GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB vs FirePro D700

Aggregated performance score

FirePro D700
2014
6 GB GDDR5
13.84
+4.1%

FirePro D700 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB by 4% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking347357
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.101.37
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameTahitiGP107
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date18 January 2014 (10 years ago)21 May 2018 (5 years ago)
Current price$413 $1118

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro D700 has 272% better value for money than GTX 1050 3 GB.

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 cores2048768
Core clock speed850 MHz1392 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1518 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)274 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate108.872.86
Floating-point performance3,482 gflopsno data

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length279 mm145 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount6 GB3 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed5480 MHz7008 MHz
Memory bandwidth263.0 GB/s84.1 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 Connectors6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMIno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDAno data6.1

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 13.84 13.30
Recency 18 January 2014 21 May 2018
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 3 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 274 Watt 75 Watt

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between FirePro D700 and GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB.

Be aware that FirePro D700 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB is a desktop one.


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