FirePro W4100 vs Radeon HD 6740G2

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W4100 and Radeon HD 6740G2, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro W4100 stacks up against Radeon HD 6740G2, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 6740G2 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6740G2 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon HD 6740G2 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W4100 Radeon HD 6740G2
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W4100 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6740G2 - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W4100 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon HD 6740G2 - with Terascale 2.
  • FirePro W4100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6740G2 - by 40 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 0−1
ultra / 1080p 4−5 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 10−12
medium / 1080p 8−9 2−3
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.

Full Specs

  FirePro W4100 Radeon HD 6740G2
Architecture GCN Terascale 2
Code name Cape Verde
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 2 October 2015 14 June 2011
Pipelines 512 880
Core clock speed 630 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 20.16
Floating-point performance 645.1 gflops
Length 171 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_1) DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 79 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Form factor low profile / half length
Dual-link DVI support +
AppAcceleration +
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