FirePro W4100 vs Radeon 550X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W4100 and Radeon 550X, 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 550X, check out specs charts below.
Radeon 550X
Main Specs
FirePro W4100
Radeon 550X
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
50 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
None
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
4x mini-DisplayPort
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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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 550X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
FirePro W4100 and Radeon 550X have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro W4100 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon 550X - with GCN 4.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon 550X is 452 MHz higher, than FirePro W4100.
FirePro W4100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon 550X - by 14 nm process technology.
FirePro W4100 is 26 mm longer, than Radeon 550X.
Memory clock speed of Radeon 550X is 3000 MHz higher, than FirePro W4100.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
6−7
7−8
ultra / 1080p
4−5
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
16−18
medium / 1080p
8−9
9−10
FirePro W4100 and Radeon 550X have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
10−11
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
24−27
medium / 1080p
12−14
12−14
FirePro W4100 and Radeon 550X have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
FirePro W4100 and Radeon 550X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
130−140
140−150
medium / 768p
110−120
110−120
ultra / 1080p
50−55
55−60
QHD / 1440p
30−33
30−35
4K / 2160p
27−30
27−30
high / 768p
80−85
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 4% more, than FirePro W4100.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
18−20
20−22
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than FirePro W4100.
low / 768p
80−85
80−85
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
30−35
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in Dota 2 is 1% more, than FirePro W4100.
high / 1080p
8−9
8−9
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
4K / 2160p
3−4
4−5
low / 720p
18−20
20−22
medium / 1080p
9−10
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in Far Cry 5 is 11% more, than FirePro W4100.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−11
10−12
low / 720p
60−65
60−65
medium / 1080p
21−24
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in Fortnite is 3% more, than FirePro W4100.
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
10−12
10−12
QHD / 1440p
1−2
1−2
low / 720p
24−27
27−30
medium / 1080p
14−16
14−16
FirePro W4100 and Radeon 550X have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4.
low / 768p
50−55
55−60
medium / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
6−7
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in Grand Theft Auto V is 6% more, than FirePro W4100.
high / 1080p
5−6
5−6
ultra / 1080p
3−4
3−4
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
12−14
medium / 1080p
6−7
7−8
FirePro W4100 and Radeon 550X have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p
95−100
95−100
high / 1080p
90−95
90−95
ultra / 1080p
80−85
80−85
medium / 1080p
90−95
90−95
FirePro W4100 and Radeon 550X have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p
16−18
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
30−35
30−35
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
FirePro W4100 and Radeon 550X have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
ultra / 1080p
7−8
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
12−14
medium / 1080p
10−12
10−12
FirePro W4100 and Radeon 550X have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p
24−27
24−27
medium / 768p
16−18
16−18
high / 1080p
9−10
10−11
ultra / 1080p
6−7
6−7
4K / 2160p
6−7
6−7
FirePro W4100 and Radeon 550X have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p
85−90
85−90
medium / 768p
45−50
45−50
ultra / 1080p
20−22
20−22
high / 768p
35−40
35−40
FirePro W4100 and Radeon 550X have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.
Full Specs
FirePro W4100
Radeon 550X
Architecture
GCN
GCN 4.0
Code name
Cape Verde
Lexa
Type
Workstation
Desktop
Release date
2 October 2015
27 March 2019
Pipelines
512
512
Core clock speed
630 MHz
1082 MHz
Boost Clock
1218 MHz
Transistor count
1,500 million
2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
20.16
38.98
Floating-point performance
645.1 gflops
Length
171 mm
145 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
4000 MHz
7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
72 GB/s
112.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_1)
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
5.1
6.4
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
1.2.131
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
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79 Mh/s
Form factor
low profile / half length
Dual-link DVI support
+
AppAcceleration
+
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