GeForce GT 1030 vs FirePro W7100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W7100 with GeForce GT 1030, including specs and performance data.

FirePro W7100
2014
8 GB GDDR5, 400 Watt
15.02
+136%

W7100 outperforms GT 1030 by a whopping 136% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking351574
Place by popularitynot in top-10036
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.31
Power efficiency6.9814.78
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameTongaGP108
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date12 August 2014 (10 years ago)17 May 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$79

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 cores1792384
Core clock speed920 MHz1228 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1468 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)400 Watt30 Watt
Texture fill rate103.035.23
Floating-point processing power3.297 TFLOPS1.127 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs11224

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 x4
Length241 mm145 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth160 GB/s48.06 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
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 (12_1)
Shader Model6.36.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA-6.1

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 W7100 15.02
+136%
GT 1030 6.36

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 W7100 5794
+136%
GT 1030 2455

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 W7100 24837
+154%
GT 1030 9789

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 W7100 27256
+186%
GT 1030 9514

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 HD55−60
+129%
24
−129%
1440p40−45
+111%
19
−111%
4K21−24
+133%
9
−133%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.29
1440pno data4.16
4Kno data8.78

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 15
+0%
15
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
+0%
18
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Battlefield 5 22
+0%
22
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18
+0%
18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
+0%
11
+0%
Far Cry 5 21
+0%
21
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 27
+0%
27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 93
+0%
93
+0%
Hitman 3 16
+0%
16
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 152
+0%
152
+0%
Metro Exodus 26
+0%
26
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 31
+0%
31
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 37
+0%
37
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 93
+0%
93
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24
+0%
24
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16
+0%
16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7
+0%
7
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 20
+0%
20
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 84
+0%
84
+0%
Hitman 3 15
+0%
15
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 123
+0%
123
+0%
Metro Exodus 20
+0%
20
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 15
+0%
15
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 19
+0%
19
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 84
+0%
84
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7
+0%
7
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5
+0%
5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16
+0%
16
+0%
Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 19
+0%
19
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16
+0%
16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+0%
12
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6
+0%
6
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 19
+0%
19
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14
+0%
14
+0%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 11
+0%
11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 48
+0%
48
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 4
+0%
4
+0%
Hitman 3 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1
+0%
1
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 7
+0%
7
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6
+0%
6
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

This is how FirePro W7100 and GT 1030 compete in popular games:

  • FirePro W7100 is 129% faster in 1080p
  • FirePro W7100 is 111% faster in 1440p
  • FirePro W7100 is 133% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 71 test (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.02 6.36
Recency 12 August 2014 17 May 2017
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 400 Watt 30 Watt

FirePro W7100 has a 136.2% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GT 1030, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 1233.3% lower power consumption.

The FirePro W7100 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 1030 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W7100 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GT 1030 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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