FirePro W5100 vs GeForce 930A

When choosing between FirePro W5100 and GeForce 930A, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between FirePro W5100 and GeForce 930A.
FirePro W5100
GeForce 930A

Main Specs

  FirePro W5100 GeForce 930A
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 33 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort No outputs
 
  • FirePro W5100 has 51% more power consumption, than GeForce 930A.
  • FirePro W5100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce 930A uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • FirePro W5100 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce 930A.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and GeForce 930A - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W5100 is 2 MHz higher, than GeForce 930A.
  • FirePro W5100 and GeForce 930A are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5100 is 3998 MHz higher, than GeForce 930A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 3−4
ultra / 1080p 9−10 1−2
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 14−16
medium / 1080p 18−20 5−6
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 216% more, than GeForce 930A.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5100 GeForce 930A
Architecture GCN 2.0 Maxwell
Code name Bonaire GM108
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 31 March 2014 13 March 2015
Pipelines 768 384
Core clock speed 930 MHz 928 MHz
Boost Clock 941 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 44.64 22.58
Floating-point performance 1,428 gflops 722.7 gflops
Length 171 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 16.02 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 163 Mh/s
Form factor full height / half length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +