FirePro W5100 vs GeForce GTX 950

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5100 and GeForce GTX 950. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro W5100 and GeForce GTX 950. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Main Specs

  FirePro W5100 GeForce GTX 950
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 90 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pins
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU) 350 Watt
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  • GeForce GTX 950 has 80% more power consumption, than FirePro W5100.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W5100 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 950.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 950 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 950 is 94 MHz higher, than FirePro W5100.
  • FirePro W5100 and GeForce GTX 950 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W5100 is 164 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 950.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5100 is 5994 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950.

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 950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 125% more, than FirePro W5100.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5100 GeForce GTX 950
Architecture GCN 2.0 Maxwell
Code name Bonaire GM206
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 31 March 2014 20 August 2015
Pipelines 768 768
Core clock speed 930 MHz 1024 MHz
Boost Clock 1188 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 44.64 49.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 1,428 gflops 1,825 gflops
Length 171 mm 7.938" (20.2 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 6.6 GB/s
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 105.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.3 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
CUDA cores 768
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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Form factor full height / half length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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