GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs FirePro W7000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W7000 with GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, including specs and performance data.

FirePro W7000
2012
4 GB GDDR5, 350 Watt
11.10

RTX 3060 Ti outperforms FirePro W7000 by a whopping 379% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking39243
Place by popularitynot in top-10018
Cost-effectiveness evaluation7.3044.63
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code namePitcairnAmpere GA104
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date13 June 2012 (12 years ago)1 December 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$899 $399
Current price$195 (0.2x MSRP)$361 (0.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3060 Ti has 511% better value for money than FirePro W7000.

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 cores12804864
Core clock speed950 MHz1410 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1665 MHz
Number of transistors2,800 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt220 Watt
Texture fill rate76.00253.1
Floating-point performance2,432 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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length242 mm242 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 12-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 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed4800 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth153.6 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMIno data+
StereoOutput3D1no data
DisplayPort count4no data
Dual-link DVI support1no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDAno data8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 11.10
RTX 3060 Ti 53.18
+379%

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti outperforms FirePro W7000 by 379% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

FirePro W7000 4288
RTX 3060 Ti 20536
+379%

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti outperforms FirePro W7000 by 379% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

FirePro W7000 17811
RTX 3060 Ti 108071
+507%

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti outperforms FirePro W7000 by 507% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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 HD27−30
−411%
138
+411%
1440p16−18
−406%
81
+406%
4K10−12
−410%
51
+410%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−419%
83
+419%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−404%
121
+404%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−428%
95
+428%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−383%
160−170
+383%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−390%
100−110
+390%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−406%
81
+406%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−400%
100−110
+400%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−438%
120−130
+438%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−400%
200
+400%
Hitman 3 21−24
−405%
100−110
+405%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
−407%
152
+407%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−385%
130−140
+385%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−438%
110−120
+438%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−389%
220
+389%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−408%
122
+408%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−395%
104
+395%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−406%
81
+406%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−383%
160−170
+383%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−390%
100−110
+390%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−388%
78
+388%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−400%
100−110
+400%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−438%
120−130
+438%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−417%
180−190
+417%
Hitman 3 10−11
−410%
51
+410%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−391%
220−230
+391%
Metro Exodus 10−11
−450%
55
+450%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−438%
110−120
+438%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
−380%
192
+380%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−429%
185
+429%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−383%
110−120
+383%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−436%
75
+436%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−429%
74
+429%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−390%
100−110
+390%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−381%
77
+381%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−400%
100−110
+400%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−394%
173
+394%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−419%
140
+419%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−397%
174
+397%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−411%
92
+411%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
−381%
77
+381%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−438%
110−120
+438%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−424%
110−120
+424%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−417%
120−130
+417%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−442%
65
+442%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−400%
60
+400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−425%
80−85
+425%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−420%
52
+420%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−400%
105
+400%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−400%
150
+400%
Hitman 3 14−16
−429%
70−75
+429%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−443%
114
+443%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−417%
93
+417%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−415%
139
+415%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−383%
85−90
+383%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
−392%
59
+392%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−406%
90−95
+406%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−383%
55−60
+383%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−390%
45−50
+390%
Hitman 3 10−11
−470%
57
+470%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−429%
70−75
+429%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−460%
56
+460%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−381%
77
+381%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−400%
45
+400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−400%
40
+400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−429%
35−40
+429%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−400%
25
+400%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−386%
30−35
+386%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−390%
103
+390%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−407%
71
+407%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−425%
63
+425%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
−450%
33
+450%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−410%
50−55
+410%

This is how FirePro W7000 and RTX 3060 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 Ti is 411% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 Ti is 406% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3060 Ti is 410% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.10 53.18
Recency 13 June 2012 1 December 2020
Cost $899 $399
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 220 Watt

The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 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 3060 Ti 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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