FirePro W4190M vs GeForce GTX 980M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W4190M 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 W4190M 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.

FirePro W4190M and GeForce GTX 980M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro W4190M and GeForce GTX 980M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 FirePro W4190M or GeForce GTX 980M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W4190M GeForce GTX 980M
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • FirePro W4190M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and GeForce GTX 980M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 980M has 6 GB more memory, than FirePro W4190M.
  • FirePro W4190M is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GTX 980M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W4190M is build with GCN architecture, and GeForce GTX 980M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 980M is 213 MHz higher, than FirePro W4190M.
  • FirePro W4190M and GeForce GTX 980M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W4190M is 1500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 35−40
ultra / 1080p 1−2 24−27
QHD / 1440p 0−1 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 14−16 60−65
medium / 1080p 5−6 45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 616% more, than FirePro W4190M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W4190M GeForce GTX 980M
Architecture GCN Maxwell
Code name Mars XTX? GM204
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 12 November 2015 7 October 2014
Pipelines 384 1536
Core clock speed 825 MHz 1038 MHz
Boost Clock 900 MHz 1127 MHz
Transistor count 950 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 21.60 51.84
Floating-point performance 691.2 gflops 3,462 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 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 PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 383 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized large
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
AppAcceleration +
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