FirePro W2100 vs GeForce GT 1030

Place in performance ranking	572	848
Place by popularity	33	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.31	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code name	N17P-G1	Mars
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	17 May 2017 (7 years ago)	2 October 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	384	320
Core clock speed	1228 MHz	680 MHz
Boost clock speed	1670 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,800 million	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	26 Watt
Texture fill rate	35.23	13.60
Floating-point performance	1.127 gflops	0.4352 gflops

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 support	no data	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x4	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	145 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	1-slot
Form factor	no data	low profile / half length
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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 type	GDDR5	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz	1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	48.06 GB/s	28.8 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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI	2x DisplayPort
HDMI	+	-
G-SYNC support	+	-
DisplayPort count	no data	2
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 Ready	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131
CUDA	6.1	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

GT 1030 6.38
+173%

FirePro W2100 2.34

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

GT 1030 2461
+173%

FirePro W2100 903

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.

GT 1030 3625
+234%

FirePro W2100 1085

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.

GT 1030 22069
+184%

FirePro W2100 7771

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.

GT 1030 9719
+161%

FirePro W2100 3719

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

GT 1030 9423
+110%

FirePro W2100 4490

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 HD	24 +140%	10 −140%
1440p	19 +217%	6−7 −217%
4K	9 +350%	2 −350%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

15
+200%

5−6

−200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18 +125%	8−9 −125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Battlefield 5	22 +633%	3−4 −633%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18 +200%	6−7 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 +120%	5−6 −120%
Far Cry 5	21 +425%	4−5 −425%
Far Cry New Dawn	27 +350%	6−7 −350%
Forza Horizon 4	93 +745%	10−12 −745%
Hitman 3	16 +129%	7−8 −129%
Horizon Zero Dawn	152 +700%	18−20 −700%
Metro Exodus	26 +2500%	1−2 −2500%
Red Dead Redemption 2	31 +520%	5−6 −520%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	37 +236%	10−12 −236%
Watch Dogs: Legion	93 +151%	35−40 −151%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24 +200%	8−9 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Battlefield 5	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16 +167%	6−7 −167%
Cyberpunk 2077	7 +40%	5−6 −40%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Far Cry New Dawn	20 +233%	6−7 −233%
Forza Horizon 4	84 +664%	10−12 −664%
Hitman 3	15 +114%	7−8 −114%
Horizon Zero Dawn	123 +547%	18−20 −547%
Metro Exodus	20 +1900%	1−2 −1900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	15 +200%	5−6 −200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	19 +72.7%	10−12 −72.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +53.8%	12−14 −53.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	84 +127%	35−40 −127%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5 −20%	6−7 +20%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Forza Horizon 4	16 +45.5%	10−12 −45.5%
Hitman 3	12−14 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	19 +0%	18−20 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16 +45.5%	10−12 −45.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12 −8.3%	12−14 +8.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6 −517%	35−40 +517%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

19
+280%

5−6

−280%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +186%	7−8 −186%
Hitman 3	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14 +133%	6−7 −133%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	11 +175%	4−5 −175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	48 +269%	12−14 −269%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−12
+120%

5−6

−120%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	4 +300%	1−2 −300%
Hitman 3	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +183%	6−7 −183%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1 −100%	2−3 +100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	7 +250%	2−3 −250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6 +200%	2−3 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
+133%

3−4

−133%

This is how GT 1030 and FirePro W2100 compete in popular games:

GT 1030 is 140% faster in 1080p
GT 1030 is 217% faster in 1440p
GT 1030 is 350% 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 GT 1030 is 2500% faster.
in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the FirePro W2100 is 517% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GT 1030 is ahead in 50 tests (89%)
FirePro W2100 is ahead in 5 tests (9%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.38	2.34
Recency	17 May 2017	2 October 2015
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	26 Watt

GT 1030 has a 172.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

FirePro W2100, on the other hand, has 15.4% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GT 1030 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W2100 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 1030 is a desktop card while FirePro W2100 is a workstation one.

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