GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q vs FirePro W2100

Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W2100 with GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q, including specs and performance data.

FirePro W2100
2014
2 GB DDR3, 26 Watt
2.34

GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q outperforms W2100 by a whopping 493% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking843373
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.2312.81
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameOlandGP107
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date12 August 2014 (10 years ago)3 January 2018 (6 years ago)

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 cores320768
Core clock speed630 MHz1152 MHz
Boost clock speed680 MHz1417 MHz
Number of transistors950 million3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)26 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate13.6068.02
Floating-point processing power0.4352 TFLOPS2.177 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs2048

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).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Width1-slotno data
Form factorlow profile / half lengthno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/s112.1 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 Connectors2x DisplayPortNo outputs
G-SYNC support-+
DisplayPort count2no data
Dual-link DVI support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration+-
VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA-6.1

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro W2100 2.34
GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 13.88
+493%

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.

FirePro W2100 903
GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 5356
+493%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

FirePro W2100 1085
GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 7324
+575%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

FirePro W2100 7771
GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 46952
+504%

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 HD14
−286%
54
+286%
1440p5−6
−540%
32
+540%
4K2
−850%
19
+850%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−340%
21−24
+340%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−438%
43
+438%
Battlefield 5 3−4
−1433%
46
+1433%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−367%
27−30
+367%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−340%
21−24
+340%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−700%
30−35
+700%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−700%
48
+700%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−727%
90−95
+727%
Hitman 3 7−8
−271%
24−27
+271%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−279%
70−75
+279%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−4600%
45−50
+4600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−660%
35−40
+660%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−627%
80
+627%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−103%
75−80
+103%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−663%
61
+663%
Battlefield 5 3−4
−1267%
41
+1267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−367%
27−30
+367%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−340%
21−24
+340%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−700%
30−35
+700%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−500%
36
+500%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−727%
90−95
+727%
Hitman 3 7−8
−271%
24−27
+271%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−279%
70−75
+279%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−4600%
45−50
+4600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−660%
35−40
+660%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−309%
45−50
+309%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−162%
30−35
+162%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−103%
75−80
+103%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−125%
18
+125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−367%
27−30
+367%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−340%
21−24
+340%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−700%
30−35
+700%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−327%
47
+327%
Hitman 3 7−8
−271%
24−27
+271%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−279%
70−75
+279%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−309%
45−50
+309%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−92.3%
25
+92.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−103%
75−80
+103%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−660%
35−40
+660%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−575%
27−30
+575%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−600%
21−24
+600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−1400%
14−16
+1400%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−433%
16−18
+433%
Hitman 3 7−8
−143%
16−18
+143%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
−367%
27−30
+367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
−562%
85−90
+562%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−360%
21−24
+360%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 10
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−1200%
13
+1200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−250%
7
+250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 5−6

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−333%
12−14
+333%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Metro Exodus 29
+0%
29
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16
+0%
16
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 20
+0%
20
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

This is how FirePro W2100 and GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is 286% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is 540% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is 850% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is 4600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is ahead in 56 tests (80%)
  • there's a draw in 14 tests (20%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.34 13.88
Recency 12 August 2014 3 January 2018
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 26 Watt 75 Watt

FirePro W2100 has 188.5% lower power consumption.

GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q, on the other hand, has a 493.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W2100 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W2100 is a workstation card while GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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