FirePro W4100 vs Radeon 520

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W4100 and Radeon 520. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro W4100 and Radeon 520. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon 520 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon 520 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 520 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W4100 Radeon 520
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 50 Watt.
  • FirePro W4100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon 520 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • FirePro W4100 and Radeon 520 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro W4100 is used in Desktops, and Radeon 520 - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W4100 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon 520 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon 520 is 400 MHz higher, than FirePro W4100.
  • FirePro W4100 and Radeon 520 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W4100 is 1750 MHz higher, than Radeon 520.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 0−1
ultra / 1080p 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 1−2
medium / 1080p 8−9 0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1600% more, than Radeon 520.

Full Specs

  FirePro W4100 Radeon 520
Architecture GCN GCN 1.0
Code name Cape Verde Oland
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 2 October 2015 21 March 2017
Pipelines 512 320
Core clock speed 630 MHz 1030 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 20.16 20.60
Floating-point performance 645.1 gflops 659.2 gflops
Length 171 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 16 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12.0
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 79 Mh/s
Form factor low profile / half length
Dual-link DVI support +
AppAcceleration +
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