GeForce GTX 960M vs FirePro W7100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W7100 with GeForce GTX 960M, including specs and performance data.

FirePro W7100
2014
8 GB GDDR5, 400 Watt
13.11
+71.8%

W7100 outperforms 960M by an impressive 72% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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GTX 960M GTX 960M

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking405548
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.078.23
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameTongaGM107
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date12 August 2014 (11 years ago)13 March 2015 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1792640
Core clock speed920 MHz1096 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1176 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)400 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate103.047.04
Floating-point processing power3.297 TFLOPS1.505 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs11240
L1 Cache448 KB320 KB
L2 Cache512 KB2 MB

Form factor & 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).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportPCIe 3.0PCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Length241 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data
SLI options-+

VRAM capacity and type

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth160 GB/s80 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors4x DisplayPortNo outputs
VGA аnalog display supportno data+
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno data+
HDMI-+
StereoOutput3D+-
DisplayPort count4no data
Dual-link DVI support+-
HD сomponent video output+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream-+
GeForce ShadowPlay-+
GPU Boostno data2.0
GameWorks-+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder-+
Optimus-+
BatteryBoost-+
Ansel-+

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.35.1
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
CUDA-+

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

FirePro W7100 13.11
+71.8%
GTX 960M 7.63

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

FirePro W7100 5794
+71.7%
Samples: 211
GTX 960M 3375
Samples: 9933

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

FirePro W7100 24175
+119%
GTX 960M 11026

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

FirePro W7100 27605
+232%
GTX 960M 8323

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p160−170
+68.4%
95
−68.4%
Full HD60−65
+71.4%
35
−71.4%
1440p24−27
+60%
15
−60%
4K24−27
+71.4%
14
−71.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 38
+0%
38
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 28
+0%
28
+0%
Fortnite 99
+0%
99
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35
+0%
35
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35
+0%
35
+0%
Valorant 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 31
+0%
31
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Dota 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 25
+0%
25
+0%
Fortnite 40
+0%
40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 31
+0%
31
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 31
+0%
31
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 12
+0%
12
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 29
+0%
29
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
+0%
24
+0%
Valorant 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 26
+0%
26
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Dota 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 23
+0%
23
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 25
+0%
25
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18
+0%
18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+0%
14
+0%
Valorant 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 31
+0%
31
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Valorant 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 17
+0%
17
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 15
+0%
15
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18
+0%
18
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 18
+0%
18
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 20
+0%
20
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
+0%
10
+0%
Valorant 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 3
+0%
3
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Far Cry 5 7
+0%
7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 5
+0%
5
+0%

This is how FirePro W7100 and GTX 960M compete in popular games:

  • FirePro W7100 is 68% faster in 900p
  • FirePro W7100 is 71% faster in 1080p
  • FirePro W7100 is 60% faster in 1440p
  • FirePro W7100 is 71% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 13.11 7.63
Recency 12 August 2014 13 March 2015
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 400 Watt 75 Watt

FirePro W7100 has a 71.8% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 960M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months, and 433.3% lower power consumption.

The FirePro W7100 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 960M in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W7100 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 960M is a notebook one.

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