Quadro RTX 6000 vs FirePro W7100

Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W7100 and Quadro RTX 6000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FirePro W7100
2014
8 GB GDDR5, 400 Watt
14.72

RTX 6000 outperforms W7100 by a whopping 222% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking36071
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.77
Power efficiency6.8912.79
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameTongaTU102
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date12 August 2014 (10 years ago)13 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$6,299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

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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 cores17924608
Core clock speed920 MHz1440 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1770 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)400 Watt260 Watt
Texture fill rate103.0509.8
Floating-point processing power3.297 TFLOPS16.31 TFLOPS
ROPs3296
TMUs112288
Tensor Coresno data576
Ray Tracing Coresno data72

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 3.0 x16
Length241 mm267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 amount8 GB24 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth160 GB/s672.0 GB/s

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 Connectors4x DisplayPort4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
StereoOutput3D+-
DisplayPort count4no data
Dual-link DVI support+-
HD сomponent video output+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.36.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA-7.5
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.

FirePro W7100 14.72
RTX 6000 47.36
+222%

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 W7100 5794
RTX 6000 18637
+222%

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.

FirePro W7100 24871
RTX 6000 148323
+496%

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.

FirePro W7100 27613
RTX 6000 126987
+360%

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.72 47.36
Recency 12 August 2014 13 August 2018
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 400 Watt 260 Watt

RTX 6000 has a 221.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 53.8% lower power consumption.

The Quadro RTX 6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W7100 in performance tests.

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