FirePro W4100 vs GeForce GTX 950M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W4100 and GeForce GTX 950M. 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 W4100 and GeForce GTX 950M. 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 950M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 950M 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 950M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W4100 GeForce GTX 950M
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3 or GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 950M has 50% more power consumption, than FirePro W4100.
  • FirePro W4100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 950M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 950M has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro W4100.
  • FirePro W4100 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 950M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W4100 is build with GCN architecture, and GeForce GTX 950M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 950M is 284 MHz higher, than FirePro W4100.
  • FirePro W4100 and GeForce GTX 950M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W4100 is 3000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 12−14
ultra / 1080p 4−5 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 2−3
low / 720p 16−18 27−30
medium / 1080p 8−9 16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 77% more, than FirePro W4100.

Full Specs

  FirePro W4100 GeForce GTX 950M
Architecture GCN Maxwell
Code name Cape Verde N16P-GT
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 2 October 2015 12 March 2015
Pipelines 512 640
Core clock speed 630 MHz 914 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 20.16 44.96
Floating-point performance 645.1 gflops 1,439 gflops
Length 171 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 1000 or 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 32 or 80 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 +
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 79 Mh/s 140 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 2.5 Mh/s
Form factor low profile / half length
Dual-link DVI support +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
AppAcceleration +
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