GeForce RTX 2060 vs FirePro W5100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W5100 with GeForce RTX 2060, including specs and performance data.

FirePro W5100
2014
4 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
7.82

RTX 2060 outperforms W5100 by a whopping 370% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking521131
Place by popularitynot in top-10016
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data40.49
Power efficiency10.7115.72
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameBonaireTU106
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date31 March 2014 (10 years ago)7 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$349

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 cores7681920
Core clock speed930 MHz1365 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1680 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rate44.64201.6
Floating-point processing power1.428 TFLOPS6.451 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs48120
Tensor Coresno data240
Ray Tracing Coresno data30

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 supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length171 mm229 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Form factorfull height / half lengthno data
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s336.0 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 Connectors4x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support-+
StereoOutput3D+-
DisplayPort count4no data
Dual-link DVI support+-
HD сomponent video output+-

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12
Shader Model6.36.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA-7.5

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 W5100 7.82
RTX 2060 36.72
+370%

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 W5100 3014
RTX 2060 14146
+369%

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.

FirePro W5100 11635
RTX 2060 71612
+515%

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.

FirePro W5100 13823
RTX 2060 67350
+387%

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 HD24−27
−396%
119
+396%
1440p16−18
−381%
77
+381%
4K10−12
−370%
47
+370%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.93
1440pno data4.53
4Kno data7.43

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 92
+0%
92
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 79
+0%
79
+0%
Battlefield 5 157
+0%
157
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 106
+0%
106
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 114
+0%
114
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 128
+0%
128
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 205
+0%
205
+0%
Hitman 3 98
+0%
98
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 248
+0%
248
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 109
+0%
109
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 191
+0%
191
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 254
+0%
254
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 131
+0%
131
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 64
+0%
64
+0%
Battlefield 5 140
+0%
140
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 96
+0%
96
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 91
+0%
91
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 95
+0%
95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 194
+0%
194
+0%
Hitman 3 96
+0%
96
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 247
+0%
247
+0%
Metro Exodus 140
+0%
140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 103
+0%
103
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 244
+0%
244
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 56
+0%
56
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55
+0%
55
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 71
+0%
71
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 70
+0%
70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 105
+0%
105
+0%
Hitman 3 81
+0%
81
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120
+0%
120
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 73
+0%
73
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45
+0%
45
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 96
+0%
96
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 42
+0%
42
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 51
+0%
51
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Hitman 3 54
+0%
54
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 89
+0%
89
+0%
Metro Exodus 76
+0%
76
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 236
+0%
236
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 74
+0%
74
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40
+0%
40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 37
+0%
37
+0%
Hitman 3 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 104
+0%
104
+0%
Metro Exodus 52
+0%
52
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
+0%
51
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 28
+0%
28
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24
+0%
24
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 28
+0%
28
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 25
+0%
25
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 59
+0%
59
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 17
+0%
17
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 38
+0%
38
+0%

This is how FirePro W5100 and RTX 2060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 is 396% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 is 381% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 is 370% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.82 36.72
Recency 31 March 2014 7 January 2019
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 160 Watt

FirePro W5100 has 220% lower power consumption.

RTX 2060, on the other hand, has a 369.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2060 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W5100 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W5100 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 2060 is a desktop 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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