GeForce RTX 3090 vs FirePro W7100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W7100 with GeForce RTX 3090, including specs and performance data.

FirePro W7100
2014
8 GB GDDR5, 400 Watt
15.00

RTX 3090 outperforms FirePro W7100 by a whopping 362% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking33119
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.6616.80
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2017)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameTongaAmpere GA102
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date12 August 2014 (9 years ago)24 September 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,499
Current price$466 $1198 (0.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3090 has 197% 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 cores179210496
Core clock speed920 MHz1400 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1700 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)400 Watt350 Watt
Texture fill rate103.0556.0
Floating-point performance3,297 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
Length241 mm313 mm
Width1-slot3-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount8 GB24 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz19500 MHz
Memory bandwidth160 GB/s936.2 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
HD сomponent video output1no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDAno data8.5

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.

FirePro W7100 15.00
RTX 3090 69.36
+362%

GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms FirePro W7100 by 362% 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 W7100 5794
RTX 3090 26786
+362%

GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms FirePro W7100 by 362% 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 W7100 24849
RTX 3090 188828
+660%

GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms FirePro W7100 by 660% 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%

FirePro W7100 27256
RTX 3090 168923
+520%

GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms FirePro W7100 by 520% 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 HD40−45
−388%
195
+388%
1440p27−30
−393%
133
+393%
4K18−20
−394%
89
+394%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−418%
207
+418%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
−430%
159
+430%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−371%
113
+371%
Battlefield 5 45−50
−393%
220−230
+393%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−396%
110−120
+396%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−403%
176
+403%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−388%
110−120
+388%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−383%
160−170
+383%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−408%
254
+408%
Hitman 3 24−27
−388%
117
+388%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
−374%
403
+374%
Metro Exodus 30−33
−380%
144
+380%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−381%
130
+381%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−105
−405%
505
+405%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−385%
131
+385%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
−377%
143
+377%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−381%
101
+381%
Battlefield 5 45−50
−393%
220−230
+393%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−396%
110−120
+396%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
−403%
151
+403%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−388%
110−120
+388%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−383%
160−170
+383%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−382%
210−220
+382%
Hitman 3 24−27
−413%
123
+413%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
−388%
290−300
+388%
Metro Exodus 30−33
−410%
153
+410%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−381%
130
+381%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
−373%
402
+373%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
−392%
369
+392%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−398%
199
+398%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−414%
108
+414%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−400%
90
+400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−396%
110−120
+396%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−396%
134
+396%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−388%
110−120
+388%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−382%
217
+382%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
−392%
295
+392%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
−368%
351
+368%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−417%
181
+417%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
−410%
107
+410%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−378%
129
+378%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−371%
160−170
+371%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
−380%
144
+380%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−417%
93
+417%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−388%
78
+388%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−405%
106
+405%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−417%
93
+417%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−389%
171
+389%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−393%
197
+393%
Hitman 3 24−27
−379%
115
+379%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−366%
233
+366%
Metro Exodus 30−33
−363%
139
+363%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
−384%
266
+384%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
−407%
152
+407%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
−400%
90
+400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−370%
127
+370%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−383%
85−90
+383%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−393%
65−70
+393%
Hitman 3 16−18
−419%
83
+419%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−405%
100−110
+405%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−439%
97
+439%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
−410%
153
+410%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−400%
70
+400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−367%
56
+367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−410%
50−55
+410%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−411%
46
+411%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−400%
50−55
+400%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−410%
153
+410%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
−380%
144
+380%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−414%
108
+414%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
−400%
60
+400%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−363%
111
+363%

This is how FirePro W7100 and RTX 3090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3090 is 388% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3090 is 393% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3090 is 394% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.00 69.36
Recency 12 August 2014 24 September 2020
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 400 Watt 350 Watt

The GeForce RTX 3090 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 3090 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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