AMD FirePro W8100
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI
AMD FirePro W8100
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between AMD FirePro W8100  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI.

195
Place in performance rating
196
6.68
Value for money (0-100)
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GCN 2.0
Architecture
Kepler
Hawaii
Code name
N13E-GTX
Workstation
Type
Laptop
23 June 2014 (7 years ago)
Release date
4 June 2012 (9 years ago)
$686
Price now
$149
10.39
Value for money
26.57
Hawaii
GPU code name
N13E-GTX
Workstation
Market segment
Laptop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between AMD FirePro W8100  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

2560
Pipelines
2688
824 MHz
Core clock speed
720 MHz
6,200 million
Transistor count
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28 nm
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
220 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
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131.8
Texture fill rate
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4,219 gflops
Floating-point performance
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2560
Pipelines / CUDA cores
2688
6,200 million
Number of transistors
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750 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
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Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards AMD FirePro W8100 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
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279 mm
Length
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2x 6-pin
Supplementary power connectors
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Laptop size
large
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SLI options
+
PCIe 3.0
Bus support
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full height / full length
Form factor
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Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between AMD FirePro W8100 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR5
8 GB
Maximum RAM amount
2x 4 GB
512 Bit
Memory bus width
2x 256 Bit
5000 MHz
Memory clock speed
3600 MHz
320 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
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Shared memory
-

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between AMD FirePro W8100 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI.

4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI
Display Connectors
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1
StereoOutput3D
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1
Dual-link DVI support
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1
HD сomponent video output
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4
DisplayPort count
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Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

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3D Vision
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CUDA
+
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Optimus
+
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Verde Drivers
+

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders AMD FirePro W8100 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

12 (12_0)
DirectX
DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
4.6
OpenGL
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Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for AMD FirePro W8100 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the AMD FirePro W8100 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) AMD FirePro W8100
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI
Death Stranding (2020) AMD FirePro W8100
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI
F1 2020 (2020) AMD FirePro W8100
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI
Gears Tactics (2020) AMD FirePro W8100
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI
Doom Eternal (2020) AMD FirePro W8100
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of AMD FirePro W8100

3.09% faster in synthetic tests

More maximum RAM amount (8 GB vs 2x 4 GB)

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI

Cheaper ($149 vs $686)

More pipelines (2688 vs 2560)

So, AMD FirePro W8100 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD FirePro W8100 .

AMD FirePro W8100 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

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3DMark Vantage Performance

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Unigine Heaven 3.0

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Passmark

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User rating

4.0 Out of 1 Hitesti Score
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