FirePro W600 vs GeForce 830M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W600 and GeForce 830M. 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 W600 and GeForce 830M. 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.

GeForce 830M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 830M 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 830M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W600 GeForce 830M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 33 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro W600 has 127% more power consumption, than GeForce 830M.
  • FirePro W600 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce 830M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • FirePro W600 and GeForce 830M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro W600 is used in Desktops, and GeForce 830M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W600 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce 830M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 830M is 279 MHz higher, than FirePro W600.
  • FirePro W600 and GeForce 830M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W600 is 2200 MHz higher, than GeForce 830M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 2−3
ultra / 1080p 5−6 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 18−20 12−14
medium / 1080p 10−11 3−4
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W600 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce 830M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W600 GeForce 830M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Maxwell
Code name Cape Verde N15?
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 13 June 2012 12 March 2014
Pipelines 512 256
Core clock speed 750 MHz 1029 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 24.00 18.40
Floating-point performance 768.0 gflops 588.8 gflops
Length 163 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 14.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 94 Mh/s 67 Mh/s
Optimus +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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