AMD FirePro W7100 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile Comparison

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD FirePro W7100 has a higher average benchmark score of 25,856, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile averages 22,729. This places the FirePro at the 71st percentile of all GPUs, versus the RTX 4060 Mobile at the 67th percentile.

Q: How does the RTX 4060 Mobile compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 4060 Mobile sits within 1.3% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile (which scores 22,435), and is 0.8% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT (22,549). It trails the Intel Arc B580 (23,021) by 1.3% and the GeForce RTX 2080 (22,895) by 0.7%.

Q: What are the standout individual benchmark results for the RTX 4060 Mobile?

A: In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 4060 Mobile scores 89,420, and in Geekbench Vulkan it scores 89,569. Its Passmark G3D score is 17,469, with a Passmark GPU Compute score of 6,816.

Q: What are the FirePro W7100's recorded benchmark scores?

A: The FirePro W7100 scores 24,182 in Geekbench OpenCL and 27,529 in Geekbench Vulkan. Its nearest rival, the AMD FirePro D700, scores 25,842, which is only 0.1% different.

Q: Which GPU has the higher transistor density?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile has a transistor density of 118.9 million per mm², far higher than the AMD FirePro W7100's 13.7 million per mm². This is due to the RTX 4060 Mobile's 5 nm process versus the FirePro's 28 nm node.

Q: What memory differences exist between the two?

A: Both have 8 GB, but the FirePro uses GDDR5 with a 256-bit bus (160.0 GB/s bandwidth), while the RTX 4060 Mobile uses GDDR6 with a 128-bit bus (256.0 GB/s bandwidth). The RTX 4060 Mobile has higher total bandwidth despite the narrower bus.

Architecture Differences

The AMD FirePro W7100 is built on GCN 3.0 architecture with the Tonga chip, manufactured on a 28 nm process at TSMC. It contains 5,000 million transistors on a 366 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 13.7 million per mm². The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile uses Ada Lovelace architecture with the AD107 chip, also fabricated by TSMC but on a 5 nm process. It packs 18,900 million transistors into a much smaller 159 mm² die, achieving 118.9 million transistors per mm².

The FirePro W7100 features 1,792 shading units, 112 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. The RTX 4060 Mobile has 3,072 shading units, 96 TMUs, and 48 ROPs. Critically, the RTX 4060 Mobile includes 24 ray tracing cores and 96 tensor cores, while the FirePro has none of these dedicated hardware units. This reflects their different generations: the FirePro is from the FirePro GCN (Wx100) generation released in 2014, while the RTX 4060 Mobile is from the GeForce 40 Mobile generation released in 2023.

The FirePro W7100 supports DirectX 12 (12_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.170. The RTX 4060 Mobile supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The newer DirectX 12 Ultimate feature set on the RTX 4060 Mobile enables hardware ray tracing and mesh shaders, features absent from the FirePro's spec sheet.

The FirePro is a single-slot card with a PCIe 3.0 x16 interface and requires a 6-pin power connector plus a 450 W suggested PSU. The RTX 4060 Mobile is an integrated GPU (IGP) with a PCIe 4.0 x8 interface, no power connector, and no suggested PSU listed. The FirePro has 4x DisplayPort 1.2 outputs, while the RTX 4060 Mobile's display outputs are described as "Portable Device Dependent," reflecting its laptop-oriented design.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database records two direct head-to-head comparisons between these GPUs, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile wins both by wide margins.

In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 4060 Mobile scores 89,420 versus the FirePro's 24,182, a delta of -73% for the FirePro. This means the RTX 4060 Mobile delivers roughly 3.7 times the OpenCL performance of the FirePro W7100. The gap is substantial and reflects the architectural generational leap, not just clock speed differences.

In Geekbench Vulkan, the RTX 4060 Mobile scores 89,569 versus 27,529 for the FirePro, a delta of -69.3%. The NVIDIA part maintains its dominance, though the Vulkan margin is slightly narrower than OpenCL. Still, the RTX 4060 Mobile is about 3.25 times faster in this workload.

Notably, the FirePro W7100's average benchmark score (25,856) is higher than its head-to-head OpenCL score would suggest, indicating that its other benchmarks, particularly Vulkan, pull the average up. The RTX 4060 Mobile's average (22,729) is lower than its Geekbench scores, because its Passmark results (DirectX 10: 107, DirectX 11: 157, DirectX 12: 73, DirectX 9: 216, G2D: 730, G3D: 17,469, GPU Compute: 6,816) are much lower than its Geekbench numbers.

The FirePro W7100 records zero wins in the head-to-head comparisons, while the RTX 4060 Mobile wins both. However, the FirePro's percentile rank (71st) is higher than the RTX 4060 Mobile's (67th), which suggests that the FirePro's performance profile is more consistent across the broader GPU landscape, while the RTX 4060 Mobile's average is dragged down by its Passmark results.

Specification Differences

| Specification | AMD FirePro W7100 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile |

|----------------|-------------------|-------------------------------|

| Architecture | GCN 3.0 | Ada Lovelace |

| Process Node | 28 nm | 5 nm |

| Transistors | 5,000 million | 18,900 million |

| Die Size | 366 mm² | 159 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 13.7M / mm² | 118.9M / mm² |

| Base Clock | None listed | 1545 MHz |

| Boost Clock | None listed | 1890 MHz |

| Memory Clock | 1250 MHz (5 Gbps effective) | 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) |

| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |

| Memory Bus Width | 256 bit | 128 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 160.0 GB/s | 256.0 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 1792 | 3072 |

| TMUs | 112 | 96 |

| ROPs | 32 | 48 |

| RT Cores | None | 24 |

| Tensor Cores | None | 96 |

| Pixel Rate | 29.44 GPixel/s | 90.72 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 103.0 GTexel/s | 181.4 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 3.297 TFLOPS | 11.61 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 3.297 TFLOPS (1:1) | 11.61 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 150 W | 115 W |

| Slot Width | Single-slot | IGP |

| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |

| Display Outputs | 4x DisplayPort 1.2 | Portable Device Dependent |

| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |

| Vulkan | 1.2.170 | 1.4 |

| Production Status | End-of-life | Active |

| Release Date | 2014-08-11 | 2023-01-02 |

The table shows how much has changed in nearly a decade. The RTX 4060 Mobile has 72% more shading units, 50% more ROPs, and delivers 3.5 times the FP32 throughput (11.61 TFLOPS versus 3.297 TFLOPS). Its pixel rate is over three times higher (90.72 GPixel/s versus 29.44 GPixel/s), and its texture rate is 76% higher (181.4 GTexel/s versus 103.0 GTexel/s). The RTX 4060 Mobile also has lower power consumption (115 W versus 150 W) despite the massive performance advantage.

Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile wins decisively in both recorded head-to-head benchmarks, making it the clear choice for raw compute performance in OpenCL and Vulkan workloads. Its 3.7x lead in OpenCL and 3.25x lead in Vulkan indicate that any application leveraging these APIs will see dramatic improvements on the newer part. The RTX 4060 Mobile's ray tracing cores and tensor cores also give it dedicated hardware for ray-traced rendering and AI-accelerated tasks, which the FirePro cannot match.

The AMD FirePro W7100, however, has a higher average benchmark score (25,856 versus 22,729) and a higher percentile rank (71st versus 67th). This suggests that when considering the entire GPU landscape, the FirePro's performance is more competitive relative to its contemporaries. Its GDDR5 memory with a 256-bit bus provides 160.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which, while lower than the RTX 4060 Mobile's 256.0 GB/s, is delivered over a wider interface that may benefit certain memory-latency-sensitive workloads.

The FirePro is a professional workstation card with 4x DisplayPort 1.2 outputs and a single-slot design, making it suitable for multi-display professional environments. The RTX 4060 Mobile, as an integrated GPU for laptops, is portable-device dependent for display outputs, which limits it to mobile form factors. The FirePro's end-of-life status and 2014 release date mean it is a legacy product, while the RTX 4060 Mobile is active and current.

For raw benchmark performance, the RTX 4060 Mobile wins every direct comparison. For professional workstation features like multiple DisplayPort outputs and a fixed single-slot form factor, the FirePro has advantages that the mobile GPU cannot offer.

The Verdict

The data clearly favors the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile for any user prioritizing raw performance. It wins both Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan tests by margins of 73% and 69.3%, respectively, and its 11.61 TFLOPS FP32 throughput is more than triple the FirePro's 3.297 TFLOPS. The RTX 4060 Mobile also brings modern features like ray tracing cores, tensor cores, and DirectX 12 Ultimate support, none of which exist on the FirePro.

The AMD FirePro W7100's only statistical advantage is its higher average benchmark score (25,856 versus 22,729) and higher percentile rank (71st versus 67th). This stems from the FirePro's benchmark distribution being more consistent, while the RTX 4060 Mobile's Passmark scores pull its average down. Users who rely on Passmark-style DirectX workloads might find the FirePro's profile more balanced, but the head-to-head Geekbench results are unambiguous.

For a professional workstation use case with multiple DisplayPort monitors, the FirePro W7100 offers a single-slot, 150 W card with 4x DisplayPort 1.2 outputs and a 256-bit memory bus. For a mobile or modern desktop use case, the RTX 4060 Mobile provides dramatically higher compute performance, newer API support, and lower power consumption (115 W versus 150 W) despite being an integrated part.

The verdict from the database: if benchmark scores are the primary criterion, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile is the superior GPU by a wide margin, winning every direct comparison. The AMD FirePro W7100 retains niche appeal only for legacy workstation environments where its specific display outputs and form factor are required, or where its higher percentile rank matters more than raw head-to-head performance.