FirePro W5100 vs GeForce GTX 560M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W5100 and GeForce GTX 560M, 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 GTX 560M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 560M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 560M 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 560M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5100 GeForce GTX 560M
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1536 MB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 560M has 50% more power consumption, than FirePro W5100.
  • FirePro W5100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 560M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 560M has 1532 GB more memory, than FirePro W5100.
  • FirePro W5100 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 560M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W5100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 560M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W5100 is 155 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 560M.
  • FirePro W5100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 560M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5100 is 4750 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 560M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 4−5
ultra / 1080p 9−10 2−3
QHD / 1440p 4−5 1−2
low / 720p 30−35 14−16
medium / 1080p 18−20 7−8
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 166% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5100 GeForce GTX 560M
Architecture GCN 2.0 Fermi
Code name Bonaire N12E-GS
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 31 March 2014 30 May 2011
Pipelines 768 192
Core clock speed 930 MHz 775 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 44.64 24.8 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 1,428 gflops 595.2 gflops
Length 171 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 1250 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 N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 192
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI-E 2.0
SLI options 2-way
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 163 Mh/s 44 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Form factor full height / half length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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