FirePro W2100 vs GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB with FirePro W2100, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1060 6 GB
2016
6 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
26.61
+1037%

GTX 1060 6 GB outperforms W2100 by a whopping 1037% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking206848
Place by popularity9not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation17.18no data
Power efficiency15.206.17
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGP106Oland
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date19 July 2016 (8 years ago)12 August 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 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 cores1280320
Core clock speed1506 MHz630 MHz
Boost clock speed1709 MHz680 MHz
Number of transistors4,400 million950 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt26 Watt
Texture fill rate136.713.60
Floating-point processing power4.375 TFLOPS0.4352 TFLOPS
ROPs488
TMUs8020

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 supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length250 mmno data
Width2-slot1-slot
Form factorno datalow profile / half length
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount6 GB2 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2002 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/s28.8 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort2x DisplayPort
HDMI+-
G-SYNC support+-
DisplayPort countno data2
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.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA6.1-

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.

GTX 1060 6 GB 26.61
+1037%
FirePro W2100 2.34

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.

GTX 1060 6 GB 10252
+1035%
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.

GTX 1060 6 GB 12984
+1097%
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.

GTX 1060 6 GB 77035
+891%
FirePro W2100 7771

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

GTX 1060 6 GB 9091
+60916%
FirePro W2100 15

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 HD90
+650%
12
−650%
1440p47
+1075%
4−5
−1075%
4K30
+1400%
2
−1400%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.32no data
1440p6.36no data
4K9.97no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+780%
5−6
−780%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 72
+800%
8−9
−800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
+1400%
3−4
−1400%
Battlefield 5 89
+2867%
3−4
−2867%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 66
+1000%
6−7
−1000%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+780%
5−6
−780%
Far Cry 5 83
+1975%
4−5
−1975%
Far Cry New Dawn 82
+1267%
6−7
−1267%
Forza Horizon 4 279
+2436%
10−12
−2436%
Hitman 3 50−55
+671%
7−8
−671%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+537%
18−20
−537%
Metro Exodus 92
+9100%
1−2
−9100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100
+1900%
5−6
−1900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 135
+1127%
10−12
−1127%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+189%
35−40
−189%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 93
+1063%
8−9
−1063%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
+1400%
3−4
−1400%
Battlefield 5 78
+2500%
3−4
−2500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60
+900%
6−7
−900%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+780%
5−6
−780%
Far Cry 5 64
+1500%
4−5
−1500%
Far Cry New Dawn 64
+967%
6−7
−967%
Forza Horizon 4 260
+2264%
10−12
−2264%
Hitman 3 50−55
+671%
7−8
−671%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+537%
18−20
−537%
Metro Exodus 78
+7700%
1−2
−7700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 69
+1280%
5−6
−1280%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
+727%
10−12
−727%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 183
+1308%
12−14
−1308%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+189%
35−40
−189%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 38
+375%
8−9
−375%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
+1400%
3−4
−1400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 43
+617%
6−7
−617%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+780%
5−6
−780%
Far Cry 5 50
+1150%
4−5
−1150%
Forza Horizon 4 73
+564%
10−12
−564%
Hitman 3 50−55
+671%
7−8
−671%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+537%
18−20
−537%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
+727%
10−12
−727%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
+238%
12−14
−238%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+189%
35−40
−189%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 69
+1280%
5−6
−1280%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 48
+1100%
4−5
−1100%
Far Cry New Dawn 43
+1333%
3−4
−1333%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 32
+1500%
2−3
−1500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+1200%
2−3
−1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Far Cry 5 31
+933%
3−4
−933%
Forza Horizon 4 196
+1125%
16−18
−1125%
Hitman 3 30−35
+357%
7−8
−357%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+817%
6−7
−817%
Metro Exodus 50
+1150%
4−5
−1150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+1080%
5−6
−1080%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+3200%
1−2
−3200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+1038%
12−14
−1038%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 46
+820%
5−6
−820%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 22
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Hitman 3 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
+1250%
10−11
−1250%
Metro Exodus 25
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
+1350%
2−3
−1350%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
+800%
2−3
−800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8 0−1
Far Cry 5 15
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Forza Horizon 4 38
+1167%
3−4
−1167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+1550%
2−3
−1550%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 22
+633%
3−4
−633%

This is how GTX 1060 6 GB and FirePro W2100 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1060 6 GB is 650% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1060 6 GB is 1075% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1060 6 GB is 1400% 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 1060 6 GB is 9100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 1060 6 GB surpassed FirePro W2100 in all 56 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 26.61 2.34
Recency 19 July 2016 12 August 2014
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 26 Watt

GTX 1060 6 GB has a 1037.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

FirePro W2100, on the other hand, has 361.5% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W2100 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 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.

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