AMD FirePro W4100 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro W4100 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M 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 W4100

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • Around 5% higher core clock speed: 630 MHz vs 598 MHz
  • Around 52% higher pipelines: 512 vs 336
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
  • Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 75 Watt
  • Around 34% higher maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1526 MB
  • 2.7x more memory clock speed: 4000 MHz vs 1500 MHz
  • Around 49% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 456 vs 307
  • Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 15.65 vs 15.053
  • Around 42% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 75.309 vs 52.899
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 13 August 2014 vs 22 March 2012
Core clock speed 630 MHz vs 598 MHz
Pipelines 512 vs 336
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt vs 75 Watt
Maximum memory size 2 GB vs 1526 MB
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz vs 1500 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 456 vs 307
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 15.65 vs 15.053
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 75.309 vs 52.899

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M

  • Around 66% higher texture fill rate: 33.5 billion / sec vs 20.16 GTexel / s
  • Around 25% better floating-point performance: 803.7 gflops vs 645.1 gflops
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1757 vs 1516
  • Around 17% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 6448 vs 5489
  • Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 588.645 vs 538.848
  • Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.72 vs 1.631
  • Around 14% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 35.916 vs 31.533
  • Around 40% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2731 vs 1951
  • Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3627 vs 3399
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3346 vs 1620
  • Around 40% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2731 vs 1951
  • Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3627 vs 3399
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3346 vs 1620
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 33.5 billion / sec vs 20.16 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 803.7 gflops vs 645.1 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1757 vs 1516
Geekbench - OpenCL 6448 vs 5489
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 588.645 vs 538.848
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.72 vs 1.631
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 35.916 vs 31.533
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2731 vs 1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3627 vs 3399
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3346 vs 1620
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2731 vs 1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3627 vs 3399
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3346 vs 1620

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro W4100
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1516
1757
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
456
307
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
5489
6448
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
15.65
15.053
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
538.848
588.645
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.631
1.72
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
31.533
35.916
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
75.309
52.899
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1951
2731
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3399
3627
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1620
3346
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1951
2731
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3399
3627
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1620
3346
Name AMD FirePro W4100 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M
PassMark - G3D Mark 1516 1757
PassMark - G2D Mark 456 307
Geekbench - OpenCL 5489 6448
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 15.65 15.053
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 538.848 588.645
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.631 1.72
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 31.533 35.916
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 75.309 52.899
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1951 2731
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3399 3627
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1620 3346
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1951 2731
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3399 3627
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1620 3346
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2062

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD FirePro W4100 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0 Fermi 2.0
Code name Cape Verde GF114
Launch date 13 August 2014 22 March 2012
Place in performance rating 966 968
Type Workstation Laptop

Technical info

Core clock speed 630 MHz 598 MHz
Floating-point performance 645.1 gflops 803.7 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 512 336
Texture fill rate 20.16 GTexel / s 33.5 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt 75 Watt
Transistor count 1,500 million 1,950 million
CUDA cores 336

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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
Form factor Low Profile / Half Length
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Length 171 mm
Supplementary power connectors None
Laptop size large
SLI options 2-way

API support

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

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1526 MB
Memory bandwidth 72 GB / s 72.0 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 192bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 1500 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

AppAcceleration
Powerplay
3D Vision
3D Vision / 3DTV Play
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA
SLI