AMD Radeon Vega 8 Embedded vs AMD FirePro W4100

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Vega 8 Embedded 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Vega 8 Embedded

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 3.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 50 Watt
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1584 vs 1529
  • Around 60% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 8805 vs 5519
  • Around 65% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 25.891 vs 15.65
  • Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.104 vs 1.63
  • Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 37.17 vs 31.533
  • Around 75% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 132.07 vs 75.309
  • 4.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 6729 vs 1620
  • 4.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 6729 vs 1620
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 13 February 2018 vs 13 August 2014
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 50 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1584 vs 1529
Geekbench - OpenCL 8805 vs 5519
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 25.891 vs 15.65
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.104 vs 1.63
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 37.17 vs 31.533
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 132.07 vs 75.309
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 6729 vs 1620
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 6729 vs 1620

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W4100

  • 2.1x more core clock speed: 630 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 481 vs 413
  • Around 47% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 538.848 vs 365.4
  • Around 29% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1951 vs 1514
  • Around 40% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3399 vs 2433
  • Around 29% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1951 vs 1514
  • Around 40% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3399 vs 2433
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 630 MHz vs 300 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 481 vs 413
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 538.848 vs 365.4
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1951 vs 1514
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3399 vs 2433
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1951 vs 1514
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3399 vs 2433

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Vega 8 Embedded
GPU 2: AMD FirePro W4100

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1584
1529
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
413
481
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
8805
5519
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
25.891
15.65
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
365.4
538.848
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2.104
1.63
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
37.17
31.533
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
132.07
75.309
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1514
1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2433
3399
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6729
1620
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1514
1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2433
3399
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6729
1620
Name AMD Radeon Vega 8 Embedded AMD FirePro W4100
PassMark - G3D Mark 1584 1529
PassMark - G2D Mark 413 481
Geekbench - OpenCL 8805 5519
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 25.891 15.65
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 365.4 538.848
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.104 1.63
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 37.17 31.533
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 132.07 75.309
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1514 1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2433 3399
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 6729 1620
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1514 1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2433 3399
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 6729 1620
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 705

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon Vega 8 Embedded AMD FirePro W4100

Essentials

Architecture GCN 5.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Owl Cape Verde
Launch date 13 February 2018 13 August 2014
Place in performance rating 950 954
Type Desktop Workstation

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1300 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz 630 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 50 Watt
Transistor count 4,940 million 1,500 million
Floating-point performance 645.1 gflops
Pipelines 512
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 IGP 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_1) 12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL 4.6 4.5

Memory

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

Technologies

AppAcceleration
Powerplay