FirePro W7100 vs Quadro CX

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W7100 and Quadro CX. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro W7100 and Quadro CX. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
FirePro W7100
Quadro CX

Main Specs

  FirePro W7100 Quadro CX
Power consumption (TDP) 400 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 1536 MB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
 
  • FirePro W7100 has 166% more power consumption, than Quadro CX.
  • FirePro W7100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro CX uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro CX has 1528 GB more memory, than FirePro W7100.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W7100 is build with GCN 3.0 architecture, and Quadro CX - with Tesla 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W7100 is 318 MHz higher, than Quadro CX.
  • FirePro W7100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro CX - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Quadro CX is 26 mm longer, than FirePro W7100.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W7100 is 3400 MHz higher, than Quadro CX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 1−2
ultra / 1080p 21−24 0−1
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 10−12
medium / 1080p 40−45 2−3
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 840% more, than Quadro CX.

Full Specs

  FirePro W7100 Quadro CX
Architecture GCN 3.0 Tesla 2.0
Code name Tonga GT200B
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 12 August 2014 11 November 2008
Pipelines 1792 192
Core clock speed 920 MHz 602 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 103.0 38.53
Floating-point performance 3,297 gflops 462.3 gflops
Length 241 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_0) 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 6.3 4.0
OpenGL 4.6 3.3
OpenCL 2.0 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 1.3
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 362 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +