GeForce RTX 2080 Ti vs FirePro W7100
Aggregate performance score
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti outperforms FirePro W7100 by a whopping 276% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 331 | 35 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.59 | 43.71 |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 (2014−2017) | Turing (2018−2021) |
| GPU code name | Tonga | Turing TU102 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 August 2014 (9 years ago) | 27 August 2018 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $999 |
| Current price | $466 | $297 (0.3x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
RTX 2080 Ti has 682% better value for money than FirePro W7100.
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 cores | 1792 | 4352 |
| Core clock speed | 920 MHz | 1350 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1545 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,000 million | 18,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 400 Watt | 270 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 103.0 | 420.2 |
| Floating-point performance | 3,297 gflops | no 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 support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Form factor | full height / full length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 2x 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 11 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 352 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5000 MHz | 14000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 160 GB/s | 616.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no 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 Connectors | 4x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
| HDMI | no data | + |
| G-SYNC support | no data | + |
| StereoOutput3D | 1 | no data |
| DisplayPort count | 4 | no data |
| Dual-link DVI support | 1 | no data |
| HD сomponent video output | 1 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | no data | 7.5 |
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.
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti outperforms FirePro W7100 by 276% 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%
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti outperforms FirePro W7100 by 276% 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%
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti outperforms FirePro W7100 by 458% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 5%
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti outperforms FirePro W7100 by 389% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.
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 | 40−45
−310%
| 164
+310%
|
| 1440p | 30−35
−293%
| 118
+293%
|
| 4K | 24−27
−296%
| 95
+296%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.99 | 56.38 |
| Recency | 12 August 2014 | 27 August 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 11 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 400 Watt | 270 Watt |
The GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W7100 in performance tests.
Be aware that FirePro W7100 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 2080 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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