FirePro W8100 vs GeForce GTS 360M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W8100 and GeForce GTS 360M, 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 W8100 stacks up against GeForce GTS 360M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTS 360M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTS 360M 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 GTS 360M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W8100 GeForce GTS 360M
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 38 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-II
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • FirePro W8100 has 478% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 360M.
  • FirePro W8100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTS 360M uses MXM-II interface.
  • FirePro W8100 has 7 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 360M.
  • FirePro W8100 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTS 360M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W8100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and GeForce GTS 360M - with GT2xx.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 360M is 612 MHz higher, than FirePro W8100.
  • FirePro W8100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTS 360M - by 40 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 0−1
ultra / 1080p 21−24
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 1−2
medium / 1080p 40−45 0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8100 GeForce GTS 360M
Architecture GCN 2.0 GT2xx
Code name Hawaii N11E-GS1
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 23 June 2014 7 January 2010
Pipelines 2560 96
Core clock speed 824 MHz 1436 MHz
Transistor count 6,200 million 727 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 131.8 17.60
Floating-point performance 4,219 gflops 275.71 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 512 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 320 GB/s 57.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 6.3 4.1
OpenGL 4.6 2.1
OpenCL 2.0 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 96
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI-E 2.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 466 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
Gigaflops 413
MXM Type MXM 3.0 Type-B
Power management 8.0
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