GeForce RTX 3070 vs FirePro S10000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro S10000 with GeForce RTX 3070, including specs and performance data.

S10000
2012
6 GB GDDR5, 750 Watt
12.41

RTX 3070 outperforms S10000 by a whopping 367% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking41147
Place by popularitynot in top-10040
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.7157.61
Power efficiency2.2718.07
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTahitiGA104
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date12 November 2012 (12 years ago)1 September 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,599 $499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RTX 3070 has 8014% better value for money than S10000.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores4096 ×25888
Core clock speed825 MHz1500 MHz
Boost clock speed950 MHz1725 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)750 Watt220 Watt
Texture fill rate106.4 ×2317.4
Floating-point processing power3.405 TFLOPS ×220.31 TFLOPS
ROPs32 ×296
TMUs112 ×2184
Tensor Coresno data184
Ray Tracing Coresno data46

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length305 mm242 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin1x 12-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB ×28 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit ×2256 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth480 GB/s ×2448.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+
Dual-link DVI support+-

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA-8.5
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

S10000 12.41
RTX 3070 58.00
+367%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

S10000 4768
RTX 3070 22294
+368%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

S10000 30631
RTX 3070 123479
+303%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

S10000 34145
RTX 3070 120982
+254%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD30−35
−400%
150
+400%
1440p18−21
−444%
98
+444%
4K12−14
−433%
64
+433%

Cost per frame, $

1080p119.97
−3506%
3.33
+3506%
1440p199.94
−3827%
5.09
+3827%
4K299.92
−3747%
7.80
+3747%
  • RTX 3070 has 3506% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 3070 has 3827% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 3070 has 3747% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 263
+0%
263
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 149
+0%
149
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 147
+0%
147
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 196
+0%
196
+0%
Battlefield 5 149
+0%
149
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 135
+0%
135
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 139
+0%
139
+0%
Far Cry 5 154
+0%
154
+0%
Fortnite 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 159
+0%
159
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 113
+0%
113
+0%
Battlefield 5 132
+0%
132
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 117
+0%
117
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 126
+0%
126
+0%
Dota 2 133
+0%
133
+0%
Far Cry 5 148
+0%
148
+0%
Fortnite 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 148
+0%
148
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 139
+0%
139
+0%
Metro Exodus 120
+0%
120
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 230
+0%
230
+0%
Valorant 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 119
+0%
119
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 105
+0%
105
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 102
+0%
102
+0%
Dota 2 125
+0%
125
+0%
Far Cry 5 141
+0%
141
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 121
+0%
121
+0%
Valorant 237
+0%
237
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 98
+0%
98
+0%
Metro Exodus 75
+0%
75
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 103
+0%
103
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 62
+0%
62
+0%
Far Cry 5 125
+0%
125
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 117
+0%
117
+0%
Metro Exodus 49
+0%
49
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90
+0%
90
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70
+0%
70
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 16
+0%
16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+0%
30
+0%
Dota 2 125
+0%
125
+0%
Far Cry 5 70
+0%
70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how S10000 and RTX 3070 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3070 is 400% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3070 is 444% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3070 is 433% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.41 58.00
Recency 12 November 2012 1 September 2020
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 750 Watt 220 Watt

RTX 3070 has a 367.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 240.9% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3070 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro S10000 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro S10000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3070 is a desktop one.

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