FirePro W7100 vs GeForce GTX 680
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 680 with FirePro W7100, including specs and performance data.
W7100 outperforms GTX 680 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 361 | 353 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.02 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.13 | 6.93 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | GK104 | Tonga |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 22 March 2012 (12 years ago) | 12 August 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 1536 | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | 1006 MHz | 920 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1058 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | 5,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 195 Watt | 400 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 135.4 | 103.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.25 TFLOPS | 3.297 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 128 | 112 |
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 | PCI Express 3.0 | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 254 mm | 241 mm |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Form factor | no data | full height / full length |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2048 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256-bit GDDR5 | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1502 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s | 160 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 | One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort | 4x DisplayPort |
| Multi monitor support | 4 displays | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| HDCP | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| StereoOutput3D | - | + |
| DisplayPort count | no data | 4 |
| Dual-link DVI support | - | + |
| HD сomponent video output | - | + |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | + | - |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
| 900p | 45
+0%
| 45−50
+0%
|
| Full HD | 75
+0%
| 75−80
+0%
|
| 4K | 26
−3.8%
| 27−30
+3.8%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 6.65 | no data |
| 4K | 19.19 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
−3.8%
|
27−30
+3.8%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+3.7%
|
27−30
−3.7%
|
| Elden Ring | 40−45
−2.3%
|
45−50
+2.3%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+4.4%
|
45−50
−4.4%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
−3.8%
|
27−30
+3.8%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+3.7%
|
27−30
−3.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
−1.7%
|
60−65
+1.7%
|
| Metro Exodus | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 35−40
+2.9%
|
35−40
−2.9%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
−3.4%
|
60−65
+3.4%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+4.4%
|
45−50
−4.4%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
−3.8%
|
27−30
+3.8%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+3.7%
|
27−30
−3.7%
|
| Dota 2 | 37
+5.7%
|
35−40
−5.7%
|
| Elden Ring | 40−45
−2.3%
|
45−50
+2.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
−1.9%
|
55−60
+1.9%
|
| Fortnite | 80−85
+1.3%
|
80−85
−1.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
−1.7%
|
60−65
+1.7%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 56
+1.8%
|
55−60
−1.8%
|
| Metro Exodus | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 100−110
+5%
|
100−105
−5%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 35−40
+2.9%
|
35−40
−2.9%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 47
+4.4%
|
45−50
−4.4%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
−3.4%
|
60−65
+3.4%
|
| World of Tanks | 224
−2.7%
|
230−240
+2.7%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+4.4%
|
45−50
−4.4%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
−3.8%
|
27−30
+3.8%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+3.7%
|
27−30
−3.7%
|
| Dota 2 | 50−55
+4%
|
50−55
−4%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
−1.9%
|
55−60
+1.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
−1.7%
|
60−65
+1.7%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 100−110
+5%
|
100−105
−5%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
−3.4%
|
60−65
+3.4%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 21−24
+4.8%
|
21−24
−4.8%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 120−130
+4.2%
|
120−130
−4.2%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
+8.3%
|
12−14
−8.3%
|
| World of Tanks | 100−110
+2%
|
100−105
−2%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−3.4%
|
30−33
+3.4%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+8.3%
|
12−14
−8.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
+10%
|
10−11
−10%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+3.3%
|
30−33
−3.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
+2.9%
|
35−40
−2.9%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 21
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 21
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
+7.5%
|
40−45
−7.5%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 24−27
+4.2%
|
24−27
−4.2%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 20−22
+11.1%
|
18−20
−11.1%
|
| Valorant | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
This is how GTX 680 and FirePro W7100 compete in popular games:
- A tie in 900p
- A tie in 1080p
- FirePro W7100 is 4% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.51 | 15.07 |
| Recency | 22 March 2012 | 12 August 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2048 MB | 8 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 195 Watt | 400 Watt |
GTX 680 has 105.1% lower power consumption.
FirePro W7100, on the other hand, has a 3.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 680 and FirePro W7100.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 680 is a desktop card while FirePro W7100 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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