FirePro W4100 vs Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire

In this comparison between FirePro W4100 and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro W4100 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire 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 6990M Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W4100 Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2x2 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W4100 and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro W4100 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W4100 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire is 85 MHz higher, than FirePro W4100.
  • FirePro W4100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W4100 is 3100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 35−40
ultra / 1080p 4−5 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 16−18 60−65
medium / 1080p 8−9 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 355% more, than FirePro W4100.

Full Specs

  FirePro W4100 Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire
Architecture GCN Terascale 2
Code name Cape Verde Blackcomb XTX
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 2 October 2015 12 July 2011
Pipelines 512 2240
Core clock speed 630 MHz 715 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 2x1700 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 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 900 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 large
Form factor low profile / half length
Dual-link DVI support +
AppAcceleration +
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