AMD FirePro W7100 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded database contains only two common benchmark tests for this pairing, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile dominates both. In Geekbench OpenCL, the FirePro W7100 scores 24,182 while the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile scores 106,022, a delta of -77.2% from the perspective of the AMD card. That is a massive gap, one that places the NVIDIA part in a completely different performance tier for general-purpose compute workloads. The Vulkan result follows the same pattern: the AMD FirePro W7100 manages 27,529, while the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile reaches 100,027, a -72.5% delta. The NVIDIA card is roughly 3.6x faster in OpenCL and 3.6x faster in Vulkan, based on these two metrics.

The gap is not merely a matter of a few percentage points. The FirePro W7100’s average benchmark score across all recorded tests is 25,856, whereas the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile averages 23,518. This is an unusual situation: the NVIDIA card wins both head-to-head tests by a wide margin, yet its overall average score is slightly lower than the AMD card’s average. The explanation lies in the breadth of the benchmark suite. The RTX 3070 Ti Mobile has ten recorded benchmarks, including several Passmark tests (DirectX 9, 10, 11, 12, G2D, G3D, and GPU compute) plus 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. The FirePro W7100 has only two recorded benchmarks. Those additional NVIDIA results, particularly the Passmark DirectX 9 score of 196 and the G2D score of 783, pull its average down relative to its strong OpenCL and Vulkan numbers.

Looking at the nearest rivals in the database provides context for each card’s standing. The FirePro W7100 sits at the 71st percentile of all GPUs, with its closest competitors being the AMD FirePro D700 (average score 25,842, delta 0.1%), the AMD Radeon R9 M395X (25,891, delta -0.1%), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile (25,740, delta 0.5%), and the AMD Radeon Pro W5700 (25,726, delta 0.5%). All four rivals are within 0.5% of the FirePro W7100, meaning the AMD card is essentially tied with a range of very different GPUs in terms of overall average score. The RTX 3070 Ti Mobile, by contrast, sits at the 69th percentile, with its nearest rivals being the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile (23,628, delta -0.5%), the AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 (23,315, delta 0.9%), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Z (23,736, delta -0.9%), and the AMD Radeon R9 M290X (23,276, delta 1%). These deltas are larger than those around the FirePro W7100, indicating that the NVIDIA mobile part has a less tightly clustered competitive set.

The head-to-head deltas are consistent regardless of which API is used. OpenCL shows a 77.2% deficit for the AMD card, Vulkan shows a 72.5% deficit. Both tests point to the same conclusion: the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile has substantially higher raw compute throughput. The FirePro W7100 is not competitive in these two workloads, and the database records zero wins for the AMD part across all head-to-head tests.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU wins the Geekbench OpenCL test?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile wins decisively, scoring 106,022 versus 24,182 for the AMD FirePro W7100, a -77.2% delta.

Q: How does the FirePro W7100 compare to its nearest rivals in overall average score?

A: The FirePro W7100’s average benchmark score is 25,856, which places it within 0.5% of the AMD FirePro D700 (25,842), AMD Radeon R9 M395X (25,891), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile (25,740), and AMD Radeon Pro W5700 (25,726).

Q: What is the percentile ranking of each GPU relative to all GPUs?

A: The AMD FirePro W7100 sits at the 71st percentile, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile sits at the 69th percentile.

Q: Does the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile have a higher average benchmark score than the FirePro W7100?

A: No. Despite winning both head-to-head tests, the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile has a lower average score of 23,518 compared to 25,856 for the FirePro W7100, due to the larger set of benchmarks recorded for the NVIDIA card.

Q: What is the delta between the two GPUs in the Geekbench Vulkan test?

A: The RTX 3070 Ti Mobile scores 100,027 versus 27,529 for the FirePro W7100, a -72.5% delta in favor of the NVIDIA part.

Q: How many benchmark wins does each GPU have in the head-to-head comparison?

A: The AMD FirePro W7100 has zero wins, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile has two wins.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different architectural generations and design philosophies. The AMD FirePro W7100 uses the Tonga chip built on GCN 3.0 architecture, fabricated on a 28 nm process at TSMC. The RTX 3070 Ti Mobile uses the GA104 chip built on Ampere architecture, fabricated on an 8 nm process at Samsung. The transistor counts reflect the generational leap: the Tonga chip packs 5,000 million transistors on a 366 mm² die, while GA104 contains 17,400 million transistors on a 392 mm² die. Transistor density tells the story of process maturity: 13.7 million transistors per mm² for the AMD part versus 44.4 million per mm² for the NVIDIA part, a 3.2x density advantage for the newer 8 nm process.

The compute resources differ dramatically. The FirePro W7100 has 1,792 shading units, 112 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. The RTX 3070 Ti Mobile has 5,888 shading units, 184 TMUs, and 96 ROPs. The NVIDIA card also includes dedicated hardware features that the AMD card lacks entirely: 46 ray tracing cores and 184 tensor cores. These are not present on the FirePro W7100, which predates the ray tracing era in NVIDIA’s mobile lineup. The API support reflects this: the FirePro W7100 supports DirectX 12 (12_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.170, while the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The NVIDIA card’s DirectX 12 Ultimate designation and newer Vulkan version indicate support for features like mesh shaders and variable rate shading, which the older GCN architecture cannot offer.

Memory architecture also differs. Both GPUs have 8 GB of memory and a 256-bit bus, but the FirePro W7100 uses GDDR5 running at 1250 MHz (5 Gbps effective), yielding 160.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 3070 Ti Mobile uses GDDR6 at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective), yielding 448.0 GB/s, a 2.8x bandwidth advantage. The NVIDIA card also uses a PCIe 4.0 x16 interface, while the AMD card uses PCIe 3.0 x16. The FirePro W7100 is a single-slot card with 4x DisplayPort 1.2 outputs, while the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile has no fixed dimensions or display outputs, as it is a portable device component with outputs dependent on the laptop design.

Specification Differences

The following specification fields differ between the two GPUs, based on the database records. Process node: 28 nm for AMD versus 8 nm for NVIDIA. Foundry: TSMC versus Samsung. Transistors: 5,000 million versus 17,400 million. Die size: 366 mm² versus 392 mm². Transistor density: 13.7M / mm² versus 44.4M / mm². Base clock: not recorded for the FirePro W7100, while the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile has a 915 MHz base clock. Boost clock: not recorded for the AMD part, while the NVIDIA part has a 1410 MHz boost clock. Memory clock: 1250 MHz (5 Gbps effective) for AMD versus 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) for NVIDIA. Memory type: GDDR5 versus GDDR6. Bandwidth: 160.0 GB/s versus 448.0 GB/s. Shading units: 1,792 versus 5,888. TMUs: 112 versus 184. ROPs: 32 versus 96. Ray tracing cores: none versus 46. Tensor cores: none versus 184. Pixel rate: 29.44 GPixel/s versus 135.4 GPixel/s. Texture rate: 103.0 GTexel/s versus 259.4 GTexel/s. FP32 performance: 3.297 TFLOPS versus 16.60 TFLOPS. FP16 performance: 3.297 TFLOPS (1:1) versus 16.60 TFLOPS (1:1). TDP: 150 W versus 115 W. Slot width: single-slot versus no data. Power connectors: 1x 6-pin versus none. Suggested PSU: 450 W versus no data. Bus interface: PCIe 3.0 x16 versus PCIe 4.0 x16. Display outputs: 4x DisplayPort 1.2 versus portable device dependent. DirectX support: 12 (12_0) versus 12 Ultimate (12_2). Vulkan support: 1.2.170 versus 1.4. Release date: 2014-08-11 versus 2022-01-03. Predecessor: FirePro Terascale versus GeForce 20 Mobile. Successor: Radeon Pro Polaris versus no recorded successor.

Where Each One Wins

The database records no benchmark wins for the AMD FirePro W7100 in the head-to-head comparison. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile wins both recorded tests, and the margins are substantial. For any workload that relies on OpenCL or Vulkan compute, the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile is the clear choice. The 106,022 OpenCL score represents a level of general-purpose compute throughput that the FirePro W7100 cannot approach, and the 100,027 Vulkan score reinforces this.

The AMD card’s strengths, such as they are, lie outside the head-to-head metrics. Its average benchmark score of 25,856 is higher than the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile’s 23,518, and it holds a higher percentile rank (71 versus 69). The FirePro W7100 also has a lower TDP of 150 W compared to 115 W for the NVIDIA part, though this is a counterintuitive comparison: the AMD card consumes more power while delivering far less performance. The single-slot form factor and fixed 4x DisplayPort 1.2 outputs make the FirePro W7100 a straightforward workstation card for multi-display setups, whereas the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile is a mobile component with no standalone slot or display configuration.

In practical terms, the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile wins on raw compute and modern feature support. It has ray tracing cores, tensor cores, PCIe 4.0, and a newer DirectX feature level. The FirePro W7100’s only advantages are its higher average score in the broader database and its percentile ranking. For users running the two specific workloads recorded in the head-to-head tests, the choice is unambiguous. For users looking at the entire benchmark suite, the FirePro W7100’s average is competitive with or better than the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile, but that average is based on only two tests versus ten for the NVIDIA card. The data suggests that the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile is the stronger GPU by a wide margin in compute-heavy applications, while the FirePro W7100 holds its own only in the limited scope of its recorded benchmarks.