FirePro W8000 vs GeForce GTX 970M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W8000 and GeForce GTX 970M. 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 W8000 and GeForce GTX 970M. 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 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 W8000 GeForce GTX 970M
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • FirePro W8000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 970M has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro W8000.
  • FirePro W8000 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 970M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 970M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 970M is 24 MHz higher, than FirePro W8000.
  • FirePro W8000 and GeForce GTX 970M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 3000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 35−40
ultra / 1080p 10−11 21−24
QHD / 1440p 4−5 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 35−40 60−65
medium / 1080p 21−24 40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than FirePro W8000.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8000 GeForce GTX 970M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Maxwell
Code name Tahiti GM204
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 14 June 2012 7 October 2014
Pipelines 1792 1280
Core clock speed 900 MHz 924 MHz
Boost Clock 1038 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 83.04
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 2,657 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 176 GB/s 120 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 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) 391 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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