FirePro W8100 vs Quadro 6000

In this comparison between FirePro W8100 and Quadro 6000 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro W8100 will be the best choice, for others Quadro 6000 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  FirePro W8100 Quadro 6000
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 204 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
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  • FirePro W8100 has 7% more power consumption, than Quadro 6000.
  • FirePro W8100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 6000 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W8100 has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro 6000.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W8100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Quadro 6000 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W8100 is 250 MHz higher, than Quadro 6000.
  • FirePro W8100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 6000 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W8100 is 31 mm longer, than Quadro 6000.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W8100 is 2012 MHz higher, than Quadro 6000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 14−16
ultra / 1080p 21−24 8−9
QHD / 1440p 16−18 3−4
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 27−30
medium / 1080p 40−45 16−18
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 157% more, than Quadro 6000.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8100 Quadro 6000
Architecture GCN 2.0 Fermi
Code name Hawaii GF100
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 23 June 2014 10 December 2010
Pipelines 2560 448
Core clock speed 824 MHz 574 MHz
Transistor count 6,200 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 131.8 32.14
Floating-point performance 4,219 gflops 1,027.7 gflops
Length 279 mm 248 mm
Memory bus width 512 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 2988 MHz
Memory bandwidth 320 GB/s 143.4 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 2.0
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 466 Mh/s 91 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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