FirePro W2100 vs GeForce GT 1030

Place in the ranking	578	849
Place by popularity	33	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.31	no data
Power efficiency	14.64	6.22
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code name	GP108	Oland
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	17 May 2017 (7 years ago)	12 August 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	384	320
Core clock speed	1228 MHz	630 MHz
Boost clock speed	1468 MHz	680 MHz
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 processing power	1.127 TFLOPS	0.4352 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	8
TMUs	24	20

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	1502 MHz	900 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 3D 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 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.

GT 1030 6.38
+171%

FirePro W2100 2.35

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.

GT 1030 2454
+172%

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 9807
+164%

FirePro W2100 3710

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

GT 1030 9541
+112%

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 +84.6%	13 −84.6%
1440p	26 +189%	9−10 −189%
4K	9 +350%	2 −350%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.29	no data
1440p	3.04	no data
4K	8.78	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Cyberpunk 2077	15 +200%	5−6 −200%
Elden Ring	16 +300%	4−5 −300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	21 +320%	5−6 −320%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Cyberpunk 2077	10 +100%	5−6 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	28 +133%	12−14 −133%
Metro Exodus	23 +667%	3−4 −667%
Red Dead Redemption 2	31 +244%	9−10 −244%
Valorant	18 +200%	6−7 −200%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 +300%	5−6 −300%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Cyberpunk 2077	7 +40%	5−6 −40%
Dota 2	19 +280%	5−6 −280%
Elden Ring	13 +225%	4−5 −225%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +107%	14−16 −107%
Fortnite	35−40 +217%	12−14 −217%
Forza Horizon 4	19 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	29 +480%	5−6 −480%
Metro Exodus	14 +367%	3−4 −367%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	63 +186%	21−24 −186%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +111%	9−10 −111%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +122%	9−10 −122%
Valorant	15 +200%	5−6 −200%
World of Tanks	100−105 +127%	40−45 −127%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 +300%	5−6 −300%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +160%	5−6 −160%
Dota 2	21−24 +340%	5−6 −340%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +107%	14−16 −107%
Forza Horizon 4	16 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	19 −15.8%	21−24 +15.8%
Valorant	14 +180%	5−6 −180%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Elden Ring	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Grand Theft Auto V	7−8	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 +131%	16−18 −131%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
World of Tanks	45−50 +188%	16−18 −188%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +117%	6−7 −117%
Forza Horizon 4	11 +175%	4−5 −175%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Valorant	16−18 +113%	8−9 −113%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	12 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Elden Ring	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Grand Theft Auto V	12 −25%	14−16 +25%
Metro Exodus	2−3	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	18−20 +157%	7−8 −157%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12 −25%	14−16 +25%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Dota 2	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Fortnite	4 +300%	1−2 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	6 +200%	2−3 −200%
Valorant	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%

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

GT 1030 is 85% faster in 1080p
GT 1030 is 189% faster in 1440p
GT 1030 is 350% faster in 4K

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

in Battlefield 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GT 1030 is 1000% faster.
in Dota 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the FirePro W2100 is 33% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GT 1030 is ahead in 47 tests (90%)
FirePro W2100 is ahead in 4 tests (8%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.38	2.35
Recency	17 May 2017	12 August 2014
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	26 Watt

GT 1030 has a 171.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 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.