AMD Radeon PRO WX 2100 vs AMD FirePro W4100

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon PRO WX 2100 and AMD FirePro W4100 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon PRO WX 2100

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • Around 47% higher core clock speed: 925 MHz vs 630 MHz
  • Around 94% higher texture fill rate: 39.01 GTexel / s vs 20.16 GTexel / s
  • Around 93% better floating-point performance: 1,248 gflops vs 645.1 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 75% higher memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 4000 MHz
  • Around 24% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1871 vs 1504
  • Around 89% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 10293 vs 5447
  • Around 97% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 30.848 vs 15.65
  • Around 39% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.268 vs 1.631
  • Around 49% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 46.988 vs 31.533
  • Around 85% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 139.235 vs 75.309
  • Around 66% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3241 vs 1951
  • Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3709 vs 3399
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3350 vs 1620
  • Around 66% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3241 vs 1951
  • Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3709 vs 3399
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3350 vs 1620
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 12 June 2017 vs 13 August 2014
Core clock speed 925 MHz vs 630 MHz
Texture fill rate 39.01 GTexel / s vs 20.16 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 1,248 gflops vs 645.1 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz vs 4000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1871 vs 1504
Geekbench - OpenCL 10293 vs 5447
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 30.848 vs 15.65
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.268 vs 1.631
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 46.988 vs 31.533
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 139.235 vs 75.309
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3241 vs 1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3709 vs 3399
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3350 vs 1620
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3241 vs 1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3709 vs 3399
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3350 vs 1620

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W4100

  • Around 30% lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 17% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 453 vs 387
  • Around 23% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 538.848 vs 438.581
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 453 vs 387
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 538.848 vs 438.581

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon PRO WX 2100
GPU 2: AMD FirePro W4100

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1871
1504
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
387
453
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
10293
5447
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
30.848
15.65
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
438.581
538.848
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2.268
1.631
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
46.988
31.533
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
139.235
75.309
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3241
1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3709
3399
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3350
1620
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3241
1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3709
3399
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3350
1620
Name AMD Radeon PRO WX 2100 AMD FirePro W4100
PassMark - G3D Mark 1871 1504
PassMark - G2D Mark 387 453
Geekbench - OpenCL 10293 5447
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 30.848 15.65
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 438.581 538.848
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.268 1.631
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 46.988 31.533
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 139.235 75.309
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3241 1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3709 3399
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3350 1620
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3241 1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3709 3399
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3350 1620

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon PRO WX 2100 AMD FirePro W4100

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Lexa Cape Verde
Launch date 12 June 2017 13 August 2014
Launch price (MSRP) $149
Place in performance rating 818 965
Type Workstation Workstation

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1219 MHz
Core clock speed 925 MHz 630 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,248 gflops 645.1 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 512 512
Texture fill rate 39.01 GTexel / s 20.16 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 50 Watt
Transistor count 2,200 million 1,500 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort, 2x mini-DisplayPort 4x mini-DisplayPort
Dual-link DVI support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 145 mm 171 mm
Supplementary power connectors None None
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Form factor Low Profile / Half Length

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_0) 12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL 4.5 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 56 GB / s 72 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

AppAcceleration
Powerplay