FirePro W4300 vs GeForce GTX 860M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 860M with FirePro W4300, including specs and performance data.

GTX 860M
2014
4 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
7.90
+5.2%

GTX 860M outperforms W4300 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking519529
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.2210.30
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameGM107Bonaire
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date13 January 2014 (10 years ago)1 December 2015 (9 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 cores1152 or 640768
Core clock speed797 MHz930 MHz
Boost clock speed1085 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,870 million2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate43.4044.64
Floating-point processing power1.389 TFLOPS1.428 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs4048

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data171 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
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 amount4 GB4 GB
Standard memory configurationGDDR5no data
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 2500 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth80.0 GB/s96 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs4x mini-DisplayPort
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 3840x2160no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160no data
HDMI+-
HDCP content protection+-
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+-

Supported technologies

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

H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
Ansel+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.3
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.12.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 860M 7.90
+5.2%
FirePro W4300 7.51

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.

GTX 860M 3041
+5.1%
FirePro W4300 2894

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.

GTX 860M 10362
FirePro W4300 11008
+6.2%

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:

900p91
+7.1%
85−90
−7.1%
Full HD36
+20%
30−35
−20%
4K13
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+15.6%
45−50
−15.6%
Hitman 3 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+12.5%
40−45
−12.5%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+8.3%
24−27
−8.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+12%
50−55
−12%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+15.6%
45−50
−15.6%
Hitman 3 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+12.5%
40−45
−12.5%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+8.3%
24−27
−8.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60
+9.1%
55−60
−9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+12%
50−55
−12%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+15.6%
45−50
−15.6%
Hitman 3 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+12.5%
40−45
−12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+8.3%
24−27
−8.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+20%
10−11
−20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+12%
50−55
−12%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%
Hitman 3 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+11.1%
45−50
−11.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Hitman 3 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

This is how GTX 860M and FirePro W4300 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 860M is 7% faster in 900p
  • GTX 860M is 20% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 860M is 8% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.90 7.51
Recency 13 January 2014 1 December 2015
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 50 Watt

GTX 860M has a 5.2% higher aggregate performance score.

FirePro W4300, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 50% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 860M and FirePro W4300.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 860M is a notebook card while FirePro W4300 is a workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M
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