FirePro D300 vs GeForce GTX 960

Place in performance ranking	318	413
Place by popularity	53	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.20	4.45
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code name	GM206	Pitcairn
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	22 January 2015 (9 years ago)	18 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data
Current price	$440 (2.2x MSRP)	$260

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro D300 has 102% better value for money than GTX 960.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1024	1280
CUDA cores	1024	no data
Core clock speed	1127 MHz	850 MHz
Boost clock speed	1178 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	2,940 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	72 billion/sec	68.00
Floating-point performance	2,413 gflops	2,176 gflops

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).

Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	9.5" (24.1 cm)	242 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)	400 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pins	no data
SLI options	+	no data

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	5080 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112 GB/s	162.6 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 Connectors	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	4x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	no data
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	no data
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+	1.2.131
CUDA	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 960 15.71
+56%

FirePro D300 10.07

GeForce GTX 960 outperforms FirePro D300 by 56% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

GTX 960 18216

FirePro D300 19273
+5.8%

FirePro D300 outperforms GeForce GTX 960 by 6% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Benchmark coverage: 5%

GTX 960 20183
+10.2%

FirePro D300 18308

GeForce GTX 960 outperforms FirePro D300 by 10% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

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:

Full HD	65 +62.5%	40−45 −62.5%
4K	30 +66.7%	18−20 −66.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27
+56.3%

16−18

−56.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +77.8%	18−20 −77.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +62.5%	16−18 −62.5%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +70%	30−33 −70%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +61.9%	21−24 −61.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +56.3%	16−18 −56.3%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +75%	24−27 −75%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +63%	27−30 −63%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +76.7%	30−33 −76.7%
Hitman 3	35−40 +76.2%	21−24 −76.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +70%	30−33 −70%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +60%	30−33 −60%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +63%	27−30 −63%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +63%	27−30 −63%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +61.1%	18−20 −61.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +77.8%	18−20 −77.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +62.5%	16−18 −62.5%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +70%	30−33 −70%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +61.9%	21−24 −61.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +56.3%	16−18 −56.3%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +75%	24−27 −75%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +63%	27−30 −63%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +76.7%	30−33 −76.7%
Hitman 3	35−40 +76.2%	21−24 −76.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +70%	30−33 −70%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +60%	30−33 −60%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +63%	27−30 −63%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +63%	27−30 −63%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50 +66.7%	30−33 −66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +61.1%	18−20 −61.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +77.8%	18−20 −77.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +62.5%	16−18 −62.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +61.9%	21−24 −61.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +56.3%	16−18 −56.3%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +75%	24−27 −75%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +76.7%	30−33 −76.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +70%	30−33 −70%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +60%	30−33 −60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	28 +75%	16−18 −75%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +61.1%	18−20 −61.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45
+63%

27−30

−63%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 +66.7%	18−20 −66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +61.1%	18−20 −61.1%
Hitman 3	21−24 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +62.5%	16−18 −62.5%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +66.7%	18−20 −66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +77.8%	18−20 −77.8%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +75%	16−18 −75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +61.1%	18−20 −61.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	30−35 +57.1%	21−24 −57.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Hitman 3	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +66.7%	9−10 −66.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Battlefield 5	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +75%	12−14 −75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +66.7%	9−10 −66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%