GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile vs FirePro W7000

Place in the ranking	421	207
Place by popularity	not in top-100	88
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.94	no data
Power efficiency	5.11	24.23
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Pitcairn	GA106
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	13 June 2012 (12 years ago)	11 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$899	no data

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 cores	1280	2560
Core clock speed	950 MHz	735 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1035 MHz
Number of transistors	2,800 million	13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	76.00	82.80
Floating-point processing power	2.432 TFLOPS	5.299 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	48
TMUs	80	80
Tensor Cores	no data	80
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	20

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 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	242 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Form factor	full height / full length	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	153.6 GB/s	192.0 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 Connectors	4x DisplayPort	No outputs
StereoOutput3D	+	-
DisplayPort count	4	no data
Dual-link DVI support	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2
CUDA	-	8.6

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 11.09

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 26.29
+137%

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 4279

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 10143
+137%

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	30−35 −150%	75 +150%
1440p	18−20 −139%	43 +139%
4K	10−12 −170%	27 +170%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	29.97	no data
1440p	49.94	no data
4K	89.90	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60 +0%	60 +0%
Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	59 +0%	59 +0%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Hitman 3	80 +0%	80 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	143 +0%	143 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	98 +0%	98 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	231 +0%	231 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35 +0%	35 +0%
Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	45 +0%	45 +0%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Hitman 3	77 +0%	77 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	114 +0%	114 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	78 +0%	78 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	105 +0%	105 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	203 +0%	203 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	26 +0%	26 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	40 +0%	40 +0%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Hitman 3	67 +0%	67 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	92 +0%	92 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90 +0%	90 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50 +0%	50 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	28 +0%	28 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	26 +0%	26 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	22 +0%	22 +0%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Hitman 3	46 +0%	46 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	69 +0%	69 +0%
Metro Exodus	60 +0%	60 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	61 +0%	61 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	139 +0%	139 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Hitman 3	20 +0%	20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Metro Exodus	47 +0%	47 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	29 +0%	29 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10 +0%	10 +0%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	34 +0%	34 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10 +0%	10 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

This is how FirePro W7000 and RTX 3050 Ti Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 150% faster in 1080p
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 139% faster in 1440p
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 170% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.09	26.29
Recency	13 June 2012	11 May 2021
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	75 Watt

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile has a 137.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 366.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W7000 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W7000 is a workstation card while GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is a notebook one.

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