Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
FirePro W2100 vs Quadro FX 580
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 809 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | no data | 0.39 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | GCN (2011−2017) |
| GPU code name | G96C | Mars |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 9 April 2009 (15 years old) | 2 October 2015 (8 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | no data |
| Current price | $84 (0.4x MSRP) | $123 |
Value for money
no data
Technical specs
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 | 32 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 680 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 680 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 314 million | 950 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 26 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 7.200 | 13.60 |
| Floating-point performance | 72 gflops | 435.2 gflops |
Size and 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 | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Length | 198 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Form factor | no data | low profile / half length |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
Memory
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 | GDDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1600 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 28.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
Video outputs and ports
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 | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort |
| DisplayPort count | no data | 2 |
| Dual-link DVI support | no data | 1 |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | no data | + |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 1.1 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
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 W2100 outperforms Quadro FX 580 by 479% in Passmark.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 9 April 2009 | 2 October 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 26 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 580 and FirePro W2100. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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