FirePro W7100 vs GeForce GTX 970M

In this comparison between FirePro W7100 and GeForce GTX 970M you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro W7100 will be the best choice, for others GeForce GTX 970M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GTX 970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 970M 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 970M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W7100 GeForce GTX 970M
Power consumption (TDP) 400 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro W7100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro W7100 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 970M.
  • FirePro W7100 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 970M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W7100 is build with GCN 3.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 970M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 970M is 4 MHz higher, than FirePro W7100.
  • FirePro W7100 and GeForce GTX 970M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W7100 is 2500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24 21−24
QHD / 1440p 16−18 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 60−65
medium / 1080p 40−45 40−45
FirePro W7100 and GeForce GTX 970M have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  FirePro W7100 GeForce GTX 970M
Architecture GCN 3.0 Maxwell
Code name Tonga GM204
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 12 August 2014 7 October 2014
Pipelines 1792 1280
Core clock speed 920 MHz 924 MHz
Boost Clock 1038 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 103.0 83.04
Floating-point performance 3,297 gflops 2,657 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 120 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 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
CUDA cores 1280
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 362 Mh/s 314 Mh/s
Laptop size large
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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