FirePro W5000 vs GeForce GTX 970M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W5000 and GeForce GTX 970M, 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 GTX 970M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 970M 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 970M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5000 GeForce GTX 970M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro W5000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 970M has 4 GB more memory, than FirePro W5000.
  • FirePro W5000 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 970M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 970M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 970M is 99 MHz higher, than FirePro W5000.
  • FirePro W5000 and GeForce GTX 970M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5000 is 700 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 35−40
ultra / 1080p 9−10 21−24
QHD / 1440p 4−5 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 30−35 60−65
medium / 1080p 18−20 40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 125% more, than FirePro W5000.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5000 GeForce GTX 970M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Maxwell
Code name Pitcairn GM204
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 7 August 2012 7 October 2014
Pipelines 768 1280
Core clock speed 825 MHz 924 MHz
Boost Clock 1038 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 39.60 83.04
Floating-point performance 1,267 gflops 2,657 gflops
Length 183 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 120 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 1280
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 154 Mh/s 314 Mh/s
Laptop size large
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Form factor full height / half length
DisplayPort count 2
Dual-link DVI support +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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