FirePro S10000 vs GeForce GTX 980M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro S10000 and GeForce GTX 980M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro S10000 and GeForce GTX 980M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce GTX 980M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 980M 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 GTX 980M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro S10000 GeForce GTX 980M
Power consumption (TDP) 750 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 2x 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro S10000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 980M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 980M has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro S10000.
  • FirePro S10000 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 980M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro S10000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 980M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 980M is 213 MHz higher, than FirePro S10000.
  • FirePro S10000 and GeForce GTX 980M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S10000 is 2500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24 24−27
QHD / 1440p 16−18 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−11 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 60−65
medium / 1080p 40−45 45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3% more, than FirePro S10000.

Full Specs

  FirePro S10000 GeForce GTX 980M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Maxwell
Code name Tahiti GM204
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 12 November 2012 7 October 2014
Pipelines 4096 1536
Core clock speed 825 MHz 1038 MHz
Boost Clock 950 MHz 1127 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 106.4 51.84
Floating-point performance 2x 3,405 gflops 3,462 gflops
Length 305 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 480 GB/s 160 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
CUDA cores 1536
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 383 Mh/s 383 Mh/s
Laptop size large
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Form factor full height / full length
Dual-link DVI support +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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