GeForce GTX 650 vs FirePro W7100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W7100 with GeForce GTX 650, including specs and performance data.

FirePro W7100
2014
8 GB GDDR5, 400 Watt
13.10
+231%

W7100 outperforms 650 by a whopping 231% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking403712
Place by popularitynot in top-10095
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.14
Power efficiency7.074.93
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameTongaGK107
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date12 August 2014 (11 years ago)6 September 2012 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$109

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 MHz1058 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)400 Watt64 Watt
Texture fill rate103.033.86
Floating-point processing power3.297 TFLOPS0.8125 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs11232
L1 Cache448 KB32 KB
L2 Cache512 KB256 KB

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 3.0PCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length241 mm147 mm
Heightno data4.38" (11.1 cm)
Width1-slot1-slot
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed1250 MHz5.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth160 GB/s80.0 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors4x DisplayPortOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini HDMI
Multi monitor supportno data4 displays
HDMI-+
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
StereoOutput3D+-
DisplayPort count4no data
Dual-link DVI support+-
HD сomponent video output+-
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray-+
3D Gaming-+
3D Vision-+

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.35.1
OpenGL4.64.3
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
CUDA-+

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

FirePro W7100 13.10
+231%
GTX 650 3.96

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
+231%
Samples: 211
GTX 650 1753
Samples: 7321

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 24175
+437%
GTX 650 4503

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 27605
+510%
GTX 650 4526

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.10 3.96
Recency 12 August 2014 6 September 2012
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 400 Watt 64 Watt

FirePro W7100 has a 230.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 650, on the other hand, has 525% lower power consumption.

The FirePro W7100 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 650 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W7100 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 650 is a desktop one.

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