FirePro W7000 vs GeForce GTX 960

Place in performance ranking	318	392
Place by popularity	53	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.20	7.26
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)	13 June 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$899
Current price	$440 (2.2x MSRP)	$195 (0.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro W7000 has 230% 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	950 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	350 Watt
Texture fill rate	72 billion/sec	76.00
Floating-point performance	2,413 gflops	2,432 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	PCIe 3.0
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
Form factor	no data	full height / full length
Recommended system power (PSU)	400 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pins	1x 6-pin
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	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112 GB/s	153.6 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
StereoOutput3D	no data	1
DisplayPort count	no data	4
Dual-link DVI support	no data	1
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
+41.5%

FirePro W7000 11.10

GeForce GTX 960 outperforms FirePro W7000 by 42% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 960 6071
+41.6%

FirePro W7000 4288

GeForce GTX 960 outperforms FirePro W7000 by 42% in Passmark.

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 18231
+0.5%

FirePro W7000 18135

GeForce GTX 960 outperforms FirePro W7000 by 1% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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 +44.4%	45−50 −44.4%
4K	30 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%

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 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +45.7%	35−40 −45.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +56.3%	16−18 −56.3%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +54.2%	24−27 −54.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +43.3%	30−33 −43.3%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +48%	50−55 −48%
Hitman 3	30−33 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +57.5%	40−45 −57.5%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +48.6%	35−40 −48.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +46.7%	30−33 −46.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +42.9%	35−40 −42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +42.9%	35−40 −42.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +45.7%	35−40 −45.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +56.3%	16−18 −56.3%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +54.2%	24−27 −54.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +43.3%	30−33 −43.3%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +48%	50−55 −48%
Hitman 3	30−33 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +57.5%	40−45 −57.5%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +48.6%	35−40 −48.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +46.7%	30−33 −46.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +42.9%	35−40 −42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50 +42.9%	35−40 −42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +42.9%	35−40 −42.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +56.3%	16−18 −56.3%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +54.2%	24−27 −54.2%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +48%	50−55 −48%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +57.5%	40−45 −57.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +42.9%	35−40 −42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	28 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +42.9%	35−40 −42.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45
+46.7%

30−33

−46.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +61.1%	18−20 −61.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
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 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
Hitman 3	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +61.1%	18−20 −61.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27
+44.4%

18−20

−44.4%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Hitman 3	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%