AMD Radeon Pro 555X vs AMD FirePro W4100

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Pro 555X 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: 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), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.

AMD Radeon Pro 555X

AMD FirePro W4100

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Pro 555X

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 44% higher core clock speed: 907 MHz vs 630 MHz
Around 50% higher pipelines: 768 vs 512
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 28% higher memory clock speed: 5100 MHz vs 4000 MHz
2.3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 12706 vs 5447
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 35.283 vs 15.65
Around 24% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 668.308 vs 538.848
Around 94% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.158 vs 1.631
Around 57% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 49.593 vs 31.533
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 170.952 vs 75.309
2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4093 vs 1951
2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3351 vs 1620
2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4093 vs 1951
2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3351 vs 1620

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	16 July 2018 vs 13 August 2014
Core clock speed	907 MHz vs 630 MHz
Pipelines	768 vs 512
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Memory clock speed	5100 MHz vs 4000 MHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	12706 vs 5447
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	35.283 vs 15.65
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	668.308 vs 538.848
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.158 vs 1.631
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	49.593 vs 31.533
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	170.952 vs 75.309
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4093 vs 1951
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3351 vs 1620
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4093 vs 1951
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3351 vs 1620

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W4100

Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 75 Watt
Around 45% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3399 vs 2350
Around 45% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3399 vs 2350

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt vs 75 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3399 vs 2350
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3399 vs 2350

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro 555X
GPU 2: AMD FirePro W4100

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

12706

5447

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

35.283

15.65

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

668.308

538.848

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.158

1.631

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

49.593

31.533

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

170.952

75.309

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4093

1951

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2350

3399

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3351

1620

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4093

1951

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2350

3399

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3351

1620

Name	AMD Radeon Pro 555X	AMD FirePro W4100
Geekbench - OpenCL	12706	5447
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	35.283	15.65
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	668.308	538.848
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.158	1.631
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	49.593	31.533
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	170.952	75.309
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4093	1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2350	3399
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3351	1620
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4093	1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2350	3399
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3351	1620
PassMark - G3D Mark		1504
PassMark - G2D Mark		453

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon Pro 555X	AMD FirePro W4100
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 4.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Polaris 21	Cape Verde
Launch date	16 July 2018	13 August 2014
Place in performance rating	964	965
Type	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Technical info
Core clock speed	907 MHz	630 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	768	512
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	50 Watt
Transistor count	3,000 million	1,500 million
Floating-point performance		645.1 gflops
Texture fill rate		20.16 GTexel / s
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	4x mini-DisplayPort
Dual-link DVI support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Form factor		Low Profile / Half Length
Length		171 mm
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Memory
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5100 MHz	4000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount		2 GB
Memory bandwidth		72 GB / s
Shared memory		0
Technologies
AppAcceleration
Powerplay