AMD FirePro W4100 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 340 OEM

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro W4100 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 340 OEM 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).

AMD FirePro W4100

NVIDIA GeForce GT 340 OEM

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W4100

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 15% higher core clock speed: 630 MHz vs 550 MHz
Around 15% higher texture fill rate: 20.16 GTexel / s vs 17.6 GTexel / s
5.3x more pipelines: 512 vs 96
2.5x better floating-point performance: 645.1 gflops vs 257.28 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
Around 38% lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 69 Watt
2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
2.4x more memory clock speed: 4000 MHz vs 1700 MHz
2.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1529 vs 738
Around 99% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 481 vs 242

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	13 August 2014 vs 2 February 2010
Core clock speed	630 MHz vs 550 MHz
Texture fill rate	20.16 GTexel / s vs 17.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines	512 vs 96
Floating-point performance	645.1 gflops vs 257.28 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt vs 69 Watt
Maximum memory size	2 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz vs 1700 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1529 vs 738
PassMark - G2D Mark	481 vs 242

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 340 OEM

2x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11231 vs 5519
2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3974 vs 1620
2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3974 vs 1620

Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	11231 vs 5519
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3974 vs 1620
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3974 vs 1620

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro W4100
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 340 OEM

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1529

738

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

481

242

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

5519

11231

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1620

3974

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1620

3974

Name	AMD FirePro W4100	NVIDIA GeForce GT 340 OEM
PassMark - G3D Mark	1529	738
PassMark - G2D Mark	481	242
Geekbench - OpenCL	5519	11231
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	15.65
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	538.848
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.63
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	31.533
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	75.309
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3399
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1620	3974
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3399
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1620	3974

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro W4100	NVIDIA GeForce GT 340 OEM
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Tesla 2.0
Code name	Cape Verde	GT215
Launch date	13 August 2014	2 February 2010
Place in performance rating	954	957
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	630 MHz	550 MHz
Floating-point performance	645.1 gflops	257.28 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	512	96
Texture fill rate	20.16 GTexel / s	17.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt	69 Watt
Transistor count	1,500 million	727 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	4x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Dual-link DVI support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Form factor	Low Profile / Half Length
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	171 mm	168 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	10.1
OpenGL	4.5	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	72 GB / s	27.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	1700 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Shared memory	0
Technologies
AppAcceleration
Powerplay