FirePro W4100 vs Radeon Pro 450

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W4100 and Radeon Pro 450, 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 Pro 450, check out specs charts below.

Radeon Pro 450 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro 450 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 Pro 450 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W4100 Radeon Pro 450
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 35 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro W4100 has 42% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 450.
  • FirePro W4100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon Pro 450 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • FirePro W4100 and Radeon Pro 450 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro W4100 is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro 450 - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro W4100 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon Pro 450 - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro 450 is 170 MHz higher, than FirePro W4100.
  • FirePro W4100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 450 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 450 is 1080 MHz higher, than FirePro W4100.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 14−16
ultra / 1080p 4−5 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 16−18 27−30
medium / 1080p 8−9 16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 450 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 88% more, than FirePro W4100.

Full Specs

  FirePro W4100 Radeon Pro 450
Architecture GCN Polaris
Code name Cape Verde Polaris 11
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 2 October 2015 27 October 2016
Pipelines 512 640
Core clock speed 630 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 20.16 32.00
Floating-point performance 645.1 gflops 1,024 gflops
Length 171 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 5080 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 81.28 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
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 79 Mh/s 127 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Form factor low profile / half length
Dual-link DVI support +
AppAcceleration +
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