FirePro W5000 vs GeForce 930MX

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W5000 and GeForce 930MX, 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 W5000 stacks up against GeForce 930MX, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 930MX is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 930MX 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 930MX here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5000 GeForce 930MX
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 17 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro W5000 has 341% more power consumption, than GeForce 930MX.
  • FirePro W5000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce 930MX uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • FirePro W5000 and GeForce 930MX have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro W5000 is used in Desktops, and GeForce 930MX - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce 930MX - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 930MX is 127 MHz higher, than FirePro W5000.
  • FirePro W5000 and GeForce 930MX are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5000 is 1200 MHz higher, than GeForce 930MX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 4−5
ultra / 1080p 9−10 2−3
QHD / 1440p 4−5 2−3
low / 720p 30−35 14−16
medium / 1080p 18−20 7−8
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 166% more, than GeForce 930MX.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5000 GeForce 930MX
Architecture GCN 1.0 Maxwell
Code name Pitcairn N16S-GMR
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 7 August 2012 10 March 2016
Pipelines 768 384
Core clock speed 825 MHz 952 MHz
Boost Clock 1020 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 39.60 24.48
Floating-point performance 1,267 gflops 783.4 gflops
Length 183 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 14.4 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) 154 Mh/s
Optimus +
Form factor full height / half length
DisplayPort count 2
Dual-link DVI support +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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