FirePro W5100 vs GeForce GT 650M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W5100 and GeForce GT 650M, 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 W5100 stacks up against GeForce GT 650M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GT 650M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GT 650M 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 GT 650M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5100 GeForce GT 650M
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3\GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro W5100 has 11% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 650M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W5100 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 650M.
  • FirePro W5100 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GT 650M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W5100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and GeForce GT 650M - with Kepler.
  • FirePro W5100 and GeForce GT 650M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5100 is 4200 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 650M.

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 GT 650M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5100 GeForce GT 650M
Architecture GCN 2.0 Kepler
Code name Bonaire N13E-GE
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 31 March 2014 22 March 2012
Pipelines 768 384
Core clock speed 930 MHz
Boost Clock 900 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 44.64
Floating-point performance 1,428 gflops 652.8 gflops
Length 171 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 1800 - 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 API
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 2.0 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
CUDA cores 384
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution Up to 2048x1536
3D Blu-Ray +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 163 Mh/s 21 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Form factor full height / half length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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