RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile vs FirePro W2100

Place in the ranking	843	62
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	6.26	29.65
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Oland	no data
Market segment	Workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	12 August 2014 (10 years ago)	21 March 2023 (1 year ago)

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	320	5120
Core clock speed	630 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	680 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	950 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	26 Watt	115 Watt (60 - 115 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	13.60	no data
Floating-point processing power	0.4352 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	8	no data
TMUs	20	no 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).

Laptop size	no data	large
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Form factor	low profile / half length	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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	DDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	28.8 GB/s	no data
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	2x DisplayPort	no data
DisplayPort count	2	no data
Dual-link DVI support	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 Ultimate
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	-

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.

FirePro W2100 2.34

RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile 49.06
+1997%

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.

FirePro W2100 903

RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile 18928
+1996%

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.

FirePro W2100 1085

RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile 29248
+2596%

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	14 −1971%	290−300 +1971%
4K	2 −1900%	40−45 +1900%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6
−1900%

100−105

+1900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −1900%	160−170 +1900%
Battlefield 5	3−4 −1900%	60−65 +1900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −1900%	120−130 +1900%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1900%	100−105 +1900%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −1900%	80−85 +1900%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −1900%	120−130 +1900%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −1991%	230−240 +1991%
Hitman 3	7−8 −1900%	140−150 +1900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −1742%	350−400 +1742%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −1900%	100−105 +1900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −1991%	230−240 +1991%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −1927%	750−800 +1927%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −1900%	160−170 +1900%
Battlefield 5	3−4 −1900%	60−65 +1900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −1900%	120−130 +1900%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1900%	100−105 +1900%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −1900%	80−85 +1900%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −1900%	120−130 +1900%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −1991%	230−240 +1991%
Hitman 3	7−8 −1900%	140−150 +1900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −1742%	350−400 +1742%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −1900%	100−105 +1900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −1991%	230−240 +1991%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −1977%	270−280 +1977%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −1927%	750−800 +1927%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −1900%	160−170 +1900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −1900%	120−130 +1900%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1900%	100−105 +1900%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −1900%	80−85 +1900%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −1991%	230−240 +1991%
Hitman 3	7−8 −1900%	140−150 +1900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −1742%	350−400 +1742%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −1991%	230−240 +1991%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −1977%	270−280 +1977%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −1927%	750−800 +1927%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
−1900%

100−105

+1900%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −1900%	80−85 +1900%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −1900%	60−65 +1900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −1900%	40−45 +1900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −1900%	60−65 +1900%
Hitman 3	7−8 −1900%	140−150 +1900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 −1900%	120−130 +1900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 −1977%	270−280 +1977%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
−1900%

100−105

+1900%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −1900%	40−45 +1900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−1900%

60−65
+1900%

This is how FirePro W2100 and RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile is 1971% faster in 1080p
RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile is 1900% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.34	49.06
Recency	12 August 2014	21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	26 Watt	115 Watt

FirePro W2100 has 342.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile, on the other hand, has a 1996.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W2100 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W2100 is a workstation card while RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

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