FirePro R5000 vs GeForce 945M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro R5000 and GeForce 945M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro R5000 stacks up against GeForce 945M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 945M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 945M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce 945M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro R5000 GeForce 945M
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro R5000 has 366% more power consumption, than GeForce 945M.
  • FirePro R5000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce 945M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce 945M has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro R5000.
  • FirePro R5000 is used in Desktops, and GeForce 945M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro R5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce 945M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 945M is 103 MHz higher, than FirePro R5000.
  • FirePro R5000 and GeForce 945M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro R5000 is 1200 MHz higher, than GeForce 945M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 10−11
ultra / 1080p 8−9 6−7
QHD / 1440p 2−3 1−2
low / 720p 27−30 24−27
medium / 1080p 16−18 12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro R5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 18% more, than GeForce 945M.

Full Specs

  FirePro R5000 GeForce 945M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Maxwell
Code name Pitcairn GM107
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 25 February 2013 12 March 2015
Pipelines 768 512
Core clock speed 825 MHz 928 MHz
Boost Clock 1045 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 39.60 40.80
Floating-point performance 1,267 gflops 953.9 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 107 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Form factor full height / full length
Dual-link DVI support +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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