CAD), wo die speziell optimierten Treiber deutliche Vorteile bieten können, entspricht die Leistung in etwa einer GeForce 940M von Nvidia. Des Weiteren verfügt die GPU über 2 GB GDDR5-Speicher mit einem Takt von 1.000 MHz (4.000 MHz effektiv), die über ein 128-Bit-Interface angebunden sind (64 GB/s).Īls GPU auf Basis der GCN-1.0-Architektur unterstützt Cape Verde DirectX 12 nur mit Feature Level 11_1.Ībseits professioneller 3D-Programme (z.B. Von den 640 Shader-Einheiten des Cape-Verde-Chips sind bei der FirePro W4100 nur 512 aktiviert, die mit 630 MHz takten. Sie basiert auf dem Cape-Verde-Chip (GCN 1.0), der unter anderem auch beim Consumer-Modell Radeon R9 M370X zum Einsatz kommt. The reviewed AMD FirePro W2100 and W4100 are certainly alternatives if they are possible options in a specific workplace.Die AMD FirePro W4100 ist eine professionelle Workstation-Grafikkarte für Desktop-PCs von AMD. Whether a desktop system or a mobile workstation is the right choice for your personal requirements must be decided individually and on its own merits. They need graphics chips for special tasks, which should run as smoothly as possible.
Moreover, the above-average connectivity with multi monitor support can be decisive in many work environments.Īll these features are especially appealing to professional users.
It is almost impossible to put stability optimized for professional tasks and fields of applications, capability of permanent load, the software certificates, and the enhanced support in numbers. The performance is slightly better than the Nvidia GeForce 940M or AMD Radeon R9 M265X consumer chips' here.
However, hardware is more important than drivers in DirectX software. Compared to mobile workstations that we have had under review so far, the performance is about on par with the Nvidia Quadro K2100M or the AMD FirePro M5100 depending on the test. In addition, they are relatively affordable with street prices between 140 and 200 Euros (~$152 to ~$217).
We would rather like to see, how much performance you will get by upgrading a 1 to 2 years old desktop PC as a cheap alternative with a tight budget.ĪMD's entry level graphics cards of the FirePro series deliver a solid performance in OpenGL optimized software.
We will probably update this article if we can get hold of suitable graphics cards after all.Īs can already be seen, this article does not compare desktop workstations with highest possible performance with their mobile counterparts. Unfortunately, Nvidia could not provide us with up-to-date devices of the entry-level class for this comparison. The recently introduced AMD FirePro W4300 might be in this price range when it becomes available. AMD's FirePro W4100 (Cape Verde), about 180 Euros (~$196)Īs AMD's FirePro W5100 (350 Euros/~$380) and Nvidia's Quadro K1200 (300 Euros/~$326) are already about twice as expensive, we have not taken them into consideration here.Nvidia's Quadro K620 (Maxwell), about 180 Euros (~$196).
Finally, we have stuck to the following graphics cards: In this article we will basically consider current graphics cards of the AMD FirePro and Nvidia Quadro series of the entry-level class up to 200 Euros (~$217). On the other hand, students, amateur technicians or casual users will appreciate the negligible effort and the low costs as long as a suitable PC is available. In addition, power consumption, system noise and space requirements of a desktop system are higher than those of laptops. Of course, you have to do without welcome features such as the mobility of a notebook or manufacturer's support of a complete system. As a side effect, you get one or more up-to-date DisplayPort 1.2 interfaces, in order to drive 4k displays at native resolution with 60 Hz. This way, reasonably up-to-date desktop PCs can be easily upgraded and made suitable for professional use. Apart from used and discontinued models, desktop graphics cards are an alternative. While the entry-level model of the ASUSPRO PU551JH has a relatively moderate price of under 1000 Euros (~$1087), more powerful competitors quickly exceed the 2000 Euros (~$2174) mark. Purchasing a mobile workstation usually implies above-average investment costs. For the original German review, see here.