RTX A2000 vs FirePro W9100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W9100 and RTX A2000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FirePro W9100
2014
16 GB GDDR5, 750 Watt
19.65

RTX A2000 outperforms W9100 by an impressive 81% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking280138
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data85.89
Power efficiency4.9835.43
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameHawaiiGA106
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date26 March 2014 (10 years ago)10 August 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$449

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 cores28163328
Core clock speed930 MHz562 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1200 MHz
Number of transistors6,200 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)750 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate163.7124.8
Floating-point processing power5.238 TFLOPS7.987 TFLOPS
ROPs6448
TMUs176104
Tensor Coresno data104
Ray Tracing Coresno data26

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
Length275 mm167 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount16 GB6 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth320 GB/s288.0 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 Connectors6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x S-Video4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a
StereoOutput3D+-
Dual-link DVI support+-
HD сomponent video output+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA-8.6

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 W9100 19.65
RTX A2000 35.58
+81.1%

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 W9100 7580
RTX A2000 13725
+81.1%

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 W9100 43046
RTX A2000 73236
+70.1%

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 HD50−55
−92%
96
+92%
1440p24−27
−83.3%
44
+83.3%
4K16−18
−93.8%
31
+93.8%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.68
1440pno data10.20
4Kno data14.48

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.65 35.58
Recency 26 March 2014 10 August 2021
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 750 Watt 70 Watt

FirePro W9100 has a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX A2000, on the other hand, has a 81.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 971.4% lower power consumption.

The RTX A2000 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W9100 in performance tests.


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