Quadro K2000M Embedded vs FirePro W9100
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 248 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.25 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | Hawaii | EXK107 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 26 March 2014 (10 years ago) | 22 March 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Current price | $1566 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 2816 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 930 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1058 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 6,200 million | 1,270 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 750 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 163.7 | 33.86 |
| Floating-point performance | 5,238 gflops | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on FirePro W9100 and Quadro K2000M Embedded compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 275 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Form factor | full height / full length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | no data |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 512 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5000 MHz | 3.6 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 320 GB/s | 57.6 GB/s |
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 | 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x S-Video | 1x DVI |
| StereoOutput3D | 1 | no data |
| Dual-link DVI support | 1 | no data |
| HD сomponent video output | 1 | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 11.0 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
| CUDA | no data | 3.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 26 March 2014 | 22 March 2012 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 2 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 750 Watt | 45 Watt |
FirePro W9100 has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount.
K2000M Embedded, on the other hand, has 1566.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FirePro W9100 and Quadro K2000M Embedded. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro W9100 is a workstation card while Quadro K2000M Embedded is a mobile workstation 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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