AMD FirePro W7100 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile Comparison

The benchmark data presents a decisive generational gap: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile outperforms the AMD FirePro W7100 by a staggering margin in every available test. While the FirePro W7100 remains a competent professional card for its era, the data indicates that the RTX 4070 Mobile is in a completely different performance class, delivering over 350% higher compute scores in some scenarios.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The head-to-head comparison is stark, with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile winning both available tests by an enormous margin. In the Geekbench OpenCL test, the RTX 4070 Mobile scores 109,197 points compared to the FirePro W7100's 24,182 points. This represents a 351.6% advantage for the NVIDIA card, meaning it delivers more than four times the raw compute performance in this workload. The score gap is not incremental; it is a complete overhaul of performance expectations.

The Geekbench Vulkan test tells a similar story, though the gap narrows slightly in percentage terms. The RTX 4070 Mobile achieves 108,367 points, while the FirePro W7100 manages 27,529 points. This translates to a 293.6% lead for the NVIDIA solution. While the FirePro's Vulkan result is relatively stronger than its OpenCL showing, it still trails by a factor of nearly four. The data suggests that the modern architecture of the RTX 4070 Mobile is far better optimized for current graphics APIs.

The average benchmark score compounds this narrative. The RTX 4070 Mobile holds an average score of 27,435 across its full benchmark suite, while the FirePro W7100 averages 25,856. Although the FirePro's average is based on only two tests, the comparison with the RTX 4070 Mobile's nine benchmarks shows the NVIDIA card maintains a higher baseline across a wider variety of workloads. The RTX 4070 Mobile also ranks in the 73rd percentile of all GPUs, compared to the 71st percentile for the FirePro W7100, indicating it sits higher in the overall performance distribution.

When comparing the RTX 4070 Mobile to its nearest rivals, the data shows it sits in a competitive position within its own generation. Its average score of 27,435 places it within 0.5% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 and essentially tied with the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, with a delta of 0%. It is also 1.1% ahead of the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell. For the FirePro W7100, its average score of 25,856 puts it in a virtual tie with the AMD FirePro D700 (0.1% delta) and within 0.5% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile. This shows the FirePro W7100 is competitive with its contemporaries, but those contemporaries are simply not in the same league as the RTX 4070 Mobile.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU is faster in Geekbench OpenCL?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile is significantly faster, scoring 109,197 compared to the AMD FirePro W7100's 24,182, a 351.6% difference.

Q: Is the AMD FirePro W7100 competitive in Vulkan performance?

A: No. While its Vulkan score of 27,529 is higher than its OpenCL score, it still trails the RTX 4070 Mobile's 108,367 by 293.6%.

Q: How does the RTX 4070 Mobile compare to the RTX 3090?

A: The RTX 4070 Mobile has an average benchmark score of 27,435, which is 0.5% lower than the RTX 3090's average score of 27,565, indicating near-parity in average performance.

Q: What is the average benchmark score for the FirePro W7100?

A: The AMD FirePro W7100 has an average benchmark score of 25,856 across the two tests it was evaluated on.

Q: Does the FirePro W7100 have a higher percentile ranking than the RTX 4070 Mobile?

A: No. The RTX 4070 Mobile ranks in the 73rd percentile of all GPUs, while the FirePro W7100 ranks in the 71st percentile.

Q: Which GPU has a higher pixel fill rate?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile has a higher pixel rate of 81.36 GPixel/s, compared to the AMD FirePro W7100's 29.44 GPixel/s.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile is the superior performer in every measured aspect. It wins both head-to-head benchmarks, has a higher average benchmark score, and a higher percentile ranking. The performance gap is so vast that the FirePro W7100 cannot be considered a direct competitor in modern workloads. The RTX 4070 Mobile should be the choice for any user prioritizing raw compute and graphics performance, especially in OpenCL and Vulkan applications.

The AMD FirePro W7100, while an end-of-life product, still holds a place in legacy professional systems. Its average score of 25,856 places it near the performance of the RTX 3080 Ti Mobile, which shows it was a strong card in its generation. However, its age is its primary weakness. The data suggests it is only suitable for users who require its specific legacy feature set or are working with software that is optimized for its GCN architecture.

The RTX 4070 Mobile's 351.6% lead in OpenCL and 293.6% lead in Vulkan are not marginal improvements; they represent a multi-generational leap. For any new purchase or upgrade, the RTX 4070 Mobile is the clear winner based on the benchmark evidence. The decision is not about which card is better, but rather whether the FirePro W7100's historical role justifies its selection over a card that outperforms it by a factor of four.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ fundamentally across their core specifications. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile features 4,608 shading units, while the AMD FirePro W7100 has 1,792. This core count disparity is a primary driver of the performance gap. The RTX 4070 Mobile also has more texture mapping units (144 vs 112) and more raster operations pipelines (48 vs 32).

Memory configurations show a split: both cards have 8 GB of VRAM, but the RTX 4070 Mobile uses GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, yielding 256.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The FirePro W7100 uses GDDR5 on a wider 256-bit bus, but its bandwidth is only 160.0 GB/s. The RTX 4070 Mobile's higher bandwidth, despite the narrower bus, is a clear advantage. Clock speeds follow the expected generational trend, with the RTX 4070 Mobile boosting to 1695 MHz, while the FirePro W7100's base and boost clocks are not specified in the data.

The compute capabilities are vastly different. The RTX 4070 Mobile delivers 15.62 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, while the FirePro W7100 manages just 3.297 TFLOPS. Pixel and texture rates follow suit: the RTX 4070 Mobile hits 81.36 GPixel/s and 244.1 GTexel/s, versus the FirePro's 29.44 GPixel/s and 103.0 GTexel/s. The power profiles also differ, with the RTX 4070 Mobile rated at 115 W TDP and the FirePro W7100 at 150 W.

Architecture Differences

The architectural gulf between these two GPUs explains their performance disparity. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture, fabricated on a TSMC 5 nm process. The AMD FirePro W7100 uses the older GCN 3.0 architecture on a 28 nm process. This process shrink allows the RTX 4070 Mobile to pack 22,900 million transistors into a 188 mm² die, achieving a density of 121.8M transistors per mm². The FirePro W7100, by contrast, has only 5,000 million transistors on a much larger 366 mm² die, resulting in a density of 13.7M transistors per mm².

The RTX 4070 Mobile also brings modern features that the FirePro W7100 lacks entirely. It includes 36 ray tracing cores and 144 tensor cores, dedicated hardware for ray-traced graphics and AI acceleration. The FirePro W7100 has no such hardware. This is a defining feature split, as the RTX 4070 Mobile is designed to handle DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) workloads, while the FirePro W7100 is limited to DirectX 12 (12_0). The NVIDIA card also supports Vulkan 1.4, compared to the FirePro's Vulkan 1.2.170.

The production statuses reflect their lifecycles: the RTX 4070 Mobile is listed as Active, while the FirePro W7100 is End-of-life. The RTX 4070 Mobile also uses a PCIe 4.0 x8 interface, while the FirePro W7100 uses the older PCIe 3.0 x16 standard. The FirePro W7100 is a single-slot, 241 mm card requiring a 1x 6-pin power connector and a 450 W power supply, whereas the RTX 4070 Mobile is an IGP (integrated graphics processor) for mobile platforms with no power connectors. The display outputs also differ: the FirePro W7100 has 4x DisplayPort 1.2, while the RTX 4070 Mobile's outputs are portable-device dependent.

Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile wins in every benchmark category where both cards have data. It is the clear choice for high-performance computing tasks, modern gaming, and any workload that leverages DirectX 12 Ultimate, ray tracing, or AI acceleration. Its 351.6% lead in OpenCL suggests it is particularly strong in general-purpose GPU compute. The Vulkan advantage of 293.6% further cements its position for modern cross-platform graphics. The RTX 4070 Mobile is the winner for anyone needing maximum performance in a mobile form factor.

The AMD FirePro W7100, despite losing every benchmark, has a specific niche based on its physical design. As a single-slot, 241 mm card with 4x DisplayPort 1.2 outputs, it is suited for legacy professional workstations that require multiple display outputs from a single card. Its 8 GB of VRAM and 160.0 GB/s bandwidth are still adequate for older professional applications that do not demand modern compute features. The data indicates its performance is similar to the RTX 3080 Ti Mobile, so it is not a weak card in absolute terms, but it is simply outclassed by the newer NVIDIA architecture.

The FirePro W7100 also has a lower transistor density and a larger die, which may be relevant for specific thermal or compatibility considerations in older systems. However, for any performance-sensitive task, the RTX 4070 Mobile is the definitive winner. The only scenario where the FirePro W7100 is preferable is when a system requires a legacy PCIe 3.0 x16 card with a specific physical footprint and display output configuration, and where the massive performance deficit is an acceptable trade-off for that compatibility.