GeForce RTX 2060 vs FirePro W7000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W7000 with GeForce RTX 2060, including specs and performance data.

FirePro W7000
2012
4 GB GDDR5, 350 Watt
10.74

RTX 2060 outperforms W7000 by a whopping 232% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking430134
Place by popularitynot in top-10023
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.1238.97
Power efficiency5.0915.85
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code namePitcairnTU106
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date13 June 2012 (12 years ago)7 January 2019 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$899 $349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RTX 2060 has 1738% better value for money than FirePro W7000.

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 cores12801920
Core clock speed950 MHz1365 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1680 MHz
Number of transistors2,800 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rate76.00201.6
Floating-point processing power2.432 TFLOPS6.451 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs80120
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
Length242 mm229 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 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 width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1200 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth153.6 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+-

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA-7.5
DLSS-+

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 W7000 10.74
RTX 2060 35.68
+232%

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 W7000 4252
RTX 2060 14131
+232%

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 W7000 17788
RTX 2060 71694
+303%

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 HD35−40
−246%
121
+246%
1440p21−24
−267%
77
+267%
4K14−16
−257%
50
+257%

Cost per frame, $

1080p25.69
−791%
2.88
+791%
1440p42.81
−845%
4.53
+845%
4K64.21
−820%
6.98
+820%
  • RTX 2060 has 791% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 has 845% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 has 820% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 90
+0%
90
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Metro Exodus 101
+0%
101
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 109
+0%
109
+0%
Valorant 185
+0%
185
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 147
+0%
147
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Dota 2 83
+0%
83
+0%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Fortnite 155
+0%
155
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 124
+0%
124
+0%
Metro Exodus 75
+0%
75
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 235
+0%
235
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 56
+0%
56
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Valorant 104
+0%
104
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80
+0%
80
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Dota 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 117
+0%
117
+0%
Valorant 162
+0%
162
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Dota 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35
+0%
35
+0%
World of Tanks 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Metro Exodus 76
+0%
76
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Valorant 102
+0%
102
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Dota 2 67
+0%
67
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 67
+0%
67
+0%
Metro Exodus 26
+0%
26
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 115
+0%
115
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24
+0%
24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 67
+0%
67
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 41
+0%
41
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Dota 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Fortnite 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Valorant 46
+0%
46
+0%

This is how FirePro W7000 and RTX 2060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 is 246% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 is 267% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 is 257% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.74 35.68
Recency 13 June 2012 7 January 2019
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 160 Watt

RTX 2060 has a 232.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 118.8% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2060 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W7000 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W7000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 2060 is a desktop one.


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AMD FirePro W7000
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