.1x lower typical power consumption: 33 Watt vs 400 Watt
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1238 vs 859
5.3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 19809 vs 3723
Around 19% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 12.446 vs 10.438

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	837 MHz vs 630 MHz
Texture fill rate	26.78 GTexel / s vs 13.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines	384 vs 320
Floating-point performance	642.8 gflops vs 435.2 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	33 Watt vs 400 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1238 vs 859
Geekbench - OpenCL	19809 vs 3723
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	12.446 vs 10.438

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro W2100
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 745A

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

859

1238

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

315

305

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

3723

19809

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

10.438

12.446

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

289.646

278.161

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

0.991

0.883

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

19.794

14.778

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

50.338

25.74

Name	AMD FirePro W2100	NVIDIA GeForce GT 745A
PassMark - G3D Mark	859	1238
PassMark - G2D Mark	315	305
Geekbench - OpenCL	3723	19809
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	10.438	12.446
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	289.646	278.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.991	0.883
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	19.794	14.778
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	50.338	25.74
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1494
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2329
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3346
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1494
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2329
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3346
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1058

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro W2100	NVIDIA GeForce GT 745A
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Kepler
Code name	Oland	GK107
Launch date	12 August 2014	26 August 2013
Place in performance rating	1210	1211
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	680 MHz
Core clock speed	630 MHz	837 MHz
Floating-point performance	435.2 gflops	642.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	320	384
Texture fill rate	13.6 GTexel / s	26.78 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	400 Watt	33 Watt
Transistor count	1,040 million	1,270 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DisplayPort	No outputs
DisplayPort count	2
Dual-link DVI support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Form factor	Low Profile / Half Length
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	28.8 GB / s	28.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	1800 MHz
Memory type	n / a	DDR3
Shared memory	0
Technologies
AppAcceleration
Powerplay